Cheers mate even 4 years later really helpful

Got this to do yet ,.nice video

Did you have to remove wheel liners? Did you jack both sides? Do you recommend replacing shock at same time? My MK 7 Golf has 70k miles. rear speings are broken. Shocks have never been replaced.

Thanks man. Very useful

Didn’t even have to empty my boot- garage quoted £124 for this (0.7 hours labour) just whacked it in for £22 (including same day delivery cost) thanks for this vid

That’s my money on the floor. I dropped it the other day.

Useful information mate! Thank you. Cheers!

Great video thanks mate. Got quoted 800 for this. Got parts for less than 200

nice video.

Thanks for the video, very useful. The procedure that you've used for removing the rear spring is very similar to the Vauxhall Astra/Zafira which also have rear beam axles.

Hello, what build year is it? I have a 2006 but cannot find the canister for topping of the fluid..

couldn't remove the full size under tray on my Mk1 3008 so, using a jig saw, I cut a small hole directly under the sump plug, saves a great deal of cursing whilst try to remove seized up hex screws from spring nuts. Oil filters are also different from the later models.

Easier still - reach with your fingers through the round hole in the body left by the rubber bung and the boot light after taking off the clip-on trim that holds it in place. A 5 minute job without prying open all that trim or rewiring.

Great video and instructions, man! I guess you probably sorted it out by now, still... lots of luck!

Watched up until it got to the soldier part 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I don’t have one

this doesn’t sound more easy 😬

You didn't even do the job in the video. No one cares to hear you talk about it

oil tgpe plz

Hi John. Love the enginuity on undoing that tensioner! Couple of questions.... Has yours had a new chain already? Was your tensioner duff? Why/what symptoms did it put up? We've got a 14 plate thp, had a chain at 11k (peugeot job). Now I'm getting super knock on the obd and don't know if it's the chain or carbonated valves. But of a conundrum... 🤣

Great video mate, the old and new new tensioner, is it a simple matter of unscrewing old and screwing in the new and then torque to correct specs or domyou need to time the engine and lock the cams as if you were doing a timing chain / belt.job?

What’s the deal with these? Can you just replace the tensioner when they rattle when cold or does it also need a chain?

Found a pretty good wing (white) at a scrappie and started to remove it using your excellent guidance. The engine of the donor van has been removed already, along with many other bits and bobs, giving me an easier ride. I ran out of time to get it off but hoping I get it tomorrow. I've had a problem with the 3 x screws holding the inner, wheel-arch trim/valance and that really slowed me down. I was tempted just to force it off, not needing the donor van valance, but then I thought I'd maybe bend or break the wing tabs and give myself future probs. I'll persevere. My Connect's 14 years old now, I paid about £3.5k for it at auction in BCA Glasgow, an ex-fleet van, it was 4 years old - a bargain. That old van owes me nothing. I've had it 10-and-a-half years and it's done 155k, slept in it when I buggered-off to France and Spain for a month in 2014. I was seriously ready to scrap it after it needed £400 to get it through its MOT (another £400, same as last time) and I reckoned it was time to pay for another ex-fleet van at auction, so I let the TAX, Ins and MOT lapse. But, mostly since Covid, prices have rocketed for ex-fleet vans - and they can stick those prices up their arse. Furthermore, I'm reading online that BCA are saying there might never be a return to Live auctions, and that only Trade buyers can buy online - that'll be the end of the little buyer then, excluding the average guy and forcing us to fork-out forecourt prices - sharks. The guy doing my MOT (I trust him) said to me after it failed at beginning of Mar this year; "Mate, if you're going to get rid of the van I'll buy it off you".. I reckon my old van's still got mileage and I can justify forking-out another £400 this time, and probably a little more next time, too, rather than pay the £8-9k they want for a similar 4 year old Connect. Incidentally, I got 2 x excellent tyres with good wheels from that donor Connect at that scrappy yesterday (part of my MOT fail), and a rear door handle that I needed after I had a wee accident with the busted one - sorted. Years ago working on cars was very much hit and hope but with YT tutorials like yours, mate, we can tackle just about anything now. That's my dinner ready now, I'll give you peace now. Top-class tutorial, mate 👍

Was chain rattling when cold! Mine rattles then when warm don’t really hear it!! Cheers

Thanks. Such an easy job, once you know how.

Mine sounds rattley on start up then goes away but when im driving and take foot off gas i here a knocking sound coming from front any idea peugout looked and carnt find an issue

Thanks a lot. Your video is really helpful.

Thanks for this, you are right btw there is very little about taking this part of the car apart. What i would really love to know is how do you remove the rest of the lower dash. Any thoughts?

Thanks john FairPlay 👍

Very helpful video thanks very much. I'm going to have to replace the airbag sensor in an Aygo.

Hello, friend, ask: to replace the tensioner, do I need to lock the cams and crankshaft? This question arises because many say that the crankshaft and cam must be locked to prevent the chain from jumping. bye.

hi, did you manage this all under the bonnet or did you need to get under the car? I mean specifically the jubilee clip on the manifold. I am trying to do the same on a RCZ and a having a hard time. I might try and remove the air filter cabin