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    Worth a watch

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    Car Choice

    My car failed it's MOT again and is not worth repairing. I've been having a browse around and i've got stuck. The problem i've got is to go with a newer car by Ford or Vauxhall or go with an older one by VW :confused: Any wisdom greatfully received:)
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    Broken intake manifold pipe

    Any ideas on how to fix this pipe back on without having to replace the whole intake manifold? It looks like it has been 'fixed' previously using some blue tack style paste stuff:confused:
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    EPC & ESP Dash Lights

    Today my EPC & ESP dash lights came. The car seemed to go into 'limp mode' & the steering became heavy. I coasted to the side of the road turned it off & restarted. The lights stayed on but the car drove fine. After a while the EPC light went off but the ESP stayed on. When I got home I...
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    Front door rub strips

    Came back to my car today & i've gained two lovely dents on both drivers side doors & the rub strip is hanging off. How are these strips attached? Clipped through the door? Here's a pic:
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    Oil Pressure Symbol

    My car went in to the garage just over a week ago to have the oil pressure symbol diagnosed. They said the oil level was low so topped it up & all was fine until today when the red oil pressure symbol came up again on the DIS. The symbol doesn't stay on permenantly but seems to be prompted...
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    2.0 FSI cambelt cover

    Whilst doing a routine check on the oil level today I've discovered that the little cover at the top of the bigger cambelt cover has gone walkies. Is the whole cover a simple bolt on affair? Number 2 on the diagram is the bit that's gone:
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    Servicing Query

    Whilst reading the Audi service book & Haynes manual. I've noticed that the replacement intervals for the following are different: Air filter - Audi 60k/6yr Haynes 40k/4yr Spark plugs - Audi 40k/6yr Haynes 40k/4yr Which ones do people go by?
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    Broken bass speaker

    I've recently been hearing a funny rattling/crackling noise coming from the left hand side of the boot. I firstly isolated the audio so that it only played through the rear left to try & pin point the noise. But didn't hear anything through the rear door but from the left hand side boot...
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    Airbag Light

    I removed my glovebox yesterday to replace the pollen filter & when I put it all back together & started the car up the airbag light has decided to come on. Also, it maybe connected or not, I dropped a bolt down the side of the passenger seat so I thought i'd pump the base of the seat to get...
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    Haynes Manual Coverage

    Any idea if replacing an EGR valve is covered in the haynes manual? Thanks for any help:)
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    Broken EGR valve cog

    My engine management light came on(2.0 FSI) so I carried out a diagnostic & came up with the fault code: P0404 - Exhaust Gas Recirculation Control Circuit - Range/Performance I removed the top casing of the EGR valve & found the cog which had two snapped teeth on it:( I even recovered the...