Hi, It's the '85 Golf (gas, auto) again. Seems every fix solves the stalling problem for a few weeks, then the stalling re-appears. Last fix was replacing the 21 year old ignition switch 2 weeks ago and the car ran fine. Then yesterday engine would run fine for a few seconds then cut out. If wife...

I had some free time away from the wife and kids yesterday, and I decided to take the time to drive 5 cars. Unfortunately, my local dealers didn't have a Fit or a Mazda3 on the lot, so I ended up just comparing 3. Now, these are a bit "mixed and matched", but they are all relatively in the same...

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I have a 1993 Volkswagen Passat TD We have a Glow Plug Problem, They won't glow up unless you manually make the contacts ( of the relay ) come together, then they'll light up and the car starts no problem! I've changed the Relay (#104 in the 12th position) , and still no such luck. I've had...

Was putting fuel in and admiring another (newer) VW diesel, and buddy tells me that if he pushes a littlle button on the inside of the filler tube he can get another two gallons in. Mine has that button too; I looked. What is it supposed to be for - and is it safe to put the extra fuel in?

clutch mystery aside, and soon to be replaced, I have turned my attention to the tranny on the bench. I have significant play in the output shafts (radial) and will replace the diff bearings (only 70k miles on them), along with syncros. But how do I remove the bearing race when shimming up the...

The idle screw on my '83 Rabbit GTI 1.8 8v has fallen out. Does anyone know the size of the idle screw so I can pick up a replacement one.

Hey folks, I have a 98 Golf, automatic transmission, 80 000km. At first, while accelerating from a stop, the car would go into neutral after 1st gear, needing to pull over until going back into gear. This could go on 3 or 4 times in a row. Mt local garage messed with something and fixed the...

I got a quick story about my 82 VW 1.7 gasser pickup. I was on my way back from vacation on a 7 hour drive. I stop to use the restroom at a gas station and upon trying to restart my truck, the 9 month old starter refuses. (The solenoid has been getting very flakey. It will often not throw when...

I let the oil change interval go by too long. About a year, 6K miles. Normally speaking the oil never gets black as can be, just dirty looking. And, never lost a drop of oil. Last oil change had maybe 1.5 quarts in the pan, plus the filter contents. Oil was very black and thick. Lifters were...

We're looking at Buying a 1993 Volkswagen Passat. 1.9L Turbo Diesel, 5Spd Manual, Loaded, 280000Km's. The lady who has it, drove it into the garage 2 years ago, and it hasn't been going since, so the battery was dead when I went to try and get it go, I got some life from boosting it,...

I went to fill up today, and my fuel door release is not opening the fuel door. Is there another way of getting the door open with out going to the dealership? I can hear the release working when i pull up on the switch, however the door just will not open! Thanks

The problem was old and brittle wires. All 3 wires that connect to the plug that plugs into the distributor had cracked insulation where the wires entered the rubber boot. The middle wire had corroded inside the insulation. Cracks were not visually apparent, but when I removed the plug to...

How should I replace the distributor rotor of my 2.0 ABA Golf? Just pulling it? It is screwed, glued? T.-

I'm selling a '99 Passat wagon with a 1.8T and 5 speed. It's got 211K miles on it and I'm just wondering what the useful life of the 1.8T engine is provided the oil and timing belt are appropriately maintained. I'm selling it at what I think is an aggressive price of $1250 as it's due for a...

My Passat 1.8T's engine finally terminated yesterday. I am now loooking round for a replacement engine and was wondering if rather than replacing it with the same 1.8T it would be possible to replace it with any of the other engine options?

Got a letter today from VWoA about replacing the Crankcase Breather Hose on my 02 Passat 1.8T. It says I have up to 100,000 miles or ten years before the Service Action expires. My question is should I be concerned about this and get it replaced or just wait till it's necessary. My mechanic...

My Passat 1.8T's engine finally terminated yesterday. I am now loooking round for a replacement engine and was wondering if rather than replacing it with the same 1.8T it would be possible to replace it with any of the other engine options?