Good news!

(meet you another time!) :)

Was it Ron Perry's that said it needed a new ECU?

sorry mate, i should of PM'd you to let you know! completely forgot!

yeah it was, and they nearly cost me £250/£300, so i'm not happy.

car has been faultless today when i took it for a drive. the water temp is still dropping/climbing randomly, but will get a new sender as the garage didn't even do that for me like i asked
 
good to hear bud
just hope i get that luck mine is at midland vw.
ad nearly 5 weeks drive it on test drive an not since.
engine packed up fitted a aum engine an mechanic said ecu stuffed.
so took to midland for that.
all four bores was scored.
the prat i had of ad made dump valve non recirc the plank.
hopefully get bac tomoz then i,ll service an will be fine.