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Mine's worked very well on lots of small chips, okay on lots of slightly larger chips, okay on very fine scratches, and not very well on deep (key) scratches. I might be able to show a pic of before and after if you can wait till tonight? It's very easy to apply so worth doing, you simply paint on, ...

I'll take it for another drive tonight and see what's happening - the most noticable things for me are it feels sluggish, and when I stop at traffic lights it doesn't role forwards anymore - the (front left) wheel gets hot after longish journeys - and my coil light comes on and it says "engine ...

Thanks, they are going to check / change the brake line I think when I next take it in there - could it be this? I think a bleed was done when the calipers were changed but will check again, and mention it could be the abs.

edit - just spoke to VW, they say there's an outstanding recall on unblocking the plenum chambers - but say that this is not related to the brakes ... Not quite true :roll: The brake servo will vacuum water into itself if it's deep enough in the plenum. The plenum will only be full of water if the ...

I've had it in the garage, and they are still sticking, but the garage can't find a problem and thinks the master brake cynlindar is fine because the fluids are returning okay. Thinks I may have a duff new caliper?

any ideas?

Not too sure how high the water got - I don't think I've ever had any dampness inside the car - so hopefully not too high. Would I have any luck asking VW to cover the cost of repair if it was caused by the plenum drains? (which so far see to be a design flaw on VWs part). edit - just spoke to VW, t...

My brakes are still sticking every now and then, I've had new calipers, new brake pads, new brake pedal sensor, And still the brakes sometimes stick - sometimes the car drives perfectly - then 20 minutes into a drive the brakes will start sticking and the car feels sluggish, and mpgs are down... Has...

Did you get this sorted?

What's the process?
If I buy one off ebay - do they cut it? how do I get it programmed?

Just unblocked mine - both were blocked
Just realised I forgot to reconnect the battery overflow pipe - doh

Is this common on all cars or just VW / Passats?

(brake pedal) Sensor replaced, cars back to normal

Thanks for posting - I had a throttle problem today ! So sounds like the same thing. I'll get it checked as soon as possible - all the brake lights and rear lights appear to work correctly - so it looks like it it brake pedal / sensor related. (especially as it started straight after I was messing w...

It's recently had a new cambelt + pretensioner, waterpump, alternator belt, coolant flush, and oil service... so it should be fine :( This thread suggests it's to do with the brake light switch on the brake pedal? http://www.ukpassats.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3675&p=28670&hilit=+e...

Cheers, I'll see if I can book it in.

The brakes problem seems to happen on and off which is weird because I've just had the calipers resealed, so don't know if they need re-doing or whether it'll need draining or what.

After driving about 20 minutes the engine workshop light came on and the car screen said engine workshop on it :-( any ideas what this could be ? Mpg was half what it should be on motorway and car feels like brakes are on when stopped at lights even though they arent. Manual says take to vw . Will a...

Thanks - found somewhere local who did it for £260 belt, kit, waterpump, alternater belt etc. The waterpump spinny thing was spinning freely on the end - so definitely needed replacing.

Auto gearbox problems can be expensive - a friend had his go funny - clunking and banging into reverse, and 1st, and he spend about 1k on a gearbox rebuild.

The R36 sounds expensive... till later in the program they tell you the Honda Accord Estate Diesel with 148ish bhp is £28k !

Am I right in thinking they're basically using angle grinders (with different attachments) for the polishing?

Been quoted £350 for a cambelt and waterpump change

Should I be able to find somewhere cheaper?

How much do the water pumps cost? I think I need mine doing

Had the timing belt done at 130k but didn't know at the time that I should have got the waterpump done at the same time - doh! It's now on 143k

Yeah I think it does rise when worked hard
How much is this likely to set me back?

Normally my temp was at 90C all the time (after warming up) now on a long journey the car temp will go from 90, to 100, to maybe 120, then back down, and varies over the journey...

Any ideas what this could be? mpg is fine, coolant levels are fine.

Will have another look tomorrow

Great write up - how much were the caliper carriers from vagparts?

Cheers

Josh

It does have the clip on the front - does that mean they're ATE calipers? Would I need new caliper carriers for the 312mm upgrade? If you have a high miler its common for calipers to start ceasing - but the worst that you'll need is a seal kit - this essentially replaces all the seals and boots on a...