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106 messages,  Last post on Mar 13, 2009 at 8:46 AM

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Re: neon makes strange noises [monkey7312] by cowlag
Jul 12, 2007 (1:41 pm)
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Replying to: monkey7312 (Jan 01, 2006 8:40 pm)

Just wondering if you found out or solved this problem with the engine knock at start up please let me know. Some people say that is normal and others say it could be a lifter problem or oil compression problem at start up. Let me know what you think or try and email me at billabongsurferjuno.com thank you.
joe
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Re: neon makes strange noises [monkey7312] by cowlag
Jul 12, 2007 (1:41 pm)
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Replying to: monkey7312 (Jan 01, 2006 8:40 pm)

Just wondering if you found out or solved this problem with the engine knock at start up please let me know. Some people say that is normal and others say it could be a lifter problem or oil compression problem at start up. Let me know what you think or try and email me at billabongsurferjuno.com thank you.
joe
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Re: VW GTI ice damage to doors [annfj1125] by kiawah
Jul 12, 2007 (5:25 pm)
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Replying to: annfj1125 (Apr 02, 2007 10:38 am)

Are you referring to snow/ice that is thrown back from the front tire as you are driving, which then hardens on the door?
 
If so....move south, we don't have snow here. Or, perhaps you could carry a stick of some sort. Put the window down, lean out the window, and use the stick to push/knock the snow/ice off.
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Re: VW GTI ice damage to doors [annfj1125] by dtownfb
Jul 14, 2007 (7:46 pm)
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Replying to: annfj1125 (Apr 02, 2007 10:38 am)

Do you have mud flaps on your front wheel well? If not, you may want to invest in a set. This will help prevent the ice from building up in this area.
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Re: VW GTI ice damage to doors [annfj1125] by geoffdgti
Jan 12, 2009 (7:37 pm)
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Replying to: annfj1125 (Apr 02, 2007 10:38 am)

This is a very late reply but I just had the same issue with my GTI where ice builds up in the door jam and bends the forward lower corner of the door panel when you open the door. I called my dealer and there's a tech service bulletin about it where they rework the drain and fix the bent corner of the door.
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Windshield Washer Reservoir Leakage by alternator
Feb 16, 2009 (1:23 pm)
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I believe my washer reservoir has cracked due to not enough deicer in the reservoir. However, I wonder why this can happen in that there is no impediment to expansion of the liquid as it freezes (the cap is not enough contain the expanding liquid).
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Re: Windshield Washer Reservoir Leakage [alternator] by bigfur
Mar 12, 2009 (3:46 pm)
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Replying to: alternator (Feb 16, 2009 1:23 pm)

Had the washer reservoir freeze on my 89 F-250 during a very cold streak here in MN a few years back.
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Re: Windshield Washer Reservoir Leakage [bigfur] by alternator
Mar 12, 2009 (7:38 pm)
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Replying to: bigfur (Mar 12, 2009 3:46 pm)

I am sure that the liquid in the washer reservoir can freeze, but how can the expansion of that freezing liquid damage the container, since there is nothing to effectively impede its expansion?
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Re: Windshield Washer Reservoir Leakage [alternator] by dtownfb
Mar 13, 2009 (8:46 am)
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Replying to: alternator (Mar 12, 2009 7:38 pm)

Not unless the filler opening is as wide as the reservoir itself, that opening is enough of a constriction to force the fluid to expanded elsewhere. In other words, the reservoir will crack in the weakest point. Evidently the cap held on tight enough that the reservoir broke first.

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