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| VW Beetle 2001 | 9/1/2007 | Ron Wolff |
Q: THIS MORNING THE EXHAUST EMISSION WARNING LAMP CAME ON IN MY BEETLE. CAN YOU TELL ME WHY THIS ...
A: Margaret, Do not worry, it is safe to drive until Monday. I am guessing that it is an oxygen ...
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| coil burned many times | 9/1/2007 | Ron Wolff |
Q: i´m from colombia have an vw bettle 96 fuel injection and i have replaced the ignition coil in ...
A: Shammir, The coil will burn out if you are using a Golf ignition coil, and not a beetle. The ...
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| VW Golf Starting Problem | 8/30/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I have a VW Golf CL, 1600, 1995, 123,000 miles. Up until last Sunday had no problems with it at ...
A: I'm sorry but we didn't have this model here in the U.S. However,...if you have a mass air flow ...
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| driver door regulator | 8/17/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: i was just wondering what the driver door regulator is suppose to operate. sometimes it can be a ...
A: Sorry Jake I can't help much without knowing what year vehicle or what model. However you should be ...
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| 1980 VW Radio | 8/16/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I have a 1980 Scirocco with a Blaupunkt Richmond AM/FM Cassette. The AM works fine, the FM only ...
A: check the ground on the radio and try a new antenna... as long as the antenna you have is not ...
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| New Beetle AC and Interior Fan Switch | 8/13/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I purchased a used 98 Beetle Auto with the 2.0. Everything worked fine until today when the ...
A: possible brian... turn the a/c on with the light for a/c on and open the hood. Verify for me that ...
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| 99GTIVR6 | 8/12/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: @ 1 month ago, my VW was starting intermittently. While I was stopped at a light one day, the idle ...
A: .. first BIG question here is..how many miles on this GTI? You say the intake manifold exploded... ...
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| 1994 VW Jetta GL | 8/10/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I have a 1994 VW Jetta GL with about 144,500 miles on it. Whenever I turn on the car, it makes a ...
A: Let's take a few steps here. The first question is...looking at your temperature gauge on your ...
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| 1998 TDI Beetle Stalling | 8/9/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: Help! I own and love a 1998 TDI Beetle, manual transmission with 169 000 kms....For four years now ...
A: well,... last thing that I found: an older TSB/Recall at work today about a wire harness under the ...
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| 1998 TDI Beetle Stalling | 8/8/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: Help! I own and love a 1998 TDI Beetle, manual transmission with 169 000 kms....For four years now ...
A: Based on what you said,...I would have said it sounds like the tandum (sp) pump is dying. ...
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| 2003 Jetta | 8/6/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: My jetta was shifting fine when suddenly when driving down the road i tried to shift from 1st to 2nd ...
A: Jordan...turn the car off, put the car in first gear with the clutch pushed to the floor. Try to ...
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| battery replacement | 8/5/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I have just replace the battery in a 99 vw beetle. Now the power windows, interior lights, alarm ...
A: Steve,...try this: Lock the vehicle with the key in the drivers side door. Allow 25 minutes for ...
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| 2003 VW GTI 1.8L Turbo Transmission Fill Hole Location | 8/5/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I recently accidently drained Tranmission Fluid from my girl friends car. I can't seem to find ...
A: honestly, without the factory scan tool or similar to measure temperature, you will not have too ...
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| volkswagen jetta synthetic transmission fluid | 8/5/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: Is there another brand of synthetic transmission fluid that i can use on my 2001 jetta, rather that ...
A: Assuming your car has an automatic transmission,...there are some alternatives, however I prefer ...
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| '98 Jetta Bose Radio failure | 8/5/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: My battery failed and I removed it to replace the following morning. Since the reinstall, my factory ...
A: Ted,... I think these model radios have fuses on the back side of the radios... If you turn the ...
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| 2002 VW jetta 2.0 coolant fan | 8/3/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I was jsut driving home last night from work and noticed that my temp gauge was overheating when i ...
A: If your fans are not coming on, either the fuse for them is blown, the fan control module has ...
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| 2001 vw passat | 8/3/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I have a 2001 vw passat with 78k miles, and all of the sudden Im getting a STOP ENGINE message on my ...
A: One of many problems possible. The oil problem is from low oil pressure. First problem could be ...
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| starting system 98 Jetta GT 2.0 manual trans | 8/3/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: Car won't start with key. Will start and run by jumping +12v to solenoid from battery. no volts to ...
A: hrmm, honestly I haven't checked for voltage but ... let me go grab my manual... if you are still up ...
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| 1998 Jetta GL 3rd water pump... | 8/3/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I have a 1998 Jetta GL, 4.0, Manual at 88,000 miles. I rear ended somebody about nine months ago ...
A: First thing first Jason... Do you mean your car is a 2.0 liter gas motor? (not a 4.0) Also,...I've ...
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| Volkswagen 2001 Golf Starting Problem | 8/2/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I have a 2001 VW Volkswagen Golf 4cyl 2.0L GLS. It runs well and in general has no problems except ...
