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I just noticed this thread. I was told by my local dealer the other day one of the VW Passat (I think it was passat onyl not sure) had a recall for water pump. surely if this is a known issue and there are recalls then the cost should be covered by VW??

I was talking to engine specialists and even called audi & VW but they say yes its true but 10 minutes is not an issue, infact you are better to warm it for 3 minutes than just get in and drive after a few seconds after startup as it allows the oil to circulate and get into tight areas. I was...

Thanks Waynne for your advice on this. Just to clear things up, is there a problem, will it cause damage to idle for 10 minutes?

Really? I thought the only reason it warned up quicker is the pistons are moving much faster and the friction causes it to heat. I thought that the oil should warm up so it can get into the gaps of the pistons so it does not cause wear by friction. tell me would it do damage to a pasat at 45000...

Hi all, I normally start the car in the morning and leave it running for about 10 minutes before driving off. today I heard from someone it is bad for the engine and you should not do it. is this true, what damage can it do in just 10 minutes? and why?

Hi all, I was advised to use Royal purple oil in my VW passat 1.9 130. I have done 45,000 miles. I was told it is high performance and used widely in america. www.royalpurple.com. its not an addetive you change the oil and gearbox oil. its about £55 for 5 leters. any one konw about this...

hi all, Can anyone help. I attempted to do a scratch repair myself. all was going well until I was advised to not bother with a sand block for such a small area and to just fold the wet and dry several times and just use the edge. it looked fine until i noticed what looked like pimple dents...