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Dont expect to see a massive difference on your 1st tank and I try to make it coincide with a decent run somewhere. I always put it in 1st then petrol second and I dont do it to the brim I do about £50 worth ... But thats up to you.

I use Shell Super Unleaded, the old girl hates the normal stuff now LOL. I reset my MFA 2 every 1000 miles and get approx 33.5mpg. I do an 18 mile trip each way into work last 4 miles is city centre driving and the first 14 is a mixture of 50 & 60's and I regularly see high 30's. However where ...

I use Shell Super Unleaded, the old girl hates the normal stuff now LOL. I reset my MFA 2 every 1000 miles and get approx 33.5mpg. I do an 18 mile trip each way into work last 4 miles is city centre driving and the first 14 is a mixture of 50 & 60's and I regularly see high 30's. However where s...

10 months which for me is heading into record territory

t ( I'm sure only B5.5 had DBW ). Check out a B5 with the APU engine code :wink: I should know seeing as thats what mine was :mrgreen: And as for remapping I dont think I could get a car and not map it to be honest mate. Serious you wont even think you have the same car afterwards it is so differen...

I've gone with Aviva, very reasonable. Worth a call? :)] Ive just joined Admiral with my multicar starting on Saturday 14th however my passat turbo is standard and my mrs ibiza sport is standard too her car joins the multicar insurance next March as she has only just renewed, saved me about £100 f...

Oh yes , much smoother , drives like a different car afterwards , the dirtier it was , the bigger the improvement will be , Calum . Lovely thanks Calum, will be doing this at some point in the coming week or 2, wont be this weekend as on my stag dooo. Keep thinking of remapping the old girl!!! stil...

WD 40 does a good job as well and most people have some . loosen the intake hose , slip it off the throttle body and remove from the intercooler at the other end , this gives you more room to work . The throttle body is held on by four allen bolts , obviously remove the throttle cable first ( I'm s...

Is it Drive By Wire? if so youre supposed to re adapt it if taken off the car (although Ive heard of some never having to). If not then you should be good. Ive used a few things before, carb cleaner, brake cleaner, things of that sort of nature with a rag/cloth to give the butterfly etc a good wipe...

Hi all, after 144k think its time my TB was cleaned out, havent done one before so any tips and/ or guides please send my way.

Many thanks Chris

Anyway she is still completely standard as I have been recovering from an operation but in the nice weather and before the hosepipe ban kicked in I refurbed the headlights with wet and dry paper and machine polished the old girl and lights. Just clicked over 144k, straight through MOT just needed CV...

tdinewbie wrote:Mine looks similar to yours... but not as shiney

Thanks buddy!!! I try LOL!

Evening all. Thought I would post a pic of my old b5 1.8 turbo. For Christmas my inlaws bought me a machine polisher and today is the first time it has been used. I didnt use any special polish or waxes etc ... as I must use some stuff before I replenish and replace my stocks LOL. Anyhow she was sno...

mks007 wrote:get my bmw x5 rims he

I did look at them tbh and they are very nice and suit the passat very well! But dont really want to spend that kinda money on the motor with my wedding in May. GLWS on your rims though.

mks007 wrote:they should fit but 245/40/17 tyres will rub on arches , i think you would be better off with 225/40/17

Thanks for quick response, will probably keep an eye for something else now instead.

Evening all. First off apologies if this is a somewhat stupid question but I am watching some wheels on the bay which are from an Audi a6 4.2 quattro they are widetrack wheels and as such have 245/40/17 tyres ... my query as I think you can guess will these fit straight onto the Passat, apparently t...

Like your passat ..... a lot!

Thats really nice, like the individuality of it! Shes a credit to you matey.

On the flip side ... looking at your picture history looks like you may be getting new wheels this year LOL. Seriously though any further plans?

How do you find the rokkor coilovers? Was looking at these and the FK ones which are both priced fairly similar Price wise they were ok. A bit to comfortable/soft for me. I was hoping they would be harder. I've heard some bad stuff about FK so I don't recommend. Consider purchasing TA Technix ;) Ah...

How do you find the rokkor coilovers? Was looking at these and the FK ones which are both priced fairly similar

thanks for the positive comments. headlights need a bit of a rub down aqnd polish up - not too bad at the moment but if I leave them I am sure they will get worse in no time. Will be using the how 2 section which I found really valuable. Next purchase will be a clay bar as I dont have one yet.

Retention certificate for which number? You don't have a retention certificate for a private plate once it is on the car. The number goes onto the V5, you own the car, therefore own the number. If a new car is put straight onto a private plate from new, it is never issued with age related number fr...

Yep thats right because when she was first purchased - she was put straight onto private plates when the second owner bought it about 6 years later she had lost the certificate she got when she put it onto private plates basically long story short DVLA backdate the registration to the year the mode...

Nice Phatsat and immense Benz! Credit to you!

Welcome to UKP from a fellow newbie & 1.8T owner, nice example of a passat you have.