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timmywills17 · Post by **timmywills17** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:21 pm

Hi i new to the forum i bought a polo 1997 1.4 3dr last week and i have a prob with the central locking when i open the door from the drivers side the passenger does not open unless i open it with the key i wanna know if i can fix this prob without 2 much hassle. any ideas thanx

rydale13 · Post by **rydale13** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:59 pm

hi mate,

welcome to the forum. It sounds like one of the vacuum/air lines is damaged.

the central locking pump is in the boot on the right hand side (where the 1st aid kit should be)

take it out and check to make sure all pipes are correctly inserted...

The central locking pump is a black box with a cylinder shape on top of it.

1der · Post by **1der** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:21 pm

welcome to the forum

Get some pics up of your car for us to see

timmywills17 · Post by **timmywills17** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:22 pm

cheers mate will check it out tomoro morning

yosin · Post by **yosin** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:24 pm

i had the samee problem..one of the pipes wasnt correctly inserted...sorted it out but now its happening again but the whole central locking system aint working..

any ideas?

timmywills17 · Post by **timmywills17** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:28 pm

yosin wrote:i had the samee problem..one of the pipes wasnt correctly inserted...sorted it out but now its happening again but the whole central locking system aint working..

any ideas?

wot do u mean the whole central locking does not work? can u still open the car?

yosin · Post by **yosin** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:30 pm

i mean like it doesnt lock all the doors and boot...

i have to use the keys now -.-

timmywills17 · Post by **timmywills17** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:39 pm

does anyone know if this prob can b solved by buying a remote cl kit?

yosin · Post by **yosin** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:47 pm

timmy: try going to the garage they would sort it out cos i had the same problem, it would be cheaper than buying a whole cl kit

cost me like 20 bucks to sort that out

timmywills17 · Post by **timmywills17** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:52 pm

yosin wrote:timmy: try going to the garage they would sort it out cos i had the same problem, it would be cheaper than buying a whole cl kit

cost me like 20 bucks to sort that out

might jus do that its just that i was plannin on getting the remote cl kit that gives u headlight flash and dat beep sound do i still need da vacuum pvmp fixed?

randomage · Post by **randomage** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:51 pm

the vacuum pump is what works the central locking so yeah you will need it. i had this problem when i first got my car, turned out someone had unplugged the pump from the electrics! when we plugged it back in, we found out why.... theres a leak in mine somewhere so when i lock it, it keeps whirring for about 30 secs. the look on peoples faces when i walk away from my car, whirring like mad is totally priceless!

Rupie · Post by **Rupie** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:55 pm

hey welcome to the forum!
hope you get your locks sorted out!

timmywills17 · Post by **timmywills17** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:24 pm

thanks

dempsey 5 · Post by **dempsey 5** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:37 pm

mine does the same

lee s3 plo · Post by **lee s3 plo** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:35 am

welcome !!

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