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Hi after a bit of advice - So the airbag light was on our Passat so I took it to the vw specialist we use and they said code n2oo came up and that we need a new airbag and it was £400. So I was not too please as they had already replaced the driver airbag previously. I had a bit of a look into it v...

Hi thanks for the replies - the connector has already been removed by a garage previously and that fixed it for a while although looking at the wiring it was bent at a right angle so maybe that caused high resistance over time? I will see if I can get the codes cleared to see if cleaning the connect...

Hi, the airbag warning light is on our passat and had it diagnosed as the passanger seat airbag. The garage says it needs a new airbag but reading online a few people have had problems with the wiring so before getting the airbag replaced I thought I would give the connectors a bit of a clean with s...

I might have to resort to that as well then!!

might try an air ratchet gun first see if that gets it off.

Hi trying to remove the drop links form my rear anti roll bar on a 2.0 tdi - is there a cetain way to do this as when I try to undo the nut on either end the internal ball? I presume is just spinning round

Any help would be great thanks

lol quite a lot then!!

found the torque for the wheels 120 nm but cant seem to find the torque for the bolts I'm thinking about 80nm if there anything like the bm torque?

anyone know the torque for the bolt that holds the spring platform?

thanks

Hi anyone else ever had this or heard of this? I havn't but then before owning a Passat never heard of a steering column going!

is it easy to change? anyone got a guide?

Thanks for any help

while washing ours today I noticed the same thing - spidering and a little rust on most of the doors! the paint looks looks very thin , also noticed rust creeping out from under the plastic trim below one of the rear doors , and on the boot where the badge is the paint has lifted and started to rust...

think mine is just standard springs bur will check the paperwork. some useful info there Richard thanks will def get some new spring plates. how easy is it to replace the bush and bolt? the bolt I guess is pretty easy but do you need a press to put a new bush in? or is there a poly replacement? Than...

Thanks for confirming that I thought that might be the case - I never believe what garages tell me on face value been told too much poo before so always like to check . sounds easy enough to do - wheres the best place to get springs? is it best to stick with genuine vw or is there an aftermarket equ...

Hi the springs on the back of our b6 have snapped apparently and so need changing. how dificult is this to do as the guy in the garage said it's quite difficult? I have changed all the suspension on my bm before and told the guy this and he said yeah bm's are quite easy the passat is a lot harder - ...

had this on ours and as andypassat said above slamming the door etc is not the way to fix it as from my experience its the cable that is stiff. on ours if you removed the window seal from the outside of the car and shone a torch inside you could see that the handle was moving but not the cable - I r...

thanks for the reply - thats what I thought too! So I changed the thermostat to start with - no change and the old stat semed to be working fine and wasn't stuck open. was going to change the temp sensor next but as it was going to the garage anyway (suspected steering lock fail) I asked him to have...

B6 2.0 tdi 140 Hi , please can someone help - as above my temp gauge only gets to 70, it starts at o and gets to 70 after a few miles and heaters seem hot, my mech has had a look and done some checks and says it is the dashboard gauge that won't go past 70, can I swap out the dash gauge from another...

I have a similar problem with our Mondeo the fans come on when you put the heaters on and don't seem to go off! - very annoying.

so which one of these sensors would the dash temp gauge get its reading from ?

Thanks Stu

Hi , I have tried to find out on the net with no joy, where is the cts located on a 2.0 tdi 140 05 plate?

thanks for any help , a pic showing where it is would be great

Hi , after taking the car (2.0 tdi 140) to a garage to have the stat changed and them wasting my time and giving me the car back with the old stat still in! I'm thinking of doing it myself. I have changed the stat on my 328 before which was relatively easy but how easy is it on one of these? the so ...

never used them before as I normally do most things on my Bmw myself - the passat though has so much electronics that I thought it best to get it scanned. The guy at the garage seemed to know what he was talking about and his machine did pinpoint which relay there was a problem with but maybe he saw...

Hi , went to start the car the other day 2.0 tdi 140 and the glow plugs lights started flashing and then the warning engine fault see garage came up in the window, I took the key out and tried again and it was fine, it's done it a couple of times but only when cold not if its warmed up. I took it an...

is it running at the correct temp? (90) as that could affect mpg

Thanks for the reply paul and no it seems to run fine , mpg is a bit lower than I expected at just under 40 but I think that may be due to it running cold (just over 70) so need to get that sorted- I guess it's probably the stat. hopefully keeping the car for a while so just want to get it 100% , it...

sorry im new to vw's whats vcds and what do I need to use it?

is there any other way of telling which one it is?

I guess I could just replace both, what do you guys recomend - proper vw ones only or is there a good parts supplier?

thanks Stu

hi my 2005 2.0 tdi seems to be running low at 70- I presume it should run at about 90? I'm gonna keep an eye on it for the next week but what is this likely to be? I guess a temp sensor or a stuck stat ? did a 30 mile run the other day and still only got up to 70 is there any diy guides to fix this?...

Hi I'm new to Passats and to the forum so Hi! I have just purchased a 2005 2.0 tdi the newer shape one (b6 I think) 125k. it's pretty tidy inside and out but I was just wondering if there is anything I should be checking on these models? I have read about the injectors and about water getting in thr...