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i am at juct 28 anyone wanna cruse up there together

1. does the wirring of the engine sound slow ? 2. does the dash lights alter any ie go dim on cranking? 3. have you checked the battery terminals are tight on the poles of the battery? 4. when cranking position this wiiring noise does it just come from behind the engine at the starter motor and is i...

i am going to bring vag com laptop with me so if anyone wants there cars scanning for the sum of £5 i will check all systems on car and reset. and if faults present will give advice

all cars from mk3 polo upwards

firstly it needs diagnostic computer pluged in

need the tailgate stripping down and hose reconected . you might just wanna clean the wire counecters too use either wd40 or a contact cleaner on the unlucky side you might need the termals replacing as they have a tendancy of breaking when they been corroded for a while and you my need a new boot l...

ok cheers. just to clarify when i said i didnt want to spend huge money i meant im not aiming to take it to the level where id have to be getting new cams, larger injectors, forced induction ext as this will still be used as my transport to college on some days so i want atlease a little bit of eco...

metz wrote:

madmatt wrote:i might come for a drive even if its just for food

I hope your coming i forgot to tell you about this meet haha.

i aint coming now i know u r lol lol lol

i might come for a drive even if its just for food

hey guys, im new to the forum so any help would be nice. basicly im coming up to completing my driving test and have my heart set on a mk3 polo as my first car. the only problem is im not sure how much insurance would be for me (17) on a GT which is what im after, but should i just go for a standar...

I have been told that the greenish covering on the bolts is to protect against them against the problem caused by different materials ie aluminium with steel - but I do agree that all these greenish bolts should be changed - although my VW dealer seems not to have changed any when then changed my A...

ok chaps part numbers for gaskets for rear light units on 9N polos left side 6Q0998145 approx £5.28 right side 6Q0998146 approx £5.28 oh and a further read of 1.2 polo original post he states he has a squeek from the from which is usaly without a doubt coming from the front wishbone rear bush whic...

[/quote]Ah ok then, where is the throttle body, how do you get it off and how do you clean it? :D[/quote] throttle body is on inlet manifold. - remove plastic trim from top of rocker cover (4 5mm allen head bolts) - remove air box think its a few 10mm bolts and lift off u will see the throttle body ...

update: was booked in at VW today, basically was told cant see any faults. Must be my drivinig style, told them that used to regularly get 370miles to a tank on my other polo but they said the polo GT is fine. lol i worked at a main dealer i know how they operate lol bet they just scaned it and del...

you can just replace the rubber gasket between the light cluster and the body
will look up the part number when i get back to work on monday

Leave the battery disconnected for a few hours and see if you notice a difference, should reset the ECU no dont do this it will do nothing you need it plugged in to a diagnostic computer. i can garentie it will the temp sender . basicaly its telling the ecu its cold and adjusting the fuel to suit. ...