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Right guys, i need some help.. occasionally i cannot engage reverse at all.. i have to wait for everything to warm up before it plays ball.. this has been happeneing on and off for about 2 years.. frustrating.. anyhow, i took it too a friend today who recomended a new clutch and dmf.. Been doing...

Hi folks, It appears my head gasket has gone on my bex 1.8t, i had a similar incident a couple months ago and thought it was the oil cooler, i changed it, flushed the coolant and its been fine until this morning.. a friend is gonna strip it down for me so at the moment i dont know if the head...

Hi folks.. Noticed a little bit of oil in the coolant tank earlier, on the way home from work, had a few big poofs of smoke and oil made its way all over my rear window. No loss of power. 8 miles later and almost home, coolant light came on, smell of oil through the vents.. got home, its dumped...

Hey folks, The solenoid for the boot release packed up a few days ago. Disconnected it so I could still close and lock the talegate with the key. Replaced the solenoid with a genuine second hand item yesterday, the tailgate release is making all the right noises now which is great however the...

Hey folks, Just thought I'd share a couple pics on my daily.. it's a bex sport that I've had for a while now and left standard which is pretty unusual for me.. I've always had cheap coilovers on most of my motors but decided to spend a little more on this one so I opted for AP'S. . I'll never...

Hi folks, Thinking of splitting my headlights and spraying the internals for an S4 look.. I've read a how too guide but has anyone on here done it and is there any problems i should look out for?

Hi folks, After my over heating problem yesterday I really filled with the correct coolant however I seem to have lost all heat in the cabin?? Any suggestions would be of great help.. Cheers Jim

Hi folks, Noticed my coolant was low today so topped it up, I noticed that the thread on the lid of the header tank was broken, I screwed it on the best I could. Just got home and the car has over heated.. I'm assuming that pressure build up has broken the thread and caused it to overheat.. or...

Hi folks, Im after a gmbh front clip and so far ive had no luck in finding ones at scrapers and if i do theyre asking silly money for them, found one on ebay earlier, not a genuine one mind but ticks all the boxes.. anybody brought one. Im aware its not genuine and im sure theres gonna be a...

hi folks, Changing the gearbox oil on my 1.8t, any recommendations on which oil to use? Many thanks Jim

Hi All.. I'll be fitting my coil overs to my b6 avant on Monday hopefully,, been reading loads of write ups and diy's.. Has anybody successfully swapped out there suspension without removing the pinch bolt? I've done it on my old B5.5 Passat a while ago and as the set up is pretty similar to...

Hi all, just found a little diy on this mod but it was onto a b6 cab. Has anybody on here done this to there b6 avant? Looks like a sweet oem mod..

Hi folks My concert stereo has a fault where occasionally it will stop working all together, after a couple days it decides to play ball again?? I've removed and tested with a multi meter when it's not working and it has power going to it.. Haven't had a prob with it for a good few months...

Hi folks, Could really do with a gearbox oil change for piece of mind if anything, I've got a BEX 1.8t 190 which occasionally struggles to snatch 1st and reverse. Now most read ups that I've found talk of pumps an all sorts of crap to get the fluid in however I've just read of one experience...

I've got a B6 A4 190 sport (FWD) avant, the time has come to lower it. All of my motors have had coilovers but I'd rather not go down this route as to be fair,,, I'm enjoying the comfort.. I'm looking at the eibach 50/40 sport line, I am a little concerned that a 40mm drop at the rear won't be...

hi folks, I've been reading loads of posts on here regarding suspension setups for Lowering S lines and how purchasing lowering springs you won't get the true honest drop that ur after due to the fact that S line suspension is 10 or 20mm lower than standard? i don't have an S line...

Hi folks, I got a 2001 1.8t passat wagon with coilovers and a 53 plate 190 sport Avant. I Know the b5.5 platform shares a lot with the b6 but does anyone know if the coilovers will fit straight onto my Avant? Any info would be appreciated. Cheers :-)

Hi folks, as title states, anybody got one for sale or no of any company's that I maybe able to purchase one from? I'd rather avoid going to the dealers as I know they'll more than likely rip me a new one.. And I'm just not quick enough to snap the rare ones that crop up in breakers yards...

Hi folks, I have a Y reg B5.5 passat variant with tired suspension which I'm going to swap out soon. Does anybody know if the perches are the same as on the B5 platform? Just thinkin it could save me a couple of pennies as I want some B5 perches for my B6 A4. thanks in advance. Jim

Hi all, quick question, is the front and rear bumpers on B6's in x2 parts? I only ask as I'd like the Sportier S line front bumper for my avant 190 and was wondering if I'd have to buy a complete front bumper or wether it would be a case of removing the lower part of my current bumper and...