mickyg

hi, It could be one of the three rubbers which are used to fasten the engine cover (one with the Skoda badge on it - not the cam box cover) on top of the engine, not too sure `cos it`s a bit difficult to scale it against anything ! Regards

Hi, I am considering buying a spare key from e bay - this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180482144046&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT i would then have to get a front half of the fob and get a key cut. This is all possible but i cannot code the key to my vehicles immobiliser without VAG COM and an operator to do it ! Are there any members around west yorks area who could do this for me, or am i better off at the main dealers ? Has anybody else done this ? Thanks.

Hi, Does anyone know the correct grade and type of oil for the manual gearbox on a 1.9tdi 5 speed manual (AWX engine) i was going to change it at 60k miles. Is it necessary to change the oil or is it in for the life of the gearbox ? I intend to keep the car until it`s dead ! Is it an easy job to do ? Thanks.

oops, found the pm button, you have pm !

hi, thanks for the offer the sizes are 520mm and 540mm, can`t see your e mail in profile ! and not sure what pm is !! regards, mickyg

Hi, VW and skoda main dealers used to stock spare aero wiper rubbers only ( at a fraction of the cost of whole new wiper) i was told when i enquired ( part is 1K0 955 429 A ) vw had stopped doing them but they seem to be available in the USA. Is there an alternative as £15-20 for 2 wiper blades seems excessive to me ??

Hi, yes the feet actually rest on the roof on rubber pads partly resting in the groove which runs along the length of the roof, the feet are retained by arms which hook under all four doors, you can see a space where they are supposed to go if you open each door and look for the interuption in the line along the top of the door where it meets the roof. The only possible cause of wear/damage i can see would be if you were to leave them on for a very long time and grit could become stuck under the rubber pads causing abrasions to the paint on the roof, but i`m talking months for thet to happen !

Hi, Yes we have fitted the Thule feet packs and roof bars (square steel not alloy aero ones) you can get them online and also see which ones you require. We went to France camping and wanted as large a roofbox for as little money as possible and went for a Mont Blanc 540 litre one (it`s fairly wide) we realised you can pay a small fortune for roofboxes, but the Mont Blanc has served us well despite i`m sure being overloaded every time !! The roof bars take approx 5 mins to put on or take off, the box takes about 10 mins. Hope this is of assistance to you ? Regards, Mickyg

Hi again, After complaining at some length to VW dealer they agreed to "buy back" the remaining 3 lengths of sealant for £20 which was a result for me ! However that does mean that the other pieces of sealant are not available to buy, the warning still remains `tho regarding initial purchase price - perhaps even more so given the second posters experience ?? I suppose one way to look at it is £30 is a small price to pay for a preventative measure which could potentially cost a lot more. It still wrankles me `tho paying for something you `aint going to use, or paying for 4 sealant strips as per the second poster and only getting one. No wonder main dealers aren`t very popular with this practice going on.

Hi, I`ve just collected the part number AKD 497 010 04R 10 which is the sealing cord for the pollen filter housing, from my local VW main dealer. I had to order it at a cost of £29.08 as it wasn`t in stock. When it arrived, the box was rather large for what i thought was a single strip of sealant, i was surprised to open the box and find not just a single strip but 4 x 2.5 metres strips of it, making 10 metres in total. When i asked the parts guy if they couldn`t just order one strip, he said thats what they come in and thats all they could supply ?? What f*****g use are the extra 3 strips as i`m presuming the pollen filter doesn`t require more than one 2.5 metre length !! Please beware other Briskodians if you are gonna do the repair yourselves.

Thanks roto and skodanut, will check the air filter as it`s due a looking at soon for a service, also i try to fill up to below the `hash` mark on the dipstick. I can also see the runaway engine problem developing if there was no way to vent the oil, it`s just that eventually it drops on the drive and requires cleaning off !! Anyway undertray off soon and put an empty margerine container under the pipe - the wonders of modern engine technology !!! I used to do a similar thing with crankcase breather pipes on race fourstoke motorbikes, but had`nt envisaged a similar scenario with a TDI engine.

I have noticed oil seeping from the large rubber pipe (part of the air intake after the intercooler i think) on the near side front where it meets the metal crossmember, there are clips which hold the pipe in place and the sealing arrangement is a green rubber/synthetic washer. I noticed this leaking the last time i did an oil change and got a new washer from main dealer, however 5k miles later there is a lot of oil on the undertray which has come from the pipe seal. Has anyone else had a similar leak, and is there a way of stopping it ? Thanks in advance.

Hope this helps, mine washed off lettering with diesel spills on fuel cap so i got another from dealer and put it on the plastic bit which holds the breakdown triangle in the boot lid !

Hi Lummox any chance you can tell me - i have done an outer cv boot on my superb, on the passenger side and managed to do it by undoing the 2 btm ball joints, then the hub nut and wiggle the cv joint past the bub assembly towards the rear of the car. What is different on the drivers side to make it so much more difficult, i`m only asking cos the drivers side boot is looking a bit "tired" and i`d rather do it now than wait for it to split just before i go on holiday or some other bad time !! thanks in advance, mickyg.

I have used mine (1.9tdi) to take on/off all 4 alloy wheels with no probs.... i did however note that the jack is made from aluminium and did wonder myself about its load bearing ability, especially as you sometimes have to remove the alloys with force if they have not been off for a while or were not lightly greased on the mating faces prior to putting on. It is the same jack as used on my friends VW Golf. Wonder if they will recall them all, bit dodgy if it buckles whilst changing wheel !!!