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I have a 1998 Passat 1.8SE 20v auto, 94500 miles on the clock. A while back is started leaking oil and I was told that one of the seals would have to be replaced and I should drive it 'easy' in the mean time, advice which I didn't really take notice of. Anyway, I sent the car in for repair at a cost of £380 at a local garage. After about a weeks use the oil started leaking again, less than...

Hi, Apologies for the obvious X posting but I thought it might be worth it to us all in the end. "Someone came up with an idea, you never know it might work. We are going to hit close to 89p a litre by the summer. Want petrol prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action.

The well underneath the battery and clutch/brake servo is retaining water. Can someone tell me where the drainage hole is please. Thanks in anticipation David Payne

My 1986 T25 Campervan 1.6 Td has a dodgy gearbox - can't find 3rd going down from 4th, you have to double declutch (not a major problem, but my wife isn't happy about it). Can anyone give me an idea of the cost of repair? (I presume it's the synchro gone?) Would it be easier to just replace the gearbox? Cheers! Gilbert

I decided it was time to replace the rear discs of my 1996 Passat after almost 120,000 miles. Looking at the Haynes manual it looked fairly straightforward. I bought some new discs, and set about fitting them. All went well until I tried to undo the caliper securing bolts. It transpired, although no mention was made in Haynes, that they were round-headed bolts with 8mm hex sockets. I could not...

Hi all, Something worrying happened yesterday. Although my Gearbox has never been fantastic while I've had this car - it's always worked OK. Last night I was driving home and it got 'stuck' in 5th. It only came out after some serious yanking. Anyone ever had an experience of this happening? The car's on a '95 M plate and has done a touch over 150000 miles.... TIA, ...

Hi, Thanks for reading my post. I have owned an audi for past 8 years, I like VAG, I have been to look at an M-reg VW GTI. I got to get my mate to check it again for me (he is a mechanic). Subject to him saying the engine is fine, I will buy it, however........... Are there anything in particular with this year/model that should be looked at closely ? It has 106k miles on the clock, the SH...

Hi all, I'm thinking of trading in my Mk3 Golf TDi and replacing it with either a Passat TDi or A4 Tdi. Both would be on about an (UK) R reg ('97/'98 I think). Anyone got any strong preferences on what I'd be better off getting? I do about 500 commuter miles a week and am quite tall (6'3"), so comfort is quite an issue. Is there much of a reliability difference between the 2? Anything that...

Have a 2003 plate polo tdi 1.4 and as the weathers getting a bit warmer i am using the air con (climate control ie just the basic with rotary dial not digital) but i find it does not make a difference at moment. the air coming out at the coldest setting is just the same temp as outside. Is it just me expecting an artic breeze from this air cond or should it be more effective. I also use an Audi...

Read this before you waste your money : http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/airfilter/airtest1.htm Rgds Alec

Hi all - After visiting GTi Inters this year I picked up hubs, calipers,discs,pads and cylinder for a 16v GTi Golf MK2. I currently have an 8v setup for my 85 Golf and I want to swap over to this system. I've serviced and sorted the hubs and calipers but have come to swap the ctylinder over and....it's different..very. The new cylinder has four outlets and the older has three with a splitter over...

Anyone know where I can buy a recon one please? (1.9 watercooled out of transporter)

Afternoon all Over the past couple of weeks i have needed to top up the oil in my Mk3 1.8 (ADZ engine) Golf, it's not been a lot but has been enough to cause the low oil light to flash on cold start-up. I checked the seal around the oil filter and other areas where oil could possibly leak from and all seemed to be ok, that was until i checked the sump gasket. There are signs of oil leaking from...

Does anyone know the procedure for overriding the immobilizer on a 95 Corrado. The immobilizer is intermittantly stopping the engine starting so being able to over-ride it would be useful if it stops working completely ! I found a VW Technical Bulletin on the web (number 99-11 June 25 1999 "Anti-theft Immobilizer On Board Diagnostic (OBD)") which is strictly applicable to 2000+ cars (and...

I have a 1998 VW Passat auto 1.8 20V. Upon receiving the car from the garage to replace an oil seal, the segments on the climate control console all now flash for about 5 seconds when turning on the car. The AC system doesn't seem to work and I don't hear the usual sounds to indicate that it is working. No click can be heard, no 'Hoover' type sounds and no cold air. When the flashing stops, the...

Hi, here's one for you techie minded... My 89 Mk II 16v is chucking out some pretty nasty smoke under accelaration. I have read about this before but I can't find it. Coulpe of main points/questions: What is the most likely cause of this problem (piston rings / head

My 1989 112bhp GL caravelle is up for sale , has few engine problems but could be a bargain for somebody http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2479974617 Phil.

i have a 98 mk3 golf gltdi, i'm after any advice on what or how to change the rear drums to discs? is it worth it, costs, where can i get the conversion bits etc. also looking at changing the original wheel & tyres for new alloys, bigger size wheels. was thinking of possibly 16inch....any advice would be much appreciated. thanks. terry

My front wipers have started moving very slowly , so much to the point I have to return them to park manually, is there a quick easy way to determine if the motor or mechanism is faulty before spending my hard earned cash? Thanks in advance.