David....it is your front engine mount. Not too bad to buy and an easy job if you have a trolley jack. HTH Michael "Barry" barry wrote in message ...

Mark 2 GTi 8v (92) I've got my warning light flashing on the dash the (water temp one) but the water temp gauge is fine as is the oil temp from the multi function display. What does this light actually mean, is it temp or coolant level. I Think the expansional vessel is leaking around the filling cap as I can hear a hissing noise when the car is hot and the bonnet is up.

jr wrote: The headlight performance on my 99 Passat TDI is abysmal epically on main beam. I would do better with a pair of candles tied to the bumper. So far I have tried Phillips Vision plus bulbs as suggested in another post but with no discernible difference and have also upgraded the fuses and fitted a couple of 100 watt bulbs. Again no difference. The lenses are in perfect ...

My Lupo has just passed three years old and I have been offered the chance to extend the warranty by Volkswagen Approved Warranty Office for £365 for 1 year or £615 for two years. Does anyone have an opinion on whether this is a good idea, or any experience of trying to claim on it, please? Also, is it actually offered by VW or a franchise? Many thanks

Hi Steve, Thanks for the advice. I've tried what you described, but there are now more maladies. Here's what I did... I removed the airfilter housing and found the breather pipe. Mine has a large green canister half way along which I think is not original as it is held in place with worm type jubilee clips, not the springy ones used elsewhere on the engine. I removed the pipe from the crankcase...

You could try Bosch Xenon replacement bulbs, they certainly made a difference to my VR6, they throw more of a white light than the usual yellow. AndyR VR6 jr wrote in message ... The headlight performance on my 99 Passat TDI is abysmal epically on main beam. I would do better with a pair of candles tied to the bumper. So far

My pride and joy finally has to go. 1996 2.8 highline 63K - dealer trade in price rediculous (in my opinion) what is a guide price for a car in excellent condition? TIA Ben

Just came across this site:- http://www.peachorlemon.co.uk/vw.htm and while there are exceptions the definite trend is that the newer it is, the more lemons it gets.

AndyR wrote: Probably wheel bearing, if like sons MKII, which had the bearing done a few months before the CV joint as he had same noise as you guys. Bearing made noise all the time, but changed when taking corners. CV joint was making a 'clonk' when just pulling away- forward and reverse, and they can also make a rumbling noise when...

(anthony james) writes: - the principle of servicing based on need rather than time/mileage seems sound but what happens about other maintenance? I know remarkably little about cars and i'd always thought the 'annual' service covered off things like brake pads and anything else that might need changing. Cars nowadays need very little maintenance. A 'service' is just...

Has anyone changed a distributor on a 16v 1.8 Corrado? Any tips/pitfalls? or is it an easy job for a DIYer, or does it need a trip to a garage? - Cheers DC

Hi, I'm taking my lovely new 150 bhp diesel Golf Gti with shiny Xenon headlights, over to France in a couple of weeks. Does anyone have any experience of switching these things for driving on the wrong side of the road? Of course you can't just stick normal beam benders on the lenses as they get too hot or something. There's meant to be a magic lever behind each of the lights that just flicks it...

I've got a 01 Jetta Wolfsburg 1.8T with only 28,000 miles. And I am hearing a whine when I depress the clutch. I'm not familiar with the clutch system in the vw. Does it use a throwout bearing??? That shouldn't be the case unless there is a known problem??? Can anyone help me out??? Thanks Dave

I have a Mk3 Golf Estate 1.9 Tdi on which I know the Turbo is playing up ( The wastegate is fubar) thus I'm only getting half the boost I should around 1400bar (900bar is unloaded and under full load the turbo should kick out 1900bar). I would therefore like to replace my turbo, I'm not sure if the turbo is a KKK or a Garret. I know with one iof them you can replace the wastegate as it is a...

"Rogue" wrote in message ... Hi all, I have the strangest problem with my Mk2 Golf atm. '86 MK2 Golf 1.6 CL I get the most horrid droning noise when the car is in motion which gets louder and higher the faster i Drive. However the sound vanishes when ever i take a left hand bend. I think it's a wheel bearing...

In article , (Rogue) writes: I get the most horrid droning noise when the car is in motion which gets louder and higher the faster i Drive. However the sound vanishes when ever i take a left hand bend. I think it's a wheel bearing / CV joint problem. Exactly what my 'rocco's going to have fixed tomorrow. In my case,...

http://www.nsracing.com/ in Edgeware any good????? "David McLennan" wrote in message ... Hello, Could anyone out there make any recommendations on a good garage to carry out some work on my beloved MK II golf?

I posted the following message ages ago and forgot to check for replies. Is this NG archived anywhere? Alternatively, if you think you know the answer, please let me know. Thanks! ==== original post ==== Someone did a mini-valet on it and could hear the alarm kept going off. From that day on, the alarm went off about 10 seconds after I used the key-fob to lock all the doors and activate the...

Hi All, I have recently bought a Ford Mondeo L Reg 1.8 16v, and all though everything is running ok. On start-up (always starts first time), after a few seconds of reving, it will cut out but once warmed up its fine. After looking under the bonnet, I found the following connector: http://tinyurl.com/gyrc (black connected on like a green sensor) has had the two wires into it cut. Two wires are...

Hi folks, My girlfriends Mk. 1 Golf is not working at the moment, with fuel problems. Recently, the filler hose to the fuel tank had perished, dribbling fuel all over the road, so she took it to the garage for a repair. The garage did the repair OK, but managed to trap one of the two hoses that go to the engine between the chassis and tank, clamping it closed. She managed to drive the car...