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Thanks folks 🙂 best thing about it is knowing I was right about the ECU. As was whoever else up there said about the engine faults causing the gearbox issue.
well done molgrips, you've come out the rabbit hole victorious
you've come out the rabbit hole victorious
Out of warrenty, so to speak.
Sell it. Sell it now, before the next installment.
I'll second the keeping of the car, if you buy second hand, you nearly always are buying a car that someone's got fed up with and are getting rid of it for a reason!
I keep mine till they are totally defunct, it's the only way of getting value out of them. Cars are only made of bits and pieces from suppliers, the same bits go wrong with most of the cars, sensors, injectors and electrical connections in the majority of cases.
Well, I suggested letting VW fix several months ago. And Moley insisted that wasn't an option because the chimp with a multimeter said he could fix it.
Don't say I didn't say I told you so.
Well, Scott, that's not quite how it happened.
Had I taken it to VW in September 2012 then maybe it would have been fine. However, once I knew it was the ECU I knew I'd have to have VW fix it anyway - at that point there was no need to take it to VW and have them spend hours figuring out what I already knew. The chimp with the multimeter (actually he didn't even have one, he was a chimp with a code reader) hadn't touched the car since November 2012 or so.
Anyone taking bets on what goes wrong next?
If you guessed wheel bearing then congratulations! 🙂
I admire your persistence, Molgrips. It's so boring these days; new car, five-year, all-in service contract, whatever happened to the adventure of going anywhere?
I used to be a fan of bangernomics and kept my last Peugeot until it was 21. Looking for replacements I realised there were so many things I couldn't fix with a multimeter and a box of spanners it was time become part of the system.
Wheel bearings are difficult these days, just expensive as it's usually the whole hub assembly that needs swapping.
It's no different now, Ed. You just need the computer and to know how to use it. After you've identified the issue it's just spanners and stuck bolts and skinned knuckles just like the good old days 🙂
Re the bearing - I was prepared for a nightmare and having to buy presses and pullers, but in this car the bearing is pressed into a carrier which bolts on. £70, so a bit more expensive than some perhaps but not outrageous. It's been 100k miles so I can hardly blame it.
Those VW rear bearings can just shear off, so its wise to get them done promptly when they start going!
I can't believe how many people are willing to pay £200 a month for a car which is also depreciating by about £200 a month too!
£70 for a bearing is nothing.
It's the front btw.