Recent content by rodney brown

My BRE 2.0 tdi had a suspected injector problem. I removed the injectors, all looked well, cleaned and replaced them, fitted a new injector loom and attempted starting the motor. All turns over well but no attempt to fire up. Vag com says there is no gateway connection, have I overlooked...

Many thanks for the reply, I'll pass on the info and try to get a more detailed list of dones and not dones. Rod.

A friend of mine with a 4.2 was doing work on his car with the battery off. He was re connecting at the under bonnet posts as and when necessary but, with his mind elsewhere he connected the wrong way round ! Result, his mmi is dead and he is out of ideas, does anyone on the forum have any? Main...

Now the braking side of things are more or less done, my attention turns to the engine. Whilst I was familiar with the benefits of a BV43 turbo with the 1.9 pd 130, thanks in no small part to all the information from Desertstorm on ukpassats, I've not read anything from owners that have done...

Well, one can't argue with that !!!Yes, it looks like I'll have to be a bit firmer. Perhaps by the time my pads need changing the calipers won't look so pretty and a scratch or two won't matter. Many thanks for taking the time to post that up Bbflex, knowing you have access to elsawin I know...

When those two little centre pegs are out of the slots it was too difficult to make the ends of the legs stay under the carrier as the ends are rounded and with the spring so far forward, when upward pressure is applied the ends ping out. I'm sure there is a way, maybe one of the more...

No, when it came to building up the calipers before attaching to hub, I found it impossible to install the spring with everything in. I had to undo the sliding pins, move the carrier all the way from the pistons and insert the pad into the piston, then loosely fit the spring, move the carrier...

It occurred to me whilst fitting my s6 brakes how awkward it was fitting the retaining spring on the caliper. I have searched various forums and you tube but haven't found any tips on making the fitting of front pads easier in situ. As it stands it will be a real ball ache mainly because of...

Having had a few days and a journey to the North East to assess the s6 brakes I think I could say that under normal but wet conditions, they perform well, but not hugely different from my 347mm set. Maybe with the faster accelerating v10 for which they were designed they would show up more, but...

Not had a chance to tread on them yet, I'm being nice and gentle for a few days but will keep you updated.

Just a quick update. I had a 7mm spacer made to fit snug between the hub and disc, longer bolts, and all now fitted and working well.

I remember when I had a 2.5tdi a4 and wanted to put s4 brakes on, there were two types of disc with different overall heights when laid flat. The first one was about 8mm higher than the other and gave me the same fitting problem as the s6, the second with the narrower height fitted fine...

Started fitting the brakes today, 347mm discs and calipers off, 385mm disc on, caliper on, no wait a minute that's tight !!! THEY DO NOT FIT !!! The carriers off the v10 are different in profile to the a6 carriers in that, they have a bit of a dog leg which causes the inside of the carrier to...

Will let you know.

Yes, I've looked over the job and it seems a straight swap. Calipers are now powder coated new seals and pistons, brake pads so will be fitting in the next day or two. I could have put the calipers straight on such was their condition, and whilst not a fan of used discs the supplied ones are...