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Today, 07:47 PM
I have Knings springs and Pedders HD shockers at the back and am very happy with them. The van is 2005 4Motion loaded to the max with the tools.
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Today, 07:37 PM
Get it checked.
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Today, 03:10 PM
Take it to a VW specialist. Thats probably the best thing you could do at the moment. Could be any number of things: bad fuel, faulty ignition system...
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Today, 10:30 AM
the old taxi trick is to use a drop or two of dishwashing detergent on a paper towel, then clean the glass with that towel and methylated spirits.
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Yesterday, 10:34 PM
I got around 35,000km from the original Michelin Pilot Premacy and +40,000km from the Hankook RA23 tyres pumped to 51PSI and rotated every 5,000km....
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Yesterday, 07:04 PM
Welcome!
Try not to be disheartened - hopefully your dealer figures it out and you can enjoy your car again soon. I bought my octavia at 90,000km...
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Yesterday, 06:23 PM
Look in these 2 threads
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/f136/215-65-r16-c-106-104-t-tyres-multivan-50882.html
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Yesterday, 04:44 PM
You must have one of just a few 1.9's fitted with a dpf in Australia I would think? I noticed it was an option on my Octavia. Did you buy the car new...
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18-06-2013, 11:51 PM
I feel like the soot discussion got a bit dumbed down. Can we raise the bar a bit?
Soot is always produced in a diesel engines combustion cycle,...
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18-06-2013, 09:40 AM
The DSG in your Tiguan is not part of this recall.
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17-06-2013, 08:12 PM
Our Tig with 7spDSG 103TDI is smooth as silk cold or hot, driven in the city traffic 99% of the time. Ask the dealer to demonstrate "the normal on...
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17-06-2013, 06:38 PM
A digression - but this should never be the case.
The protruding section of the hub (or spacer, or whatever) is necessary only for concentric...
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17-06-2013, 06:20 PM
my experience (as someone who Tig welds every day of the week) is to take it to someone who specifically advertises alloy wheel repair - It takes a...
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17-06-2013, 05:47 PM
As Gavin said, if you need frequent forced regenarations on a new car, you should see the dealer to be sure that everything is OK. With 80,000km on...
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17-06-2013, 12:56 AM
I can upgrade your canbus to the latest software as well as any VW dealer can when they connect your car to the VAS. The upgrade is faster than...
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16-06-2013, 09:18 AM
I would stick with the G12++ which is more comon, and wouldn't mix them either, but that's only me. The flushing only needs to be done with the...
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16-06-2013, 09:14 AM
That's a very handy tip, I'm sure many people will use that. Thanks for posting it. :)
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16-06-2013, 09:02 AM
Good explenation Diesel_vert, :)
That's very politely said. :) I say who ever said that, he was wrong.
I agree, the chlorinated tap...
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16-06-2013, 08:56 AM
I'd be more than happy to... but what about the rest of your exhaust?
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16-06-2013, 08:54 AM
Well in that case! :-D
4-mo FTW :-P
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16-06-2013, 08:52 AM
yes, the only real option would be an early 1.8 16V, and they arent so common in australia.
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15-06-2013, 07:09 PM
Welcome to the forum! The storm will be over soon. :)
The good think is that your car is not affected. So, everyone in here will be interested how...
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15-06-2013, 06:58 PM
Things are moving a little bit more now - I have ordered a couple of new turbo manifold gaskets and I have taken delivery of 32 new exhaust stud...
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15-06-2013, 06:45 PM
New rear wheel bearings and stub axels and a new 200W radiator fan.
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15-06-2013, 01:55 PM
I understand where you're coming from, and I know that once you had a problem with the a/t in your car, it's hard to gain that confidence back, but...
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15-06-2013, 10:16 AM
If you ever need a second opinion mate, you're more than welcome to stop at my place and we can go for the road test. :)
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- VW diesels, and VW's in general
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'91 Cabby 1.9 TD - GT-15, FMIC, stainless 2.5" exhaust, Bilstein shocks, tuned injector pump, big nozzles, BIO-DIESEL
'07 Octavia Kombi 1.9TDI - Audi Ronals, Eibach pro-kit, VIEZU tune, BIO-DIESEL
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