UKPassats

i noticed after taking the carpet out due to a leak that the floor vent that takes air to the rear passengers doesnt have any air flow going through it, the other vents on the dashboard seem to be working fine, any ideas? this is the vent im talking about, no air or very little air on both sides of ...

after taking the carpet out due to a water leak i noticed the ac drain pipe, would i be able to completely seal where these to pipes join, previously they just had a sponge/foam type material stuck around them, or is it advisable to not seal it to prevent the water backing up any further in the even...

When I had my ‘99 B5 I did a fair amount of motorway driving and at one point I was getting constant puddles on my passenger side front floor. Car was a UK spec 1.9TDi 110bhp with climatronic aircon. Couldn’t find out the issue and spoke to a dealership mechanic who told me about the aircon drain b...

sorry for the long post lol hi, well yes and no, first i took it to a garage and they hooked it up to their own obd scanner and it cleared the air bag alert, but the handbrake alert and beeping was still constant when i was driving and the mechanic advised that its probably the switch at the bottom ...

excellent link, thank you very much!

thanks mate i'll check that out!

hi can anyone recommend and affordable OBD scan tool that is compatible with a b5.5 passat from 2001?, i recently had to remove the carpet to dry it out because of a water leak and therefore i first had to remove the seat which contains airbags, but now that i put everything back im getting an air b...

1.9Tdi wrote: ↑Sun May 07, 2023 12:02 pm You're welcome. These explain how to do it....

https://www.myturbodiesel.com/d2/1000q/ ... remove.htm

https://www.myturbodiesel.com/d2/1000q/ ... t-Golf.htm

i had a vague idea of what i need to do but this will help alot thanks again mate!

If you search "Passat B5.5 front left door lock" on ebay you will find many for around £20. I expect there is a difference between the front driver and front passenger door side, so probably best to avoid any mentioning left hand drive. The lock units are common across many cars in the vw...

ok thanks! im gonna try to find a door lock mechanism/actuator but not sure of the part code for front left passenger on a RHD uk car.

does anyone have the part number for a door lock actuator/module for a passat b5.5 front left passenger door RHD? ive been trying to find the part but alot of them say for left hand drive, i dont know if it even makes any difference but dont wanna buy the wrong one

hi im trying to get my front passenger door open, it wont open with the remote key or by using the inner or outer door handle at all, i thought i might try putting the key in the passenger door and turning it but i dont see any where to put the key, ive seen on youtube some people using the key to l...