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  1. Thanks very much for explaining this rotodiesel I am going to try my neatest VW dealer soon. Thanks a lot
  2. And one more question to rotodiesel When i go to VW with the REG and VIN should I pretend I drive that VW? If I mention I drive a skoda would they refuse to sell that part? I guess that is the case but just wanted to confirm.
  3. Thanks Superbia and rotodiesel for the helpful information So as rotodiesel explained I need to find the Reg and VIN of a Passat with the same stuff as mine. I can check with my friends who drive passats. But if theirs are not the model I am looking for is there a better way to find a VIN and Reg of a passat with similar gear? Is there any website that could give me these details? It would be great if anyone could give me any information about this.
  4. I have the same Cruise control problem (Superb 2005 elegence) and suspect it could be the clutch switch. Dealer says it is the clutch switch but they don't have it in stock. Could someone please let me know if this is something I can do myself? And any idea about where I can buy this and the cost? I have tried Euro car parts and they don't have this
  5. Anyone knows the price of the clutch switch for Skoda superb elegance 2005? It would be great if you have the part number as well and where I can buy it
  6. Guys! I thought I fixed it! I got the sealing done a few months back. But just a couple of weeks ago I found out I still have the leak!! I park on a slope so the front of the car is always facing down. When I reversed up the car on to level ground, as it became level I saw water pouring down from behind the glove-box on the passenger side. pouring down! not dripping down. I am taking it back to the guy to fix it. But if any of you experts could help me by giving any clues as to what is happening it would be great! Thanks so much!
  7. I think I should ask my mechanic to do this next time when i do the MOT. Just to make sure i understand, are you recommending removing the rubber 'drain plug' like thing from the drain hole and throw it away? In this case do you mean just push it down about an inch but don't remove the bung? is this right? Thanks
  8. thanks rotodiesel, Is there any simple 'test' you can do to check if the holes are bocked? Like pouring some water over the windscreen and checking if you get two streams of water coming out of hte bottom of the car? Would it work?
  9. Thanks very much for that rotodiesel. Actually it was you who first warned me about this problem shortly after I bought my Superb. And thanks to you I knew what to do when this happened. So I guess I will have to keep an eye on this anyway. I plan to check an clean out the drain holes about once every year. I was wondering if there is any clever way of avoiding the leaves from falling into those holes at all? Like putting in some sort of a mesh that will trap leaves before they can do the damage? Some sort of a nylon mesh barrier under the bonnet around the area just under the wipers? that way the leaves will be trapped there and will have to be cleared out every now and then. Does this sound practical at all?
  10. You are absolutely right dohertyjj! It was the whole that was blocked. As I am hopeless with this sort of stuff I take the safer option and decided to take it to someone who knows their stuff. So I took it o Roger who isn't too far from me. And he did an excellent Job. He cleared the blocked hole under the battery. It was completely blocked according to him. He checked and made sure the seal was OK. I had the seal replaced recently and he thinks the water probably got in before the seal was placed. He cleaned up the wiring. Luckily for me the comfort unit was OK. But there was plenty of water in the foot well which finally dried up. I had a problem with one of my interior lights. And it turned out this had nothing to do with the water though. He said it was something about the contacts close to the bulb itself. After roger has done his magic the light is fine now. So everything is OK for now I guess. But he did say the hole might get blocked every now and then so I should get this checked every now and then! Just one more questions to you experts out there. Now that I have done the sealing properly (Using the new VW seal) Can I be sure that even if the holes get blocked with leaves, The water won't get into the passenger foot well? Or can the blocked water eventually get into the footwell?
  11. Thanks dohertyjj, So you think the seal is fine and it is a blocked drain? I first saw the water dripping when the car was on the ramp but later I did check the front passenger foot well and it was quite wet. The problem is I am hopeless when it comes to this sort of thing so I think it would be safer to pay an experienced person to get this done. I couldn't even figure out how to lift the carpet! All these instructions on this forum simply says 'Life the carpet' as if it is something simple and obvious. But couldn't go any further than lifting the mat and just feeling wet carpet.
  12. Thanks Sidewaze, Yes this was exactly what I was thinking as well. He is a pretty honest guy but I think he lacks the skills for this sort job. So I don't want to take it back to him. Now I am looking for someone who knows about this problem and has fixed it in the past. Hopefully I will find someone soon. Unfortunately I am not good at doing this sort of thing myself.
  13. Someone please help me before my car dies!! does anyone know any machanic around Bucks or London area who could do this job for me?
  14. Hi great to know you got yours sorted. I am guessing Ross is an independent VW specialist. I think I need Ross's services too if he isn't too far from me. I was always worried about this and finally I got the seal replaced by a local mechanic and lo and behold! I now have a puddle in the front passenger foot well. It is possible that he has disturbed something while replacing the seal but I am not sure. I posted about this earlier Could you let me know his contact details please? I am in High High Wycombe so I am hoping isn't too far. Thank you
  15. It is ages but I wanted to update this as this might help someone else. I actually solved the problem simply by replacing the coolant cap. Cost 5 pounds or something. I read somewhere that the seal in the cap wears are after while make the coolant evaporate. Thought it is worth a try as the cost is only 5 pounds. And since then I have never had the problem. Too bad I suspected that the dealer has messed something up while doing the Cam belt change!
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