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- Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:31 pm
- Forum: GENERAL CHAT
- Topic: Poll; How many still have a B5 / B5.5
- Replies: 8
- Views: 781
Re: Poll; How many still have a B5 / B5.5
2x B5 1.8 20v 1x B5.5 1.8t And now a B5 1.9tdi And I still maintain that they are the best cheap cars you could spend your money on, my latest B5 cost sub £500, has 220k on it, has had the rear exhaust box chopped/rusted off and a side exit fitted, the bonnet catch sheared off and the bonnet is hel...
- Sun Nov 15, 2015 9:16 am
- Forum: B3 & B4 PASSATS
- Topic: 'Stiff' section of steering when the cars first started?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 813
Re: 'Stiff' section of steering when the cars first started?
Check the pulleys, are they V belt ones or multi rib belt types? I had this on my mk2 for ages, swapped the v belt pulleys for mk3 golf multi rib ones and the belt grips well and got rid of the problem (then I ditched the pas all together for a manual rack but that's besides the point [emoji38] ) Se...
- Sat Nov 14, 2015 4:51 pm
- Forum: B6/CC PASSATS
- Topic: Rear Coilspring
- Replies: 14
- Views: 543
Re: Rear Coilspring
And a socket set...
Jack the car up, support on a stand.
Put the jack under the lower spring plate, undo the lower shock mount and lower the jack, pull the spring out
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Jack the car up, support on a stand.
Put the jack under the lower spring plate, undo the lower shock mount and lower the jack, pull the spring out

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- Sat Nov 14, 2015 4:50 pm
- Forum: B3 & B4 PASSATS
- Topic: B4 2l auto high idle
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1266
Re: B4 2l auto high idle
I read that above, but what do you Consider fine? The 2e should be around 850rpm idle.
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- Sat Nov 14, 2015 2:36 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Vibration after clutch change
- Replies: 10
- Views: 647
Re: Vibration after clutch change
Rule out the obvious, was the clutch carefully and properly centered when fitted? Will make no difference, the only reason you need to centre the clutch plate is to get the gearbox on. Once the clutch is operated and the plates separate it will self centre anyway. If it was miles out you wouldn't g...
- Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:38 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Any mechanics/technichal folks who can help out?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1915
Re: Any mechanics/technichal folks who can help out?
Brand new ones are ok, the plastic gets brittle with time, I found my new one was VERY flexable compared to the old one 
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- Fri Nov 13, 2015 10:00 am
- Forum: B3 & B4 PASSATS
- Topic: B4 2l auto high idle
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1266
Re: B4 2l auto high idle
[emoji38] good point!
Not uncommon for older autos to idle higher when the drag of the transmission trying to pull the car foward isn't engaged.
2k does seem high though, what's it sit at when it in neutral or park? Above 1000?
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Not uncommon for older autos to idle higher when the drag of the transmission trying to pull the car foward isn't engaged.
2k does seem high though, what's it sit at when it in neutral or park? Above 1000?
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- Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:56 am
- Forum: B3 & B4 PASSATS
- Topic: B4 2l auto high idle
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1266
Re: B4 2l auto high idle
Is it an auto?
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- Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:01 am
- Forum: B3 & B4 PASSATS
- Topic: can i use the ecu of a mk4 golf in a b4 passat?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 542
Re: can i use the ecu of a mk4 golf in a b4 passat?
It won't matter, it's a different generation of car, engine, management, diagnostics etc. That ECU stands 0 chance of running that enigine without having its data wiped and replaced with that of the b4's. Even then, there will be sensors on the mk4 the b4 doesn't have, and the ECU wiring will be com...
- Mon Nov 09, 2015 1:12 pm
- Forum: B1 & B2 PASSATS --AKA OLD SKOOL !
- Topic: Santana Owners?
- Replies: 155
- Views: 16957
Re: Santana Owners?
Gotta love Bstar RA'S 
Full set of et25's waiting to be home on the mk2

The Santana looks brilliant on them!
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Full set of et25's waiting to be home on the mk2


The Santana looks brilliant on them!
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- Sat Nov 07, 2015 8:58 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: HELP !!!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 296
Re: HELP !!!
If you really want to convert the car you have, get the 1.8t engine, loom, ecu, clocks, locks, keys, down pipe, intercooler, pipework etc. But I the real world you won't do it. You'd be mad to. Far better to sell the 1.8 and buy a 1.8t. There's just too much to do to convert. And even more bonkers i...
- Thu Nov 05, 2015 7:42 am
- Forum: B6/CC PASSATS
- Topic: Will they rub???
- Replies: 6
- Views: 650
Re: Will they rub???
Have seen MUCH wider, larger, and lower offsets on b6's.
You will have no issues at all
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You will have no issues at all

