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Does anybody know if you have to use VW fluid or can you just use normal. the haynes manual say you must use VW......why?

Anyway burst one of the hoses and am in the process of fixing that, don't want to wreck anything else by putting the wrong fluid in.

It's a 96 polo 1.9d cl

cheers mate, will give them a try, i take it awesome and venom are the place to go for polo stuff

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Right I've scanned the previous posts and found not a lot.

So can anyone tell me where to get a switched acc +ve from because the iso connectors in my Mkiv polo doesn't provide one. I've checked with a multimeter and couldn't find it on the iso.

At the moment my headunit has bullets on the power ...

ah I'm getting you now, I knew what the lead was but wasn't sure about the "arping" bit. I think maybe what the VW Care person meant was "arcing"neg the spark was arcing between the lead and another part of the engine/car somewhere it shouldn't have been.

I'll check it out but do diesels not just ...

is there a short shift kit out there that will fit my 1.9d, I'm used to the change in my R32 and I'm struggling to tell when this car is in gear. Well not struggling but I have to double check when I put the car into neutral. It feels slack as a bag of bolts, like stirring porridge.

All help ...

Hey I've just become a 19d owner recentley and am glad to find another. I take it it was your glow plugs then, mine seems to be starting ok just now but I'm gonna keep an eye on it.

Does the glow plug light on yours come on before you start her everytime? Mine doesn't come on if the engine is warm ...

cheers for the welcome,

what do you mean by the HT leads arping? and how can you tell they are doing that?

What is the PCD and offset needed for wheels?

I'm thinking about a set of Revolution style 5 spokes and a bit lower, what do you guys do in the way of anti roll bars etc. What online ...

oh yeah one thing I've noticed that is strange is some severe vibration at idle, disapears as soon as the revs start to rise.

Does anyone have any experience with this problem?

Is it an engine mount?

hey all, first time I've been here for over a year. Joined up when UK-Mkivs was getting upgraded but now I'm the proud owner of a 96 (P) Polo cl 1.9 D 5 door.

Got it really as a run about for the commute to work etc, trying to keep the miles off the R32.

Picked it up on the 27th December and am ...