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calipers and carriers both front and rear off a 2001 FWD Seat. £120 collected for the fronts £150 collected for the rears Usable disks if you want them. Collection from near Crewe (J16, 17, 18 M6)

Corrado Storm OEM - thats what I presumed it meant?

Just arrived this very morning, all good, thanks again. Free bump ;o)

I'll take the mirrors, I'll need them posted though please. PM a paypal email address / posted price and I'll pay in the morning. Thanks

Mine are intact but have some tarnishing around the edges, I wondered if yours were better than mine?

What condition are the mirror glasses in?

No sparks when misted with water is good with the engine running and all plugs connected, you're checking the leads aren't breaking down and one lead cross-firing to another or direct to earth - you're replicating what happens on a damp morning start. I'd expect the shortest of leads to be around 20K ohms, the longest 30-35K ohms and the others to step up between dependant upon length.

Can you borrow a crank sensor? For the cam sensor fault code it compares crank and cam timing, if either is out it throws a cam sensor fault. With the engine running in the dark, use a garden hand sprayer to mist water over the plug leads and watch for sparks, you can also measure the leads resistance with a multimeter, the longer the lead the higher the resistance. Most plug lead problems are caused by owners pulling on the leads themselves rather than using the removal tool clipped to the bonnet stay

You could use a MK4 Golf battery box for a neat boot mounted battery set up, diesels have larger boxes than petrols

With the tensioner on the car its difficult to get a pic, a nice and easy job

Forget all I've written above, thats for later VWs, the VR6 is even easier, you need an M8 bolt with a decent length of thread and you simply wind the bolt in to take the tension off the belt

I've got a couple of tensioners hanging around, I'll peg one and post a pic

They're not bad to do, make a sketch of the orientation the belt runs around the pulleys. Usually theres a hole in the tensioners spring loaded arm and one in the back plate, using a spanner release the tension on the arm and put a 5mm masonary bit through the arm and lock it into the backplate. Remove the original belt and slide the new one over the pulleys, tension the arm again and remove the masonary drill bit and then allow the tensioner to take up slack in the belt. Its best to keep the keys in your pocket so now one can start the car while your fingers are involved in the belt. The masonary bit will most likely bend and be scrap afterwards, a HSS drill bit will shear and should not be used. New tensioners come with a 5mm steel rod already pegging the tensioner.

If its a PD engine it needs PD oil to prevent wear to the cam shaft, a small amount of mayo on the filler car on these colder damper days is nothing to worry about, just keep an eye on the oil in the sump for mixing. 115BHP will be an AJM engine.

VAG PD engines take a good while to warm up, so short journeys will mean the engine doesn't get up to full temperature. Whats the oil like on the dipstick?

All those circuits are through the ignition switch, try wiggling the key next time it happens

One of those earths are for the dash clocks, the wires often break inside due to engine rock, worth a look for the dash probs

Does your car have a collection of earths on the cam cover rear passenger side corner?

Alty pos to battery pos (not neg) This is to check for voltage drop from the alty to the battery lead and its connections, if you see the missing 3v you have an issue with the lead or its connectioins. ---------- Post added at 03:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:38 PM ---------- http://www.vestest.com/

From what I read you're loosing 3v between the alty and battery, put the pos lead of the meter on the alty and neg lead on the pos of the battery with the engine running if it reads around 3v there's an issue with that lead or its connections.

Try unplugging the crank sensor, check its condition and replug if all looks ok. Faulty crank sensor will have no spark and no fuel injected. Do you have a spare key to try? Ignition switch is another possibility try wiggling the key or take it out and reinsert it.

I'm breaking a Toledo V5 if you're after VAG platform bits and bobs. Half leather / alcantara electric memory seats maybe?

I've bought a van safe to convert into a cabinet and use in conjuction with one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130427874115?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Van-Vault-Outback-NEW-Site-Safe-Tool-Box-Security-/180701965582?pt=UK_BOI_Industrial_Supply_Security_Equipment_ET&hash=item2a12ad2d0e I gave £25 for the outback, used without keys. It weighs 60KGs so plenty hefty enough, my plan it to cut a window in the lid and use it in the greenhouse over winter.