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Rear washer not working

The rear window washer on my 07 plate polo is not working! I can hear the pump working and the front washers work fine! When I try the rear washer the water comes out onto the road behind the rear left wheel! Can I fix this easily myself?

2007
Posted: Feb 16, 2013
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Starts then dies!

Hi, i have a 1996 1.4 petrol polo that starts but then dies straight away!?..have been told that it is a dirty inlet manifold??..can anybody help?

1996 1.4 cl petrol
Posted: Feb 13, 2013
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Seat stuck

seat runner has stuck. cant get to bolts to remove seat. no obstructions in runners, looks like mechanical failier on the inside runner.lever is opperating. car has not got tilt and slide seats. thanks

2007 1.4 3door
Posted: Feb 5, 2013
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Exhaust gas warning lamp on

light comes on for a day or 2 then goes of for days then back on is it a serious falt

2009 1200
Posted: Feb 3, 2013
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Starting prob

My mother has an intermitent starting problem the engine will turn over put not fire. this happens about 20% of the time. She had the alarm de-activated about 1 year ago and she says the problem has only occured since then, could it be an i...

1997 1.2 petrol
Posted: Jan 27, 2013
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Car failling to start in the first 6 to 10 cranks

hello hope you all fine, well i have vw polo acting very funny the car runs fine but at times you have your coil charge to the ground and the car will cut not until you crank 4 to almost 10 times at times you just change the plugs that when...

1998 1.6 auto
Posted: Jan 24, 2013
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Rear right light and right side lights not working

I have changed the dual filament bulb on the rear right side of the car after the fog indicator light came on on the dash. Since changing the bulb the whole rear right light and side (parking) lights have not worked. I have checked and the...

2004
Posted: Jan 23, 2013
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Rear shocks

hi i put two new rear shocks in there is a groove in the shocks and there was a light ring clip in it but now the clip has broke and the shocks come up throgh the boot should i put a circlip in the groove of the shock absorber

1998 hatchback
Posted: Jan 18, 2013
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DEAD! Electrics fail..

Oil pump went the car so changed engine. Car was alright for about a week. Was driving home and the ABS light came on, then Airbag and then Handbrake light. Radio went off and the dashboard lights went out. Headlights dimmed and then the ca...

2000 1.4 SE (60 BHP)
Posted: Jan 17, 2013
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Tapping noise

i replaced ther timeing belt followed the the timeing marks someone had three mars on it so lined up with these marks now there is a tapping noise not all thge time is the timeing wrong

1998 1 ltr
Posted: Jan 14, 2013
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Engine wont fire at all

I was driving my car from Cardiff South Wales to Horsham West Sussex. I was around 20 miles from my destination so traveled a considerable distance and decided to stop at the services. Car started back up fine then 100metres down the road i...

2000 1.4
Posted: Jan 8, 2013
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Various electrical problems :( :(

My once reliable and really awesome little polo has started to cause me firstly some concern, and now a major headache. My tale of woe: A few weeks ago - it started normally, ran normally on the way. I pulled up at a service station f...

1997 1.4 Litre, Automatic, Petrol
Posted: Dec 29, 2012
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