Anyone spotted any guides on the changing a cambelt on a mk4 golf 1.6 2001 model AZD engine. Thinking of trying to save a few quitd and spending an afternoon at it. Will do the waterpump to whilst am at it. New ones aparantly have metal propellers as the old ones were platics and crap, well done vw another stupid thing. local garage are after £340 for it with waterpump but needs 9 days...

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MK4 golf 1.6s 16v 2001 My cat has been on its last legs and needs replacing a call to vw and they said its a complicated job and called me back with a quote of £634 inc parts labour and vat. *gulp* Called GSF car parts and the part on its own is £112.80. Now the vw service guy said they had to drop the subframe ? and modify the the exhaust to get a new one on. Not sure if this is true or not ?

Hi My Mk4 Polo overheated today because the cooling fan is not working. I have checked the fuses. The Haynes manual suggests disconnecting the cooling fan thermostatic switch and bridging the relevant contacts in the wiring plug. Trouble is I can't find the switch. Haynes says it is mounted on the left-hand inner wing. Not sure which is left side in their convention. Is this on the coolant...

Had a weird code come up today just after the lamba probe was changed. Its 01314 any ideas what this one is about ?

Mk2 Starting problem frustration.... Hello folks, to start this thread the words " the lights on but nobody's home" sums up my frustrating problem with this motor. Bought this car recently and been ok until now, considering its over 20 years old, i was'nt expecting trouble free motoring with rose tinted spectecles. Being handy with spanners is not a problem,but this problems got to me. My...

When I bounce the front of my Mk4 Golf, I hear loud squeaking from the suspension. Any ideas? Any cheap fix?

OO hubbys car had a problem today. The Oxygen sensor \ lamba sensor had gone to oxy heaven. He scanned it with a diagnostic thingy and it says 17604 oxygen lambda sensor circuit b1 s1 electrical malfunction" his freind said its the one before the cat (whatever that is, I'm sure I have no animals under my bonet, not that I check lol) There is a bit of room to get at the sucker (his words) but...

Hello.... My Golf Mk 4 TDI 2002 has started nagging for a service, so I duly went along to my VW dealer and bought the filters, oil etc. I'm a bit worried though because there was a lot of head scratching about which oil to use (this is the first service since I've had the car). I think because the car was imported from the continent by its original

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The gearbox seems to shift much higher than I'd expect, even when gentle accelerating on the flat, it feels like it's in sports mode all the time. (Even though it doesn't have a sports mode!) It just revs a bit high and changes late. I thought there would be a dipstick to check the auto gearbox fluid level, but there's nothing in the manual(!) and can't find anything on the web except how to...

I'm undecided if I should buy VAG COM, my car beeps every time I start it so there is something wrong - seems like an excuse to buy the software :) Is it handy for the owner to have this? Or is it more useful for the garages and workshops to own it? £115 ish seems a lot if I'm only going to need it once. Is it handy to use every so often to check all is well with the car? Or should I save...

Hi, does anyone know if it is possible (ideally easy :-) ) to swap out standard washer jets on a 2002 Passat estate for the heated kind? One of my washer jets is semi-clogged and since I`m looking at changing it i`d like to get the heated ones for winter :-) Any ideas?

I have in my garage: 1 x Golf MkI Cabrio roof. External fabric in poor condition, rooflining dirty but tidy, metal frame in good condition. 1 x Golf MkI GTI exhaust - centre and tail pipe. Never used. Location: Near Caerphilly / Blackwood. Free to anyone who can collect this week.

a few weeks ago i posted about the exhaust emission lght comming on. 28000 miles. a bad show by vw to say the least. anyway it turned out to be a problem with the valves which i had to have replaced as well as a head skim and all the necessary bits to go back on with it. i put it all back together and it ran fine, alot sweeter than before. the valves on these things are a weak point so please be...

Hi For sometime now I have experienced noise from the engine of my 1996 VW Polo 1.4CL when accelerating above 30mph. This is an automatic. The noise sounds as is if its coming from behind the dashboard on the driver's side. Its a vibrating type of sound but I don't feel any vibration. I searched on this group and found mention that it could be to do with the air filter box, but the screws on...

One of the brake lights has gone on my 2005 Caddy Van (the current model). There's nothing in the manual about replacing rear bulbs, and I can't see any way of getting to them. Does that mean it's a trip to the dealers and a hefty bill for a very minor repair? -- Hungerdunger To reply by email, remove the MARX from my address

Hi everyone, got a Passat from 2002 and have been very bored and been browsing the interne, which normally ends up in me spending money :-) I`ve seen some LED sidelight bulbs that are apparently street legal but brighter than normal filament bulbs - anyone actually seen them, and are they any good? And a similar question for some replacement brake bulbs i`ve seen that light up quicket than...

I am getting an occasional P1035 error on my VW Golf Mk4. It seems that I have "O2 Sensor Heater Circ.,Bank1-Sensor1 Malfunction". Anyone have a clue what is going wrong? RAB

ok guys. i just hate these new cars where unless u have all the compuiters to diagnose anything the home mechanic of some 30 years now comes to a grinding halt. right now ive had my moan. lupo 1.0 mpi. 52 plate 28ooo miles exhaust emission light has come on and the engine doesnt idle as well as it has done. i have wiggled a few connections and cleaned up the plugs but to no avail.