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Hi, I'm interested in the 3 wiper arms (front and rear). How much for it?

I bought it at VW's garage in Spain, where I live. Original part ref: 038 971 600

Hello, I felt like posting this, as this forum was of very good help in pointing me out towards the good direction to find the problem. Even though a few threads had exactly the same symptoms my car had, none of them had a final post with the resolution, which left me doubting if I was replacing the right thing. I still remember when I first read these threads, I was thinking "that's easy, job done almost, I just need to read till the end", but then the posts would stop and nothing conclusive would be said. With this post I hope to help others too. So, here's my story: I drive a 2006 Fabia Combi 1.9 tdi (axr engine) with 203k but still in pretty good shape and running strong. Symptoms: A couple of weeks after I bought it - a few months, it started misfiring. Typically it would be: At the first moments some hesitation, hiccups, mainly in 4th/5th in low revs then - ESP/ASR light on and exhaust check light on too, and the engine running as if an injector was not working, running on 3 cylinders. Turning the engine off, and on, would make it work fine again (sometimes the exhaust light would remain on, without making any difference on the driving). A few times after that I noticed a pattern, it would only misfire when the car would be started from cold, and always at around the same temperature (80/85 degrees), 3 or 4 minutes from starting it. After reaching normal running temperature it would never happen. I read here and in other forums, and it seemed that the injectors wire loom or the EGR could be the cause. I did the EGR first. Replaced it, and as I was at it cleaned ASV, pipes and manifold (all pretty gunked up). But... It still misfired. A few days after it started getting worse, misfiring more often and at lower temperatures (still never misfired when warmed up). Then bought the wire loom, replaced it and... Yeah! Problem solved. Now it has been running perfect. And I hope it will run for many more miles. I hope this can be of some help to somebody. Thanks for all your useful threads and contributions. That saved me going to garages and also saved me quite a few quids. And most of all gave the satisfaction of solving it by my self and to get to know a bit better the car. PS: This is my very first post. If it's not in right place please let me know.

Hi, I'm Joao and I live in Spain. I have a 2006 Fabia Combi 1.9 TDi - 203k Quite happy with it See you around