mk2

That little button thing on the right side of the filler depresses when you screw the cap back on. It did surprise me though how much more fuel you can get in with it pressed in.

just going through my 2nd sdi after having recently bought it... there are some right numpties out there. its not that difficult to change a cam belt. Yes it is unbelievable. the mechanic must have completely lost it and simply ripped it clean off! Nice new belt fitted though and a new tensioner (incorrectly set...). Idler and water pump not replaced, but still smooth, so thought I'd leave them alone. Not a big job to change them later. Anyone have a new or spare one anywhere?

Do my two SDIs have electro-hydraulic PAS? I thought its bog standard hydro.... I've not looked in any detail.

I passed my test in London, but have to 100% agree with skezza. My early years if driving were purely for pleasure and because I wanted to put a V12 in a moggie minor. It hadn't been done before...(back then). I started to use a car for work eventually, but I now had two cars, and I was 19. I drove the cheapest car I could insure at the time which was a Lada. But my other car was a... I didn't care at all. Adrian s flux was my insurer and they gave me a superb deal with milage restrictions for modified cars. I've never looked back. I passed my test first go, never had an accident and still drive like an idiot...... I think insurance has gone up a lot and I do feel sorry for new drivers, as enthusiasts who visit forums like this are generally very careful with their cars- they get penalised for the morons out there. It does help if you have another name added to your insurance policy to get the premium down, like wife or girlfriend. No idea why.

Uh hang on, a 3l is auto.... So forget my clutch theory..... So i don't know!

If you're in gear, the engine keeps running doesn't it? So,I imagine if you're manoeuvring, with the clutch being pressed, it'd keep running I think...

Everyone's gonna hate me... I've been done for speeding five times. Once on the national news. No accidents. Work in the tuning industry and know how to mod cars. In fact almost every car I own is properly modded. 10k miles a year and have had cars stolen. I pay £92 a year tpft with priveledges to drive anyone's car with permission.

The answer is of course yes. Depends on how much time and effort you want to put in though.... Rack, steering column, hoses, pump, pump mounting, pulleys and belts. Oh and a hydraulic fluid tank. I think that's everything!?

Maybe i'm just unlucky. But then thinking about it, my mk2s have also had all their bearings changed. Perhaps it's the rubbish roads around here. Always wet, muddy, potholes and floods (yeah, I'm just on the edge of Reading).

How long have you owned them? I think the usual is around 70k... They are such tiny wheel bearings. I think only a twingo is smaller by just 1mm!

I had the same problem. I ended up putting a couple of thin slits in the edge of the casting with an angle grinder then managed to knock the circlip out in 8 (yes eight!) pieces... Is there a lupo out there that hasn't had its front bearings changed?????!

good news !

Yeah, if I had a shed of cash to begin with...

The value of decent gtis is on the up. No question... It is now possible to buy a good one for say 3000, drive it for a couple of years, then sell it for what you paid. If you have a spare warehouse and a shed of cash, buy a whole load of them, store for twenty years then sell at five times their purchase price, retire on luxury yacht...

Hope you get the money, as it's not all original. Nice car though with all the luxury extras.

Sounds like linkage or selector, but interested to know what it is once you get it fixed. In a box,all shafts are moving, but simply not selected. The input shaft has drive going through the clutch, so the shaft turns when the engine turns. The output shaft is connected to the diff and wheels, so when the wheels are turning the output shaft is turning. The clever bit is synchronising the input shaft to the output shaft when the clutch is disengaged so you can change gear... Box whine when the car is moving can be any bearing,but with the 085 box, it's usually the output shaft bearing next to the diff.

rear water squirter junction leaking, just behind the interior trim...

Mine is missing...! PM me. thnx

Well done you! And in such a quick time. You do realise that you are now the forum's lead rear beam swap advisor....

Yeah, but he can crank the engine... Power to the starter solenoid goes through the IG switch. I wonder if his radio works.... Curious problem. My bet is something with the wiring up near the battery- maybe that link box.

Yeah, but he can crank the engine... Power to the starter solenoid goes through the IG switch. I wonder if his radio works.... Curious problem. My bet is something with the wiring up near the battery- maybe that link box.

Try around the battery. It might be a main fuse box or battery terminal link issue.... Loose connection worse when there's engine vibration? Let us know if you solve it. Curious problem.

Holy carp! Unbelievable... My guess is that someone used heat to work on it before, and never resealed it. Thus localised rust. Still it's pretty amazing damage.

Looking at that new pic ,it looks like the ring/tube/sleeve that holds the bush in place has split and pulled away. The metal must have been ever so thin for that to happen. Really unusual. Just about every vdub since mk1 golf has been the same design and I've never ever seen that happen before. Usually the hub tube rusts away at the weld, which then begins to crack. But the sleeve.... Never!