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Hi Rob,
I didn't in the end, I've still got the bits, though i've since learned there's 2 types of stalk that look the same, but only one is a swap in replacement. I did have a chat with someone at ... |
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Howdy all!
Bit of a long shot given the reduced traffic on here, but does anyone have a part number or specification to enable me to get some terminals for the 55pin plug that connects to the ecu? ... |
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just about hanging on here, I don't visit this forum much much as I don't do much to the car (other than drive it) but as it's recently thrown a ball-joint I'm back on the spanners ![]() |
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Mine needs to last another year or two, but apart from the rot on the front arches, I can't fault it. It just keeps on passing MOTs. | |
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Hiya,
Don't get on here much, but that's largely due to the mostly faultless behavior of my A6, and the lack of time I have to fix it when it does go wrong. thanks for sharing your experiences t ... |
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Have you had any luck with this?
One potential source of alarm issues is a 'random' wire that's on the door-switch circuits that goes via the radio loom - the idea being if the radio is removed th ... |
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Continuing the monologue, in the hope someone else might benefit:
Car smelt dieselly yesterday evening after being parked for the day, and only just starting. Investigated further under the bonnet ... |
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Could be a couple of issue, one of the most likely is rust flakes stuck to the end of the sensor (it's magnetic). If they're sensible they wouldn't interfered with the sensors, which means the only wa ... | |
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After an period of being parked up for a a couple of days without running the car is now nearly impossible to start without a jump. The battery isn't in the first flushes of youth, however it has neve ... | |
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Any thoughts on a good location to get a switched live that doesn't go off when turning the starter? A fuse number or a location in the relay box would be good? I know I could get one from the ECU po ... | |
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Think my sticky handbrake might be down to the cable rather than the calipers.. so will fit new cables. Problem is, ECP/CP4L list the cable as being 1491mm in length whereas vagcat says it's 1511mm
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Probably worth having a look to see if you've got got a hydraulic leak, a leak on the slave cylinder could contaminate the clutch lining which then makes a PITA a royal PITA as the gearbox has to come ... | |
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hmm. and now I've got a sticking handbrake mechanism (again) after freeing up seized slider pins on the rear discs at the weekend.
I'm getting bored of faffing around with brakes. I got some quattro ... |
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If the cam cover is coming off, then align by camshaft, though that's no guarantee the camshaft is timed up properly in the first place.
Easiest way if you don't trust the flywheel marks is to poke ... |
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Nothing teeth rattling, but under moderate braking from speed (motorway slip road for example) I'm feeling a mild 'soft' vibration through the steering. I call it soft as there's no definite clunk lik ... | |
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If the oil cooler is like the coolant/oil intercoolers used on the rest of the VAG lineup, then there's no lower o-ring, it uses the seal on the oil filter itself. There's a largish flat nut under th ... | |
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Get any fault codes out of the ECU?
That's the next thing I'd check after a visual under the bonnet. |
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I was under the assumption that the six speed was geared taller in 6th for lower revs on the motorway..? | |
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I'm breaking a 2.8Q at the moment, I'll see if i can get one out without breaking it.
If it doesn't look like it'll come out, leave it in the bearing housing, as that way anyone needing a bearing h ... |
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![]() ![]() In replacing the front wheel bearings I've managed to accidentally dismantle one ABS sensor and totally destroy another. I've sourced a original, used replacement for the destroyed o ... |
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5x112 - same as mercs of that era, though the offset is different I think. | |
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They're like hens teeth, so if yours is clean and tidy, definitely try to fix it. | |
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Couldn't get enough leverage in the end. ARB came off, RHS mountings are hard but not impossible to access due to the engine mount being right above it. A cranked 19mm ring spanner will hold the top o ... | |
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That's promising...
Please can other folks report back on MOTs when they happen? |
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Got a wheel bearing to swap, and figured I might as well pull both struts and do the shocks a s well. I've not had a lot of luck attempting the job with the struts in situ. Haynes suggests I have to r ... | |
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Front cam seals can dribble a bit. Mines leaking from the turbo return pipe.. | |
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It's niggly things like if the stereo isn't wired in right then the alarm doesn't work.. everything seems to be connected in a way that makes perfect sense once you've figured it out the hard way.. | |
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Cripes... Rumbled ![]() Well you can remove the seat covers on golfs and sciroccos too, although I wouldn't say they were designed to be removable. I've swapped left to right seat foams and covers o ... |
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Ah you're that Mike H.. ![]() I don't think there's much difference in towing capacity between the AAT and AEL possibly 100kg more. I'll check then handbook later. I've heard a rumour that the fa ... |
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