A: Garrett I thank you for being specific and paying attention to your car.... I love owners that ...
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| starting system 98 Jetta GT 2.0 manual trans | 8/2/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: Car won't start with key. Will start and run by jumping +12v to solenoid from battery. no volts to ...
A: Ok, not sure if you are at work or what, so i'll try and monitor email today pretty close. If you ...
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| 95 Cabrio | 8/2/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: Took in for inspection,emissions ect. When picked car up, airbag light came on and stays on now for ...
A: David it could be one of many thinks in the srs system that has failed. If you have a autoparts ...
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| Clutch Question | 8/2/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I have a 98 GTI VR6. I have had no problems with the clutch until today. As I pulled in, I tried to ...
A: Tommy, do me this favor. Turn the car off. Put the emergency brake on and depress the clutch ...
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| 1995 Jetta will not start | 8/1/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: My boyfriend's Jetta has been a pain to start recently. Today he needed to take his friend to work ...
A: .. try this for me. Put the key in the ignition and turn to the start position. Jiggle the key in ...
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| 79 conv bug | 8/1/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I have a 79 bug that the fuel injection system was replaced with a carb does the fuel pump need to ...
A: Leah I do not remember the specs on the fuel pump for fuel injection, but it should be MUCH higher ...
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| A/C Problems | 8/1/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: My 2001 VW Beetle A/C woks at times . The only time it works is when the cooling fans cycle at ...
A: Stephen it is kind of difficult to e-diagnose air problems. That said,...I really need to look at a ...
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| '99 Jetta Security Alarm | 8/1/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: A couple of years ago we bought our daughter a 99 Jetta (newer style) sedan. It came with the ...
A: Kerry...you said the "the alarm system shutting off " when the car is unlocked. Can you explain ...
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| 1997 VW Golf GL Safety Start Switch | 7/31/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: When the clutch is depressed to the floor, car won't start. I see electrical to the fuel gage but ...
A: the "pedal" itself doesn't make the contact... the pedal arm does... follow from the bottom of the ...
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| starting system 98 Jetta GT 2.0 manual trans | 7/31/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: Car won't start with key. Will start and run by jumping +12v to solenoid from battery. no volts to ...
A: No dave...don't do that just yet. Do me a favor, and I can't tell you how the best way to do this ...
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| car is shaking while driving | 7/30/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I have a 1999 VW Passat with 98k miles, and recently when am driving at no particular speed the car ...
A: what engine is in your car? what kind of transmission? Does this happen when it is raining outside? ...
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| gas mileage | 7/30/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: We are considering purchasing a 1972 VW Beetle convertable. We are counting on using the money we ...
A: the fuel injection models often got a tad bit better mileage, but 40 mpg is doubtful for any beetle. ...
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| 02 1.8T Jetta engine or tranny | 7/29/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I absolutely love my car and like to work on it, but I can't seem to solve this? Whenever I ...
A: Ok freddy... I want you to try this. Put the car is third gear, pull the emergency brake all the ...
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| 96Passat TDI ( 97k miles) | 7/28/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: The clutch pedal would occasionally stick on the floor when starting off and the clutch will stay ...
A: first I would recomment pulling the slave off the car and gravity bleeding a small bottle of brake ...
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| Clutch stick and joint? | 7/28/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I am owned by a manual air-cooled 1971 VW Westfalia. :) Yesterday, I took it out for short jog, ...
A: Jay,... please bare with me when I say.... you need to buy the factory manual on this (robert ...
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| 97 Jetta GLX VR6 DOHC automatic | 7/28/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: i have a bit of an issue that aparently is common. I drove my jetta to work yesterday and everything ...
A: my internet was down for the weekend while I upgraded my wireless here at the house. Do you still ...
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| VW headlights and turn indicator | 7/27/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: I have a 2001 Passat V6 4 Motion. My brights work fine, my daytime lights work fine. Problem: Turn ...
A: Sounds like a headlight switch problem David. i don't have access to wiring schematics at the ...
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| starting system 98 Jetta GT 2.0 manual trans | 7/26/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: Car won't start with key. Will start and run by jumping +12v to solenoid from battery. no volts to ...
A: Honestly i would need to look at wiring schematics to tell you and I do not have the bentley manual ...
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| Air Flow Sensor | 7/26/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: my car (2001 VW Golf 4 1.6 Estate) has recently started to cut out when changing from third to ...
A: Sorry, I do not work on such a vehicle here in the U.S. IF...and I do mean IF the electronics are ...
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| 93vw fox | 7/25/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: the key is broken in the ignition and i need to remove the gauge cluster to remove. where are the ...
A: Hey ryan, it has been far too long since I have even seen a fox,...but beleive that you can buy ...
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| westy hard start problem | 7/25/2007 | Gearhead |
Q: In a previous post you said to connect an additional transmission ground strap in the area of the ...
A: Sorry, I have never answered any questions on westy's. I have always kept with water cooled stuff. ...
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