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Hi All I am looking for some advice..Ive opened up my TCU and it was soaked in water. Tried drying it properly and cleaning all the contacts..no joy. There are none available in ZA. I have seen a few on ebay Im considering purchasing.. the problem is the last two letters of the number is...

I'll try to make this as short as possible. I purchased a 2003 W8. It's gorgeous and the previous owner spent a ton of money (almost $12k not including buying the car in the last year) making it almost perfect (new factory leather, new headlights, etc etc). Within 3 months of owning it, my son...

Hi All, I have been pointed here from the Skoda Forum as they have advised that there are more people here who may be able to advise. The car is: 05 Skoda Superb Elegance with 130bhp AWX PD Engine 124k one clutch change (3 piece clutch kit) at 109k in April 2016 one Timing Belt and Timing...

hey guys, ive been working on a project for a while and came across a snag in the project when I accidentally broke the ignition switch.. I went to double tap to the start button and just heard a pop and now they just spins freely back and forth in the ignition. I have done tons of reading on...

VAG-COM KKL 409.1 USB Interface diagnostic cable for AUDI & Volkswagen - OBD2 / OBDII I just purchased this item in the Amazon store. I also downloaded VCDS from ross tech. I watched a tutorial video and went through the virtual manual. I am having trouble with one of the very first steps...

New B5.5 1.8t wagon owner here. I've been noticing a whine when driving and wanted to make sure it is something standard to the car and not a problem. It generally starts around 3k rpm and under 75% to 100% throttle. If I'm just cruising there is generally no whine but if/when I step on it, the...

Just bought a 2007 57 plate 2.0 passat tdi its had a new turbo / low pressure fuel pump in tank and new injector wiring harness since the new pump and harness its smoked its not black its diesel smoke and has got worse its also got a slight misfire that wasnt there before my questions are Can...

Just bought a 2007 57 plate 2.0 passat tdi its had a new turbo / low pressure fuel pump in tank and new injector wiring harness since the new pump and harness its smoked its not black its diesel smoke and has got worse its also got a slight misfire that wasnt there before my questions are Can...

Hi all, I have just gotten a Passat Variant B6, and this is my 1st VW car. :) Might sounds like a stupid Q but i am totally unsure. Hope you guys could advise me. After locking, why could the passenger and rear door be still able to open from inside? Reason is because my children will...

Wanted some advise. Car (2002 1.8T 5MT) got rear ended. it has 170,xxx miles on it.in the last 12 months or so the Car skipped a tooth on the TB and bent an exhaust valve, had power steering issues. Both fixed in the last 12 months, and, with other things its easily been $3,000 i put in the car...

So here is the low down , I am going to redo all the brushed aluminum trim in the whole car . But before I go prying on my new car I thought I would dig up some research first . So I already know how to remove the door trim and the trim around the stereo. But as the title will tell you I have no...

I'm shopping for new summer shoes (235/45/R17 XL) for my 2008 Passat. I've narrowed it down to Contipro Contacts 97H and Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus 97H, both in the same price range : +/-160CAD. I'm NOT looking for winter capable tires, as I have a set of Winter Carving Edge for that...

All, Passat 2006 with about 100k on the clock. Was cruzing at about 25 mph when the car just died. After digging in, here is the basics of what happened: The cam chain or upper timing broke The tensioner has appeared to have failed and parts just sheered right off This may have been the result...

Hey Guys, I have a 2002 1.8T I think my Thermostat is bad.........What you think? It takes more than 10 minutes to reach the temperature to 90º (middle of the temperature dial indicator) Even that I am driving it with the AC on it take his time. I am pretty sure in the pass the temperature...

I have not been around here much since I sold my 07 2.0 sedan. Now my wife needs a car and I am back to the VW's. At the moment we are looking for a vehicle that she can use for her sales job, so it has to be comfortable, get decent mileage and since we are in Northern WI AWD. I lost my job...

Hi all ive just got a 1.8t passat 1999 vreg APU engine code it needs a new clutch and dmf my friend has a engine with AGU for his golf and has a flywheel and im wonder if it will in mine as I can afford clutch but not dmf.

My sons Passat V6 has had intermittent problems of not starting over the last year. It could set a while or disconnect battery and it would start and run fine. Yesterday it would not start no matter what we did, so I investigated. There is no power at the fuel pump when you turn the key. The...

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Guys I live in wv and the temp has dropped due to the winter months. I recently left my 02 1.8t in the driveway over night (she usually stays in the garage) and the next morning the brake pedal stayed on the floor and raised back super slow during start up. I put the car in reverse and eased...

Hi, I'm new to owning Passat's and need some advise. Basically i purchased a 2003 (53 reg) 1.9lt TDI 130bhp Passat Saloon last week. On it's maiden voyage I reached my destination (Liverpool, UK) & the engine immobiliser kicked in when I tried to turn the engine over. It is probably...