Phil-E
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Could be the water pump?
It's down at the bottom left of the engine.
Does it only make this noise when the engine is warm?
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Aaaaannnnddd.... the gearbox has just **** itself!
Was driving on the motorway and the dreaded flashin spanner symbol came up.
Pulled over and looked under the bonnet to see gearbox oil (the green hydraulic oil) dripping out.
So it got taken to a gearbox specialist nearby that specialise in automatic and DSG gearbox repairs. This I thought was important as you take it to a Skoda garage or VAG specialist and they're just gonna be like "The Mechatronics is broken and needs to be replaced (with new parts)". But if it can be repaired (likely the accumulator or housing thats cracked) or replaced with a refurbished part then I'm much happier with that.
Car has just gone over 130,000km.
Let's see what happens.
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Hi. Although I've answered your PM I'll also post it here incase it's useful to others.
It's the the pillar between the rear window and the very rear (boot) window.
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I'm thankful that we have thick and well insulated walls, triple glazing and electric roller shutters on all the windowsto block out the sun.
It's maxed out at 23c in the house today. So at least the dog stays nice and cool indoors... even though he keeps sitting at the door looking longingly at the sunshine (loves to sun bath) but just too hot. Bless him.
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Are there not two different settings? One relates to the type of glass fitted to the car so adjusts for whether it's a green coloured or the special reflective glass. This setting should be left alone really.
There is then another which alters how early or late (i.e. how dark or light it should be) that the lights turn on and off.
I think I have mine set to the next setting up from the basic/middle setting. Never have any problems of them not coming on when I'd want or them staying on too long.
Going through a tunnel or long bridge on the motorway they will turn on and then back off again when I come out the other end.
Also if you have the AFS xenon's then the adaptive features only work if the light switch is set to auto I believe.
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All sounds very dodgy.
I honestly think it sounds like the driver was trying something dodgy.
On a positive note my other half's bike was re-delivered by Hermes. And even though he told them several times not to tip it... they tipped it anyway as they couldn't be bothered to use the tail-lift. He took a photo of them tipping it.
But thankfully everything was fine and no damage.
And on the same day I got the email to say my bike was ready for collection. And our housemate also picked his E-Bike up the same day too.
So we went for a ride out yesterday with the trailer attached to my bike for the dog and beer.
It's such a lovely bike to ride and the boost from that motor is just pure joy 😁👍
I just have to be careful with "Turbo" mode. Setting off in anything under 4th gear and the front wheel lifts up! 😂🤣
But I generally find "eco" mode a good balance and kicks in nicely when I pedal harder. I used "Tour" mode a couple of times when going up-hill with the trailer (trailer weighs about 12kg, dog 15kg and a big cool bag with about 16 beers and food etc in).
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22 hours ago, roottoot said:
They are super popular in the UK which left the EU and because of supply and demand there are not loads to chose from for quick delivery.
Just a while back you could have a ready to ride e-Bike after the bars were turned, delivery to the UK from the EU quicker than you might get one from a UK retailer or distributor.
http://electricbikesupermarket.co.uk/collections/ktm-e-bikes
I never saw any when I still lived there (May 2018) so I assume there must have been a boom since then. There has also been a boom here. With Corona, lockdown and now rising petrol and energy prices.
It has unfortunately led to massive delivery times. I was looking at getting a Cube but you can forget it. Especially the bigger sizes. They have delivery times of "hopefully some time next year"!
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Unbelievable. Can you really blame the person taking the bike in at the Uni. It's TNTs mistake and they will be paying for it I'm sure.
Hermes are just as bad.
My other half ordered an E-Bike a couple of weeks ago. It arrived via Hermes and the driver dragged the box out the van and chucked it on its side... Result was a bent mud guard and broken rear light!
The old one is getting taken tomorrow and the new one also being delivered.
Let's see if this one arrives in one piece.
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I looked around on some UK sites and it seems you don't have a great choice over there.
Over here in Germany they are super popular and all bike shops have a massive selection available.
I've just ordered myself a KTM E-Bike through a work leasing scheme (salary sacrifice).
Since my boss is putting £50 a month towards it it was a no-brainer.
I had a test ride in the shop of a very similar one they had in my size.
So 28" wheels and a 60cm frame size with 625wh battery and a Bosch motor with 85nm of torque.
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Does the stereo support canbus?
I also got a Junsun and it's shows the climate info on the screen and which door is open etc.
I had to disconnect two wires on the back of mine to stop it staying on and use the canbus signals instead.
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On my previous manual diesels they always felt nicer in 4th gear at 30mph when it was flat and 3rd being used if up or downhill or if there's traffic lights etc to slow down for.
Otherwise 3rd on a straight open 30mph road just feels wrong.
On 22/05/2022 at 11:03, roottoot said:If you were driving a DSG it would be into 4th or maybe 5th anyway. Just go to higher gears and bumble along keeping to the speed limit and drive what feels right and do not let the engine big down.
Or even 6th gear in my 7 speed petrol (approx 1,100rpm at 50km/h) at which it feels perfectly happy.
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And you can easily replicate this behaviour and check.
Into D, foot off the brake and let the car creep forward and the display should change to 2nd but if you concentrate on the feel of the car you can tell it's still actually creeping in 1st. Then apply very gentle throttle and it slips the clutch into 2nd and feels like a delay but with a torque boost (relative to the gentle throttle position).
This is normal behaviour even on 7 speed boxes too.
