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Thankyou! Changed the plug when I got home and works a treat now. Made a £200 job cost £1.49!

Replaced the plug when I got in from work, currently have a working fridge freezer. Thankyou so much, saved me £200! My first plug wiring since tech class at school so very happy with myself! Thanks again, Mark.

Thanks for the replies. I had a feeling the fuse wasn't likely to work, wishful thinking I'd say. Just irritating as it's not an old machine. Will try a new plug, if no luck there looks like a new machine :( Thanks again!

Hiya guys, I woke up this morning to no power in the flat at all. The circuit breaker was in the off position, i tracked it down to the fridge freezer, 100% definitely that. As soon as the fridge is switched on, it trips again. I tried it in another plug socket hoping it was the socket, still...

Thanks again for all the replies. Had a garage look it over this morning and he couldn't find anything outside the gearbox wrong with it. So need to decide whether to bite the bullet and prepare for what could be a very slippery slope in money spending or get shot of it. Can't afford to...

Thanks for the replies. Will let you all know when I manage to get it towed to a garage. Such a pain as it was flipping moving house day too! And guess who was shifting boxes :( Thanks again for prompt (and reassuring) replies. Mark

Hiya. I've got the car described in the subject. Had so much trouble with this car :( Driving down the road this afternoon and as I went to change up a gear I found I couldn't move the stick into position. I pulled over and found I couldn't get into any gear, I could wobble the stick about but...

Hiya, i have a 2003 MkIV Golf 1.6 16v with around 148k on the clock. Had a rough idle problem a while ago which went away perfectly after the throttle body was cleaned and reset. Ran like a dream. I have done about 280 miles in it since and all of a sudden it's back with a vengeance. It's...

Hiya Guys. I have a 2003 Mk4 VW Golf 1.6 16v with about 148000 on the clock. I have posted before detailing my rough idle problem but this was sorted by having the throttle body cleaned and reset. It was fine for around 250 miles and now seems to be back but strangely goes away with...

Oh i should add, the revs only occasionally hold themselves up but only when in gear, never in neutral. Don't know if that makes a difference?

Thanks to both of you for replying! He'd reset the codes for me, took it for a drive today to see if they'd come back up. Just the Exhaust "emissions workshop" one came up and that was on starting the engine. Took it back to the garage. Typically it had turned itself off :/ I did take his...

Hiya! I've got a 2003 VW Golf 1.6 16v MK4 . I've just had my throttle body cleaned and reset due to a rough idling issue. The idle has improved dramatically and hasn't dipped since. However, i've got 2 new problems, sod's law. Firstly if i'm slowing down and drop into a low gear like...

Picture of my rubbish car.

Thanks will look into that too. Some day I will have a fully functioning car! Seems every time I have something sorted two more problems pop up! Mark

Thanks to both of you. Will look into doing this on my next day off work. I'm in no way mechanically minded so excuse my ignorance but would any of those cause things to happen with the electrics. Noticed last night my headlights seemed to dim as I reversed into a bay. Could have been...

Hello! More problems with this infernal car. I have a 2003 vw golf match 1.6 16v. It's had rough idle when engine warm issues for a while now. Replaced the o2 sensors and engine coolant temperature sensor (as indicated by engine fault codes) which has reduced how often it happens...

Cheers to both of you, the hanger is being replaced on Friday, if it still doesn't sort it i'll take it to another mechanic as i do keep getting the feeling im a hinderance when i take my car in. Just a funny guy i think. Not sure he believed me that there is a noise but we'll see!

Because i overthink everything and due to only being able to see him 1 day a week due to work i tend to sit on google trying to figure out what it is. That is just me being me, not the mechanic asking for ideas lol. I haven't dared try it with the engine off yet. Definately worse under load...

Hiya, I have a VW Golf '03 plate mk4 1.6 16v. Hope someone can put my mind at ease a little. I have a knocking noise coming from the front right corner of the car, seems to be coming from the wheel area itself. The noise varies in how loud and fast it goes and typically almost non...