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[Mike77]

Hi Andy, thanks for the reply, thought I was all alone with this. It seems to have fixed itself like yours for now. I did notice something else though while it was happening.... With the heaters on full, if I revved the engine, the speed of the heater fan seemed to pick up with the revs ??? Then when it fixed itself it no longer did it, strange but true lol.

[Andyr16]

Funny you should say that, for me the flicking between options on the panel got fatser or slower depending on whether I was going faster or slower, drove me mad for days when it was doing it, only ever happened when it's felt damp and cold in the car, like after a heavy dew overnight....

[Mike77]

Well is certainly has been cold, wet and damp the last few weeks. Just had to replace the battery as the first cold snap killed it off lol. At least our cars keep us busy haha.

[Andyr16]

At least our cars keep us busy haha.

Hahaha yep, they certainly do, and out of pocket....

[Mike77]

Ok, its back again, and driving me bonkers. If I got some switch cleaner, were would I be spraying it,,,, ? Would I be better to remove the stalk itself ? Here's a clip, someone help before my OCD ruins christmas lol.



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[Brigante]

So that I don't have to have a big usb sticking out the front of my head unit, or have the ipod wire dangling, i went for one of these tiny things

http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1497.l2649

works a treat

so i'm really not fussed about not having a rear input now

[Mike77]

So that I don't have to have a big usb sticking out the front of my head unit, or have the ipod wire dangling, i went for one of these tiny things

http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1497.l2649

works a treat

so i'm really not fussed about not having a rear input now

LOL,,,, nice and discreet

[Mike77]

UPDATE,,, ok,so put the volt meter on the car today, engine off 12.3v,, quite normal. Engine on all ancillarys switched OFF, 14.4V, also normal. But engine on and everything switched on ie, heaters, lights, front screen etc etc, showing as low as 11.3v and that's not right. Auto elecs near mine confirmed alternator is dead. So here we go again, New alternator, just hope this is also the reason for the erratic computer problem...

[Andyr16]

Mine's be running okay on the alternator, not had the crazy display for a while, but doesn't seem connected on mine, but you never know, you might be lucky in being unlucky and it's the alternator afterall, hasn't lasted long though, when I had to replace the alternator on my old Mk1 it'd done 10yrs service, though it was a pig to replace....

[Mike77]

A pig to replace !!!!! Understatement of the year for a mk2. I'm am absolutely flabbergasted at the amount of space you DON'T have to work in. Dam Haynes manual is wrong too, says remove the '4' bolts holding the air con compressor... Removed 3, spent an hour on my back in the freezing cold cursing myself coz I couldn't find the 4th,,,, only turns out there is only 3 grrr, then the actual bolts holding the alternator in, bottom one not to bad, but the top one OMG, Hand in a position I didn't think humanly possible, and you get about 20mm to work the spanner, and on a bolt that long, it took a loooooooong time to get off. Had to call it a day due to an appointment, shall resume services tomorrow. Safely say I won't be offering my services if someone asks me if i fancy fitting another lol. Rant over, horrible horrible nasty man whoever designed this engine layout.

[Andyr16]

Sounds exactly the same as the Mk1 then, top bolt was long and an absolute pig on that too