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well i certainly wasnt track drivi g. just a sustained 80 90 mph for about 10 mins. was shocked to see what temp was showi g on climate control readout. as i say wben i saw 98 i got panicky. when i then slowed down to 60 50 mph it still maintai ed mid 90s. mayb iys always been like that and coz iv n...

well thankyou.. i am doin g a lon g trip to york nxt week. could do without the worry. really not sure if fans working right. i know air con fan does not work without a tap on the casing. its the viscous fan. it spins but only as fast as it does when engine first starts. may have to look for issues ...

was there an outcome to this problem or not. its like reading a story with no endi g

not fingers actually in fan. but brought fan to standstill by pressing down on rim of fan. anyway still got fingers. question really was because iv never actually watched temp before i was shocked at how hot i thought it was getting. sat at about 92 majority of time but had spates of raising to 96 a...

today i decided to do a fair run in the car sitting at about 85 90 mph for about 30 mins. before i set off i thort id go to chan 45 on climatronic to see what actual tempreture the car was running at. for the majority of the time it was reading around 90 or 91. it then decided it was going to rise t...

back to the initial issue. yesterday took top cover off engine and wanted to try and work out what pipes iff any got hot etc. well the heater hoses into matrix still get nice and hot so i assume? that matrix is allowing good flow. the top hose of radiator remained cold until climate control read out...

wow. mindrot. thanks. makes very grim reading for sure. so basicall my cars about to give up on me then. its had new rad 4 yrs ago new thermostat and temp sender 2 yrs ago and no mention from garage of any issues. im feeling quite miserable now having read youre comments

the comma xstream is what halfords sell these days for our engines. there is also a g40 . their literature shows g30 exceeds g12 spec. im personally not particularly concerned that its not g12. its a 2004 car with 120000 on clock. so wont have too much time left in her. just want it as gud as can be...

i thort id clean out the coolant reservoir on my 2004 tdi 130. it looked rusty ish .tho coolant was not. anyway got if off and took in to kitchen and started flushing it. it was really rusty and quite a few bits that when dried out a bit were like soft rust. i then had a look at the hoses on car. th...

just the standard osram nightbreker

are they legal. will they pass mot

im going to replace my very yellow side light bulbs with some leds. but cant work out how to get them in or out. any advice appreciated

im going to replace my very yellow side light bulbs with some leds. but cant work out how to get them in or out. any advice appreciated

thanks for suggestions. think possibly time for strut replacements anyway so will prob get a pair. then i can inspect spring at same time and replace if necessary. as for the bushes i cant find much info about them. would it be necessary to replace them at same time and is it a relatively easy job. ...

recently my 2004 passat estate under rapid acceleration feels like the back of the car is out of control. like wanting to go a different way to front of car. or like tyres are very under inflated. it also seems to not be sitting flat if looked at from rear. the drivers side seems to be slightly lowe...

recently my 2004 passat estate under rapid acceleration feels like the back of the car is out of control. like wanting to go a different way to front of car. or like tyres are very under inflated. it also seems to not be sitting flat if looked at from rear. the drivers side seems to be slightly lowe...

has the how to section been removed from this forum as i can no longer find it

ok thanks. ill have a quick look before the arduous job of removing the old actuator. been looking on ebay and noticed there are a couple of types. depends on how many wires on the plug so will have to check that before purchase.

hi all. the drivers side door lock is not operating by key fob or door lock operator on drivers door. i can push button on door down to lock it . it will however unlock with the key fob. luckily. is this a new actator required . iv done the front door before but it acked differently. that wouldnt op...

i got a 2004 highline est. had exactly the same issue. and at mot time. right the only way is to get door open .i just kept operating key fob .and at same time kept pushing door inwards slightly. then on one occasion it did actually open. the only way otherwise is unfortunately to wreck the door car...

when everyone is driving toyota hybrids and plugging them in to the grid every day i doubt that they wont be able to provide enough power without resorting bk to nuclear power stations.. power cuts every day. get into hybrid and it wont go coz no charge. its all madness

has the government signed the death warrant for our pre 04 tdi.s seems my car has become valueless overnight now that its being discussed to send us to the scrappage heap. a sad day.

im afraid radiator looks *no swearing* too

i own. a 2004 highline 1.9 tdi 130. i decided to try the egr delete with bolts in the rubber piping.yes i suppose it will be cleaner but i left in place for a while. noticed no notable difference to the general running of the car at all and had to drive with the eml light on. i also have the vagcom ...

thanks for replys. brake lights workin.. did manage to prise mesh filter out with pliers. topped up a bit bout an egg cup full. haha. light not come on today yet on the top of the resavoir there is another yellow bit that i unscrewed .underneat is two small tubes with holes down them. what they are ...