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Do you know where the cabin interior air temp sensor is located Mitch? It's worth checking the evaporator temp sensor, G263, which on RHD cars is located in the driver's side footwell (single T20 screw to remove the trim panel on the centre console next to clutch pedal). I had similar symptoms to y...

DSG boxes are a bit bigger and a little heavier and it is more difficult to do it that way so I always remove it. Costs around £40 more in bolts / nuts and around 30 minutes of extra dismantling (used to take a bit longer but I've done it umpteen times now). Yes, not sure I'd like to try with a DSG...

BKP, 6 speed manual. Just changed the Dual Mass Flywheel and clutch on the driveway. The original lasted 180k of mainly motorway miles, but the DMF has been rattling at idle for a while and these things never get better by themselves! Ordered the Sachs complete kit (inc releaser) from Mister Auto an...

AFAIK dealer is the only way to go, the keys are ordered in from Germany to match the vehicle. I have genuine VCDS and I'm sure it can't be used to code a key.

Tyre wear issues should be sorted by checking over the suspension and replacing any worn bushes, followed by a 4 wheel laser alignment. The inner edge of my rears used to wear badly in a sawtooth pattern that caused horrendous 'droning' while driving. All sorted with replacement bushes all round and...

Key difference between the 'older' EPB motor and the 'newer' ones is that the motor drive spindle into the caliper changed from Torx to Spline, so a Torx motor will have an electrical plug without the notch, while the later spline drive has the notch. I'm assuming you have the right type of drive fo...

It won't be recorded in the scan. You use the measuring blocks in Module 08 (HVAC) and read the data 'live' as the engine is running. Particularly the pressures in the system. Personally I wouldn't use Kwik Fit for aircon, I use a local mobile specialist who services the system on the driveway - det...

Looks v dodgy but those fuse positions are unlikely to be related to the steering gear. I would recommended that you get the car scanned with a proper scanner (either via a dealer or with VCDS, which is the third party scanning tool most of us use).

DUB-VADER wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 9:11 am *Just to add, whenever you accelerate you can hear a definite hiss until you take your foot off or stop accelerating. It feels sluggish when accelerating as well.

Boost leak? Worth checking the pipework and seals all the way from the turbo to the inlet manifold.

Item 17 on this diagram is called a 'water drainage hose', so I should think that is what you are looking for... B6 boot.png Yes, that's the one. The top of the tube sits just under the slit in the round seal on each side of the hinge arm. The seals should gently pull off, but the rubber does peris...

Had exactly this. Under each round boot seal for the hinge arms there is a drain tube that channels water down to the wheel arch. One of mine was blocked, causing the boot to fill with water. I cleared it with a 12V tyre compressor and have had no problems since. The seals do perish and can be damag...

Fitted KMB as a preventative measure 40k miles ago, good service and looked like a quality product. No issues with the exchange of the old unit, refund of my deposit was received quickly.

The dealer should have conducted a function test, which opens the EPB motors to the service position and then closes them 3 times in succession, leaving the motors in the optimum position to function correctly. It would really help to know what fault code is being stored - this has to come from a pr...

goldfazer wrote: ↑Tue Apr 17, 2018 9:06 am So, is there anything (maybe the auto-hold system?) that could affect this, or can it only be a sticky caliper?

Just to add that Auto-hold is part of the Electronic Parking Brake and therefore only operates on the rear calipers.

You need the right diagnostic tool to clear fault codes, typically VCDS, and this would have helped you do the calipers correctly in the first place. However, have you tried disconnecting/reconnecting the battery? You might be lucky.

rokas.v wrote: ↑Tue Apr 17, 2018 12:03 pm WHT 001 455 hexagon socket head bolt (combi) M5X9

It's disappointing that the screws securing the air filter box are not listed separately. Mine are badly corroded, any ideas for those?

ShaneB wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:00 am Have you checked the Power Steering fluid level

The B6 has electronic steering gear.

The starter won't engage without a key in the ignition to operate the solenoid, but it does have a fat positive connection that goes direct to the battery. So if you connect a charged battery to the positive on the starter motor and the negative to earth you will have power back on the car which wil...

The oil red light came on today and I had noticed no problems before. Mine is a 56 plate B6 BKP engine with chain drive oil pump (2.0 TDI 140). VW UK were able to tell me in a couple of minutes that is was a chain drive oil pump. The car has done 110,000 miles. I'm running a chain-driven BKP even e...

Guess I'm mad for a car I really need to sell on - but figured I'd overhaul and keep as a spare - but I really shouldn't. Perhaps we're all mad! I just really like my B6, I bought it at 100k, now on 171k after four years but it drives so well and in a masochistic sort of way I enjoy working on the ...

Wow, perhaps you should have scanned the car before you bought it :esm A common theme among your faults is low voltage, so check the battery and alternator - your voltage with the engine running appears too low, which clearly points to the alternator. Pay more attention to the faults with higher fre...

Too much of a control freak I guess. I do most of my own so that I know how it has been done although age and health are starting to interfere. Agree with this, I doubt any garage would take as much care as I do when working on the motor. When I replaced the turbo two years ago I found the exhaust ...

There are thick lift rings on the BKP in the same place as on my BMR and a support bar would straddle the inside of the wings in the bolt channels and be chained to the rings. Yes, thanks I thought a support bar was the way to go. I don't recall seeing the lift rings but I'll have a look this weeke...

DMitch16 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:03 pm If you have a 6 speed manual the Sachs kit should be number 2290 601 009

Is there any difference in quality between Sachs and LuK? I haven't yet researched on the recommended way to support the engine while removing the gearbox, as the BKP has no hanging points on the top - any tips?

Did this job on my chain-driven BKP two years ago, similar VIN to OP, but 40k later and still good. You have to lock the crankshaft (so aux belt and crankshaft pulley need to be removed) but you're not touching the cambelt so no major issues in that respect. Removing the sump takes some time, lots o...