Recent content by tom-craig@hotmail.co.uk

i have a 98 1.8 avant which i paid £950 for,when i went to insure it 1 company told me its market value was £850, 98 on r..reg 1003 thou,what was mor of a laugh this time was they wanted £10 pounds more to insure it over a mk5 golf gti on an 06 plate whats that all about,my excess is £350

update,sunday went to vw fest at hareward house good show,sat on 2.5 miles of non moveing traffic,bricking it in case it over heated,but hey it must of done good now no air locks in system and even on a 3.5 mile journey to work in the morning warm air blowing so deffo seems to have done the...

ok changed the thermostat today genuine with seal 20 quid,full flush out lots of crap,and whey hey heeeeeeeeeeeeet,the bottom hose is now hot as well no dramas feel lucky that it was that simple,and fingers crossed that was the problem,drove 30 miles heat on and off swapped and switched the air...

Cheers for the replys.gonna change the stat and sender and a flush out.will post the results

yes and its working

yes mate 1 was hotter than the other

Mmm drove 20 miles tonite engine up to 90,heater still blowing cold,the matrix is not leaking,top rad hose to hot to hold on to for long,bottom hose luke warm ,both heater inlet and outlet pipes hot,although one was hotter than the other but still no hot air,anyway luckily for me my son is the...

being a no brainer with engines,if the top of the engine is hot and the bottom cold and the stat is open why isnt the water at an even temp thruout the engine as it is being pumped round

hi recently got a 98 a4 18 se avant,this morning travell to work 4 miles heater wont blow warm air,took the longer run home tonite 8 miles and heater luke warm,temp wont rise above 70,stopped and checked hoses top hot bottom from the rad cold,and on restarting the engine the temp touched 90...

just had the worst most frustrating 2 hours of my life.....changing the headlight bulbs on an a3 with hands like clubs,is there an easier way to do it !:scared2:

could be one of your cv joints:think:

best so far 580 in a 140 tdi dis said 30 left :applaus:best in a cupra r 250 although it did have revo and powerflow exhaust

i had the very same problem no stones or trapped grit to speak of,my son is a trained vag mechanic we took the pads out and filed the the edges down a mill or to and copper greased them and no more noise at all,the pads were new bourght from a reputable dealer.:icon_thumright:

great write up, and a fantastic attention to detail car,as a middle aged man myself its proves you can never be to old to appreciate a fast moddified car, maurice reeves of volkswagon fame comes to mind,i once had super charged g60 and this guy laps me in a 1300 vw jetta and try as i mite i...

:o.k:i have got 19 inch rs6 with eibach pros and can honestly say they rub four up,the guy i got them off had the same problem.to be fair it is only on poor surfaces or potholes,the car looks great and its not often there are four in the car so i put up with it