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Central locking

my central locking has stopped working and i have to do it manual now,any help please..many thanks

1997 manual
Posted: Jan 26, 2014
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Valve cover

i have a golf 1.4 petrol i would like to know how to get that plate off under the valve cover,it does not look like little nuts to get it off,any help please

1997 manual
Posted: Jan 14, 2014
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Clock

i have a 1.4 golf petrol,every time i go to start it there is a odd sound behind my steering wheel and it knocks the clock off to all the zero`s and if a set the clock back to the right time again,then go to start it,it does the same,but th...

1997 manual
Posted: Jan 13, 2014
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Acrid exhaust smell, failure to start

I aquired this car last April there was a problem with really smelly exhaust fumes they really caught the back of the throat and made my eyes stream the fumes were very acrid. In late November the car failed to start for my wife while sh...

2007 170hp GTI TDI
Posted: Jan 6, 2014
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Locked passenger door lock,auto not releasing.

Passenger door locked,auto not releasing,removeing panel to get to it without damage.

2008
Posted: Nov 13, 2013
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Smell petrol

i can smell petrol outside my car,it smells stronger at the rear,but can smell it a bit at the front and a bit inside,are they prone for leaks after a while, any help would be nice..thanks

1997 manual 1.4 petrol
Posted: Oct 31, 2013
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Stop warning light on dash when after braking the pedal is released

the large STOP warning light comes on after braking and the pedal is released.This does not happen every time I brake.I've spoken to a vw mechanic and he along with a few other mechanics suggested it could be the expansion bottle level sens...

2004 1.9 gttdi
Posted: Oct 12, 2013
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Handles falling off etc

My new golf is only 16 weeks old already one of the door handles has come right off in my hand! the front wheels are clunking, and I get a whining noise from the power steering when reversing, one of the rear doors is very stiff to open etc...

2013 1.4 SE
Posted: Sep 16, 2013
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When hot problem restarting car

2005 se tdi
Posted: Aug 17, 2013
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Gearbox

Hi, Can someone please help me, I have a 1.4 (75) vw mk5 golf 2007. The gearbox went on it a while ago and we cannot find the code needed to buy a reconditioned gearbox (not that many available to buy but a few on ebay) we have tried the bo...

2007 1.4s
Posted: Aug 12, 2013
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Problem starting when cold

my car starts every morning without fail straight away,but for the first time this morning when it was cold,it must have turned over 5 or 6 times,then when it fired up,it was missing for about 10 seconds,then went a run and it was perfect,l...

1997 manual
Posted: Aug 4, 2013
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