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  1. ABS, TCS lights on car goes mental!!

    (toledo 1.8 20V AUTO 2003) ABS and TCS lights came on and car slowed to 5mph auto speed (even with foot to the floor) Stopped left for 10 to 15 minutes...started it again, it started OK drove 20 yds or so then car alarm went off with all lights flashing and not many revs as if it was...
  2. gregorcupra

    17965 driving me MENTAL

    I have had the 17965 overboosting code for at least a year now. Many of you will know or will have experienced the symptoms. Car pulls great plenty of power , then all of a sudden shoots to 5 psi/ limp mode. I have replaced MAF and N75 and yesterday I disconnected all of my intercooler...
  3. New ARB's - Now the ABS/TCS Goes mental!!!

    Hi All, I've recently had a Neuspeed rear 28mm ARB fitted anf a KW 25mm front ARB fitted. Since then i've had the ABS kicking in (not all 4 at once) when accelerating around a sweeping bend!!! The car feels planted and not twitchy but you sh1t your pants when the ABS cuts in. Normally one...
  4. warren_cox

    So which is best. BHP's or torques....?

    So which is best, BHP or torques? As you'd expect, there is only one way to find out Stupidity aside, the point I want to raise / question is this. In the average car, BHP has always been one of the key headline 'Top Trump' figures alongside 0-60mph times, top speed, and more lately (god...
  5. Ricardo

    Lambda fault code / warm up at idle

    Lambda sensor Fault codes! I keep getting Lambda sensor codes even though it has been replaced 3 times now! The last time was by guys I trust at Total Vag (formely Vagtech) for a proper bosch sensor acouple od months ago. It seems to not throw up as much if when I cold start I allow the iddle...
  6. Temperature Gauge has gone Mental

    Apologies in advance if this is a fairly common repost. Over the last couple of weeks the temperature gauge in my Leon has gone mental. First it refused to budge of cold (60) then it worked normally for a couple of days before going awol again. Then it will register between 60 (Cold) and 65...
  7. HELP! ibiza now running right, driving me mental!

    finaly got the gearbox back in the ibiza and it moves, nice and smoothly too, no crunching at all clutch is making a a slight whiring noise but i can sort that later. the prob now it is running like a bucket of crap. starts alright, but wont rev, when u rev it it just sucks in a load of air...
  8. Mental note to self ...

    ... don't put petrol in your new FR TDI. If you do, filling the tank costs £210.
  9. panholio

    Indicators gone mental!

    Ok dudes the indicators on my 03 LCR have gone mental.... :cry: If I press the hazard switch they work fine but if I click the indicator stalk up or down I get nowt. No flashing on the dash just a horrendous buzzing/scratching noise from behind the hazard warning switch! Help! :(