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Hi All A friend of mine has just had his td5 serviced at main agents (96,000) mile service although its only done 50k and they changed the oil and rotor but not the spin on ,is this normal practise ? they serviced it last time too and we noticed the filter is a fram and he was under the...

I had same problem if you search forums for pump adjustment (easy to do ) there is a couple of good articles telling how to get a bit more all the pumps are set the same at the factory and this is not always right for the engine as they are all a tad different. the other things to do are decat...

Yes I have read the handbook again and it is normal except when the key is turned it should register the key fob and let it start,I have now worked out that just the disarm button on the fob has to be pressed to allow starting,not a major issue but as it does a lot of stop start on site work...

Hi everyone I am in need of some advice I have a 1998 300 tdi,when you leave the car either with or with out the key and return couple of mins or hours later the red key symbol illuminates and refuses to start, the only option seems to activate the alarm with the key fob and deactivate then it...