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Thank you Adam

By skuttle I mean where the battery sits. I knew the battery was low and last night it wouldnt start. So as a temporary measure, whilst I charged it up I decided to swap in the battery from my other car(Golf) Well I discovered 3 to 4 inches of water lying in there! Was half way up the battery!!! So ...

White B5 with twin black centre stripes front to back.

Seen several times recently in Somerset on A39 between Cannington and Keenthorne

I get the warning now and again and was told to clean the sensor connection.

Well it was not the crank sensor!

Took it to a friendly garage who discovered it was in fact the mass air sensor.
Job done and sorted last Friday.

Took crank sensor back to ECP and got a refund.

where is this located?

Thanks I'll check that!

2000 W reg 1.8T Sport.

Just today it has started cutting out when at very low revs or coming to a stop.
Sometimes it will idle fine at other times its waving up and down (rev counter)

Not sure on this car but my first guess is a vacuum hose?
Or if anybody knows better please advise.

I keep getting a Warning message and buzzer which says - Workshop Oils Sensor. This only happens when car is cold. At other times I do get an oil level warning flashing. Now there is plenty of oil in the engine and its of a good condition (not due for a change for 4-5 months) So what is causing this...

Cheers! Great guide too! :-bd Had some trouble getting the part as VW Dealer wasnt sure about the part number I got from vagcat! However the number I got was correct! This number is correct for ALL Vag cars but the end letter changes! For a Passat it is - 058906283 C However that is now superceded a...

Thank you very much Calum!

So has nobody else ever changed one of these?

Well I think I have found it on vagcat.com!

They call it a "solenoid change-over valve" part no. 058906283C
And the two pipes its connected to go to either side of the turbo so this will sit just above the turbo.

Really?

I was told it was an absolute pig to change!
Down on the left. Is it easier to do from underneath?

Also what is it actually called as I have looked on vagcat and ECP to get a price and cant find anything!
Is it a valve or a solenoid?

What exactly is it?

Also where is it? How easy to change?

On a W reg 1.8T Sport

No worries!

Just thought best to raise it.

Getting PM's sent to me, either by complete idiots or they are getting misdirected somehow!
Had 3 now from people not known to me about subjects I know nothing about!
Latest one is asking me for a set of Hotuning coilovers! I certainly wouldnt buy any nor supply them!
Whats going on?

That did the trick!
Just did a cold start and it was normal, purred into life on first turn.

Ah right! hadnt thought of that! Will give that a try!

This started yesterday having trouble starting from cold. When warmed up it runs fine and starts first time when still warm, even after a few hours. So its a very cold problem. The problem, starting is a problem, needs a lot of throttle and will cut out as soon as revs drop. Will not idle. So is the...

Well my headlights DONT come out! So looks like the bumper HAS to come off!

Yes I tried it and it wont happen, headlights wont budge.

So this will have to wait until after Xmas now!

I recently changed mine to wood. Most of it is dead easy. hardest thing is the ashtray and thats was just a lot of fiddling with a screwdriver and a bit of brute force! :lol: The centre console you have to take out the Headunit. Plus 4 torx srews behind the climate control. And to under in the cubby...

the emissions light can be on for a huge number of reasons, even a tiny little sensor. or even a fault that hasnt been cleared properly in the past. my emissions light was on for a leaky vacuum pipe, got it sorted and then it came on again due to a fault with my air con. could be anything. thats th...

Thanks for that firehawk.

Its not at the wheelarch end but about 30cm along that it appears to be fixed.

Well the hex head bolt I can see is definitely not 10mm! Its a 5mm hex bit. (which I didnt have with me!) Once the grille was removed there are no more screws! As I said in first post everything was free except the sides. This plate/bolt I can see is not under the indicators but about 150mm back tow...