Aston_Bodger

I assume 1Z will be the same or very similar. Just take your time, take photos on mobile as you got and as they say reassembly is reverse of above procedure, but don't have the soldering iron too hot, just enough to melt the solder. You will be fine. Just looked at the link you sent, and further down the page I found one for a MK5 Golf 1Z and it's the same, well same photo, fire off an email and ask if it's the same? Trevor

OOOO That's a bit too far Maybe worth getting hold of a 2nd hand one and swapping the speaker from that, otherwise you have to reprogramme the immobiliser and radio code as they are stored in the dash pod. Trevor

It's not something you can scan it sounds like a driver fault on the circuit board, could be as simple as a "dry joint" or another dash pod. Where are you based?, I'm in Milton Keynes. Trevor

Hi, Sounds like a dash pod problem, as the "tick" is produced by a small speaker on the back, not a relay as years ago. Hope this helps, Trevor

Mine was showing it was working fine, look in the shut off codes, should be 0.0 if ok, mine was, but all I got was hot air from the A/C. Where are you?, if your close to Milton Keynes, I will have a look for you. Trevor

Hi, Looks like your N280 valve has gone, get someone with VDCS to confirm, shame your not closer wold have done it for you. Had same on mine 6 years ago, new compressor and condensor later all good, did it myself, save £1000!!!!! Trevor

Hi, If coding box is greyed out, your setting for VDCS are wrong, ie your workshop and country need to be set. mine is workshop code is 12345 and country is 123, try this and report back. Hope this helps, Trevor

Any news? Trev

It could be a broken wire in the tailgate boot? Trev

Yeah mine pulls like a train. Road was a bit wet the other day and I got wheelspin in 3 rd gear it's never done that before. Shame your not closer, we could compare cars? Trev

Hi, Yep happened to me last year after I did my cam belt and pump, the tensioner stud stripped in the head, result pistons just kissed the valves (inlet), just enough to leave marks in the carbon, head off and helicoil the head, all good now. According to Honest John, it's a common problem after 3-4 changes. My car is a 2007 VRS TDI BMN Hope this helps, Trev

Hi, I have heard that a faulty brake switch can do this, have you got cruise control? Trev

@Jim-octavia Hi Jim, Glad it's come in useful again even after all this time, Yeah it's a good read, some very useful stuff too, my A/C is still working too, needs a service though now. If I can help you give me a shout. Aston_Bodger AKA Trev

Last year while on furlough I thought I would change the cam belt and water pump on my 2007 VRS TDI, well, it all went ok, run sweet as a nut while waiting for the temp to come up, anyways, put wheels back on and drove it back onto the drive. Next day started it up and it was rattling like a good un, thought strange, was not like that the day before??, took it down the road, was ok off tick over, was more rattly on tick over, got home parked up on the drive, thought sod it sort it tomorrow, tomorrow comes, and it would not start, took the cam belt cover off and there is was.........the cam belt was loose as anything, thought Bu@@er, new engine time, only had 69,000 odd on the clock. Strip down started, first thing was to put bore scope down inlet side as this is where the sound was coming from, all looked ok...........found it, the tensioner stud had stripped the threads in the head (common problem apparently -, after 3 or 4 cam belts thanks to VW putting new studs in the kits), so when you change the stud it weakens the threads by a tiny amount every time. Anyways off with it's head, found the inlet valves had just kissed the pistons (not a full on snog, just a little peck), so got the bits to rebuild it, and helicoiled the stud, head had to come of to do that anyway, head gasket was on it's way out, and number 8 head bolt was loose from the factory!!!!. So rebuilt it and fired it up eventually when the diesel decided to fill the head, and again it was running sweet as. The two photos show the head and block, I think I was very lucky, and no I did not get a lottery ticket LOL:) Trev

Well Just done the 2 front dampers, and boy they needed changing, the one on the right side totally shot, push in, and it stays there, the other side push in and well it comes out a bit then stops. Had to grind the ARB drop link off, good job I got new one's to go on. Feels a lot better over the speed humps we have here, no noise at all, so another Job ticked off the list. Trev

You got me on that one Wheel bearing ok for now (reaches out to touch a bit of wood), the reason it had a head gasket is because when I did the cam belt last year the tensioner stud desided it did not like the head anymore and stripped the threads while the engine was running!!!!, made an awful racket, thought the engine was toast, even got a spare just in case, but nope head off pour petrol down the intakes all ok (see photos on the cam belt thread somewhere on here), the valves just kissed the pistons, not a full on snog like you usually get, otherwise it would be on the same head gasket, mind you it was on the way out, and no8 head bolt was loose!!! to(did not crack like the rest of them). Trev

My last MOT the tester said it will need new bushes soon, no advisory though. Might leave it till next year, might drop the whole lot it's only 8 bolts, not sure what the brake pipes are held on the body or the sub frame? Trev

Yeah got all that and the new bolts come today too, shame I can't get the springs too otherwise I would build them up as i', off work at the moment. Trev

@StuartA, nope mine is Sept 2007. And it's Diesel So far it's had 4 cam belts and water pumps, 1 cylinder head gasket, 2 rear shocks, front soon, rear bushes soon, set discs and pads Still original clutch and turbo. Did the first 20,000 miles in 9 months when I had it first (was going from MK to Gaydon hence user name) every day. Trev

Yeah got all that and the new bolts come today too, shame I can't get the springs too otherwise I would build them up as i', off work at the moment. Got the rear to do too, that will be fun I suppose? Trev

Had my VRS MK2 PFL since new, it's a 2007 and it's got 75500 miles on it. Trev

Yeah the bolts do seem to be made from cheese, total carp, years ago you could reuse them with on problems, not any more. When I do have a go at it, looks like soaking everything in Rost off, bloody good stuff that, used to use it when I worked on the rally cars back in 2002. Trev

Don't give me nightmares about this,I have to do mine soon, got all the bits lined up. Trev

Hi Alex, Glad you got it sorted in the end, I have done that myself, so don't worry, as long as it working as it should that's the main thing. Trev

Hi Alex, If your car is a 2008 you should not need the extra wire, but here it, is Blue connector PIN 4, steering ECU PIN 13. Hope this helps, shame your not closer I could do it for you. Not sure on the switch. Trev