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Im thinking this could be the clutch slipping. The DSG introduce some clutch slip in 2nd and 3rd after slowing down under certain speeds and then applying throttle again.
This is to smooth out the clutch biting rather than just completely closing the clutch and causing a jolt etc.
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They are completely different gearboxes.
The Tiptronic being a 6 speed torque converter automatic.
And the DSG is a 7 speed dual clutch gearbox.
The Tiptronic will be thirstier than the DSG and especially mated to the older tech 1.6 FSI.
The 1.6 is obviously a much older engine design but also chain driven like the 1.2 TSI.
The 1.2 TSI is a newer turbo charged engine and although a smaller engine it has more torque and paired to the much quicker and sharper DSG will be much nippier than the 1.6 Tiptronic.
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Something else I've just throught that you haven't mentioned is the pollen filter. When was it last changed? This can have a massive impact on air conditioning performance.
I remember when I bought a Seat Cordoba years back and the a/c performed poorly. Changed the pollen filter that was disgusting and hadn't been changed for years and it was blasting out icy cold air straight away.
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21 hours ago, HotVRs said:
Another thing is that I've never found any advantage to MPG by using 99 RON. I lob in the E10 from my local Tesco and it performs exactly the same as far as I have been able to tell.
I've tested both E5 95 and E10 95 since they're both still available here in Germany. There was basically no difference. The E10 actually seemed to give a few more Kms on shorter runs but the E5 performed better at high speed Autobahn runs.
I've read before that turbo petrol engines actually like E10 due to ethanol being more knock-resistant and it tends to be older naturally aspirated engines that don't like the stuff.
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It looks like this behaviour may occur if a bit of throttle is applied during an up change?
Doesn't really look like slip and may just be to smooth out the gear change.
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I start getting cold air within a few seconds of starting the engine on my 1.4 TSI and it was the same on my 1.9 TDI.
I recently had it regassed as there was no record of it being done before.
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It's amazing the difference it makes.
I very rarely do much more than 130km/h these days.
Still amazes me how many people race around even with these fuel prices. What gets me are those that fly past and accelerate towards red traffic lights. With a little forward planning you can squeeze a hell of a lot more miles per tank out.
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It could be that the Garage also performed Basic settings on the gearbox.
That involves using diagnostic equipment with the engine running, holding the brake and the gearbox runs through a self calibration and re-learns the clutch biting points etc.
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Hi. Sorry only just seen this.
No I didn't. Decided not to go for it in the end as had other priorities etc.
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So I've started with the essentials - WiFi and entertainment! Lol
Rather than buying an expensive router with 4g/5g built in etc I've gone and bought a cheap older FritzBox. FritzBox's are the go-to router here in Germany. They're made by a German company and have loads of features built in.
The one I got for example (for just 15€ off eBay) has 2 USB ports and supports USB modems and even USB tethering from an Android phone. We both have unlimited data plans so can just plug the phone in to charge and share the internet.
This also then allows me to use it as a media sever with a 1TB HDD I had lying around and be able to stream films and music etc either in the bedroom or sitting area.
For the dining area I've decided to go with a small projector from Philips that also have a built in battery. The projector screen will then likely go at the front in front of the two chairs swivelled round.
Also got the coffee side of things sorted and ordered a Tassimo since they were on offer for 27€.
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No I can't bloody wait. Lol.
I've started buying stuff already. At least it doesn't all have to bought at once then.
And just have to wrap my head round the process of registering it too. It's a little complicated registering a brand new vehicle in Germany it seems than the UK. I need to get temporary plates on it to pick it up and then physically take it to the vehicle registrations office for them to cross-check the VIN etc.
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Hi Guys,
After much deliberation we've decided to take to plunge and get ourselves a new campervan/mobile home.
We previously had an old Fiat based LMC camper from the 1980's that was gidted to us by family. We really enjoyed our trips away but missed some creature comforts with it being a little old. The ancient 2.5 diesel with only 70ps got a little tiresome lugging around over 3000kg!
After that we got a caravan but sold this when we moved to Germany.
We've since sold our house in the UK and made a tidy profit from it and since we're in no rush to buy something here (still on the cards) we've taken the plunge and ordered a brand new campervan.
It's a Miller branded camper based on a Citroen Jumper 2.2 Euro 6 with 165ps and 6 speed manual gearbox. See if I can figure out the whole AdBlue situation. Thankfully you can fill up at most petrol stations here. They have AdBlue pumps for normal cars/vans and not just lorries.
We went for the upgraded power (165 vs 120/140) as we're more than likely to be mostly up to or at the 3,500kg limit. We did want an automatic but that would have meant takinfg the Fiat Ducato for €3,500 plus the 9 speed ZF for €3,000! So we just stuck with manual.
We've also specced it up a bit from the base spec:
- DAB / Navigation with reversing camera
- 4m awning
- Gas oven
- fly screens
- Turbo-Vent (powerful fan in skylight to aid with cooling - the A/C was an 1,900€ option and added over 50kg)
- 100w Solar
- Blinds for the windscreen/side windows
and a few other bits and bobs.
Got a big shopping list to kit it out (plates and kitchen stuff etc) and also want to fit a couple of TVs (didn't fancy paying 900€ for 2x tiny 18" TVs from them).
Delivery expected around August. Super excited!
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Have you checked in the stereo settings that they haven't changed?
When I first fitted mine none of the canbus worked and I had to change the CANbus options to match the vehicle.