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    Knock Knock.....

    I have a 98 1.8TS with climate control and have noticed this morning (when I turned my radio down) that there is a disturbing knocking noise coming from the engine. On investigation it disapears when i switch the A/C compressor off..... any suggestions on what It could be before I get screwed...
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    Unsafe road surface? ......................

    [ QUOTE ] Shame its not the same story in the UK! Try a nice unhealthy 10% drop! [/ QUOTE ] Mate, it's NOT the case in Australia !! I don't know where that Journo gets his information. There have been a couple of Ads, the highest of which was $250k (list is $224k on the road). A dealer...
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    Metalic Rattle on Startup

    Problem with my exhaust me thinks........... When I start the engine I get a rattle which sounds like rattling tin cans, it also occurs if the engine is in low revs. Its seems to come from the exhaust just under the drivers seat. I've had a quick look but can't see anything loose down there...
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    Funny thing happend.............

    Hi Funny thing happened to me the other day, whilst driving up a long hill behind a diesel bus. Was about to overtake the bus when I suddenly lost some (but not all) power??? The only thing I can think of was that the bus was throwing out some very dirty fuel from its exhaust and that this...
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    Coil Packs

    I had to go back to my dealer on 3 separate occasions over the summer because of these coilpacks. Instead of changing them all at once I had the inconvenience (and the probability that i have now damaged my CAT) of them failing 3 times within 8 weeks!! Lucky for me the main dealer was very...
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    The Heat is on?

    Thanx 4 that - Din't think there was..... Cymru, yes well from the Island of our mothers up north! Loads of empty/bendy roads aroud to thrash the little Ming rocket around!!
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    The Heat is on?

    New Boy with 1st question. I have a lovely 98 1.8T mint condition for the last 3 months, and I love the car! Winter on the way can anybody tell me if this model has Heated Front Windscreen as Standard? If not how does the dismisster work on the front windscreen? By the way fantastic site!