Hi My Mk2 1.6 Ryder was recently running ok apart from being a bit heavy on fuel, which I was told was because my Carb is on its way out. i was recently driving the car when my fan belt snapped and ran away. As I didn't realise straight away I drove for about 3-4 miles without a fan belt and realised when the engine started to overheat. Luckily I had a spare which I fitted then and there and all...

Hello, I was wondering when the new Passat R36 would come on the market? Last year I was told it would come around April of this year, but since then I haven't heard about it anymore. Does someone know more? Greetings,

The Car and Deep Cycle Battery FAQ Web pages have been moved. They are located at http://www.batteryfaq.org/. The latest version is 7.0, dated May 28, 2007. The FAQ is consumer oriented with answers to questions about lead-acid batteries for car, motorcycle, power sports, truck, boat, marine, recreational vehicle, solar, and other starting and deep cycle applications. The Web pages also...

Can anyone tell me where to fix the B+ supression capacitor to the alternator body? Recently had cause to look under the bonnet and found that the capcitor was just hanging by the wire which attached to the B+ blade terminal (n.o. 3 in this image: http://www.vintagewatercooleds.com/tech/Techtips/Timbotechnotes/alter...) I presume that it should affix somewhere under the black plastic housing, but...

I disconnected the battery on my 1.9 TDi 2003 Audi while changing the timing belt. I now find that I have a Air Bag Warning light on all time. Any easy way of resetting or do I have to go to my local friendly dealer?

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I have a 2001 Jetta VR6, my check engine light went on last night (sat). Probably not a good sign. Today I was filling the gas tank and also under the hood filling the washer fluid. I heard a noise that sounded like a percolating coffee maker. Anyone have any ideas on what I might be in for?? Tomorrow's Monday and I'll have to take it in, but hoping for ideas of what it might be. Thanks!

Hi all, Noticed an intermittent whirling noise when in neutral and idle running on my Golf '04 MK5 TDO 105bhp. There is also sometimes a slight judder when this happens as if the revs were dropping (though the revs do not drop). Looking around on the net I found this quote on Honest Johns website "On 1.9 TDI 105s both a clutch release bearing fault and a hesitation

Hi, all. I'm not a regular visitor to this group, but I wonder if anyone has any thoughts: I have a 2002 VW Golf 2.0 estate. Regularly serviced, mostly used on occasional long journeys. Now has about 35000 miles. It burns oil at an alarming rate. I reckon about 1200 miles per litre, more if driven fast. The VW dealer says that VW allow an oil consumption

Does anybody here (in UK Hopefully) know where you can obtain some Connectors used on these "TDI Tuning Chips" that plug into the fuel temp sensor and give an extra 25-30 BHP as I would like to make one of my own but a little more sophisticated using variable electronics rather than a fixed resistor ! Any help would be appreciated.

I hope :-) Turned out the thermostat was a gonner, I didn't suspect that at first due to the heater coming on fine in the car.Thanks all for their help and advice.

Im looking for a diesel engine for my 82 golf cabriole. Does any one know what will fit eg are mk1, 2, 3 golf engines the same? I was told montego gear boxes fit on vw's do thier engines? any help much appreciated.

I'm trying to replace the distributor rotor on my 8v Golf and it won't come off. Advice?

I have just bought one of these with a 1896cc diesel engine. It is a 1998 and well serviced. How many miles should I get to a gallon of diesel? pete www.suffolkrightsofway.co.uk www.ipswichwaterfrontaccess.co.uk

New waterpump, still overheating, the blower is heating up just fine and all hoses hot except the bottom radiator hose. What next? Airlock , or thermostat. I'm guessing it's an airloack as the first overheat was the day after the coolant was renewed. The second overheat was after the new waterpump and again renewing the coolant.

Just picked up a 1997 caravelle with about 120,000 miles. Notice that when starting from cold, a fair bit of noise, an uneven clattering type of sound. Is this normal for this type of engine? After about 5 minutes, it goes away and is quiet from then on. Keith

2002 passat tdi 130 5 speed . loss of turbo boost, hissing noise. I have removed all flexible hose's and inspected them for splits and leaks. non found. Reconnected all hose's accept for the one that connect's to throttle body. Ran engine boost pressure develops block off no sing of any leaks and plenty of pressure. Is it possible this may be a common fault with the passat????easy fix ????? any...

"Antony Gelberg" schreef in bericht ... So, new coil and ignition module, 8v GTi still running rough, spluttering, fuel smell, suspect misfire. I want to test the hall sender next. From Haynes 5B/4, section 5 "Hall sender - testing": Point 4 says: Pull back the rubber boot from the switch unit and connect a ...

Volkswagen CL Umwelt TD Estate. 1.9 AAZ engine 1998 S reg. Emptied cooling system yesterday. Refilled using the recommended antifreeze. Today after driving around 15 miles the car overheated, smoke from bonnet, kind of burning smell. Shut off straight away and called the RAC, they arrived after about 45 minutes by which time things had cooled down. He said he wasn't sure but thinks it...

Investigating an unusual rattle from the front of the car I discovered that the driveshaft had sheared where the nut fits to hold the brake disk. Whether through over tightening or not I dont know as I have never maintained this car. So the drive shaft needs replacing ... any comments on whether this is a DIY task and the potential difficulties of doing this myself? TIA Geoff (3 wheels on...