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No, No coolant at all, if you topped up expansion tank the coolant drains straight out pump!

Hi John My son pulled over and switched the engine off immediately. AA towed car back to our house but advised us not to turn the engine over until the belt which appears still to be tensioned correctly has been examined when water pump is replaced.

Hi John Many thanks for that, the thing that worries me is the removal of the Left Hand engine mount! As i don't have a engine hoist to hand, is it possible to use a trolley jack under the soup to support the engine and then undo the the L/H engine mount?

Hi John Many thanks for the reply, yeah looks like more than just basic tools needed to do the job!

Dear All Appears coolant pump has failed whilst driving on motorway and felt loss of power, stopped the car and it was chucking water out near where the drive belts are! Is it easy to replace the pump and if so would the crankshaft pulley have to be removed and how can that be done without...

Many thanks Gents Is this a hard job to replace the driver's side bulb as under the bonnet its all engine! How can the bulb be replaced?

Hi Davehearns Yes thats right when the fault comes up the lights dipped lights do not work on the drivers side. After an hour when car has been stationary, the dipped lights will work again until the same fault appears after a while.

Dear All I have a Audi 1.8 TFSI 2009. Just recently when driving noticed that that a fault cam cup on the dashboard as " Dipped Beam Fault Right hand drivers side" and the warning sign on the dashboard. Once car is parked say for an hour the warning does not come on and then suddenly...

Hi Alan333 Don't think VIC is needed anymore, Car has a valid MOT 2 weeks before Accident. Mechanically sound and drives fine.

Dear DaveHearns Parts are not the problem, the Wing Bolts on top do not align in that 2 of them do but the 3rd one near the bumper side is out of alignment so need to find a way to re-align this one Bolt hole. The Head Light unit also needs to be re-aligned and think the Plastic Ram panel which...

Hi John Many thanks for the quick reply, inner wing that I have never heard of and where can I get one from? As for welding I am an absolute novice! The front Bumper member was bent near to the crash site so will replace, as the headlight mounting appears to be undamaged will fitting a new...

Dear All My son had a crash with his VW Golf 1.4 16V. The bonnet, Bumper and passenger side wing and headlight were damaged on the passenger side. The Insurance has written the car off as a CAT C. I have decided to repair the car my self as I think the damage is superficial and the Insurance...

Hi Andy Thanks for that and I have seen that video but on my car that Bolt opposite the Ball Joint is shrouded by what I believe is the Sub Frame hence wondering if I really have to drop the sub frame to get to this Bolt?

Dear All I am trying to remove the lower wishbone arm due to the rear Bush being completely disintegrated on both sides! I cannot get to the Bolt opposite the Ball Joint as it is shrouded by the Sub Frame! Do I have to drop the sub frame just to get at this bolt or is there another way to...

OK Problem resolved!! Had the Cylinder Hear Recondition. Engineers found 2 Exhaust Valves badly damaged,1 with Hole in it! The other had split you can see right thru! The other 2 were badly pitted. All 4 Renewed, Valve guides renewed, valve seats renewed and lapped in. Timing Belt and Pump done...

Hi Chjee Took it to a local Garage who said Mis fire on cylinders 3 & 4 due to low compression. They think inlet valves are sticking intermittently and want £600 to cure it by reconditioning the head? Not sure if they did leak down or Fuel Pressure test or inspected the Cat. Once codes are...

Hi Burnerman Tick over when its behaving is 760 RPM dead on , no fluctuations. Recap engine has had new Plugs, Plug Leads, Coil, New Air Filter, New Fuel Filter. MAP Cleaned, EGR Valve blanked off no difference so reset back to normal and adapted. Throttle body cleaned 5 times and adapted...

Hi Burnerman Thanks for the reply. The Car engine code is AXP and has 4 Individual Injectors. I still get Random Mis-Fire and then says its cylinders 3 & 4 Monday,31,March,2014,12:29:58:10074 VCDS Version: Release 908.0 Data version: 20090830...

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Dear All Been a while since I updated this post. I again had a Temperature sensor Failure so bought a Genuine VW Temp Sensor. Car's power returned instantly and the engine ran well at speed BUT still had Poor idling at standstill and really rough idling if on an incline but idling was smooth...