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They seem to talk about re-mapping in hushed tones. Gentlemen don't re-map their vehicles, they buy the right one in the 1st place. Re. the plugs, they are not stuck(he says) I just want to know what I should put the new ones in with? Copper grease, unobtanium grease, or as God intended? 2 have fail...

Recommendations please. I did the 106 TUD5 a few years back and greased the threads with common all garden muck, then last year we went to change them again and they fought all the way out, I was amazed that none snapped. Don't particularly want to feck up the 3.0Tdi on 2nd week of ownership. I woul...

Ford switched from chain to wetbelt in oil on the 1.8 Lynx engine.
Damned things have been blowing up ever since. (according to internet mythology anyway)

Chain. When that snaps it's time for a new car!

Enough Audi & Diesel bashing, I just got one last week! I bought a pre-DPF 56 plate 3.0Tdi A4 Quattro with paddle slush. I specifically wanted a Big Diesel/auto box config which narrowed it down quite a lot. I looked at the 2.7Hdi 407, but no. Anyway the A4 is stunning to drive with the auto, stacks...

What's more annoying is a friends 2009 1.8 tdci dpf equipped focus has a plate figure of 1.75 No DPF on a 1.8TDCi. They're usually quite smokey too. Is that why? No DPF on Tddi, Can't speak for the Focus but DPF definitely went on 1.8Tdci Connects, I know, I had to find one without. I'll have a loo...

Get a sharpie and put a 1 in front!

caprixpack wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:42 am My passat has said plate figure of 0.60

Is that on the VIN plate?
The A4 has a small box on the bottom RH corner of the VIN that just says 1.30

Do you know what your test results are?

I will have a look for the plate on the A4

Talking about this with non-car folk at the weekend and someone made the comment that the 2018 Regs will require emissions of any Diesel to be within limits for that vehicle when new. I am taking that with a large pinch, but if true it would endanger our remapped Hdi90 which does smoke. I have just ...

Need a piece from N/S rear 1/4 panel, area around rear light.
Also a rear bumper in EGE - CHINA BLUE.

Anyone?

Estate

Looked after the old girl meticulously for years and Pigletson has crunched the rear N/S corner around the light hole.
It'll need a part panel welding in.

I don't suppose anyone has a rear bumper kicking around, EGE - CHINA BLUE PAINT

but I found the draft regs: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/696292/mot-inspection-manual-for-classes-3-4-5-and-7-from-20-may-2018-draft.pdf Most of it's sensible, albeit poorly defined. If it's in there it's hidden away in hours of rea...

Suddenly driving back home from the local test centre to organise or perform a fix becomes a very costly exercise. I'm going to have to ditch my usual test-only place now for someone who has a financial interest in seeing cars fail Not with you, nothing has really changed here. I don't what constit...