niall1001

many thanks m8,I've already told the wife I'm gonna replace cam belt,water pump etc,luckily iv got a friend if a friend who's got a Sharon with the same engine who he rebuilt himself so I'm hoping he will do mine,but at least I got a price in my head..

have checked water pump,was fine,did another sniff test without engine under load,fluid changed to brown,so I'm guessing early signs of head gasket failure,would any1 know roughly how much it would cost??? also will like to add it was losing water last year but not much,I just couldn't find where it was leaking!1

ok,will check that tomorrow,and will advise,many thanks

hi all,i have a 2001 tdi alhambra with heating and engine cooling issues,a few months ago i stopped getting heat through the heater,upon inspection of the radiator i diagnosed a faulty thermostat as the rad and thermostat housing hose to rad were stone cold!! having replaced the thermostat for a genuine vw part,it still isnt opening and closing properly,ive bled the system now on numerous occasions and wen stationary i can get the stat to open and the rad is red hot and heat coming from both heaters,but wen going for a drive it goes stone cold and the stat wont open. ive had a sniff test done on the system today to see if the head gasket has failed but came back clear,also it appears that there is sufficent water coming back to the expansion tank to think it cant be the water pump,im at a loss to what it could be!!! also as well wen going for a drive at motorway speeds its ok for about 20 mins but then the temp rises to almost 130 degrees!!! can any of you guys help??????

hi all,i have a 2001 alhambra with 4xelectric windows,my problem is that my drivers window has stopped working,i can here the motor clicking up when i press the switch but it wont go down,all the other windows work from the drivers panel and from the key but not drivers!! i have checked the wiring in the door gaitor and inside the door itself and the fuses and it all seems fine,however the other day all the windows stopped working completely but then worked the following day except the drivers!! i have read on here it could be the window control module but i cant find it, can anyone help????