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user's latest post:
oil in spark plug/coil pack area.
Published (2009-12-02 19:46:00)
x2^^ Fel pro is ok. I've used it on B-5's car iirc. Still holding strong 6 months later.
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Last step
Published (2009-12-04 19:10:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by Washy I actually was home the day it happened 3 hours later after sucking up and shampooing with home machine. I did not try steam cleaner maybe that might be good try before i start cutting. Thanks ALSO before you start cutting, price a new carpet from the dealer. I dare you. <waits> You didn't call, did you? OK, to save some time, it's over $600. I wouldn't slice that up to save my...
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Electric Radiator Fan Replacement
Published (2009-12-02 18:02:00)
It really takes only an hour to do the fan. The wires are not in a harness or zip-tied, they are just in hold-downs. Just work your way around the fan shroud. Doug
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Oil Filter Drain Tool
Published (2009-12-01 03:41:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by JayTheSnork bingo. the 1.8T can't be much more difficult. The 1.8T filter isn't at the bottom of the car...it's actually easier to access from the top (under the coolant tank). Therefore any spillage doesn't drain pleasantly into the pan under the car, it instead unpleasantly coats the engine bay. Again, it's not a *difficult* oil change or filter removal, it's just *messy*.
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Tiptronic question/problem
Published (2009-12-02 17:52:00)
Ask your mechanic what their fill procedure was. They should have topped off the fluid with the engine running, and shifting the transmission through the various gears. If not, it will be low on fluid (as much as a quart). The transmission should not have been too hot when filling, or it will now be low on fluid (but not as low as if they didn't have the engine running). Check for leaks. Ask them what type of fluid they used. The VW...
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Heater core clogged
Published (2009-12-03 13:05:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by JayTheSnork I put that up in Feb 2008, and NOW you gotta try to pick the title apart? bugger. and hell, you even posted in the damned thread! obvussly, you ain't got no unnerstannin uh da blues, bu-woy. huh. so i did. and apparently i don't as for the CLR approach, i hadn't even considered that. forgot all about it! GREAT approach to this problem!!!!!
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Water Pump Issues
Published (2009-11-27 17:22:00)
No codes. I have actually had the car for about 5 months before getting around to flushing the coolant. I was afraid to drive it for the fact that if the bearing on the water pump seizes the timing belt could snap and . . . disaster. Right? I guess now that I think about it I haven't really looked to see if the water pump is driven by the actual timing belt or if it's an accessory/serpentine belt.
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Oil Filter Drain Tool
Published (2009-11-30 09:55:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by VAGguy wait, wait, wait....are you implying NOT to change the filter? The whole routine takes maybe 30 minutes once you get the hang of it (like the second time) ALWAYS change the filter. BTW, there has been no mention of not messing with the oil filter. Just ways of getting it off without making a mess, which is what the OP was trying to achaieve by draining it first. no no. I can change the oil on my v6 in about...
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Latest active threads on B5 Garage::
Started 2 days ago (2009-12-04 09:45:00)
by skennedy1023
did you try renting one of those steam carpet cleaners? and just shampoo the whole carpet in the car. just a thought
Started 1 day, 15 hours ago (2009-12-04 17:59:00)
by scottpassat2.8
i don't remember but I think mine are down, heat issue was my thinking.
whatever the diagram had is how I did it.
Started 5 months, 2 weeks ago (2009-06-22 19:08:00)
by JayTheSnork Super Stealth Mod, dat's right!
hard start when hot is almost always a coolant temperature sensor. I know you said you replaced it, but...
Started 1 day, 23 hours ago (2009-12-04 09:53:00)
by hu vw
Found this at tdiclub.com. You might have more of a chance having your question answered there...
White smoke at high load is usually soot turning to ash and blowing off the cat
If the power is low it's unburned/atomized fuel going out the back without timing advance. Rotary pumps do this alot.
Otherwise the turbo has puked oil into the cylinders - that will belch out huge clouds ...
Started 1 year, 3 months ago (2008-08-25 08:39:00)
by stewartglx4motion
You should use the same fluid in the manual tranny (shares with front differential), TorSen differential, and rear differential.
Don't forget the TorSen!
I used Royal Purple 75W-90 GL-4/GL-5 gear oil in my W8 (Tiptronic, so it gets Pentosin ATF1).
Redline is good, as are Castrol and Lubro Molly
Started 3 months, 2 weeks ago (2009-08-23 10:22:00)
by mk3
on my 01, I did not need to move to the service position to get the fan out but I did have the bumper skin removed (not sure if I had to do this or not). There are several tie-downs to unhook to get the wire harness free. Mine were like zip ties except they can be re-used because there is a lever to release the tie.
I removed the plastic pieces above that obstruct it and the sound shield ...
Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-11-23 18:57:00)
by vdub shark
Its cost me $100 for a flush, including labor
Started 6 days ago (2009-11-30 09:51:00)
by redwood_usa
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Originally Posted by YetAnother20V
How stripped? Can you jam a square bit in there?
I'll try that and see.I do have a dremel, so maybe I can shape the hole.
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Hot threads for last week on B5 Garage::
Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-11-25 14:37:00)
by JayTheSnork
Started 4 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-01 20:49:00)
by VeeMike
This is not good. I can only share what I went through when my CV went south. Your symptoms are the same as what I experienced. It turned out to be a bad axle outside CV joint. But I went through 4 sets in 2 months. All were replaced by Firestone on warranty. Three seperate AAA tows. I finally said "Enough!" Screw the warranty and other Firestone perks. I bought two complete Raxel axles and ...
Started 5 days, 23 hours ago (2009-11-30 10:50:00)
by NEWMAN'SOWN
When was the last time you changed the Automatic Transmission Fluid? Ever? If so you should change it pronto. Hopefully your Tiptronic is not on it's last legs.
Started 6 days ago (2009-11-30 09:51:00)
by redwood_usa
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Originally Posted by YetAnother20V
How stripped? Can you jam a square bit in there?
I'll try that and see.I do have a dremel, so maybe I can shape the hole.
Started 3 days, 17 hours ago (2009-12-02 16:24:00)
by Pissat1
not sure if 1999 B5s are different .
just did one right upper control arm .
was not expensive .do only the ones that go bad ..
It would be if you did all !!!!!! and I didnt see any bracket that look like your picture
Started 5 days, 19 hours ago (2009-11-30 14:13:00)
by GSO_Passater
Check the fuses? (numbers 5, 12 or 14 possibly)
Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-11-25 16:08:00)
by ECSTuning-Sales
V6? If so, there is a spot on the tensioner roller for a allen (8mm I believe), put constant pressure on that to compress the tensioner and slide a pin, nail, etc... through the hole to keep it from springing back.
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-27 12:41:00)
by VAGguy
Not sure how you can fix it, but it does not look right to me. I just had help doing my A4 1.8t and the plunger was definitely covered up by that plate.
Started 5 days, 18 hours ago (2009-11-30 15:13:00)
by VAGguy
So If I am imagining this correctly, you want to cut out a section and weld it back together? No way. Then what about the rear?
Started 3 days, 15 hours ago (2009-12-02 18:31:00)
by scotts13
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Originally Posted by usmcgetsome
Anyone else experience this issue? also noticed it leaking from the rear of the valve cover on to the trans.
Yeah; a lot of people. You're right in that you need a new valve cover gasket, and probably a new cam chain tensioner seal (at the rear).
But if you have multiple...
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