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Having only recently bought the car from my brother I'm finding more and more niggles as time goes on. Next one is the boot light, should it have one (mine doesn't apppear to have one)? Also the car doesn't realise the boot is open as I get no light on the dash (should there be one) and the car relo...

Bepe wrote:its in the bulk head where the bonnet cable goes through,(driver side) you will need to remove your scuttle panel to gain easy access to it

Thankyou James.

md1 wrote:Hi There looking at getting an Audio / Dvd / Cd / Satnav system - polo 6n2 - been advised Pioneer best option? Touch screen - any advice, or anyone got photos of there Instal ect

thanks

Maeve

do you have an iphone? if so, pioneer appradio may be worth a look!

Hi. I've had my 6n2 polo for about 6 months now, and have recently noticed a distant whirring sound when i go above around 40mph, and gets louder when i disengage the clutch. I'm slightly concerned as to what this is, hoping it's not a busted wheel bearing. My mate thinks it could be th alternator,...

Another one from me I'm afraid guys but it should be easy.

Where's the alarm siren ( not twin horns) located, mine needs reconnecting but I've no idea where to look!!

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I'm a marine engineer but seem to be doing more narrowboat painting than anything at the mo

alexperkins wrote:Check the resistance between the earth (brown) and the two other contacts

You'll need to set the multimeter to its highest ohm setting, and if broken, one of the contacts when tested should show a 1 instead of 0.something which will confirm a break in the circuit

Brilliant, thankyou

alexperkins wrote:About £150 from the dealer

Recommend you find a working used one.

Ouch

Is there a test that can be done to check if it's working with the use of a multimeter?

alexperkins wrote:Not an ECU fault and a new fan will fix it - i had this problem about 2 weeks back on a clients GTI

Wonderful, you don't happen to know how much a new one is off the top of your head do you?

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alexperkins wrote:Your fan resistor is shot - you need a new fan so that you can run a slow speed fan again.

so this isnt an ecu fault (im use to rover systems which work differently) and a new fan will definately fix this?

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seeing the other similar thread got me thinking, my fan only ever runs at full speed when the car is starting to get very warm. it never runs slowly and never runs when the aircon compressor is on unless the engine is getting hot. its my understanding that with the compressor running the fan should ...

as above really, must work on slow speed as that's the reason I want to replace mine. Have cash waiting

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