My daughter has a Volkswagen 1.4 Polo, 1997 model. She says that when someone replaced her battery he did not keep the ignition switched on and that this has caused the remote control fob to be ineffective. Is this a fact and if so how can the matter be rectified? Thanks, Emrys Davies.

The driver's seat in my MK2 GTi is looking pretty shabby and feeling pretty poor too (padding seems to have disintegrated). Only on the bolsters you rub against every time you get in and out though. Does anyone sell replacement sections of the seats or offer a decent recovering service? I'd prefer to just the the bits that need doing done in the right colour than have to have the whole interior...

Hello All Can anyone inform me of the correct technique for drainage of condensate from the injector pump pre-filter bowl on a Mk4 Golf SDI. I've had a feel around the bottom of the filter bowl and can (almost) feel what I assume to be a drain nipple but have no idea what type of implement may serve to undo this, or the method of avoiding drenching the inner wing with water/ diesel mix from...

I have just purchased a Golf Mk5 2.0 FSI in Perth Australia. The engine shudders like it is misfiring when idling and I have been told by the dealer this is because the engine management system runs the car lean as poss to reduce emisssions. I am running it on 98 oct BP Ultimate which is the best (and most expensive)fuel we have here. Has anyone else had or heard of this problem? Not happy I...

The idle speed on my 1.8 CL Mk3 Golf is about 900 rpm, when the engine is fully warmed up. Is that a bit on the high side - and if so, would that have much effect on fuel consumption? Cheers - and a jolly good Christmas to you all. :) All the best,

Our imported Golf TDI 100PD was delivered on the variable/longlife service regime. It demanded a first service at just over 11000 miles and about 18months from dealer delivery in Europe/16 months from UK registration which we were pretty happy about. Despite instructions to the dealer to keep it on 'Longlife' and them saying they knew what they were doing they delivered the car back with a '12...

my understanding is this new engine is highly tuneable like the previous 1.8T engine used in the mk4 golf, audi a3, s3 and tt reports are that they will be putting in the new audi s3 with approx 260bhp, are there any tuning companies able to get this sort of high output from the engine yet? if say i purchase a Golf mk5 2.0 FSI (150bhp) can they up it to 260bhp

Seasonal greetings everybody. I would like to tap into your collective brains; I own a Seat Leon, 2001, 1.4 16v S, 5 door for the past 3 years, now it's just out of warrantee and I would like to do the basic oil/plug change type service myself, leaving the major stuff to the local garage. Over the last 30 years of car ownership I've always done this with the aid, for what it's now worth, of...

Any help very much appreciated... I have a 2000 passat 1.8 se saloon with 55k on clock, full vw history, completly at random the car will fail to start, some times in the morning, sometimes when hot, sometimes when cold, like I said random. The starter turns over and sounds ok but the engine dosen't fire. If I persist the car will eventually start but it dosen't sound healthy when it does...

Anybody know about a gauge pod for steering colomn for two instruments on a Golf III? I´d like an URL if possible :) -- Per, Esbjerg (Denmark)

MkII golf 1.8 Driver Situation. Car running and the headlights, and dash flash/pulse. You can also here the engine note changes in time to the flashing. Ive tried changing the belt. The drive belts are pretty tight but I suppose could always go tighter, or

hi all, my daughter has a golf 1.4 circa 1998, the boot light and left hand door switch do not seem to work, the problem being i can not find any switches, can someone tell me where they are located. thanks

Petrol Polo 1994 1.4 Having trouble with cold starts. It goes eventually but judders until warm. (Dangerous when pulling onto roundabout on cold morning). VW can't find a problem typically. Also petrol fumes on idle but ok when moving. Any help greatly appreciated. Cheers, Paul.

Hi I have a W reg passat and one of the rear door handles has a problem. the small moulding to the rear of the moving handle has been loose for a while and now it's come out. So the handle now pulls out too far and doesn't always open the lock. Has anyone had this before, do I need to replace the whole handle mechanism or just get a new moulding stopper thingy. thanks

The emission warning light on my Golf V5 came on this morning, no other obvious problems, runs ok. I know it could be the Lambda Probe but wonder what else maybe at fault and if anyone has any advice. Thanks

....any particular brand of 'tuning box'? I've been browsing ebay, and there seem to be several manufacturers on there, all claiming to give around 30% more torque, and another 20bhp. TIA -- JackH

Paul Ockenden wrote: The remaining time you have on your warranty is only valid (unless you find a very kind local VW dealer!) at the dealer where the car came from. That's simply not true. Both parts of the warranty are valid at ANY VW dealer.

I've a Mk1 golf Ryder 1.6, J reg... recently it's intermittently been running rough. No power, engine threatening to stall, actually carrying out that threat occasionally. The symptoms seem especially bad on hills (presumably being under heavy load). I've changed the plugs, distributor cap and leads. I've spoken nicely to it and cursed it too but nothing seems to provide long term improvement. I...

Hi, I'm looking to buy a V6 TDI Passat, about 3-4yrs old but can't find any info on any problems there might be with them, generally I think thats a good thing, but how would I know if it was any good. Is there anything that I should be looking for??? Thanks satpal

Hi, I've got a VW Golf Mk3 GTi 2.0 8v that dies and refuses to start again for at least half an hour if I go through a puddle and water splashes up under the left hand side of the engine bay. It appears to be an electrical problem, but I can't trace where the water is getting in to the system. Any advice gratefully received. Ta!