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Blimey! I'm ready for bed now will have a gander tomorrow. Tempted to take it back tbh with all I've been reading about em, think I can within 30...

Thanks Crasher for coming back so quickly, Just so I understand why does it crash out intermittently? and why does the ECU go mental all of a sudden,...

Thank you crasher, i did not fit a new vacuum actuator, i tested the vac unit a number of times with a vacuum pump, it holds good, and the the...

Thanks, it's WR05 ZHB

It varies, I would need your REG or VIN.

I don’t know of anyone who rents VCDS cables, it would be quite involved being as the full cable is over £500.

Standard BKP/BKD et al problem, the turbo needs a rebuild.

That is illegal and an MOT failure. The DPF can be professionally cleaned by many companies around the UK such as DPF Clean Team in Hinckley. Start...

Since getting egt sensor 1 replaced, the light has re appeared n also in addition now the dpf light has illuminated, I been advised by garage that a...

I down loaded the update from the official VW Website: https://webspecial.volkswagen.de/

Does anyone know where I can hire a VCDS scan tool please? Is there a cheaper (less than £100) VAG-tool that anyone could recommend for purchase...

You need to get your motor scanned (preferably with VAG-COM\VCDS) for any error codes logged in the ecu and post them, that will save a lot of...

Welcome to the forum. Its nice to see you made an intro on your own. ;) Your car spec says 0, only what I've added from this thread minus the...

Welcome to the forum. Its nice to see you made an intro on your own. ;)

130 is about the norm for a stage 1 remap and they handle it without any issues. If you use the additional power to drive as you normally would you...

It is an odd fact that a car is worth more in pieces than in perfect running condition.

Modern cars are so complex some of my friends in the trade are giving up on them and going back into classics which now pays well, is well supported...

The early Golf 6 1.6 TDI-CR with the CAY A, B and C engines were not fitted with a DMF. After complaints there was a TPI issued instructing dealers...

In the 70’s it was the norm, many were worse.

Covid didn’t/won’t scare me... what really frightens me is the way people have behaved over it. When you fitted the new vacuum actuator, did you...

Thankyou Crasher....very usful info....I will pass it all on. How on earth could they sell a car with such a poor steering setup.

You should take a look underneath, modern VAG products rust badly but the floors of Touran’s can be spectacular, this was one I took years ago of a...

Typically it would have come with 6x14 alloys or steels and 185/60 HR14 tyres BUT this is when things went badly wrong, then at the end they were...

Thanks Sam. Yes - your email set the tone of this forum starkly and led to my decision above. I'm grateful for your engagement. the door issue...

Very interesting email Justin, thanks for that. Sorry your experience here wasn't what you expected but I hope my reply has enlightened you...