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fuel filter , air filter , plugs , plug leads , dizzy cap , rotor , oil filter , oil , antifreeze , new fan belt and gear box oil for £110

do it yourself and learn

found the problem , it was a little rubber hose that joins to oil cooler , problem was i was checking before it got hot and it was just evaporating on the hot engine , took it for a run , stopped before it warmed up and i could see it leaking out quite fast , anyway got the part on order from VW :) ...

the system is pressurized but you only notice external leaks under alot of pressure, so it must be at operating temperature (10 - 15 mile drive) before you look for holes to plug. Which is what I was saying in the 10 minutes of typing our friend ignored :? Ian. if that comment was aimed at me , ive...

My van was the same, It wouldnt keep any water in topup tank, But never overheats and guage fine, rises a bit in trafic, fan comes on, guage goes down. Always the same. So i gave up putting coolant in topup tank. levels never change in header tank. It seems to be the way the van likes it. I used to...

Just brought a 2.1dj 89 van , had it about a month now and it seems to be loosing coolant somewhere , first time i checked was after 300 miles , top tank was empty took 1 litre to get back to max mark , how long it had been this low i dont know , i just went out to check it again and top up tank was...

excellent thanks folks if its just a bit of spilt petrol i dont think i will bother either.

thanks folks

2.1 dj engine , just reading the haynes manual it says i need to depressurise the fuel system ! before changing the fuel filter , its says disconnect earth from fuel pump and crank starter untill engine stops this is now depressurised. now i understand i can change the fuel filter , is that all ther...

This was the type of thing i was thinking of getting to keep an eye on there levels http://shop.justkampers.com/product_inf ... s_id/10014

is my multimeter just doing the same job ?

no problems , im just looking to find a cheap way to keep an eye on my batteries when camping im using one battery to hook up stereo , lights , dvd etc , and the other is car main battery.

Hi , bit of electrical help needed if possible , i was reading the other day on here or brick-yard that its possible to test state of battery with a muli-meter rather than buying one of those volt gauges that just kampers sell.Trouble is im not to sure , what to use on my meter , i set it to dcv 20 ...

according to babel fish Schiefer means slate , so slate grey makes more sense

thanks very much found my code on there , slate blue its looks grey

cheers.

Hi , im looking for a paint code chart anybody know of one ive checked some but cant find any info on mine , sticker says LH5V its a grey colour , any ideas folks

Hi folks just brought my self a t25 panel van and have a million and one questions for you , first one is about swival based seats , ive seen these bases on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Volkswagen-Campervan-Swivel-Seat-Base-T25_W0QQitemZ230213311575QQihZ013QQcategoryZ76066QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZ...