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I don’t have much of a clue for this sort of stuff, but I had the polo with a 1.0 MPI engine (similar car platform I think), and they also sold that model with a 1.9 SDI engine. Wonder if you could put in a 1.9 asz/arl in if they’re not much bigger in size? That would be fun... Sent from my iPhone u...

@Polofrank I live in cornwall too. I use sparks auto electrical in Helston if you live near the area. Great guy and knows his stuff, nice and cheap too XD

07798 668833 if you still need someone


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On my polo my front wipers completely failed to work on all speeds. Only rear wiper and washers both front and back would work. Turned out the contacts in the wiper stalk were all worn out and shorting across each other. May not be the same in your case though with just the rear not working. Slough ...

I loved my polo but went and did this to it



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Took it for another drive today and was excellent, seems to have got a bit of power back as well (guess it’s because it’s sparkign the fuel/air mix at the optimum time now). Thanks for all your help, that’s another polo avoided the scrappy XD

Thanks guys, I can stop worrying about that then :lol: I didn’t get a chance to take it out after work this evening but on Sunday I took it on a 30 mile round trip and ran fine the whole time (would have cut out a number of times before) I stopped to turn off the engine a few times too and started a...

Thanks for the additional suggestions. I’ve just had the bumper off and cleaned up all of the grounding wires I could see which followed the cable to the cam position sensor. Checked the sensor wires for voltage and also ground and they were reading 0 ground 11.2v for middle pin and 4.7v for right p...

Ah ok, looks like I’ll have to find something to go on there then. Thought the brake pedal didn’t seem to feel any better

Ok here’s a couple pics, including close up of that little valve thing. Made a bit of progress, cleared the codes and light is now gone. Still had c0300 and the code for cam sensor came back, showing p0343. Looked this up and it gave me this: Symptoms of a P0343 engine code may include: Check Engine...

I should add as well that after I replaced the ignition coil and new cam sensor, the revs would spike from 600-900 every 30 seconds or so. Thought that was odd, maybe just calibrating now there’s no vacuum leak? There’s a tiny tube coming off the new vacuum hose which is sucking in air. Should that ...

Annoyingly the garage I went to didn’t give me the codes before they erased them. One was for the camshaft sensor which I’ve now replaced, still no better. Replaced the ignition coil as well which they recommended and still nothing. I’ve got a replacement ignition switch from my local VW parts suppl...

Ok so we got a few more stalls and trouble starting annoyingly. When I turn the key in the ignition it will crank the engine and attempt to start but cutout straight away. Would a faulty switch still allow the engine to crank over?? There’s no immobiliser (I don’t think) so it can’t be a problem wit...

Not sure, it’s definitely stopped hissing. I’ll drive it a bit tomorrow and see if it will stall. The ignition barrel is noticeably worn after using my golf. Doesn’t really click into each one, just feels really loose. Are they a pain to replace? I’m meant to have someone coming to look at it to buy...

Finally got round to having a proper look at this problem. Ended up being that the plastic brake servo hose had completely split and was obvious when I had the cover off and engine running. New hose was £35 from local garage and should be back running sweet again soon. I had been driving it for a fe...

Sorry for late reply guys, I’m middle of sorting a few cars out.
Ok thanks for the info, I’ll give that a try. I guess the switch is in the ignition barrel bit somewhere? I have had all the locks fail on me now so wouldn’t be surprised if it’s that