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Offline Screech16v

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Re: Cleaning the throttle body
« Reply #10 on: 25 April 2011, 23:06 »
My thing sticks up aswell dont worry about that  :wink: ,as said check vac hoses ,maybe servo pipe leak or diaphram inside servo, are your brakes ok? :smiley:
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Offline Hollyberry3

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Re: Cleaning the throttle body
« Reply #11 on: 25 April 2011, 23:17 »
Yeah the brakes work great. This f'ing car is turning into an obsession overnight. What the f**k is that all about? Seriously I am not a car person. Well my dad used to live in his garage when I was a kid working on his vw camper van and various motorbikes but I used to get under his feet.
I'm feeling the need to get a manual of some description.
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Offline Screech16v

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Re: Cleaning the throttle body
« Reply #12 on: 26 April 2011, 06:26 »
Thats vdubs for you, they take over :smiley:
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Offline tdi_blu

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Re: Cleaning the throttle body
« Reply #13 on: 26 April 2011, 06:59 »
The stick bit sticking up needs replacing not the whole bottle just the top think its to let you know if the brake fluid is low but just go a scrap yard and take one off another mk3 very easy fix and costs pennies.
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Offline seyles

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Re: Cleaning the throttle body
« Reply #14 on: 26 April 2011, 08:58 »
Quote from: Hollyberry3 on 25 April 2011, 22:57
The stick thing in the middle moves up and down. Pushed it down and the handbrake light came permanently on, pulled it up a bit and the light went off again. That's not good is it?

The cap is broken, the plunger is a level switch.
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Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: Cleaning the throttle body
« Reply #15 on: 26 April 2011, 10:06 »
Quote from: seyles on 26 April 2011, 08:58
Quote from: Hollyberry3 on 25 April 2011, 22:57
The stick thing in the middle moves up and down. Pushed it down and the handbrake light came permanently on, pulled it up a bit and the light went off again. That's not good is it?

The cap is broken, the plunger is a level switch.


Correct.
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Offline Hollyberry3

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Re: Cleaning the throttle body
« Reply #16 on: 26 April 2011, 10:22 »
Right well I have been ringing round this morning and found a VW breakers about 5 mins from my house. yey! The bloke said they have mk3 stuff  and can put anything I need on a list if they dont have it so fingers crossed. I phoned two others that said they only do from mk4 onwards so I was getting a bit cheesed off.
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Offline thai-wronghorse

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Re: Cleaning the throttle body
« Reply #17 on: 26 April 2011, 12:57 »
The brake reservoir lid isn't broken, it simply needs the tiny clear plastic cap that pops onto the top. I had to get one for mine when i bought it from the previous owner. A trip to the breakers will get you one for nowt.
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Offline geeksteve

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Re: Cleaning the throttle body
« Reply #18 on: 26 April 2011, 20:05 »
Your hissing.. you're not the first person. This guy has it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iRXYugjH4w

As do I. I don't lose any brake fluid, and brakes seem to act perfectly. Not sure what it is..
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