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Re: Car won’t start
Last Poster: Jons1001 in Mk5 General Area on Yesterday at 08:42:18 am
just nbsp on an off chance if you have a second key fob see if that start the engine.
Thanks but all seems ok now. I reckon the ignition switch failed causing a parasitic battery drain which is why the car wouldn’t start after having the new switch fitted. All good now though!
Water leak
Last Poster: sunny in How to Guides / Troubleshooting on April 19, 2025, 01:18:14 pm
Hi folk,
Due to finances my son has had to buy an older Golf so that he can work and improve the situation. nbsp He has found it to have a serious water leak and only able to do a few miles before topping up the empty reservoir. nbsp When stationary it is dripping from the front off side of the engine compartment but no wetness visible looking from above. nbsp Any suggestions as to wha
MK5 GT - really bad engine noise
Last Poster: jth in Mk5 General Area on April 16, 2025, 12:12:30 pm
I have an 07 MK5 GT 2.0, the 140 version. When idling from start, whenever stopped at lights or just stopped in general the engine is extremely noisy and almost sounds like it'#039s rumbling/going to explode.
I know these cars are quite noisy in general but it has definitely changed since purchase. When I give it a tiny bit of gas in neutral the noise stops and goes back to
Re: No stereo...
Last Poster: slipd in Mk5 General Area on April 15, 2025, 10:13:14 am
Nice one, cheers mate! I stopped and picked up a generic box of fuses yesterday. Interestingly, by the time I got back to my car and turned key, the radio was working again... Very odd! I'm keeping an eye on it 
Looking for an edition 30
Last Poster: Isa in New Member Intro's on April 15, 2025, 06:56:59 am
Hi All new to this forum had a few edition 30s in the past and have been on the hunt for another for a while now. Trying to find a fully loaded 5 door dsg tornado red car but not having much luck. Anyone know of any for sale or coming up for sale. Thanks in advance
Re: Mk5 1.4 TSI 140hp Twin Blue Smoke
Last Poster: alexcjr in How to Guides / Troubleshooting on April 14, 2025, 01:09:56 pm
The engine had chain, injector, spark plug etc changed not so long ago. This smoke only appears when the car is put in reverse, or climbing a hill in the first gear. After driving for 2-3 minutes the smoke disappears. Car runs and consumes fuel fine, it doesn't really consume oil either.
Re: Bottom of door contacting and screeching against bottom of wings
Last Poster: dennis10 in Mk5 General Area on April 14, 2025, 10:38:27 am
I resolved this in the end by undoing the arch liners, loosening the 2 x bolts that hold the bottom of the wing to the frame near the door and pulling it away from the door and inserting an object to hold it in place while I re-tightened the 2 x bolts. nbsp Now the gap between the door and the arch is equal all the way down and I don'#039t get any rubbing when opening the door! nbsp Must'#039v
Re: Parasitic battery drain
Last Poster: OllieVRS in Mk5 General Area on April 13, 2025, 09:13:49 pm
You've checked all the interior fuses too? Unfortunately I don't have any other suggestions, bar an unorthodox one, ask ChatGPT. Tell it the car model (MK5 Golf), tell it what fuse it is and what you've tested already. This is how I decided to check the door connectors and then the siren, following my AI overlord's commands 
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