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Cool, thanks a lot that sounds helpful. I'll call the garage later today!

In Germany, Paulchen is the one to have...

Thanks for everyones advice - the oil thing doesn't seem to begetting better but worse though. We went on a very short trip the other day (just around Bristol really, maybe 20 miles) and it seemed to use something between a half and a whole litre of oil. Also, when we started the van yesterday, it w...

Yeah - my question wasn't really about the gas though, I was just hijacking the thread so I wouldnt have to start a new one. What about running it off the battery: How can I tell it's working without having to wait for hours until it's getting cold? Any lights/noises/moving parts that should come on?

Hm, was just wondering, how can you tell if it's cooling when you test it off the battery? Should it make a noise, any lights that come on etc?
We're not sure if our fridge is working or not, but I'd like to avoid taking it out if it is actually fine, but just taking a while to cool down!

Dr Alice Roberts lives and works in Bristol, and yes, Coast is produced here too as far as I know!

this one you mean?



spotted in Bristol.

...just another engine of unknown origin... Yes, that's the one... We haven't really monitored properly how much it uses, but we'll keep an eye on it. I'd say it was something like 1l in 400-500 miles, but I have a feeling it may have been running constantly slightly low during that time so that mi...

Alright, thank you all! We'll just keep topping it up then. Does it make a difference what oil you use and is it really bad if you mix two different brands?

I haven't smelled any fuel so far. What is the floater? (sorry about the stupid questions. It's a steep learning curve).

The smoke is quite dark for a minute or so after starting up, not really afterwards though. What would be the reason for it burning oil? Surely it isn't meant to do that. It's only been on one longer trip since we noticed this (Bristol-Manchester and back) and at least one bottle of oil has just dis...

We've got a problem with our 1.6 TD engine - It's been replaced about 6 months ago and we haven't had any problems with it. But checked the oil recently and it was very low - put two bottles of oil in since and it's still just about up to the "min" mark, and seems to just disappear very qu...

Well, it closed fine the next day when it was a bit warmer, so I think it's the catch (which is at the back, yeah?), and the oil in it just got cold and a bit sticky. Will check next time it happens (hope it won't obviously...)

Here's a useful little gadget

http://www.abvwc.org.uk/vw_vin.htm

Hi, went to get something out of the van yesterday, and when we tried to close the door, the catch wouldn't work - I.e. the door closed, but didn't stay closed. We eventually managed to get it shut, but only just (i.e. there's a bit of a gap at the back). It's probably got something to do with the c...