Hi

I couldn't find a recent post on this problem so I will make a new
post :

** My '98 Passat (1.8 20v estate) battery goes flat if left parked for
2-3 days. **

If I drive it every day - no problems. As soon as it is not driven
the battery goes so flat it can barely light the dashboard lights.

I've changed the battery - and the alternator - problem still exists.

I have for some years had a problem with the Comfort Computer wiring -
standard problem as described elsewhere in this forum - to eliminate
it from causing this new problem I lifted the carpets and moved the
comfort computer and fixed all the rusted out joints - so I now have
all the interior lights and central locking working again.

Any thoughts please - thanks in advance for any help.

Regards

Dicky

Hi all,
I`m just wondering if there are any good sources for information on what
cars run well with vegetable oil instead of/as well as diesel. I`ve had a
look on Google and found plenty of sites that details the work that can be
needed to run on 100%% veg oil, but I`m looking more for information along
the lines of "A VW Polo SDI runs happily on 25%% veg oil and 75%% diesel with
no modifications" :-) Well, i`d be more interested in hearing about a late
2002 Passat TDI, but you know what I mean.

Anyone got any pointers towards a good site, or source of knowledge?

Thanks!

http://www.richworld8.blogspot.com/

Details at:

http://patchoulian.googlepages.com/vw

Located in Sheffield, asking £1800.

Thanks, Rob

Hi (sorry if I have the name wrong)

Thanks for your post about the indicator problem. My news reader has
lost the thread.

You were spot on the money, a removal of the indicator stalk showed a
lose connection.

Today co-incidently the indicators stopped working again. I check the
connection on the stalk again and was fine, so I moved along to the
hazard which which houses the relay for the flasher unit and replaced
with a new one and problem now solved.

Hopefully thats the end of it.

It feels great to have my indicators work :) I didn't realise how much
I'd missed them. Although I had to get a bus to VW to get the part as no
indicators on the car and 100 or so left and right turns so too far to
drive on a car with no indicators is just dangerous and silly.

But all sorted so thanks for the info as usual you are a wealth of
information on VAG stuff! :)

none@snotmail.com wrote:

Could there be a problem with the gear linkages ?

mk4 golf 1.6s 16v 2001

Was driving along the motorway and flicked the indicator stalk left to
move back to left lane and the indicator indicator once then turned
itself off. Then I stopped at services and played with it to see what
was wrong. I click it either way it flicks on once then turnes off
sometimes a few clicks longer. But you can really feel it struggling to
stay on (hope someone knows what I'm on about). But when I put the
hazards on all the outside lndicator lights come on ok no problems and
stay on.

It seems something wrong with when I use the indicator stalk.

I don'd have vag com so a bit of guess work? may be needed. I don't have
a normal stalk I have a cruise control one which is less than a year old.

Flipin' typical as I need the car tommorow.

Thanks all :-)

http://car-mechanics.blogspot.com/

Hey fellas :)

Fellas golfy is coming up to its 60k service. I'm going to be doing it
myself as I want to. The cambelt was done at 32k so won't need touching this
time *amen*

I have misplaced my haynes somewhere. Kids probly thought it was a colouring
book.

I was just after some info on what is done on this service. So far my todo
list is :

*Oil change

*Oil filter

*air filter

*Pollen filter

*Spark plugs

*screen wash

*Brake fluid check

*Power steering flui check

*Fuel filter change (only one I need to find a guide on as never done
before)

*All wheels off for a pad and disc check

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