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Awesome work! Looks very tidy!

Egr diaphragm is known to leaking through ventilation holes, but there isn't a solution as far as I know. People have replaced egr valve, but problem returned after quite short period. If egr is disabled, you can try to block these holes some how maybe :-? Egr has been removed, ill have another loo...

a bit off topic but when i las did a service and i was under the car there was quite a bit of oil on the sump which looked to come from down the drivers side of the block. I looked at the EGR and there was some oil from the diaphragm, i have since removed the EGR. Just wondering are there areas to l...

If you didn't do the thermostat and CTS when you did the pump I would recommend it especially if it's never been done 8n your ownership Sent from my TA-1033 using Tapatalk No ive not changed any stats. Whats the CTS? No problem pal, always happy to help and share the knowledge :-bd Top man. Get on ...

Oil + oil filter is definitely doable together, otherwise it's pointless. I'm doing oil+oil filter+ air filter every 10k miles. Fuel filter and pollen every 40-50k miles(every second year roughly), timing belt between 50-60k miles (60k is limit for my engine), water pump with new coolant at the sam...

ray112 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:10 am Yearly or sooner if mileage is reached. I'm doing mine every 10k miles, using quantum platinum 5w40 fully synthetic oil. For me it's like 2-3 oil changes per year

Yeah i think id be doing 2 changes a year if it was every 10k. do you just do the oil at 10k or all the filters as well?

Then it's just a normal oil service, do brakes if they are worn, should change brake fluid at the same time if haven't done it before. Don't worry too much about miles you are doing. I'm on 360k miles, doing over 20k a year. Timing belt intervals and oil change intervals are two most important ones...

I've done the ERG delete and do long distance miles in the car, i have seen a slight increase in MPG when driving conservatively on the motorway.

I didn't notice any major performance increase, picks up a bit quicker but nothing that made me sit back and think wow thats made a massive difference.

Alan Gunn wrote: ↑Thu Aug 23, 2018 8:56 am What plugs you going to change ?.

Glow plugs.

Yeah i guess the coolant would be pointless. Just wondered because of the mileage i am doing. I'd like to see how long i can keep the car running for. I have done gear box oil and pollen filter when i did my last service. I'll replace these as they don't cost much. Car seems to be running fault less...

Guy, Bit of advice needed. I have had my PD130 AWX estate for 9 months now and has served me really well. When I got it and changed the water pump and belts as it was due. I also gave it a service about 4 months ago (oil & filters). I mainly use it for traveling to work (motorway miles) and pott...

MrPassat02 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:03 pm Referring to the Op I've never known pulling to one side be caused by tracking. Maybe eliminate odd tyres, uneven pressures (including rear) first?

Ive put 4 new tyres on and still pulls to the left, not as bad but still does it.

fluke wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:48 pm Here you go.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Ti ... 2548.l4275

Thank you, much appreciated.

There is a special spanner / socket for doing this but even if you have to buy that on top of the cheap track rod and end it still comes out cheaper and better job than a tyre fitters would make of it. DO you have a link for said spanner? im just going to replace the full track rod so this will com...

Cheers I'll have a check of them

gtijames wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2017 8:21 am The other way to test parking sensors is you stick in reverse and listen to the clicking noise from the sensors. If they don't click there's a problem there

Do they constantly click or only when initially put in reverse?

On a b5.5 you only need VCDS lite and a cheap £5 cable off ebay to read and clear fault codes. http://www.ross-tech.com/vcds-lite/ https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Cable-KKL-VAG-COM-409-1-OBD2-II-OBD-Diagnostic-Scanner-VW-Audi-Seat-VCDS/112664323126? Cool cheers for that. I take it VCDS doesn't work ...

On a b5.5 you only need VCDS lite and a cheap £5 cable off ebay to read and clear fault codes. http://www.ross-tech.com/vcds-lite/ https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Cable-KKL-VAG-COM-409-1-OBD2-II-OBD-Diagnostic-Scanner-VW-Audi-Seat-VCDS/112664323126? Cool cheers for that. I take it VCDS doesn't work ...

cool cheers

[/quote] It should tell you what sensor it is. I have VCDS and i’ve actually got a couple of parking sensors too that i bought for another car and never used. I’m in Stockport though. [/quote] excuse my ignorance but i'm not from a VW background so just getting to know my way round. What is VCDS? ca...

Anyone local to teesside that can scan my estate.

Wanting to see what codes if any are on there and if it picks up which parking sensor is playing up

cheers

I also had the "it's seized mate. We can heat it to free it but that'll ruin the TRE (rubber bushing in case you didn't know) but we can get you a new one ..... that'll be a gazillion squids sir ...". My local garage got a stilsons on it and freed it in 10 minutes. So, make sure it is sei...

cool, thanks for the info. I found these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MEYLE-HD-Track-Tie-Rod-End-for-Audi-A4-A6-VW-Passat-HD-Four-Year-Warranty/400472846667?epid=2165176650&hash=item5d3e0ab14b:g:9T8AAMXQHO9ReUM6 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MEYLE-Inner-Track-Tie-Rod-for-Audi-A4-A6-A8-VW-Passat-Skod...

hi guys after some advice/help. I recently sold my Renault 5 GT Turbo and purchased a B5.5 130PD AWX Wagon a couple of weeks back from this forum as the GTT wasn't getting used and was just sat there. This is my first venture into VW so still finding my way around the car etc. Theres a few few littl...

I had an A4 before my Passat with the 2.0 130BHP ALT engine. Pretty uninspiring to drive to be honest but gets the job done. Over 2k miles I averaged 32.3MPG (Actual). Over the 7.5k since, I have averaged 51.7 in my 130BHP Tdi. They have been a much more fun bunch of miles. Also, the Tdi is cheaper...