UKPassats

Where are ye ?

Pop it over and I'll sort it.

Bit sozzled now BBQ going and I'm on 4th pint of homebrew so CANNOT travel.

I think they are all the same and the above listed peeps make them for VW.

I use Mann or Bosch oil filters.

Same.

But...

My garage and tools are either in one of two states;

1, Like a new pin you could eat your dinner off.

or

2, In total mayhem where it usually takes longer to find a tool than it does to do the job



I'm sure that is more bi-polar than OCD

Just cleaned my engine bay...................WOW it came up clean!!! TFR'd the cr4p out of it! now its nice and clean.... This car needs a proper detailing sesh..... Don't look at me :hyst I'm doing the garden today and besides it is too sunny (how mad is that) :hyst Good work though on the engine ...

bigginge wrote:best bang for buck

Focus ST170, quite quick and will out handle almost anything.

A lot on here say they won't touch a Ford, more fool them

It is all to do with the taper insert, this gives the different sizes. In the factory I'd suspect that the arm comes with the taper insert and the upright is 'bare'. They may have had a mix at the changeover so as to use up what was in the parts bin. Pics below taken when I did my arms, a nightmare ...

I'd say a re-gas is in order. Exactly the same for me in my 04 TDI, just had that done. VCDS was showing an evaporator temp of only 12c when the ambient was 21c before the regas, after it was 5c Chatting with the A/C blokey (who I know well and trust) he reckons it was quite normal given that the la...

Fair enough but it has to be a very informal arrangement as if the inland revenue caught up with them there would be trouble for them and possibly you.

I'd be rather annoyed at being given that as you will be paying the company car tax on it. Two things bring up the annoyance; 1, It is 11 years old, and poo. 2, You will be paying a lot more tax than you would by driving a cleaner (emissions) newer car as the tax is based on CO2 emmisions. Seems lik...

Where was that smash? Looks like the bell common tunnel on the m25.....just as you get to m11 turnoff.... Sent using my Apple iPad It was on the A40, the next underpass after Hanger Lane coming out of town. Don't let it put you off James, these car are tough and will protect you. And to everyone el...

No *no swearing* way that merchant was bad an urs was still mint haha amazing that init nice audi as well mate Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 Strong as f***, the Passat is the same car. I reckon that wrist exerciser hit me at at least 40mph. The steering wheel was twisted where I was grippi...

Have a look at these :hyst Dare you to get it that clean but DON'T get it smashed up ! Merc 0, Audi 1 although the A6 was a write off, saved me though, the people in the merc were a mess ! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/colin__/A6/Image076.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/colin__/A...

I know,and also despair.

Where I live the Cons always get in so any vote otherwise is a waste.

Hopefully though UKIP will build up enough momentum to have them worried.

Best to take it to somewhere with a Hunter Hawkeye alignment system and more importantly that they know how to use it. So many places have no idea. If you are close go to wheels in motion in Chesham and get Mr Bones to have a look. http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/wheels-alignment.php Cannot recomme...

My bets are on that it is something to do with the charcoal cannister / emissions gubbins.

I've got a TDI are there isn't one on that. (I'll have to double check now though )

Every car I've had has done this. It does happen slowly though and never gets that bad as I clean the glass fairly often. I believe it is a combination of chemicals leaching out of plastics in the car and any residue for cleaning. Best way I've found to clean is using 2 microfibres, one damp one dry...

I had one but only the fwd 1.9 TDI, a 'Final Edition' run-out Loved it. Exactly the same under the skin (except ally front suspension uprights as opposed to steel on the Passat) as the B5/5.5 and drove the same as the Passat. That beasty will probably feel totally different though with awd and 2.5 V...

Yep. If the boot is that bad I'd replace the joint as well or you may end up doing it anyway in a couple of months. With the Q-Drive joints, the joint is fine but the retaining clips are cr*p. Get a separate one. Can't remember all the part numbers etc but a 'search' on this forum should bring them...

You can make one out of foam pipe lagging for a couple of quid.

I did

Nice.

Was that a optional extra

To all of the above.

Totally agree and that is why I like UKIP so much, they are at least talking about change.

I'd love to this countries dependence on banking diminish and the Northern Industrial heartlands working again, making stuff.

Who voted labour by the way?

My bet would be that the EGR valve is sticking open.

I would take the vac line off the EGR, plug the open end of the line with a Golf 't' or bolt etc.

See if that improves things. Will take seconds to do.

Been reading this thread with interest even the Porka interlude bit was interesting but back onto the mapping, a few questions... Anyone a real Guru who has the lead / cable willing to do someone elses (i.e. mine) ? :hyst Does the MAP do or carry out an EGR delete (mapped out) on our cars, website ...

UKIP for me, why;

The main 3 are un-distinguishable from one another.
The main 3 do not listen and have never asked us about Europe
The main 3 are not ever going to do anything about immigration
The main 3 are all self serving elitists who care nothing for the common man.

Because, because I'm watching Question Time and.......

I think this could be really interesting.

I've set this up to run for 5 days and have allowed the re-voting option if you change your mind.