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gods_dad 
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Joined: 13-Jan-2009 Location: Scotland, UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 153 |
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 Topic: Curious W8 on eBayPosted: 15-Feb-2010 at 21:40 |
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Just noticed this on eBay tonight:
Clicky It's apparently had the cambelt changed at 70k miles? Cambelt? Also, apparently it is very reliable with no faults, except one of the pictures shows it running with the CEL on! ;) It does make you wonder... |
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SirRangeALot
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Proud W8 Moderator, proud owner of a VR6 Joined: 09-Dec-2006 Location: Dubuque, Iowa Online Status: Offline Posts: 1934 |
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Posted: 16-Feb-2010 at 04:31 |
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Two red flags. WTF is a cambelt?! lol Is that kind of like checking your turn signal fluid or changing a muffler belt?  
Although that is my favorite color for the W8...I'd still run away from it as hard and fast as humanly possible. |
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RobBentley
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Joined: 09-Mar-2008 Location: Kent, UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 187 |
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Posted: 16-Feb-2010 at 10:02 |
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Jeez this one looks a dodgy buy :S
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dmcdmc
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Posted: 19-Feb-2010 at 23:57 |
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Sounds like an owner that didn't know too much about what he had. Although if it's got full VW history it should mean it's been maintained ok.......although VW don't know too much either
 
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02passatw8
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Posted: 23-Feb-2010 at 09:30 |
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Agreed ^^^^^^^^^^^^
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markw8
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Posted: 26-Feb-2010 at 23:28 |
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Turns out the cambelt was for his Ferrari 456. Now that makes everything clear! The CEL fault relates to 2 ignition coils replaced recently without clearing the codes.
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W8 owner Northampton, U.K.
Passat W8 Auto, Inky Blue, SatNav, Beige Leather, Sports suspension, Nokia bluetooth. W8 - not just a light cluster for Golfs |
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RobBentley
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Posted: 27-Feb-2010 at 02:00 |
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I don't buy that. The mis-fire CEL will extinguish by itself just leaving a "mis-fire intermittent" fault code in the ECU. |
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gods_dad
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Posted: 27-Feb-2010 at 11:23 |
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Of course it was, what an easy mistake to make! ;)
Run away... |
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dmcdmc
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Posted: 27-Feb-2010 at 11:25 |
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Yep....sounds dodgy. Sort of car you want to take VAG COM along and check |
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RobG
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Posted: 27-Feb-2010 at 11:52 |
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and then charge him 50 quid for the codescan ;) |
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