some one help before i have this car crushed. car was running fine, switched off and now wont restart. the only codes that come up are for the throttle body unit, i have tried to carry out a alignment with my vcds but nothing seems to work. i have voltage at the plug, vcds registers % values for both throttle pedal and throttle body. its a 2002 1.8T AUM with stage 2. vag-com codes: 2 Faults Found: 17987 - Throttle Actuator (J338) P1579 - 35-00 - Adaptation Not Started... throttle body Alignment wont work ..read more

Car: golf 1.6 16v (BCB). Car has been running very rough sometimes on and off, and 3 days ago it started getting really bad. I got 2 fault codes, one p1314 on the abs and 1553 on the ECM, and my epc light comes on (no CEL). If unplug the sensor on the egr, both of these codes and epc dissapear and car starts running smooth again. If i plug it in, the revs start bouncing. Could this be something else or would you say my egr is kaput? Are there any other testing procedures i can do? Thanks... Rough idle, 1.6 16v. EGR ..read more

Hi All, I'm wanting to polybush my front end of my 2002 Bora PD130, it currently has MK1 Audi TT cast wishbones fitted with standard TT Bushes. Ive been looking for a set of polybushes for my TT cast arms but all the sites ive looked at say they are not sutable to TDI's. Can anyone recomend Polybushes for these cast arms on my car please, even a link would be very helpfull. Many Thanks Joe ..read more

I've been suffering some missfires recently, and it seems due to the servo vacuum pipe\hose being cracked. I'm surprised I'd not noticed sooner, but it's cracked at every union; at the servo and both sides of the non return valve. I taped it up just to get home, but it can't stay like that. Question is, where's best to get a replacement? I need both the non return valve bit and the long pipe that goes across the bulkhead. I had a look online with little success, so was thinking I'd check... bora 1.6 16v servo vacuum hose ..read more

A really good example on alloy wheels all factory specification with no modifications, new cambelt at 60,300 miles and fully serviced to date. Nice smooth gearbox and engine with no fault codes or errors Fine looking bodywork with no visible rusting , minor lacquer only failure on drivers door and front wing. Good light clusters with no cracks. In daily use on four good Vredstein tyres with full size legal spare in boot. Dry boot and carpets. Upholstery in amazingly good condition ..read more

Hi all new here. Bought my 2000 (X reg) mk4 1.8t AGU about 9 months ago. It had been sat for ~ 1 year and always had a squishy pedal since I drove it. Wasn't that bad but I wanted to do something about it down the line. Rear brakes started griding 2 weeks ago so I've done my rear pads and rotors. Both rear calipers were siezed so I bought a new pair and fitted them, dropped a tonne of fluid in the process so it had to be bled. All back together now and I've bled all brakes 4 times - engine... Squishy / spongy brake pedal ..read more

Hello , I've not shown my girls much love last couple of years. I did see on older content this group gets GSF discounts? Do we still get discounts off any retailer ..read more

Hello. I have had the car about 3 months and it drives ok, plenty of power. It starts ok, slightly hesitant on very cold start up which means you hold the key in start a fraction longer, no big issue, that could be battery. Once it fires its steady enough, revs fine and the rpm needle is glued steady. Its the smell of the exhaust that is driving me crazy!!! I understand that diesels smell noticably different to petrol; Lets say engine was running and you was messing with the boot you should... GT-S 170 tdi smelly exhaust, need some advice before i take it to VW ..read more

Hi, I've noticed over the last couple of weeks that the passenger side rear break light on my mk4 golf occasionally stops working. It's weird because when I bang it a few time it switches back on again so i don't think the bulb is going. Any ideas what this could be please? Thanks ..read more

'Every 30-minute job is one snapped bolt away from a weekend of trauma' Yeah - front wheel bearing, pressed out the hub and the bearing disintegrated. I've pressed the new bearing in to the carrier, but can't get the remains off of the old hub. It's more knackered than an old knacker's knackers. I've ordered one from eurocarparts but that won't get delivered til Monday, and I could really do with it yesterday. Long shot, I know ..read more