I'm getting oil warnings on one of my '87 16V Scirocco's. The oil is full. I've checked it on level ground and dead cold. The warnings usually...

William J. Leary Jr.

01-31-2007 06:00 AM
William J. Leary Jr.

I have a 1997 Jetta and the radio stopped working. (I installed another after market radio and it doesnt work either) It appears that the ignition...

pj

01-31-2007 03:08 AM
samstone@aol.com

I recently purchased a 02 Golf TDI that had an aftermarket radio in it that just plain sucked. I purchased a used Premium 6 monsoon head unit with...

Zeke

01-30-2007 02:01 PM
Zeke

Sorry for being dim I'm not only learning about cars.. ;-) I asked before about a burning smell, now I think that's the clutch so scratch that.. My...

Signal

01-30-2007 12:48 PM
Signal

I am hoping someone might know where I could purchase a dual mass flywheel/clutch assembly for a 2000 T4 Tdi 2.5 Transporter. Any help...

Bill Stoney

01-30-2007 05:34 AM
Per Henneberg Kristensen

Hi all, Trying to fix up my son's jetta for my daughter. The car recently had an ignition switch problem and had it replaced. This radio has a...

edjohn

01-29-2007 10:07 PM
pj

Does anybody have an opinion or recommendation for sealing the exterior rubber weatherstripping back on to the poptop. C

C

01-29-2007 08:13 AM
pfjw@aol.com

We have Haynes and Chilton manuals for a 1995 Jetta 4-cyl, but not the factory manual or a Bentley (if they do VWs). The books we have don't tell us...

JRE

01-29-2007 06:36 AM
pfjw@aol.com

Well I finely traded the old Passat in for a Toyota and I will miss it but not the problems. I did keep the six disc changer, anyone interested in...

Stan Dupp

01-28-2007 04:35 PM
Stan Dupp

Ok I have an 82 rabbit diesel with an orginal engine. I was driving up to syracuse yesterday and noticed the oil light flickering. So I stopped and...

awronka@hotmail.com

01-27-2007 04:58 PM
awronka@hotmail.com

Just wondering, do you have your own car-washing equipment, or do you go to a commercial car wash that often? How snowy / slushy / salty is your...

walter.wpg@gmail.com

01-27-2007 12:21 PM
davidcay

I have a '96 Jetta with a shot transmission in Wisconsin. To avoid the $3000 replacement quoted from the local VW dealer, I want to buy a...

Denise

01-26-2007 05:57 PM

I would like to discuss the subject of the ignition coils which sit on top of the spark plugs. The factory Bentley manual for my 2002 Passat 1.8T...

Carl Muhlbauer

01-26-2007 02:58 PM
Steve Thompson

My 2002 Jetta runs great,I only have one problem that nobody seems to be able to fix. SOMETIMES ,when I come to a stop there is a "clunk" in...

schmidse

01-26-2007 02:08 PM
dave AKA vwdoc1

My 2000 Beetle 1.8t's engine with 70,000 miles on it is making fairly loud puttering sounds like a diesal engine and it is also making a sound like...

Gary D

01-26-2007 08:36 AM
pfjw@aol.com

A question for the technical folks: Christmas day, I was in need of fuel and (horror of horrors) the only station open was an ARCO. So I filled the...

Torky

01-25-2007 09:25 PM
ashulman727

The 2007 edition is now up and running at: http://www.gti16v.com/shoinfo.htm Please be advised that there are still a number of VW Events that have...

Charlie R.

01-25-2007 06:11 PM
Charlie R.

hello everybody, i began building a buggy from a VW Variant, before taking it appart the engine was running exelently however the body was so rusted...

stefanbryant@gmail.com

01-25-2007 05:24 PM
stefanbryant@gmail.com

Hello. I have a 1999 vw gti. The rear windshield washer does not squirt fluid onto the window anymore. I removed the nipple where the fluid squirts...

weathercoach@gmail.com

01-25-2007 09:56 AM
Baz

I just bought a 2001 Passat. Both front and rear side marker lights are out. I can not figure out how to access the bulbs. Also I need to replace...

PinkPanther

01-24-2007 06:33 PM
PinkPanther

hello everybody, i began building a buggy from a VW Variant, before taking it appart the engine was running exelently however the body was so rusted...

stefanbryant@gmail.com

01-24-2007 12:47 PM
stefanbryant@gmail.com

hey, looking to buy a Golf. not sure what year i would be getting though. Can anybody tell me the size of the trunk space/hatch opening...

jordan88

01-24-2007 10:45 AM
upand_at_them@yahoo.com

i need help w/ the electrical on my gti. please help me! i have a 95' gti vr6. I was driving home and all of the sudden the radio stops working....

dave

01-22-2007 09:21 PM
dave AKA vwdoc1

Volkswagen vindicated by its new Rabbit When practically everybody in the car business abandoned hatchbacks as if they were infected with some sort...

Mike

01-22-2007 07:16 PM
Kit

Mon Jetta TDI est dur a Démarré par temps froid , j'ai de l'huile syntech (Castrol) 5w40 depuis que j'ai ce jetta , ya 200,000 km et il va tr`s...

normandeau.dany@gmail.com

01-22-2007 01:09 PM
pfjw@aol.com

In warm weather or whenever the engine is already warm - it starts right away and runs excellent. In cold weather (below about 40 degrees F) it...

