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selling my 406 saloon as we need a hatchback ive not had it long I bought it in December last year from my brother and bar the front spring breaking weve not had any problems with it. both locks now work off the key but ive not managed to get the remote locking to work from the key fob ( not tried t...

Welly wrote:I thought I should say something because some people don't really appreciate how dangerous a spring-change job is without the right knowledge and kit.

No I would agree with you I seen a boy lose 2 of his fingers changing a spring with cheap spring clamps

Bloody hell, I got that wrong then! glad I didn't buy one in the end :wink: funny though; that 'perceived' VW quality still drags the punters in and keeps the prices high! I was told by a taxi driver that's why they swapped from the VW passat over to the Skoda Octavia around 2000 as the Skoda still...

Hello again mate! With Diesels I am now convinced you get good ones and bad ones; hold on to a good one but get rid of a dodgy one as quick as possible. I heard the best VAG engine was the 130bhp PD of around 2003? I was warned about the 150 version and also warned about the early 2.0's with the co...

So the snapping spring took out the inertia switch - that might be a first here :o Get a garage to change the spring unless you're very competent and have the right kit and room to work safely. Ive changed a few springs in my time and have access to a hydraulic spring clamp so ive no worries there ...

Oh ffs :( Did it do much damage? not sure yet called it a day after that. ive ordered a spring and ill hopefully get that between Xmas and new year so will get a look once that's arrived. the spring on the drivers side was changed for its MOT last week so I should have known this one would be due t...

yea now ive got it running ive discovered it wont move due to a broken front spring on the passengers side right next to the switch.. at least I know whats tripped it

Fill the lock up with WD & leave it a while, it might free off. As usual Pug don't do colour codes so you'll have to squint at the tiny writing on the wires, I can't tell you which way the plug is wired up either :( 1 433 : Fuel gauge 1 info 2 1201 : fuel pump control 3 blank 4 M120 : Earth 5 434 :...

this may be the in tank pump if you lift the back drivers seat there should be a black disk under it is the in tank pump the key spinning in the lock is an anti theft feature you will need to take the lock to a lock smith and get it adjusted right after a bit of google searching I was starting to t...

right where to start.. got this from my brother last night car has never let him down went to collect it and it started instantly after the first heat. drove it home no problems and was out in it last night and it never gave me any issues. parked it up at around 11 last night went out to it at 1 o'c...

Ares wrote:Welcome back jbh,hope ur 406 serves you better than vw

yea I was hoping so to.... watch for a technical help thread coming up now..

fecking thing is refusing to start!!!!

Welcome back. 8) Isn't it nice to swap to a civilised diesel engine? :lol: cheers as said above I don't have much experience with the HDI engine so im hoping its a reliable one. Ill be giving it a service after the new year and the belt was recently done so I have no worries there. is there much ha...

I can't believe it, VWs never go wrong :roll: Hope the 406 serves you well :wink: to be honest after my last 406 I bought a VW passat 110 tdi sport it was a 99 and had 200k on the clock and I couldn't fault it I sold it on with 230k on the clock and the boy that bought it was over the moon with it ...

Welcome back :cheesy: What do you mean bitten in the rear? :? Crashed or wallet damage? serious wallet damage.. if anything could have went wrong it did. the final straw was the vacuum pump went the other day £100 for a second hand one or £395 for a new one.. been told it was common problem so wasn...

well was on here a few years back but sold my 406 estate and went over and had a few VW's and just got bitten in the rear sorely with one
I managed to get a swap for a v reg 406 hdi glx saloon for the Passat so here I am