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Hi Woody...welcome to the Forum It should be able to recode but you may need other components to match....key, etc. What are the symptoms of the fault you have? Let us know how you get on with it. Cheers, Trevor

Hi Miles....welcome to the Forum Post up a piccy of your new Golf when you get it, if you want Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

Hi Gayath.....welcome to the Forum I have to agree with you on the technology front but not always with the parts quality (they could certainly invest more in better quality components - like in the olden days!) Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

Hi EFMax...welcome to the Forum Good to have you onboard I think it is a case of trying to find the best maintained car for your money. It may not always be the lowest mileage car and I think that it seems to be the case with most vehicles...if it has full dealer history then it should have had recalls and updates which will go a long way to ensuring the car has had the best start in life. Avoid 'school run' cars....found too many to be abused on the suspension, brakes and general wear & tear to the engine, transmission, body and interior. Good luck with your search and let us know how you get on Cheers, Trevor

Hi Dan Most vehicles (if they have electric mirrors) would have the complete loom in place but not the switch gear to activate it....fitted as an option. However, you will more than likely need to code the new control panel into the CanBus system for to work. Let us know how you get on with it

VW have had issues with leaking sunroofs in the past...primarily but not limited to the Golf range, so no reason not to imagine that it could be also on the Touran as well

Hi JohnK..welcome to the forum Here is some info on the code: My first thoughts are using an additive to clean the induction system and combustion within the engine and an italian tune up to follow. Reason being, low speed cutting out with a pressure charged system fault being flagged up can indicate a build up of carbon and the engine falls over itself. It's too easy for the modern day engine to deliver chunks of power on demand but this is usually when at low revs and sometimes this can be the result. I would recommend the clean up first before committing big money to rectify further faults. By far the cheapest method to start with. Also running on Supermarket fuel is definitely not a good option (not making assumptions that you fo this though)

Hi Deano Sounds like it could be battery related...maybe a reset would cure it...works on my mk4 Golf each time its left for a while and the battery discharges Let us know how you got on with it Cheers, Trevor

That should work although strimmer cord may be a bit thin and not rigid enough to push the grime through. The drain holes exit below the A post (windscreen pillar area) down by the lower sill area. Good luck and let us know how you get on with it

Hi Do817...welcome to the Forum The leak is probably down to blocked drain tubes. Easy enough to carefully run a flexible rod down through the tubes and see what comes out....avoid dislodging the tubes as nightmare to put back in place. The front wings generally rot as VW put foam behind the wheelarch to add stability to that area but retains moisture and leads to rusting out. Not sure if they do cover it but worth asking them. Cheers, Trevor

Hi....welcome to the Forum I would almost certainly look for one with a long warranty that covers major components. Also, look to see whether it has been recalled for the emissions and if it also has had the remap to rectify the loss of power since the emissions recall. Otherwise, good car and superb MPG from the engine....slightly less with the autobox

Hi Badgerbill ... welcome to the Forum Does seem to be an issue nowadays and I blame the designers for putting 'form before function' which results in this issue. I would have thought there would be a screensave function on the audio head unit as most cars have a sleep function that allows the time to be displayed....maybe someone knows if this is possible, if not then it is a case of trawling through the manual to see if it is possible to set it to show the clock. Let us know what you find Cheers, Trevor

If there is a mirror folding symbol on the mirror adjustment switch then they should fold in. If not, gently bump the mirrrors with the palm of your hand to see if they fold in....shouldn't harm them even if they are power fold.

Hi...welcome to the Forum Wow...high milers! just goes to show how reliable cars are nowadays. Good to have you onboard Cheers Trevor

If it doesn't have a powerfold button then it should just fold in by hand. Rather than force them inwards I would be tempted to just hit it with the palm of your hand, enough to see if they flex and then go beyond the point where they will just fold in with little resistance.

SOunds like the Ford Ecoboost engine where the cambelt runs in oil and is non-replaceable...you just replace the whole engine once its done its tour of duty

Hi Bookend....welcome to the Forum Look forward to reading your posts and also to lean on your extensive experience of VWs, as and when required (if that's okay) Good to have you onboard. Cheers, Trevor

Let us know how you get on with the additives and whether you think they work well. Cheers

Yes, please keep us updated, curious to know what they find to be the fault.

Hi Effie....welcome to the Forum I too have a mk4 Golf (1999) and until I laid it up it was a great car. However, it was probably the worse thing I did, rather than keep driving it, it has now stood in my driveway for 5 years :-( I have personally never heard of one charging through an EOBD port and I also would not want to apply any power source through the port (with the exception of a Memory Saver device). In order to keep a battery topped up with charge, there are several devices out there that could do this...one of which is a solar charger to trickle charge it (see selection below) https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xsolar+charger+for+car.TRS0&_nkw=solar+charger+for+car&_sacat=0 Another method (my preferred choice) is a trickle charger like these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xtrickle+charger.TRS0&_nkw=trickle+charger&_sacat=0 Basically, you just plug in and leave it connected until you need to drive it and during this time the battery is conditioned so no sulphation and defective cells.

You have certainly gone about the right way regarding the diagnosis but sometimes it is better to call it a day if the cost for rectification is prohibitive. I know some of the Nissan fuel pumps have had issues with the fuel control valves but even then it can relate back to another fault. Have found most of the electrical faults with Nissan have come down to faulty earth connections and in some cases, earth leads completely severing which leads to a whole array of running issues.

Hi Chris....welcome to the Forum Millers have always produced top quality products and have never heard any bad reports about them. However, my belief is that if the car is driven correctly, as in high revs, low gears, motorway or extra-urban use then you shouldn't have any problems. The main concern with DPF is the issues you hear about are when a large diesel engine is being used in town and short-shifted therefore not allowing the engine to rev high enough to purge the soot and carbon and also not giving the DPF an opportunity to regenerate. The long and short of it is using the car for the correct purpose .... small petrol engine for town, big diesel engine for long motorway commutes. Cheers, Trevor

Hi Rich....welcome to the Forum Not sure of the values you should be getting but can you tell us what vehicle you have and the symptoms you are experiencing. Cheers, Trevor

Hi...welcome to the Forum If the car has had the emissions remap carried out then this may be the reason why. Here is a link worth looking at as it shares the same characteristics of the Audi's http://www.audiownersclub.com/forums/forum/93-audi-recalls/ Cheers, Trevor

How did you get on with the dealer?