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Have you felt the spring seats up in the strut turrets from underneath? Get a torch in there and have a poke around. Mine were badly perished and the exposed metal was heavily corroded. Both struts...

I used that guide to take mine off last weekend. It's very thorough. A couple of things to note:
It's worth spraying WD-40 on the bolts you'll need to remove for a couple of days before you do the...

Where are you getting it done, and if you don't mind me asking, how much is it costing?

My service schedule (which I assumed was an official one) states it should be changed at 100,000 miles?

Can this flush be done by just draining and refilling, or do you have to plumb it to a pump...

Mine just failed on both the front flexible brake hoses being perished and cracked. Ended up having to hack-saw the brake unions off as the threads had seized. A common problem apparently as the...

Every 70k according to the service schedule.

Did you have a go at this last weekend? If not, another couple of tips from someone who did it wrong:

Don't bung the fuel lines with wooden dowels - they will swell up and become very stuck. I had...

What's the secret Viking? I've had mine apart and it seems to be the motor, but you think I can find a replacement that is the same rating and size? Nope.

Really? Would have thought you'd want to improve the handling but keep the ride as soft as poss?

It's north of the Thames.

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You northerners get all the bargains! Down here that'll barely get you a pint of nelson and a tray of jellied eels.

That's the one!

I had a look at this a while back, as someone offered me some 20" jag wheels fairly cheap. The only car with the same pcd etc was Pug 607. Not great alloys. You can buy adapters though, which allow...

I was going to replace these recently as my gf snapped them both on the passenger side through carelessness (yes, she was told), but ended up getting new mats through ebay (about 25 notes I think)...

PAS pump is driven off the aux drive belt. It's right at the top so shouldn't be too bad to remove.
Would be worth replacing the little vacuum elbow on the inlet manifold while you've got it off, as...

To be fair, it has helped me out a number of times, but sometimes it is so far from reality e.g. first line of a two spanner job reads "Remove engine", or they have just chosen not to include it...

Some interesting cars on here. Not to everyone's taste perhaps, but features one of the nicest looking Golf's I've ever seen.

http://www.team-jk-design.com/index2.html

Click 'Bild Galleri' then...

My 850 T5 aux belt was squeeking a bit, so I changed it and all went away.

NOTE: Do not take the old belt off a warm engine, as the old one will have stretched a bit, and you'll find the new one...

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You will probably have to bleed the system when you top it up. Involves turning lock-to-lock (details in any Haynes book of lies) to get rid of the trapped air that is making it lumpy.

Mine's an auto so will have a gander around the brake pedal. Ta very muchly.

Cool and the gang. Will get on to Salvo and see if they are willing to flog me the top bit only.

Cheers fellas.

Cheers Martin. Is that switch located somewhere around the brake pedal?

Is the original front bumper on the 850 (1996) a two-piece jobbie? Looks like the grey bit is seperate from the body coloured lower part. Have scuffed the top bit and am hoping to only have to...

Does anyone know what components make up the cruise control system on a 96 854?
Mine only works intermittently, and I would like to try and track down the sensors / wiring / switches etc to see if I...

The exhaust is always located on the opposite side of the car to the fuel filler neck to prevent accidental ignition of the vapour. Proper dual exhausts should have spark arrest systems fitted if...