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  1. Xenon power units constantly burning out(water leak)

    Greetings, my xenon power units are constantly failing, to be exact,water is somehow getting in,whenever I pull them out,there is a burnt plastic smell and plenty of water comes out. Is there something that goes over them to prevent water getting in? I see they have some rubber gasket that goes...
  2. VAG specialists stuck, not starting Leon tdi

    Hi all, I have a 2004 Leon tdi 1.9 pd150. Currently the car is not starting and any suggestions or help will be massively appreciated. I will give you the full story below. I’ve written key Parts in capitals. -When I bought the car it would take about 10 seconds of cranking to fire but would...
  3. aaronbromley

    Yet again - Faulty Boot lock

    Hello people, yet again i have a faulty boot lock, fed up with it now so i am looking at getting another one fitted. Does anyone know the part number though? The previous time it went wrong when i couldn't open it at all i took apart the boot and greased everything up - worked for about 6...
  4. Faulty Fuel Guage

    I have a MK5 Ibiza 1.4 SC and it appears my fuel guage has gone faulty, wondering if anyone else has seen something similar? Basically I went away for the weekend to Wells (Somerset) from home (Reading) and thought it a bit odd that the digital fuel reading had only dropped one bar when i got...
  5. i think i have a faulty fuel sender unit

    after these past few months about my constant going on about crap fuel consumption, it got better as the cold went away, and driving more carfully but about town was terrible. the other day i was just pulling into the petrol station when i notice my fuel guage went from empty red line, to full...
  6. aaronbromley

    Faulty Boot Lock

    It appears my bot lock mechanism seems to have given up the ghost, i cannot get into the boot at all now, even using the key in the lock manually. What can i do? I remember it doing it a few years ago when the car was still under warranty. No matter what i do i cant seem to get the boot to...
  7. Extended warranty. Faulty dash board etc. Should I go for it?

    Hello. Recent health check showed that my beloved ibiza is falling apart. The engine is fine, but dashboard is faulty, something called ....wheel is due to be off soon and more small things on the top of that. The total cost is around £1000 which is too much if ill pay myself, but!!!!! There...
  8. kineticz

    Faulty MAF sensor from new?

    Do MAF sensors arrive faulty at all? I ordered a new sensor from GSF, fitted it tonight and the car misfired and cut out :cry: It is the right part as the part number matches the previous one.
  9. volvic

    Alpine CDE-113 BT - Faulty. Who bares responsibility?

    Hi folks, I purchased two of these units and mine has become faulty. The other is in the mrs car and works 100%. I purchased these just before the new year 2009. I've contacted the seller (dynamic sounds nr. elephant & castle), and have been told I need to send the unit to Alpine. Is this...
  10. sambryant

    17535 too rich, 17705 pressure loss, 17704 temp sensor -garage said actuator faulty

    took my car out 2day, it was in the garage having some work last week. the problems i had were, 17535 running too rich, 17705 pressure loss, 17704 engine temp sensor. any way the guy at the garage said its my actuator thats playing up. so i got them to fit a new 1, he checked for boost leaks...
  11. Faulty throttle position sensor?

    HI, I have a '99 ibiza tdi 90 bhp, AGR engine code completely standard. Yesterday whilst driving to work at a stead 50 mph in fifth gear the glow plug light began flashing and the revs dropped and stayed at 1200 rpm which i understand to be limp mode, With The throttle pedal becoming...
  12. paul-murphys

    temp gauge maybe faulty

    i changed my turbo other day an filled up coolant with only coolant as didnt have a tap near buy. anyway since ive done that the coolant reading keeps going beetween 65 an 90 if not reving hard goes down to 65 an if rev engine a bit it goes to 90. would you say this is a coolant temp sender or...
  13. Faulty secondary water pump

    All is good fuse wise but the original 9 year pump is cutting out and not always working. How important is this pump during driving? . I know it's purpose after stalling the engine . But my mechanic reckons it's important while driving too. What to do? Repair? Replace? Any truth in it's...
  14. Faulty electrics?

    Electric mirrors wouldn't fold out or adjust at the weekend - which meant I had to drive the entire journey as I didn't want to crack the glass by moving it manually - is this OK? Then noticed all four windows had stopped working, along with courtesy light, headlight warning alarm, boot light...
  15. Faulty turbo

    had my car serviced 3 week ago. noticed a smell of buring oil so check level and had put to much in. took car back and told wasnt too much but took some out anyway(why take out if not to much). after 3 week still a smell and last 4 days turbo started makin a awful noise. could this be due to too...
  16. BoomhaueR

    Faulty EGT sensor?

    Hi all, Recently I put my car (2003 LCR210 AMK) on a rolling road and got some disappointing results. I only got 238bhp 290ftlb with Revo stage 1. The operator said the car seemed to be pulling back. So scanned for fault codes and this is what I found: 17861 - Exhaust Gas Temp Sensor 1...
  17. Dougy

    Where do I stand with dealership - faulty MAF

    Hey guys Went down to Performance Torque today to have stage 1 done, all fine and dandy but will mentioned that my MAF wasn't running right He said when he unplugged it, it ran more power but lacked the torque. Ran VAG com on it and said it was running less than what the MAF should be, if...
  18. Side repeaters - faulty!

    Hello everyone! Side repeaters isn't working properly... :cry: When I push the side repeater arm to flash either right or left side, I found out that the side repeater light lights up constantly to each respective side (depending on what direction I push the arm). There is no "click" sound...
  19. Malice19

    Car Serviced and now faulty OMG!!!! What has happened? Help Please!

    Hi all, I can not believe my luck today of all days as today is my birthday and not only did the central heating in my house decide to die but now my car is playing silly buggers! Booked my car in for a full service and my local VAG performance garage and car was dropped off to me all...
  20. Power steering pump faulty?

    At idle and stationery, if i turn the wheels either way, I get a horrible grinding noise. Also at idle there is a vibration noise from area of the drive belt. Power steering pump most likely cause?
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