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Programming a spare VW Golf key

|Date: January 13, 2026

Programming a spare VW Golf key

Autowave is helping workshop technicians and locksmiths use an ACDP solderless programmer to produce a sp ...

Autowave is helping workshop technicians and locksmiths use an ACDP solderless programmer to produce a spare remote key for a 2018 Volkswagen Golf Mk7 GTE with a virtual cockpit. This is a digital scr ...

January 13, 2026
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VW Sharan TDI cooling fan issue

|Date: January 12, 2026

VW Sharan TDI cooling fan issue

Diagnostics expert Edd Hunt, the Car Consultant, details his recent effort to get to the bottom of a both ...

Diagnostics expert Edd Hunt, the Car Consultant, details his recent effort to get to the bottom of a bothersome blower. Having been ranked number one in the UK on Denso’s League of True Mechanics for ...

January 12, 2026
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Knocking Noise When Closing Door of VW Polo – AUTODOCTA Tech Tips

|Date: June 08, 2017

Knocking Noise When Closing Door of VW Polo – AUTODOCTA Tech Tips

In this regular column Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Auto ...

In this regular column Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpline, available to all UK customers. VW POLO – KNOCKING NOISE WHEN CLOSING ...

June 08, 2017
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EGR Valve Removal

|Date: January 22, 2017

EGR Valve Removal

Peter Lowery, senior product manager, SMPE talks us through EGR valve removal. How to cut down your labou ...

Peter Lowery, senior product manager, SMPE talks us through EGR valve removal. How to cut down your labour time: time saving tips for VW 1.6D & 2.0D engines. With a book time of around 4.5 hours, ...

January 22, 2017
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – Why Was The Passat Smoking?

|Date: September 09, 2016

Vehicle Troubleshooter – Why Was The Passat Smoking?

VW Passat 2.0 D; Black Smoke Emitted and Misfire on Idle. I was recently presented with a VW Passat 2.0 D ...

VW Passat 2.0 D; Black Smoke Emitted and Misfire on Idle. I was recently presented with a VW Passat 2.0 D that had 225K miles on the clock and was fitted with a Bosch EDC 1.5 system. The main symptoms ...

September 09, 2016
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