PAPPA
08-07-2009, 08:35 PM
Am now a proud owner of a '98 Passat SE Estate 20V 1.8 ! Arrived on the 7th July 2009, weighing in at a 1/4 ton, lovely green and goodyear tyres! a girl, as can see no exhaust pipe sticking out the back!
Lovely car, service history blah, blah and the best ride in years!!!....but....
Whirring from clutch when the pedal is pushed down.
Lovely 'maraca' sound from the exhaust?? when accelerating, even at slow speeds, comes from near the front, by the cat....which looks as if it has been replaced as the weld joints look new.
(People look round, must think the carnival is in town!)
The oil dip stick has lost all its locators, so just bounces around in the tube. Would this be a cause of an oil leak that has just appeared on my drive and has lubricated the front end!? Have tried to source a new one.
Finally, the interior lights have a mind of their own...working one minute...not the next.
All this and I’ve only had her two days!! Thought I had got rid of the teenagers and low and behold, I have a new one to look after!
My new friends in the Passat world, your help would be appreciated as I would like some info on any of the above before I check her into the local doctors!
:1zhelp:
Lovely car, service history blah, blah and the best ride in years!!!....but....
Whirring from clutch when the pedal is pushed down.
Lovely 'maraca' sound from the exhaust?? when accelerating, even at slow speeds, comes from near the front, by the cat....which looks as if it has been replaced as the weld joints look new.
(People look round, must think the carnival is in town!)
The oil dip stick has lost all its locators, so just bounces around in the tube. Would this be a cause of an oil leak that has just appeared on my drive and has lubricated the front end!? Have tried to source a new one.
Finally, the interior lights have a mind of their own...working one minute...not the next.
All this and I’ve only had her two days!! Thought I had got rid of the teenagers and low and behold, I have a new one to look after!
My new friends in the Passat world, your help would be appreciated as I would like some info on any of the above before I check her into the local doctors!
:1zhelp: