Symptoms: 1. Smelly exhaust. 2. CEL on. 3. "STOP ENGINE NOW" warning every once in a while. 4. Rough idle. I looked in the hole where the oil filler cap goes. There's a dark brown gel all over everything. I think this is sludge. I've had this car since new. I have the car serviced regularly

I just took my '98 Jetta TDI (w/ 87k miles) to Firestone for a maintenance inspection to get my annual PA state inspection sticker (after getting cited yesterday for it being expired). They denied passing my vehicle and found (surprise, surprise...) that the following needed immediate...

Hi Yesterday I successfully replaced the rear brake disc and pads on the driver side rear wheel on my 97 Jetta GT. I had to go to Sears and Checker Auto 2x each to get various tools, a halogen light as it got dark, and other things :-) but it was successful. I used both the Bentley and Haynes...

Yeah it would be a good time to change the fluid, but unfourtunatly, I had the clutch changed a few months ago and got them to put in new synthetic fluid. (which has been slowly dripping out :( ) I guess I have to top it up anyway, Does it matter if I use the same fluid? Should I bother saving...

I'm running a 1.4 Polo (2000), it is my first car and I am not exactly an expert - any help and advice would be fantastic. I think I know what pinking is, and I think the card pinks - like a tiny tapping (almost purring) sound? Is this really bad? Should I avoid it, and if so how? My car manual...

I had a '78 Rabbit I bought new and kept running till it was killed at 160k. There's no car I've liked as well since. This is an 84 Wolfsburg Rabbit that a friend left me. It's been in a shed, dusty not rusty hasn't been started since stored, no special storage procedures, The tires hold air,

2002 Passat GLS wagon, 1.8T, automatic. Starting just this morning, the car warms up to the normal indicated 190F but from then on slowly drops to about 150F, slowly climbs back to 190F, and continues to do so, apparently unaffected by any external conditions. Until now, it warmed up to 190F and...

I have a Passat TDI '00. When I asked the VAG dealer how much he would charge me for replacing the timing belt the price he gave me was, at least to my ears, very high. The specification of the price included a new water pump. When I asked him why, he answered that you always replace the water pump...

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Hi, all, I've got a 2000 Passat 4-motion with just 31k miles. On a recent road trip, while going about 70MPH on the highway, something in the dashboard shorted, and I was greeted with a nice puff of smoke in the face! Needless to say, this scared the crap out of me. I pulled over, and noticed...

I use the car about once every 3 or 4 days and it starts fine from cold but having driven around for half an hour or so, then parked the car for an half an hour, turning the ignition lights up the dash and all indicators but no starter motor. This can happen up to 5 times before the starter motor...

My son just bought a 99 Jetta and it came with only one key. It is one of those switchblade keys. What he would really like is a regular key. He doesn't even care about the remote. The person he bought the car from said that the 99s don't have the computer chip in them and we can just get a...

I saw this story on another list and decided to pass it along here. You can see this VW camper on the link at the bottom page. Does anyone know about this vehicle? later, dave Jim wrote: > I ran across a vehicle today while in

Not an allen wrench. Even found an elusive H9, and it's not that. I'm sure you're like gee, everyone that's ever worked on a VW knows it's a ______ ....but it's my first time with a VW! Pretty excited to get rolling with it, it has a 1.6 L diesel, put in 2 years ago, and have the WVO kit to put...

Please help aleviate my confusion and/or ignorance. Is Rabbit = Mk I Golf ? Are Rabbit years 1975 thru 83? Do all Rabbits have sunroofs ? (I hate sunroofs) Do all Rabbits have mechanical fuel injection ? Do any Rabbits have brains ? (If no EFI then no brain ?) Are all gas Rabbits either 1100cc...

Hello. I am just wondering if anyone knows what the correct fuse size is for the backup lights on a 1995 Golf GTi? The fuse that was in there was a 15w; however, every time I try to replace it, it blows as soon as I turn the key to the 'On' position. The fuse panel cover neglects to mention what...

Greetz All, I recently replaced all 4 rotors on my '86 GTI. After about a week of driving, I noticed that on both rear rotors, there was about a half inch band of surface rust on the inner diameter of the disc, and the machining marks had not gone away like they had in the front. This rust is only...

On Thursday, January 21, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Nosaj wrote: > What is that song in the new Volkswagen Jetta commercial? Who made it, What's the song > name, album name... anything. While we are on the subject... Who is that woman in the > passager seat? > > Jetta driving down the street,...

Right all you VW diesel lovers, there's a new forum just started up http://www.dervhead.com/xmb/ If any of you have ever visited the Diesel Car forum then you'll recognise the admin's on this one as we are running this one as well BUT unlike DC we won't be tied to the one magazine. Talks are on...

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