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by alanno123
Sun Sep 22, 2013 12:25 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: help please somethings broke
Replies: 18
Views: 2641

Re: help please somethings broke

i bought the renault scenic dci and that was a very big mistake after 1 hour everytime i accelerated big blue smoke came out the back and burned more oil than diesel so i phoned the man i bought it off and he agreed to take it back and give me my money back which was very good of him and too be hone...
by alanno123
Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:48 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: help please somethings broke
Replies: 18
Views: 2641

Re: help please somethings broke

am actualy looking at a renault scenic 1.4 dci 80 very slow car but £30 tax for a year its a 2004 with only 60000 on the clock looks a nice car
anybody know much about them please ??
by alanno123
Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:42 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: help please somethings broke
Replies: 18
Views: 2641

Re: help please somethings broke

Didnt have a big hidden hole in the sump it had a brand new sump fitted this morning and the crank oil seal was ordered i only siliconed it to get my family som shoppin figured it might b ok for 3 miles til i fixed it properly on thursday but never mind it wel knackered now and im getting a newer ca...
by alanno123
Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:50 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: help please somethings broke
Replies: 18
Views: 2641

Re: help please somethings broke

put new sump on tday and siliconed the crank seal drove bout 3 miles
engine wouldnt turn off loads ov black smoke and then died so going to scrap now
by alanno123
Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:52 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: help please somethings broke
Replies: 18
Views: 2641

Re: help please somethings broke

now going to the big scrap yard in the sky
turbo has spooled the engine and i cant be bothered with it no more sick ov chucking money at it so im looking at buying a ford focus instead
by alanno123
Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:14 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: help please somethings broke
Replies: 18
Views: 2641

Re: help please somethings broke

part ordered will be ready to collect on thursday morning oh joy cant wait to take my gearbox out again
will only the 4th time since owning this car may aswell inspect my clutch too while im there even tho its only 2 month old
by alanno123
Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:08 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: help please somethings broke
Replies: 18
Views: 2641

Re: help please somethings broke

Thanx for that guys
by alanno123
Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:15 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: help please somethings broke
Replies: 18
Views: 2641

help please somethings broke

whilst removing my sump i found this, if you can see in the middle of the photo the plastic bit that holds the 2 bolts that you have to access through the holes in the fly whhel has broke but although it looks like a fresh brake i cant find any plastic lying about just wondering is this gonna cause ...
by alanno123
Fri Sep 13, 2013 12:50 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: oops sump a bit cracked
Replies: 4
Views: 932

Re: oops sump a bit cracked

thank you will definitely be doing that
have ordered a sump off fleabay and will be here monday so im hiring a hoist from hss
have never hired from them before are they ok except from being damn expensive ???
by alanno123
Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:53 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: oops sump a bit cracked
Replies: 4
Views: 932

Re: oops sump a bit cracked

how do i do that please
by alanno123
Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:51 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: oops sump a bit cracked
Replies: 4
Views: 932

oops sump a bit cracked

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by alanno123
Wed Sep 11, 2013 4:15 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Pet hate at night
Replies: 50
Views: 5374

Re: Pet hate at night

not only at night, but generally the elderly who go around corners at 3 mph realy does my head in just get round the corner for god sake at night misaligned headlights that blind on coming traffic pink rinses driving to the bingo @ 26mph and traffic lights going to red when theres nothing on the roa...
by alanno123
Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:27 pm
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: 17" samsung lcd laptop screen
Replies: 7
Views: 1202

Re: 17" samsung lcd laptop screen

i broke the screen on my toshiba laptop, i just typed in the make and model in ebay ordered the screen bout £15 it came within 1 week and took me bout 1 hour to fit its not hard just 2 plugs and a few screws i am no way electrical qualified or nowt just used my own common sense and still didnt find...
by alanno123
Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:20 pm
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: top up oil warning wont go off
Replies: 7
Views: 1691

Re: top up oil warning wont go off

you do mean the live and negative wires from the car and not the battery terminals themselves yes ???
or you will go bang
by alanno123
Fri Aug 30, 2013 12:49 pm
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: What did you do to your Passat today?
Replies: 1519
Views: 192514

Re: What did you do to your Passat today?

changed the engine coolant sensor with a nice new green 1
wasnt as hard as expected
and gave her a wash
by alanno123
Tue Aug 27, 2013 11:57 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: few problems help please
Replies: 10
Views: 2129

Re: few problems help please

so every1 is saying the brake light switch ??
which i assume is at the top of the brake peddle ??
i will replace it and see what happens as well as the temp sensor probably next week will report back and thanx for the advise guys
by alanno123
Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:17 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: few problems help please
Replies: 10
Views: 2129

Re: few problems help please

injector loom is only 2 month old
by alanno123
Sun Aug 25, 2013 1:39 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: few problems help please
Replies: 10
Views: 2129

Re: few problems help please

Done a scan nothing showing but turned off the brake pad warning
by alanno123
Sun Aug 25, 2013 12:29 pm
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: What did you do to your Passat today?
Replies: 1519
Views: 192514

Re: What did you do to your Passat today?

figured out how to use vcds lite and turned off the brake pad warning light :D
by alanno123
Sun Aug 25, 2013 11:09 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: few problems help please
Replies: 10
Views: 2129

Re: few problems help please

yeah brake lights are fine
gonna do a scan on it now
by alanno123
Sun Aug 25, 2013 10:52 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: few problems help please
Replies: 10
Views: 2129

few problems help please

whilst driving over the last few days but only when on a motorway at a steady speed my esp light flashes for a second i loose a bit of power for half a second then its fine this has happened 3-4 times but only on motorway then last night it stayed on but didnt effect driving at all i pressed the but...
by alanno123
Sun Aug 18, 2013 11:29 am
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: What did you do to your Passat today?
Replies: 1519
Views: 192514

Re: What did you do to your Passat today?

Crank seal, spigot bearing, dual mass flywheel, clutch and pressure plate. Absolute pig of a job took about 9-10 hours, removing heat shield around driver side driveshaft was worst. Clutch action is much lighter now, seems like it may be slipping a little now though. Check you slave cylinder is in ...
by alanno123
Thu Aug 08, 2013 11:21 am
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: What did you do to your Passat today?
Replies: 1519
Views: 192514

Re: What did you do to your Passat today?

fitted new bushes to my heater motor it now runs without stopping and wasnt realy that hard of a job to do maybe like 30 mins all told
by alanno123
Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:02 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: vdcs lite scan code
Replies: 13
Views: 1637

Re: vdcs lite scan code

by alanno123
Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:53 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: vdcs lite scan code
Replies: 13
Views: 1637

Re: vdcs lite scan code

Think you will find the second code only comes up because you are using the free version . 17664/P1256 - Engine Coolant Temperature Circuit (G62): Open / Short to B+ Possible Symptoms Difficulties with starting a cold engine. Diesel: an indication is extreme long time burning time of the glow indic...