Hiya, I have a 1998 1.6 CL Golf MkIII that has a strange occasional cutting out fault that's got me stumped. Engine is an AFT. The engine will occasionally just cut out on me, just dies, no stuttering, no warming, just stops. First thing I see is the rev counter drop to zero. Then I realise the power steering's got heavy and I'm coasting :-( I can't remember the state of the ignition...

Hello group, Sorry about the length of this post but I hope someone has the time to read it all! Our family Mk3 Golf 1.8CL estate (ADZ engine) has developed a misfire this weekend which seems to occur at a steady throttle opening and at irregular intervals before clearing itself and running well again. We've had a few problems in the wet weather this winter which has

At the last MOT of my 2000 2.0 Cabrio, I had a warning that the top steering mounts were showing signs of play. I'm now getting a knocking from the steering when turning from lock to lock and at low speeds. The car had a new steering rack 20k ago, so I'd like to think it's not that. Would worn top mounts cause the noise? Any other hints as to what it might be? Advice and thoughts...

Anyone heard of a seven seat conversion kit for Passat Estates03 ?? Tks

I've got a 1992 1.8 litre Driver with 230k miles on the clock! I mostly go to work and back which is a 24 mile round trip along an A road so I usually go at a comfortable speed 50/60. The last few times I checked Ive got 29mpg. However in the past I've recorded 36 mpg and also worse, 26mpg. No work has been done on the car except for a basic service and mot. Apart from adjusting the mixture...

Hi, I've had an annoying electrical problem on my Golf Mk IV TDI's driver door for a while. The door light doesn't illuminate when the door is opened, the alarm to tell you that you've left your lights on (when the door opens) doesn't sound, and the little graphic showing a door is open, does not display for the driver's door.

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Can modern direct injection diesel engines run on vegetable oil ? I read a Golf Plus brochure the other night. It indicated that the diesel engine can only run on normal diesel fuel. My old 97' Sharan TDI seems to run better with 5% to 20% SVO depending on temperature. Does anyone have any views on this subject ?

If you ever have a problem with intermittently fast indicators and the car has a tow bar and electrics fitted then the culprit could be the relay unit fitted in the wiring loom that drives the buzzer unit. This happened to me recently. This problem seemed to confuse the VW mechanics who replaced all the working indicator bulbs with new ones. In the end I took the car to a tow bar specialist...

A friend has a golf s 2001 which doesn't have remote central locking just a key to open the door. He asked me if I could make a spare key for him as it only came with one key and the SKC (secret key code) code on a bit of plastic. I have VAG COM 504 which I gather is what I need to do this ? I guess the firts step would be visiting the dealer to buy a key first off, getting it cut at...

I have a 2000 Passat and I'm having a problem removing the passenger side rear window. I've removed the door panel and want to remove the inner panel that the window regulator motor is attached to. It appears that the window is attached to the plastic regulator part in one location. When the window is lowered, the point of attachment to the plastic regulator part is visible through an...

Hi all, the Passat has decided that it`s a good idea to show the ABS, traction control and flashing glow plugs, along with "Engine Workshop", after it got a little bit damp in the rain today. My garage doesn`t open until Monday and while ringing the owner at home would get him to open up for me, I don`t want to annoy him - we all like time off work! So I want to get myself an error code...

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Hi all, just wondering if it`s worth getting VAG-Com for my 52 plate Passat. I`m not a huge tinkerer, but would like to be able to activate any extra features on this car - remote window rolling, doors locking as I start driving, that kind of thing. Would this be possible using VAG-Com, and if so does anyone have a decent site that has the relevant codings? Also, any suggestions for...

Been about a year since I last serviced the MK4 golf. Went into GSF to buy all the bits, air filter, oil filter, oil, plugs, pollen etc. And noticed the brand name MANN on the oil filter ...made in Germany. Just wondering what the reputation is like of this part. Looks like a good part to me. The guy said MANN are top notch OEM quality. Just wondering if anyone knows anythin about them ? I...

My neighbour asked me to have a look at his daughters Lupo with VAG-COM after the CEL came on, so I've scanned it and got 1 Fault Found: 17852 - Potentiometer for EGR (G212): Implausible Signal P1444 - 35-10 - - - Intermittent I've cleared it and we took the car for a bit of a blast (heh- a 1.0)- it usually does short trips at lowish speed- and the error hasn't come back yet.

Corrado VR6 has recently starting stumbling badly after a hot start. Starts OK but then the idle speed drops until it almost stalls at which point something kicks in and the revs shoot up after which they start to die again. This repeats maybe 3 - 4 times until all of a sudden the revs shoot up and come back down to a normal idle after which everything is fine. If you try and use throttle to...

We have a Passat 2.0 litre sport (petrol, 2002) but there is only one key. What options are available for getting a second (spare) key? Apart from throwing money at VW, who I assume will want an arm and a leg for a key. If one gets a blank key, can they be cut easily? Can they be programmed? I'm aware sometimes these sort of things appear on eBay, but I've no idea what is possible.

Sadly up for sale due to impending delivery of a T5, is my 1998 T4 Caravelle 2.5TDi. (ACV '102') LWB, metallic black, 8/9 seater. T&T, Aircon, 16" alloys with correct load rated tyres, factory fittted Eberspacher (diesel powered night/coolant heater), reversing sensors. 33-40mpg depending on whether you drive it 'enthusiastically' or like a nun. High mileage (283k miles) but excellent...

Hi Guys *(and Girls) This has started happening over the past 7 days. 2 ltr passat 2002 mdl year. Car usually takes 15 mins to get up to temp (90 degrees) But just recently does not even reach that temperature. Drove from Southampton to Leicester, over 160 miles yesterday and car failed to get over 65 degrees. Pulled over to check coolant and it was only warm???