Gene

01-22-2007 07:22 AM
Gene

Hi, I have a 1988 Jetta (non-GLI). After driving it a brief time, it gets rough and looses power. All the plugs are getting a spark, because I can...

Rob Ristroph

01-21-2007 11:26 PM
Papa

When I start my Jetta and put my foot on the break it's hard to unlock my shifter. What can I do?

hockeyman

01-21-2007 09:34 AM
hockeyman

I am wondering if anyone has had this problem, or might know the cause. I recently has the heater core in my 2001 Golf replaced. Now when the car...

2001Golf

01-21-2007 07:11 AM
dave AKA vwdoc1

Lent my Golf 1.8 to a friend, when he returned it the oil level had dropped below min (not off the stick) and the coolant level had dropped below...

Signal

01-20-2007 04:27 PM
Signal

I've posted this on another forum and no one answered. I hope someone can offer suggestions: We have an 2001 Jetta 2.0l with over 125,000 miles on...

Diarmud387@verizon.net

01-20-2007 11:59 AM
dave AKA vwdoc1

Signal (Signal (AT) lineone (DOT) net) wrote: Yeah, why did you mark your message to not be archived? The whole point of Usenet is for people to...

upand_at_them@yahoo.com

01-19-2007 09:30 PM
Signal

Bought a 2006 conv in July with the 5 cylinder engine. MPG stinks! Only getting about 14-16 mpg city. Anyone else doing any better?

James R. Shaw

01-19-2007 05:04 PM
Lost In Space/Woodchuck

eastwardbound2003 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote: WTF? What's this "constantly converting" nonsense? You convert the *speed limit* on the sign from...

USSEnterprise

01-19-2007 01:15 PM
laura halliday

My wife said that she got in her "02 1.8T manual 5spd Passat and the monsoon stereo was on, without the key. Only happened once so far. The other...

Steve

01-19-2007 09:17 AM
pfjw@aol.com

That was just the product of the post being cross-posted to about a half-dozen groups.

Brian Running

01-19-2007 08:21 AM
Brian Running

Hello -- I bought an '04 Passat wagon about a week ago. The past couple of mornings I've noticed a small puddle of water (it appears clear and has...

chris.clemmons@juno.com

01-18-2007 10:09 PM
Steve

Hi everyone, My Golf even with new heater core still blow cold air in passenger compartment. Any ideas what could cause this. Temperature on...

dosio

01-18-2007 03:45 AM
samstone@aol.com

Well now, got the compression numbers on the vr6 passat that gave up the ghost a couple of weeks ago. Cyls 2,4 and 6 are all around 180 psi...

starburst

01-16-2007 11:21 PM
Kevin McMurtrie

Hey All, Does anyone know what a completely stock 2000 Jetta 2.0 (manual) alternator puts out in the way of amps? I have a couple of amplifiers...

The Lull

01-16-2007 10:27 PM
tacurong

Hello all ... My daughter's '95 A3 Jetta's automatic transmission has been acting up recently. If you put it in "D" it seems to slip through first...

tombstone

01-16-2007 09:10 PM
dave AKA vwdoc1

I'm fixing to test the compression on my p6 passat vr6, and want to know which fuse to pull to disable the fuel injection system. Do I pull #18 (fuel...

starburst

01-15-2007 06:05 PM
starburst

Hello all, my son bought a 91' Jetta GL with the stock radio in it. Clean one owner with 84K miles, the problem is they let the battery go dead and...

mpilihp@gmail.com

01-15-2007 04:06 PM
samstone@aol.com

Help. This morning I went to start my passat and when I turn the key I get a fan like noise and the engine does nothing. I do not have...

eikonal

01-14-2007 10:53 PM
dave AKA vwdoc1

I'm halfway through the long process of bringing back an 81 Rabbit diesel from the nearly-dead. It has A/C, though I'm not certain it is original...

backwoods

01-14-2007 02:52 PM
Bryan K. Walton

Took my car to the VW dealership (75K miled) and turns out tranny fluid and radiator fluid are mixing together. NOT GOOD! They claimed it needed new...

junkmail115@gmail.com

01-13-2007 11:45 PM
Steve

Hi, Anyone recall the tire size on the stock 15" tires on a '73 aircooled Type III Fastback? thanks, -Tony

tonyw

01-13-2007 03:37 PM
tonyw

I am restoring a 66 Mustang convertibel and am converting to disc brakes - just to be sure I am doing the bearings and seals correctly - can some...

PDCHIEF

01-13-2007 11:53 AM
Papa

I am restoring a 66 Mustang convertibel and am converting to disc brakes - just to be sure I am doing the bearings and seals correctly - can some...

PDCHIEF

01-13-2007 10:46 AM
PDCHIEF

I've recently launched a site dedicated to the soon to be available Volkswagen "Tiguan" SUV: www.tiguan.ca As always, comments and contributions...

pjwray@interpresence.ca

01-12-2007 10:49 PM
pjwray@interpresence.ca