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- Thu Nov 05, 2015 7:40 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Cruise control fitting HELP QUICK
- Replies: 19
- Views: 933
Re: Cruise control fitting HELP QUICK
Your not matching up the wires to any other cables, they are being terminated into pin out locations, the colour of the insulation is about as relevant as the day of the week to this process.
Are they all black?
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Are they all black?
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- Wed Nov 04, 2015 11:30 pm
- Forum: B6/CC PASSATS
- Topic: Will they rub???
- Replies: 6
- Views: 650
Re: Will they rub???
You would have been fine, the wheels will camber in slightly as the ride height was dropped, so would have cleared nicely. I remember first fitting my A8's to my old b5, they stuck out miles when the car was in the air, once it was down though I found I needed spacers to get them sitting nicely :) S...
- Wed Nov 04, 2015 11:23 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Cruise control fitting HELP QUICK
- Replies: 19
- Views: 933
Re: Cruise control fitting HELP QUICK
Most of the Kufatec kits come with all black wires with a small print on them to say where they go, a pin number, or a few letters for a location etc.
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- Sat Apr 18, 2015 11:34 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Helicoil - rear hub (wheel bolt thread)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 733
Re: Helicoil - rear hub (wheel bolt thread)
I would use a timesert rather than a helicoil personally, it's more like a reducer bush but is fitted in much the same way 

- Sat Apr 11, 2015 12:37 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Brake pad warning
- Replies: 9
- Views: 793
Re: Brake pad warning
The loom from the arch to the brakes splits inside quite often. Easy solution is to pop the grommet out in the wheel arch and behind it is the plug where the loom joins, disconnect the plug, cut the plug off from the brakes loom, join the tails together as close to the plug as possible, and plug it ...
- Sat Apr 11, 2015 12:34 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Pas fluid/brake lines
- Replies: 6
- Views: 797
Re: Pas fluid/brake lines
Or CHF11S also comma I belive, got a bottle or 2 in the loft 

- Sat Apr 11, 2015 12:24 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: b5 or b5.5
- Replies: 9
- Views: 565
Re: b5 or b5.5
Was a late 2004 run out thing ;)
- Fri Mar 20, 2015 8:40 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: How much
- Replies: 5
- Views: 430
Re: How much
All of it with a bit of fettling ;)
- Wed Mar 18, 2015 11:24 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: 17" OR 18" Wheels
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1400
Re: 17" OR 18" Wheels
Pic to highlight. First one is 8x18 et48 all round no spacers, I couldn't fit the rears to the fronts as the different make of tyre rubbed, the fronts as they where had about 3mm clearance :) http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/18/3e200e6a6241565659a346d4c44df0da.jpg With 20mm rear spacers, none...
- Wed Mar 18, 2015 11:20 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: 17" OR 18" Wheels
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1400
Re: 17" OR 18" Wheels
8x18 et48 with 225/40 tyres is tight with no spacer, depending on tyre manufacturer (as stated above they are not all exactly 225mm wide) can be the difference of rubbing the arms or having just a few mm clearance. I ran 15mm spacers with the above set up, if I did it again I'd use 20mm ones for a b...
- Wed Mar 18, 2015 11:17 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: wobble while accelerating.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 913
Re: wobble while accelerating.
You could be at the wrong end of the car, worn rear beam bushes have a tendency to unsettle the whole car as the back end sways around over the axle 
Worth check back there as well

Worth check back there as well

- Wed Mar 18, 2015 11:15 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: 9.5j Amg wheels on b5.5
- Replies: 2
- Views: 497
Re: 9.5j Amg wheels on b5.5
9.5's up front will be tight, merc wheels tend to have high offsets and at that width you will be right in there with the suspension arms, spacers will solve it but then you will be out the arch 
9.5's out back is nothing too tricky

9.5's out back is nothing too tricky

- Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:10 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Heated Front Screen
- Replies: 3
- Views: 522
Re: Heated Front Screen
Factory,I don't think so, although fords patent had expired by then, you can get switches for it and companies make the screens (looked into one for the mk2 and it's only £156 for the clear screen!) For little more than you would pay for a standard replacement!