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I did manage to get the bolts off and put them back on the inboard end with a mole grip, not the best but it did work. I bought some spline drive bits the next weekend and retightened the bolts with the proper tool. I bought mine from the local motor factors about £8 for a set of 10 with a 1/2 inch...

Is the key on a 1999 Passat different to that on a 2002 model? . A normal 2 or 3 button flip key uses 1 CR2032 battery.

I have changed the CV joint boots on my 2002 130 TDI estate and found the following link. http://www.taligentx.com/passat/maintenance/cvjoints/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The problems I found were that the bolts that secure the driveshaft to the gearbox are spline drive...

You can get away without changing the spare. If it's a front puncture put the spare on the rear and then take the rear tyre and put it on the front.Takes a bit longer to do but you can get away with it. I am looking to upgrade the brakes on my car to 312mm and I have a spare 15 inch wheel. Tried a f...

See the how to section an excellent write up by Bobman. http://www.ukpassats.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=2757" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Really just need new caliper mounting brackets, Discs and a new set of pads.Have you got 16 inch wheels though as 312mm disc...

The temperature sender has 4 pins because it actually has 2 temperature sensors built in. The one is for the ECU and is the temperature shown on VAG-COM, the other is for the temperature gauge. So it is possible for the ECU to be reading the correct temperature and the gauge to be showing incorrectl...

On some cars they are cut out. I have a 130BHP TDI and they weren't so I got busy with a stanley knife and cut them out. Not sure it makes much difference but it all helps.If you look at pictures of engine bays on Autotrader you can see some are cut out. http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/imgser-uk/se...

Possibly the catalyst has cracked as they can be prone to shock or it's a baffle in the middle box. The Passat doesn't have lot's of ground clearance even in standard form so not really the best car for off roading.

It's the temperature sender that faulty, Very common and not to difficult to change. The part was redesigned as there have been so many failures and the new ones have a green top rather than a black top. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TEMP-SENDER-4-PIN-GREEN-GENUINE-VW-PART-GOLF-BEETLE-ETC_W0QQitemZ300194845...

I suffered a similar problem on my car when the sunroof drain blocked in the rear. You have to remove the rear wheel and the plastic wheel arch liner.The drains are the same as in the front with a flattened part to them and this is where they block. I put a small screwdriver up the one and got half ...

You really need to check for damp under the passenger side footwell carpet. It's easy to get up. Push the passenger seat back as far as it will go.You need to remove the kick panel in the passenger footwell first, Thats the panel to the left in the footwell , secured by 1 phillips screw. pop out the...

A lot of cars maintain fault codes for a certain number of ignition cycles, usually around 25. This is not the case for anything safety related such as airbags or brakes and these usually need to be cleared with VAG-COM. As to any change in the driveability or MPG I would say the car drives better, ...

The only way the ECU will know how much exhaust gas it is recycling will be by the reduction of fresh air coming into the engine through the MAF. I have had my EGR disabled for over 18 months and never had a problem. I have VAG COM and there are no codes being recorded in the ECU. EGR only really ha...

Looks like a great tool this. Theres a video on the home site showing it in use, I wonder how it works on a 5 year old car with 95k on the clock.I have tried to remove the pinch bolts on my car when I replaced the shockers but failed miserably. Managed to change them without taking the bolts out.Als...

Does the program recognise the lead, One of my friends had a lead off Flea-bay and the program couldn't see it. Have you tried another car,It's possible but unlikely the problem is with your car. Also are you using USB or serial leads. I have a serial one and have never had any problems although I k...

Also recommend celulose thinners to remove glue residue before applying new strip - used it on my carPC to respray and cover full of old labels! Are you sure about cellulose thinners, that will remove the lacquer and paint as well if you don't watch what your doing. I use white spirit for anything ...

Hey guys, I have another thread, speaking of water ingress woes. Interestingly, my rear passenger side carpet is soaked too, but has happened after I found my sunroof to be leaking badly. Any chance these 2 could be related? I stoppped a bit sharpish one day and soaked my dashboard! lol.. It has be...

I'll speak to them tomorrow, all going well I'll buy a brake caliper rewind tool (left the other one at my parents house) and change the pads outside on friday after work. I thought you said the front pads were worn, You don't need a caliper rewind tool for the front pads, I have changed rear pads ...

Sounds like some kind of air lock problem to me. As for the turbo glowing orange unless you have been giving it some beans I wouldn't expect that.

If you think about what the cheap, go faster resistor mod does on a diesel, it tells the ECU that the diesel is very cold. It does this by putting a low value resister in place of the diesel temperature sensor.This fools the ECU into increasing the injector duration and putting more diesel in. So in...

I find that the fuel economy does drop when it gets colder, my car normally returns about 45mpg but in the last few weeks with the cold weather arriving it's dropped to around 41-42mpg. Same thing happened last year and I went through all the possible reasons for it but never found anything wrong. I...

I use Millers XFE PD comes in a 5 litre can.
http://www.millersoils.net/literatureDO ... XFE-PD.pdf
About £29 the last time I bought some.

There are two events there that I would look at 16486 - Mass Air Flow Sensor (G70): Signal too Low People have loads of problems with the MAF sensor and typically it;s output does drop, This results in a loss of power. 16955 - Brake Switch (F): Implausible Signal I know that you can get problems wit...

I have had one of these fitted to the car for the last few weeks. I did a bit of a write up on this site http://www.ukpassats.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3148&highlight= It does work well but occasionally it "locks up" .It will finish playing a track and then stop. You have to turn the...

If you goto http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr and paste in the web page you can translate the complete page to english. I did this and although the mirrors are OK because they are designed for a left hand drive car the wide angle mirror is on the left side. When in this country it should b...