I've owned my B6 1.9tdi for almost a year now, faultless driving with no problems... until we returned from a 2700mile European holiday.
The car essentially lost all engine activity doing 70mph on the motorway, completely out of the blue. All electrics still on, lights, radio etc not affected...
I replaced my thermostat at the weekend for a couple of reasons, firstly as the temp gauge wasn't going over 70 when driving, and secondly the radiator fan wasn't kicking in - ever. It's an A4 1.9tdi 2003. Bled the coolant properly, no signs of airlocks etc.
New thermostat in, and the coolant...
I've got an issue with 2nd and 3rd gear - searching reveals fairly common issues with cold gearbox oil creating notchy or difficult gear changes, however my issue is not temperature dependent.
It's a B6 1.9tdi 6 speed.
My issue is solely limited to 2nd and 3rd. Shifting UP, normally into these...
This is probably a really dumb question, but I did search and couldn't find an answer.
On my DIS (1.9tdi), I get a nice useful reading for the remaining range from fuel in the tank, and the overall average MPG (the O with a line through it) also. However the realtime MPG reading is nigh on...
I thought I'd start a little build/project thread after getting my Avant at the weekend. Feel free to chip in with suggestions!
In May this year, I sold my Mk2 Golf after years of engine transplants, lowering, several lots of wheels and plenty of cold days lying under it trying to fix it (it...
Hi everyone! I'm hoping someone can shed some light on a (hopefully) easy questions I have...
With coilovers I'm used to running them on cars like Golfs and Corrados, where the strut top is accessible within the car (rears) or under the bonnet (fronts). However from reading the B6 coilover...
Hi there!
Loving the forum so far! Currently I drive a VW Corrado VR6... but hope to get rid soon and park a B6 Avant in it's spot on the drive :yes: the hard part is finding a new home for the purple beast first!
The current daily:
Anyway... HI and hope to been seen round here a bit more in...
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