V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
thanks .... will have a look tomorrow, when she drops the kids off in the morning
pettsy
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Fitted a new battery the other week in a polo I’m repairing to sell on. Coded with VCDS no problem 
Anyone running VAG kit it’s a priceless tool.
Anyone running VAG kit it’s a priceless tool.
hiluxman
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I've asked about getting the stop start permanently switch off on my truck.
All I got was the "you shouldn't do it", "why would you want to disable the plant friendly device" blar blar blar.
Soon as I get in a press it to switch off so makes no odds if its wired off permanently for me. Just annoying when you forget to press it and it switches off at a junction and by the time it's thought about starting up again you've missed your chance to get out.
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DaveDCB
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Must admit it’s pretty rapid to restart on the disco, you can stop it turning off by keeping your foot on the brake pedal, so I just do that.
My old focus was a bloody pain, turned off at every opportunity, switching it off was part of my switching engine on procedure!
My old focus was a bloody pain, turned off at every opportunity, switching it off was part of my switching engine on procedure!
Lancs Lad
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Bad news when the battery is a bit iffy. It can't start instantly so chucks it into neutral....pain in the when you at lights 🫣
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DaveDCB
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It’s Just a terrible system! It should be an option when you buy the car/van!
Gunners
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Its a cheat way to get the emissions down. Nissan replaced my battery FOC on my truck at 3 years old - you lot want to get some better warranty!
Lancs Lad
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Hmmm tried that ...but as soon as they saw 3rd party wiring loom they ran a mile...in the end I gave up...
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DaveDCB
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Original Battery still going strong 10 years later in my Hilux… you want a better truck to start with
GazCro
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Stop start or not batteries fu**ed at 3 years old? Me 12 year old hilux still on its original batteries and guaranteed to bail bil transhit out with a jump start when there's a cold spell 
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DaveDCB
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Not just me thenStop start or not batteries fu**ed at 3 years old? Me 12 year old hilux still on its original batteries and guaranteed to bail bil transhit out with a jump start when there's a cold spell
GazCro
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Builders rtfl likely wouldn't start this morning i noticed he left battery charger on it all day. If its not going in morning I'll stick jump leads on and start it for himNot just me then
Lancs Lad
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Yup because of a bullshit system .Stop start or not batteries fu**ed at 3 years old? Me 12 year old hilux still on its original batteries and guaranteed to bail bil transhit out with a jump start when there's a cold spell
Turn your engine off every time you stop then restart it lmk how you get on...
Green ecoshit.
GazCro
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Well they claim to use a superior battery, clearly they don't
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DaveDCB
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I always wonder how long the starter motors are going to last as well??
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
summat like this ??
think there were a few Italian versions of them
got a winch here off of the big self loading site mixers ... chain driven with an electro-magnetic clutch for engagement off one of these sort of beasts
winch propelled the loading shovel/skip off the pulley at the top of the frame... IIRC the drum used to flip over to the rear to discharge ... big old beast
https://www.facebook.com/reel/665266948539169/?s=single_unit
Gunners
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Its the oil flow to the poor turbo spooling down that worries me more than a starter motor...
And Yeh, Yeh, the old trucks were better - and they were - I'm not denying it either! But as discussed in the Van thread, they are made obsolete when you live near the LEZ. Luckily the work I get inside the zone pays for the inconvenience of having a nice new truck every 5 years so I'm not too worried. And the Defender is still sat there waiting if needed for the apocalypse.
And Yeh, Yeh, the old trucks were better - and they were - I'm not denying it either! But as discussed in the Van thread, they are made obsolete when you live near the LEZ. Luckily the work I get inside the zone pays for the inconvenience of having a nice new truck every 5 years so I'm not too worried. And the Defender is still sat there waiting if needed for the apocalypse.
Left hooker
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I'd be more surprised if they did calf look like bulls
Thomas7740
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Can’t see that closeI'd be more surprised if they did calf look like bulls
using an old phone atm and hard to see stuff, looked like in calf heifers here Footer block 1