Everything posted by mac11irl
- EGR error after replacement
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EGR error after replacement
Can I suggest disconnecting the wiring harness from the EGR to the ECU & anywhere else it goes and doing a continuity check on the harness? If disconnecting the plug is solving it, it may be frayed wires causing a short in the harness causing it to send corrupted signals to the ECU and thus the running issue..
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the truth about electric cars
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Guess the Hire Car.... Mac's 2019 game
Missus mac is on her second auto Arona. It’s not a bad car for what it is. I just wish manufacturers would get off the “compact SUV” bandwagon. It isn’t really any bigger than a focus, just a bit puffier on the outside.
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Guess the Hire Car.... Mac's 2019 game
C4 Cactus /Aircross
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Guess the Hire Car.... Mac's 2019 game
I second the Grandland. Drove one once, briefly, awful.
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Alas its goodbye
Well don’t leave, we’ll all want to hear about life with the Audi too, And you still be able to help people out around here with your Superb experience
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mouser
Original thread information - pasted here for convenience. about a month ago i had the fuse box under the battery replaced by main dealer, very expensive my lights were flashing all over the dashboard. That cured it but the last month or So my tick over fluctuates between 1000/1400. Have cleaned throttle body but no change. Any suggestions. Thanks
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Sun Visor Clip
Holy thread revival Batman!!! Mine broke a couple of weeks ago.. Can confirm it’s 2 torx screws that it in. Skoda parts have them for about €12, plus delivery. Note that it does not include the outer cover, so don’t break that taking it off. It just pops off gently. it’s nice to see companies using the smallest reasonable packaging for items to be shipped… ignore the empty jar in the sink. Anyway.. Took about 80 seconds for Spud Sr to swap it for me. He wanted to try, I let him have a go. He’s 11, so that’s how simple it is.
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Account deletion
Hi, Curious about the issue, I know that new members have several restrictions on accounts, until you hit certain post count numbers. It’s part of the anti spam attack features used by the admin team. One of those restriction may be file size on uploads. Hang around a little while, visit the social areas and get your post count up then try again. If still an issue report to the team in the support forum nta16 linked above and let them check it out for you.
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Noisy front end - passenger side. Sway bar links replaced. What next?
Yup, the arb bushes come in 2 halves, so easy enough to replace as long as the clamp bolts aren’t seized solid. Febi do a pretty decent replacement
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1.6 cr, CAYC. glow plug light flashing and oil pressure sensor light intermittent
That may just be an actual sensor issue. I doubt it’s the DPF not regenning causing it, because I get that sometimes with mine and you get plenty warnings via maxidot (about 10 ignition cycles) and then eml and a limp mode. Not an oil light. A flashing glow plug light combined with or without an eml that has a MAF error would point to an egr issue (I have a guide thread on how that progresses)
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Briski Bikers Come Forward! - Part II 'General Banter'
@Gaz could chat about his daughter, so a proxy Brisky biker. I bet there’s still plenty around, bit of a general message board problem though - socmed platforms that harvest your data seem to be more popular
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- Child seat, front seat
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have to hook brake pedal back with toes!
That sounds like a different issue to the one discussed. Would suggest your problem is a failed master cylinder or servo which needs to be replaced.
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Dag allemaal, or hello to all! :-)
Hi and welcome to the forum! Advice on the shocks job - Check check and check again that the springs and dampers you purchase are definitely the exact part number and rating for your car. There are a lot of them out there that claim to be “compatible” but all that means is they physically fit on the vehicle.
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Citigo added to the family garage.
I’d go with one of these from that list.. ( or just go straight to a furby.) I don’t know about the insurance but as a learner car they are ideal. Easy to drive, basic enough to really learn the art of driving as not many driving aids, not enough power to get in any real trouble, but will buzz along at motorway speeds too. Like learning how to drive race cars starting out in go-karts. Cheap to run. Cabin is roomy enough for the size of the car, just the boot isn’t very big. We bought missus Mac’s as an ex demo and kept it for 7yrs… Pass test, then upgrade to a furby.
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I don't believe there is not a demand for manual cars.
Missus Mac is on her second DSG Arona. I’ve driven a bit, it’s not terrible, though the lag from stamping one’s foot to the box kicking down to pull away can be a tad long. But… knock it over into semi auto and prime it yourself to hold the revs where you want and it’s fine. My only gripe is my brain says if your accelerating you should be pulling the lever back to change up not pushing forward against the vehicles “g-force”. Other than that I’ve no issue with autos, May even get one next myself. Missus mac will never go back to a manual, in fact 6months after buying the first auto she was driving my car for the first time again and she pulled in after 2 miles, told me I could drive, she’d rather feel a bit car sick as a passenger than be arsed with remembering how to do gear changing. Horses for courses eh?
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Cigarette plug has always power. How to change that?
Because it’s a circuit with wiring nearby the 12v socket which is on a switched live. By wiring it as he did it’s put the switches fuse wiring into series on the 12v permanent live, which because it’s in series, now makes the 12v socket also a switched live. Because his car doesn’t have heated seats it meant the circuit wasn’t being used so it also made it suitable for use.