red5 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 So I have this currently. How long for remains to be seen. 1.9 100bhp HL. Ish. Jim Bell, AnnoyingPentium, privatewire and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 Working - Heated leather seats. Lovely. Drives a treat. Climate works - more on this shortly. All seasons type tyres. Areas for improvement - Headlamps - dynamo Prince of Darkness 6v sealed beams would be a decent comparison. Osr window inop. Nsr stuck in d/l Temp gauge inop mostly. Heated washer jets inop. Screen not so quick to clear. Clean. And clean again. No interior lamps. No driver's door ajar warning. No boot warning. No osf puddle lamp. Oil like , well, old non-PD oil. Engine cover hanging off. Any number of little bits commensurate with age and mileage. privatewire, Jim Bell, Lord Sterling and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 Oil changed. Ran for 200 mile, oil dropped and replaced for correct PD spec stuff. Mann oil filter changed etc etc. Less sludgy. Win. Probably. Engine cover removed, repaired and new mounting rubbers ordered. Cover then left on bench and there it is still. 🤔. Garythesnail, Shirley Knott, Jim Bell and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 Air filter removed and replaced... I'm no expert but....🤨 Funnily enough a noticeable difference made - sprightly comes to mind. Fuel filter/seals also replaced. Then spent 2 minutes looking for the fuel clip. As usual. Jim Bell, Garythesnail, privatewire and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 Ah. The pollen filter. Now then. You know the list of things that don't work. Not a exhaustive one, or complete by any means (or a poke at vendor). That one. Well. Later on.. Jazoli, privatewire, Shirley Knott and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 Those of you who have been here before, or indeed remember my old Passat, this next part will come as no surprise. Removed nsf sill trim. Ah. Let me get my look of surprise. privatewire, vonmon, The Moog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 Once more unto the breach, dear friends.. All because someone has left the shite in the scuttle to block the drains, then the run - off from filter housing. Which has dried out (as they all do). Drains cleared. Can't remove the filter housing because overtightened wiper arms. Three days with clamps on, soaked in Rostoff and penetrating oil. Nowt. I suspect I'll have to drill them off. Cleaned a couple of contacts up and the PCB feeds. Needs de-pinning. Yay. So currently drying# out with wiper arms under tension from pullers. Fully expect the screen to be broken when I look next 🤔. sutty2006, Jim Bell, tooSavvy and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 Oh yes, slightly polished headlamps- better (more to come). Managed to get nsr door out of self imposed deadlock (CCM dried/pin cleaned). 👌 Went to replace nsr no. plate lamp bulb...holder mostly fell out. So ordered two Cheng-shin specials. And a pair of wiper arms. Someone pass me the die-grinder. And and a temp sender, you know, the one at the back that's a c#@t to get to cleanly. Jim Bell and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 German quality that is HMC, red5, Matty and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 Forgot to mention 130bhp re-map. So now I have to fix it. Drives like, well, a 130...loads of go, better fuel etc etc. Chap local to be I've known for years. Top man. yes oui si and mk2_craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 Just now, twosmoke300 said: German quality that is Ha! Also see snort of derision . MJK 24 and twosmoke300 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 10 hours ago, red5 said: Ha! Also see snort of derision . I know. I've got to stop posting likes and laughs at @twosmoke300s posts. I've bought two of the fuckers with my own money so basically I'm laughing at my own stupidity 😅 twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2flags Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Well bought. Looks like you know how to fix these 'little' problems. Should be good for a few more years sterling service after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 First to say - VAG SHITE. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 I owned precisely one B5 generation Audi A4. That was enough. Lacquer Peel and HMC 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 A good car that was let down by poor build. These do not seem to attract people any more - even the pd - presumably because of increasing ULEZ zones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Fancy they attract people with more than average numbers of Zs 💤 n their names Bren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 21 hours ago, red5 said: And and a temp sender, you know, the one at the back that's a c#@t to get to cleanly Which engine code is this please? I still have problems with over cooling and/or incorrect temp gauge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 AVB. ☃️ bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 Might pop in and have a look tomorrow. Or Thursday. To see if the wiper arms have magically un-overtightened themselves. I think the CCM is past it mind. ☹️ twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I take it you have tried the water pump pliers and hammer trick on the arms ? That and boiling water poured over the alloy parts has never failed me yet . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 Yep. Gingerly as the lower screen breaks if you press too hard on the plastic scuttle trim, nevermind a whack. Nope, will do when I'm back in workshop. Got an induction tool that usually does it... Sam twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 That'll be a no then. Flying visit only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 Check on CCM ventilation - check. twosmoke300 and Lacquer Peel 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 On 29/12/2021 at 09:43, red5 said: Yep. Gingerly as the lower screen breaks if you press too hard on the plastic scuttle trim, nevermind a whack. Nope, will do when I'm back in workshop. Got an induction tool that usually does it... Sam How useful do you find it? Been tempted to go halfers with my dad on one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, yes oui si said: How useful do you find it? Been tempted to go halfers with my dad on one... Superb for the right job (as ever). It has genuinely saved hours on jobs since we had it - wouldn't be without one now, if that tells you anything. yes oui si 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 24 minutes ago, red5 said: Superb for the right job (as ever). It has genuinely saved hours on jobs since we had it - wouldn't be without one now, if that tells you anything. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 I feel your pain with the cabin leak . My old one had a combo of blocked drains and the pollen filter seal wasn’t sealing anymore. That underfelt padding took what felt like a month to dry out. having flashbacks here 😂 red5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 Update. Wiper arms drilled off, pair ordered. Seal ordered. Drains cleared, scuttle cleared. Housing reshaped slightly. CCM dried. Wiring plug meh. Left disconnected to avoid being locked out. Again. Engine cover repaired and refitted Drives well. Seats are lovely, heated bliss. 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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