Hello, We've got an early Golf Mk2, with the 1.3 carb engine. Got it home the other day and the engine smelt of fuel. After removing the air filter, we saw that fuel was spraying out of a small hole in the fuel pump. First thought is to replace the pump - what does everyone else reckon?

I have an odd warning light on my mk3 tdi Golf (UK model). After about 10 minutes of driving at 60mph plus, the engine management warning light comes on. If you dab the brakes it goes out for maybe 5 minutes, then comes back on. It only happens at high(ish) speeds and when the engine is hot. The diagnostic computer said it was a 'brake light switch improbable', I think, so I changed the...

Hi all Where can I buy the centre caps for the Golf IV alloys- I don't mind having the replica ones as long as it got the VW logo in it. I need three but I don't mind paying for four. Oh, as cheap as possible :-) TIA

My 2000 1.8t Passat starts first time when cold but when hot the motor spins but fails to start. I've tried blipping the throttle and flooring it, makes no differance. If I let the motor cool down fifteen minutes or so it starts first time? The problem appeared after changing the spark plugs at 40k miles. I've checked all plugs and leads and new air filter has been fitted also - the only thing...

Hi Guys, I have a problem with my Polo's Fuel Consumption, I get about 350km/218mil on a tank of fuel(45L), do any of you guys know what I can check, sensor, CO's, plugs etc. I am desperate, any help would be very much appreciated. thx Gustav

I need to change my heater matrix Golf (GTI Mk2) and the Haynes manuel seems useless to me. Apparently "The Golf " magazine had a step by step guide but the Sept issue is not in the shops now. So can anyone sell or loan me a copy or maybe scan the article and e-mail it to me?? Cheers all Woody

I remember from a previous Mk1 Golf that the engine was prone to seeping oil from one corner of the head gasket at the cambelt end. Does anyone know if the 1043cc Polo engine suffers from the same problem? My son's Polo has been leaking in that area. I've fitted a new camshaft seal and rocker gasket but it seems to be leaking still. -- Paul Giverin

Hi I have a 1997 VW Polo that seems to have an air conditioning fault. Earlier this year the air conditioning seemed to become less effective i.e. the air was less cold than we were used to. I reported this at the car's recent service at a VW dealer, and the dealer re-gassed the air conditioning system, tested it and said it was ok. Apparently, their test is to put a temperature sensor down...

Bosch Monomontronic carb system seems to be playing up on my Polo at the mo! Have replaced plug leads, dizzy cap, rotor arm and blue temp sensor and cleaned out the carb with carb cleaner. Engine idle consistently, sometimes it dips low (500rpm) and cuts and sometime it will recover from this and stay idling (but rough). Strangely enough it will work fine for a short journey after I...

Hi, A motorway incident with a rock bouncing off the underside of the car has resulted in a leak in the fuel line. (one of the two metal pipes which travel the length of the car) The leak is situated under the driver's seat where the pipes bend 90 degrees. The leak is a drip on the outside pipe, and im thinking that the cost of a replacement and fitting it might be quite expensive. Is there a...

Hello, Some help from the panel please :) Problem ------- Have recently inherited a Mk3 Golf (actually a Vento) everything is peachy apart from the battery going flat after about a week. The alternator is fine, charging is getting to the battery, and battery has been replaced.

Ever since I put my car through a car wash about a couple of months ago, the rear nearside door doesn't always lock when I use the internal button to lock - it just bounces back up again, and sometimes take 4 or 5 goes for it to lock down. I've never had this happen to me yet when locking with the key. The only thing about that door that could explain the "problem" is that the child lock...

I've got a VW Golf L Mk 3 and fog lamps aren't fitted as standard on the L version. I've been told there is a relay or something where I simply connect the fog lamps into, but I can't find them. I was thinking they aren't present because there isn't any speaker cables in the rear door either. I haven't bought the fog lamps yet just in case i can't fit them, Any advice appreciated.

Hello petrolcan. 16 Oct 03 00:23, you wrote to Geoff: p I always thought that both lights were powered by 21watt bulbs. How p would one be brighter than the other if this is the case? Fogs have focused reflectors, brake lights don't. Sergey

Can anyone tell me what does means the flashing "IN O2" in the instrumentation when i turn on my 1998 Polo? -- Best 73 de IT9VVM Vittorio www.qsl.net/it9vvm There are 10 types of people in the world: those that understand binary and those that don't.

In case anyone wants two rear foglights on their Bora, Golf etc I found that the wiring was all there on our 99 V5. The only thing missing was the bulb! However on checking our 2001 Lupo, the necessary wire is missing so if I want two rear fogs on that I'll have to take a feed from the RHS fog light. Otherwise everything is in place. Cheers Dave

.... does anyone know where I might get a sneak preview? What's this one really going to be like?

Sadly having to sell: Alpine white 1984 Mexican LHD. MOT/tax Feb 04. Cambridge / Suffolk area. New unleaded engine Nov 02 at 96k. Now 100k Fully serviced since birth. Very clean condition for age. £1300 Please email for further info Jake

Now reduced to £495. No offers. Thanks "Damo" wrote in message news:... Hi, I'm posting this on behalf of a friend. 1991 H-reg GT2 VW Scirocco, Red, Taxed (January 2004) and tested (July

After 7 years, I've finally got around to buying new speakers to replace the crappy factory-fit ones... and I've got a problem. I've taken out one of the dash speakers, and discovered that it has two 2-pin ISO connectors going into it. The replacement speaker has one positive and one negative terminal, both on spade connectors. Any idea on how I should wire up the new speaker? Perhaps naively,...