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It's not hard to bleed brakes to replace old fluid. I bought a one man bleed kit, which consists of a one way valve to go on the bleed nipple. Plus the cost of brake fluid, and it will have cost me about £10 all in. Even cheaper if you do it the old fashioned way and have someone pump the pedal wh...

slide bolts are fine to reuse as long as they are not corroded excessivly or cross threaded

Hi all: been havin' similar prob with my 06/BKP - tried cleanin' turbo etc (which cured prob for about 6 weeks) but when it went into dealers (Sinclair, Bridgend) last year, for brake-fluid replacement they noticed a vac pipe was split. They replaced it (for a tenner) & all was well for about t...

Water pump failure?

Brake fluid is hydroscopic which means it absorbs moisture hence why it needs changing every 2 years

Listen to vw , it should be done every two years , I think what he is on about is if you bleed it the old way of pumping the pedal you push the piston in the master cylinder through its normal running position and can damage the lip seal causing the master cylinder to fail , but most garages use po...

crazy4alfa wrote:Had saloon before my current estate and i can say that saloon is nicer to drive.

cheers for the back to back comparison buddy

I drive that many different cars its hard to compare personally

I'd love it if I could get a b5.5 to drive like a passat cc, those things are so nice to drive lol

try it either way, it wont do any damge, think anticlockwise is retard timing so a - but not 100% and its a 50/50 guess hehe

sounds like the starter is kaput if the battery voltage is good and there is a loud click (starter solenoid engaging) then its more than likely the starter itself like suggested check voltage supply when its not starting but the fact there is a click is indication enough that voltage is getting to t...

measured valve block 4 field 4 is the tersion/syncro value

as stated it needs to be as close to 0 as poss, ideally 0 when the engine is upto normal operating temperature

isnt it front and rear "side" lights that stay on as parking lights and not indicator lights?

when you use the indicators normally does the indicator flash as normal or stay on constant?

sounds like a poss relay fault

yeah luckly for me im a tech for vw so know them inside out but it doesnt help when deciding on type of chassis

it self bleed No it doesnt self bleed.... unfortunately there will be a bleeding procedure such as a bleed screw when i did my temp sensor i just ran the car at idle for 3/4 of an hour with the radiator cap off and kept topping it up its now hotter then when i bought it :-bd #bi-winning this is &qu...

mileage doesnt really bother me but if im spending money i'd prefer near 90k or lower if poss

some nice 60k mileages out there but not got 5 grand for them haha

Am looking out for a passat (obviously) but im unsure on saloon or estate lol I need more boot space (moving up from a golf) so either model will be a vast improvement but finding a decent mileage estate sport 130 is a bit of a mission so far and have found a saloon sport 130 04 plate with 84k with ...

Do you have any faults stored? We change loads of G450 pressure sensors which can cause limp mode

I already have ordered the qunatum platinum oil and will b receiving it tomorrow so can't go for longlife 3 now, hopefully platinum will do the best as u said its its great option to go with? and will also b servicing regularly from now on, shouldn't b platinum ok then mate ? I actually want DIY oi...

thanks dude

thanks for the welcome

am after a 3b model passat, estate or poss saloon, depends what comes along

looking for one with decent mileage and might have about 3k depending how much I can shift my mk4 golf anni tdi for

cheers

How does the noise manifest itself?

type of noise etc?

Hi all

Joined a little bit ago and on the hunt (not a fast hunt) for a new vehicle, obviously its a passat im after so thought i'd come say hello

I do have my car up for sale but will let my post count come up a bit before I post it up

Hope everyones good