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Job done, it was pretty easy and I didn't make a mess. I thought coolant would be gushing out of the hose as soon your disconnect it from the tank but not really.
Thanks MIG for the help.

Cheers

Thanks MIG for the reply.
Ok seems like blocking the hose with your finger is the way to go.
Thanks for confirming and good advice re disposing old coolant that was in the the tank. I'll fill up...

Hi everyone,

My sister in law asked me to help her replace the coolant expansion tank that is leaking. It looks like this, it seems to be a common issue on those expansion tanks where the coolant...

Hi everyone,

Been working on repairing rust on my Golf V, sanded down to bare metal to get rid of the rust, repaired the dent using body filler/putty and then applied filler primer. At that point...

Thanks for your input. That's a good point, seeing that the oil filter is facing up, I could see oil drip down from above when removing the oil filter. Might explain the traces of oil residue...

Thanks for the reply.
Ok so that's the AC compressor. That rules it out as a source of oil leak.

I guess the only other potential source for the leak is the oil pan gasket I highlighted.
I...

Hi everyone,

My sister in law recently purchased this Golf 6 1.4L TSFI.
2 weeks later she noticed this oil leak coming from underneath the car

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My sister in law took the car to a...

Oh yeah I know, it's not a I have an issue type of thread, car runs well and like you said with the new spark plugs it will be even better.
It's more for insights/knowledge purposes. I'm by no means...

Hi everyone,

Replaced the spark plugs on a 2.0L FSI engine with 150,000km.
Apparently we can determine the overall health of an engine by checking spark plugs

For example I read online that in...

Hi all,

Yesterday I serviced my Mk5 2.0 FSI for the first after I recently purchased it second hand.

Did the oil change, and replaced oil filter, air filter, cabin filter and all spark plugs. ...

Hey mate,

Have you checked the ECU box? Sometimes waters finds its way inside the ECU box and damage critical wires, fuses and relays which can lead to strange things like you are describing.
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Especially for euro cars in Australia. I'm from Europe and the first thing that struck me when I moved here and when I bought my first car (euro obviously) is how all my Aussie friends told me not to...

Man this is scary! I mean it's common knowledge that BMW, Mercedes, VAG among other brands use their own oil specs. Good on you for checking. It's mind blowing to me that professional mechanics can...

Thanks for your reply.

I think it's because the previous owner was on a tight budget. Going through the invoices I also noticed he fitted used tires to the car! I didn't know it was a thing...

Hey everyone,

I recently purchased this 2007 Golf V 2.0 FSI which is in pretty good condition for its age. The previous owner didn't know anything about mechanic, but he did service the car...

Oh nice, thanks for the heads up guys.

Hey guys,

Just noticed that the 2 screws holding down the ignition ramp are missing (previous owner).

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I'm replacing soon the 4 spark plugs and I'd prefer to have the ignition properly...

He actually fitted them both for $390 + GST including labour.

He already fitted them yesterday. I drove the car and the steering wheel is now more precise than it used to be.

Quite happy.
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Hey Lucas, I appreciate you taking the time to answer.

After posting I did a little bit more research and watched some videos, I now have a better picture of what's a CV shaft. It's the whole arm...

Hi guys, I've taken my 2007 Golf V 2.0 FSI to the shop to get the timing belt + water pump replaced.

Then I realised that the rego was due for renewal soon so I asked him to also do a pink slip. ...

Thanks for the illustration, that helps a lot. I'll try to find the part number when I take them out just out of curiosity.

So today I managed to get a precise measurement of the rotors using a...

Thanks for your reply man.
Yeah after posting, I figured I should just measure it myself to be sure but wait, I realised it wasn't that easy to accurately measure the disks because of the center...

Hi everyone!

We recently purchased a 2008 Golf V 2.0L FSI as a 2nd car for and I'm super glad I found an aussie community for VW cars (My first car was a Golf Mk3)

The car has been serviced...