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Driving to Dover and the connector for the heater pipe has managed to completely fail and leak coolant everywhere. RAC have managed a roadside fix which should last a while, but can anyone help with this part number? Ferry to France first thing tomorrow so got to hope the bodge holds until we can get it home and to a garage 😬

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It'll likely not be. Legal here or in a number of EU countries due to visibility issues (or lack of) as far as I can tell. It certainly wouldn't be allowed in London and I doubt many FORS operators will be interested.

Not a chance ... 😁 That hat came in and out of the car with her 🙃

Thanks for the help - it’s much appreciated. I took another look this morning and it looks like there is a wobble in the disc - so going to try changing the hub to see if that might solve it 🤞 Thanks again

Thanks - I disconnected it at the caliper end. It was also rested correctly on its stopper (before I disconnected it) - I’ve attached a photo.

Tesla's articulated truck come to Europe soon. 1000 hp and quickish charging..........

Thanks pins 1,6 and 7?

Hi all. I have problem with my Enyaq. When I try to accelerate the vehicle chokes and then stutters, the lights turn red. And the vehicle does not move. When I accelerate gradually the vehicle moves well. The phenomenon only appears when I immediately press the accelerator pedal.The fault that appears at address 51 "Control unit did not Shot down properly" Does anyone know of such a phenomenon?

Does this engine sound ok? VID-20260822-WA0010~2.mp4

Coming back to that EV fire blanket for moment, I just discovered this footage from StatcheD Training of a demo / test of a EV fire blanket done in the US which does indeed show the hazard I mentioned about removing them once used. An interesting point he makes in the video is that the use of a fire blanket is actually meant for and is best used on adjacent vehicles, especially when at a charging hub, as the fire blanket would then greatly reduce the collateral damage to other vehicles from sideways jets of fire from a battery in thermal runaway. That makes me wonder just how they do that, when by the time the FF arrive on scene, the adjacent cars will have already been subjected to those flames and also involved. Unless, of course, those standalone fire barriers shown in the video towards the end are already in place? Has anyone ever seen any of these in use at hubs?

Works reliably on mine. The key is to make a smooth slow movement then step back ...

Hi, I recently ordered a set if fitted mats for my daughters Monte Carlo from CarMats.co.uk, it wasn’t until I doubled checked the invoice and realised that some how I’d managed to order them for the Mk3 instead of the Mk2 that she owns 🤦‍♂️. Unfortunately I can’t return them as they are personalised, which is totally understandable. As she has a Monte Carlo I ordered the set of mats with the name Monte on them which is how he’s affectionately known. So I have them up for sale. They’re the £50 set if you see them on their website. I’m looking for £30 + post if anyone is interested

Good advice above. Best thing for this is to find a good local tyre specialist with Hunter system who know what they are doing. Some of them will deal with local motorsport enthusiasts which can be a sign that they have a good reputation. How often you need to do it depends on how many potholes etc you hit! My local place only charge £50 if you're getting it done when buying tyres, so given the price of tyre these days it's probably worth doing if it avoids the risk of ruining a set of tyres due to bad settings.

Have asked Skoda UK directly for assistance. Haven't had a 'no' yet but haven't been asked for mileage yet....

I connected on my mk4 2020 all 3 to gateway t32 connector but I got plans to connect red wire to fuse box probably when I will be doing heated steering wheel so you can use both methods

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@Evolution13 I get it that it should be on a recall, but I was trying to point out that if people were to submit their cars earlier for servicing rather than, in some cases, penny-pinching, then maybe faults like that Mercedes with the £6,000 cost for a replacement electric motor might be avoided. I say 'penny-pinching' because it seems that some regard EVs as offering much cheapness and then go about squeezing as much more cheapness of ownership as is humanly possible. On the other hand, you have the more mechanically sympathetic owners of cars who never attempt to be first away from the traffic lights or use excessive acceleration and put their cars (as is the case with lots of ICE owners) in for oil changes, etc., well before the makers' recommended schedules. They also tend to catch the early warning signs of other problems before they become a major source of aggravation.

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Sorry for the late reply. At first there was air in the system but after i bled it there was none left, tough the air might have been present because i might have loosen the bleed valve a bit too much for the first bleed where i used an air compressor, the second time i used the trusty 2 person method cand properly loosened the valve. I have a recording in which u can faintly hear the spring sound.

Got the blind spot project to 95% complete this afternoon. All wires run in and loomed up to protect them. Boot trim came out to run cables and all power and indicator lights connected up and all working well. Not the most elegant finish just yet but this is proof of concept stage. Final bits to finish this bit is to tap in to the rear light feeds so the BSD indicators flash at you if you are indicating whilst something is in your blind spot. Just waiting on some posi taps to come for the connection points. Then if I’m happy with how it operates , next step is some experiments with the multimeter to check how the standard LEDs operate and then see if they will run the OEM BSD indicator LEDs. If they do then wires will be run in to the doors and OEM LEDs installed in the mirror housings so that it looks standard.

Got the blind spot project to 95% complete this afternoon. All wires run in and loomed up to protect them. Boot trim came out to run cables and all power and indicator lights connected up and all working well. Not the most elegant finish just yet but this is proof of concept stage. Final bits to finish this bit is to tap in to the rear light feeds so the BSD indicators flash at you if you are indicating whilst something is in your blind spot. Just waiting on some posi taps to come for the connection points. Then if I’m happy with how it operates , next step is some experiments with the multimeter to check how the standard LEDs operate and then see if they will run the OEM BSD indicator LEDs. If they do then wires will be run in to the doors and OEM LEDs installed in the mirror housings so that it looks standard.

That -40C seems to be a default value, ie in your case that sensor/wiring is not sending back a temperature signal - ie open circuit due to a broken wire or similar. How do I know that, well I have an issue with a post cat Lambda probe, and while I was sniffing around with VCDS (August 2015 VW Polo 1.2TSI 110PS), I discovered that the temperature (actual) of the radiator return coolant was -40C in summer with a warmed up engine - Crasher put me right to that, just a memory location that should not be viewable on that car/engine combo. I'd guess that the extremely high temperature is just due to a short circuited lead(s). I think that means that the temperature sensor element will be NTC. That issue with the high pressure fuel rail bolt breaking - you should really report this to DVSA - you should be able to find a link on their site for reporting this sort of safety related issue as high pressure petrol spraying out into an engine bay while the engine is running - or not, is not really acceptable, DVSA know about this issue but will never do anything about it in terms of demanding that VW Group perform a full re-call and rectification program, really because not enough people are reporting this. Exactly what is the age of your car? Edit:- ignore that request for car age, you'd already given that out as being 2016!

A recall is what is required. A very obvious manufacturing fault. Like with VW Group fuel rail bolts. These are not checked at dealership servicing. Safety critical but VW do not seem to think so, or do the DVSA. A warranty longer than 3 years is what a EQC owner needs, or and BEV owner keeping them out of the manufacturers warranty. But in other countries there might be court actions or the Lemon Law.

@Evolution13 the thought behind the post is that just maybe, some of these problems would be prevented if the cars were sent for servicing at regular intervals. Surely cooling of the battery and motor is one of the critical aspects on a EV. There must be some evidence in the cooling system etc of issues like that in the video.