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Yep the guys said they had to come from VW - and mentioned they'd be shoving plenty of copper grease on. Nice 4Motion btw

Bought me one of these Pela 6000 Oil Extractors, what a great idea I thought. Just did an oil change and on the first use the tubing has split in a few places - going down the dipstick tube I found that to extract all the oil you needed feed the piping through the very slight resistance at the botto...

So I took the motor do a decent local garage today (Mike Evans Motorsport, Shrewsbury) and they are the first people to look at it and show me what's what on the ramps and comprehensively explain to me what's up. Bad news is they're not the cheapest around and it's cost me the best part of a grand a...

I tried a chain and more modern rubber type filter removal tool... and pure arm force! No luck, but will try it with the engine running as suggested... Cheers!

Attempted an oil change at the weekend - I have the correct tool for the oil filter cap removal, yet the garage who last did an oil change for me seem to have tightened it up to a mind bending level, proving removal nigh on impossible even with a huge extension bar - The socket/tool just ends up sli...

Welcome! I've got a 4motion estate and it's on AP coilovers - Drives very nicely and ride quality is good too, I think these come in at around £4/500...

Thank you very much!!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Volkswagen-Pass ... 083761483X

This would be great in PDF form if anyone knows where to get such things?!

Awesome, that'd be great! What workshop manual is it? VW one? My Haynes does not cover the 4Motion bits

Mines on 140k and I also have the a slight notable wobble form the back end, problem is nobody seems to know a thing about these rear suspension setups, real nightmare to get any info on!

Right, had a thread on here a while back about my 4motion shredding the edge of my rear tyres. Garage said rear adjustments are seized and the rear arms need to be replaced in order to adjust and solve my tyre eating issue. I fitted some cheapo tyres and forgot about it for a bit as the amount of mo...

Ah bummer! Need one anyhow and I've ordered one in at TPS, could you clear something up that nobody seems to know... do they come as 2 separate bits (Plastic + Chrome) or are they supplied pre bonded?

The above is a bargain - I got a quote from TPS on Friday for this part and they want £70, I only require the chrome strip as my plastic trim is still fine. Where on earth can you get this for £18?!

Haha you love TPS! Have phoned various local places including my local TPS and yes I am picking up the oil from them after work - £17.99 for 5l.

They are not so cheap for the rest of the bits.

Thank you for the heads up.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-60166-fuchs-titan-gt1-xtl-5w-40-synthetic-engine-oil-bmw-mercedes-porsche-vw-more.aspx This looks a good price and seems to be suitable for the PD (505.01) Okay for use in my 2004 PD130? Just wanted to double check as the following is suggested by the site, but almost twi...

£31.58 with forum discount from Euro Car Parts and all parts selected are Bosch with free delivery.

Very convenient if you work a lot (TPS don't offer online ordering or delivery). However, totally useless when they can't event ell you which part is needed for your car...

Why is it seemingly so hard to buy the right bits for your car? I enter my reg, it pops up with the correct car and engine details and then offers me multiple choices, all differing in sizes and spec for my service items. For example - the array of pollen filters, not one is the same as the other in...

Ah I see - That's easy enough I have no undertray. I have heard though that if the sensor in the sump has detected a low oil level it should be working fine and that the problem lies with the bonnet sensor - to ensure you have lifted it, check the oil (sorted it out) and put back down. I'm more incl...

As for your problem, if the oil is now up to level and the light is still on (orange light it should be) then the sensor has probably stuck. A few options; give it a whack to see if it will unstick or replace it. Alternatively it could be a wiring fault but I'd think it unlikely given the low oil l...

My dash is also now telling me to check my oil every time I start the car... even though it has obviously been checked and seen to, do I have to reset it somehow?

Thanks for the above comments, interested to hear what anybody else is using or if it's normal for these engines to use some oil.

PD 130 141k on the clock, FSH - Last service was 9k ago and have just had the oil level light pop up on the dash. I've been meaning to and should have checked the oil myself before that happened... but I haven't. Oil was on minimum marker and it's just taken 1 litre to pop it up toward maximum. Does...

A guy is selling a couple on Passat World...

http://www.passatworld.com/forums/42-vo ... badge.html

Someone else is after them too though!

Couldn't find anything yesterday but just found this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLKSWAGEN-PA ... 376wt_1157

That's correct isn't it?

Rear Bumper for a 2004 Passat Estate 4Motion (don't know if that makes any difference)

Where can I buy one new apart from VW, ie a non OEM part?

Cheers for all the input, I'm going to hold off telling the insurance, as I've had first hand experience of how they can try and ruin your life

Going to try and get down to a bodyshop I've been recommended today and get a quote.