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Hello people! Well. Today was the day. Plugs back to copper. Temp sender changed. New/different oil. Also found the main crankcase breather broken!! All fixed within a day, took way longer than it should have done due to the pipe breaking up in the oil filter housing. So all breather pipes, oil cool...

Okay brilliant thanks everyone! Hopefully I can get it right and not have to think about selling it!

Also it is a standard air filter, recently changed as well, is there a better option?

Also I have put the Bosch super 4's in, are the iridiums okay in these engines?

Wow guys, thankyou so much for your replies. Parts of everyone's replies have all been in my mind.
Its manual and I'm running the 5w40 after doing the sump and pick up pipe.

I really appreciate all of these replies once again!

Thankyou very much Sean!

Thankyou, do you run 5w30 or 5w40?
Its just I love the car but just costs massive amounts to run!

Thanks for your reply!

Something just doesn't seem right with it and cant put my finger on it!

Hi everyone, just a quick question regarding my 2001 1.8t estate. I understand with it being s big car and a petrol turbo, it isn't going to be the best on fuel. However it just seems to be terrible. Unless I drive around forty five mph, it will only do 34mpg at a push. I also have suspicions over t...

Hi is this still available?

oh brilliant thanks for your reply. can I simply do what you said with removing the support etc, and then swap them from the said car to the other? cheers!

hi guys, ive just bought a double din, all singing and dancing. however what I did not think about was how to fit it. its a 2001 sport b5.5. but the centre console, has tape player on top, climate control underneath and then a 'gap' which you may put phones etc in? how is this possible to do. I also...

That's brilliant cheers for that! Is there a step by step guide on here, I did a search but would find anything!

Also once I have done this, will that be it for another said miles? Is it actually a service item?

Sorry I didn't see the replies or would have done it straight away! I have access to a ramp at work, how big of a job is it on these? Am I looking at six hours or is that what the robbing dealers just say?

Thanks for replies guys I have only just seen the replies. Since posting, I have done a flush and oil change with 5w40, with larger oil filter. I have done a 50 mile journey which was pretty hard and was fine. On the way home less than ten miles and a little less harder the oh fiddlesticks! returned...

Hi people, just trying to pick your brains! My oil pressure light just came on my Passat 1.8t! Do they have a common problem with this? Cheers Sean

Thanks for the links mate!

Ahh right okay, do you know if the stability programme is already in the car, and you just need some wiring? Which I could take out of my saloon? Thanks for your help though bud, much appreciated!

Oh right okay, well its got the exact same interior to the saloon, doesn't have traction control though. Also I'm not sure on the suspension!

I'm not sure to be honest. All I know that its. 2001 vw Passat 1.8t 20v? What makes it a sport?

Hi guys and girl, I have just got a 2001 Passat estate 1.8t manual. I got it at a cheap price knowing it needed some minor work. Right so here is where I need the advice/knowledge of you genius people! I have a 2003 saloon 1.9tdi sport 130 manual. Which is in many bits. So, on the estate I need two ...

My 1..9tdi 130 sport, is over heating when driving, when I stop its fine. It started a week ago, I checked my bottom hose and it was cold, so I ripped my thermostat out and ran it without and fine. Put a brand new one in and bam over heating again with cold bottom hose. Please help people is it my w...

nahh just to watch the british superbikes

Just got back from a 350 mile round trip, to brands hatch, Kent! The old girl with 141k on her never missed a beat and got 50 to the gallon! These cars are just a perfect example of proper engineering! And after my 3 hour journey, i met a fellow b5.5 owner..... And of course we had to put them again...

Can anyone help, I tried uploading a photo but it says its too big?! How do I go about making them smaller to upload?