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Hello everyone, I’m working on my 2002 Passat GLS 2.8L, hoping to replace the passenger side exhaust pipe that goes from the downpipe to the muffler to fix a bad exhaust leak I’ve let go for too long. I’ve gotten as far as to remove the downstream O2 sensor underneath the car with a degree of...

I'm getting codes P0431 Warm Up Catalyst Bank 1 Efficiency Below Threshold P0421 Warm Up Catalyst Bank 2 Efficiency Below Threshold where do start for diagnosing? It looks like both driver and passenger side, but, do these codes relate to Upstream (before the Catalytic Converter?) or...

[B5.5 V6 FWD GLX ] So basically I've have had a exhaust leak for like 3 months now, the leak wasn't very loud until about 2 weeks ago. The car had a code and I replaced teh maf and it went away. Its throwing codes for 02 sensors as of now, and after putting the car on a lift, I was able to...

Hello Passat World. I joined the Forum about a decade ago, haven't been around much lately. I had a 2001 B5 wagon, later passed to my son we retired about a year ago just shy of 200,000 miles. (Now Volkswagonless after 66 bus, 68 Karmen Ghia, 70 squareback, 80 Rabbit Diesel, 84 Jetta, 2001...

EDIT: Nevermind, studs welded to flange are shot. Pulled from a 2000 1.8t. Non-working (Code P0420) but could be hollowed out. Make me an offer.

Alright, I know most people don't like reading long threads and I promise I'm keeping this as short as possible, but for those like me that need the information, I want to make sure that it is here. When I was shopping for a new turbo around 2 months ago I was not able to find any good threads...

ok so i was wondering how many o2 sensors does my car have and where is the catalytic converter located on my car i have a 2000 passat 1.8L turbo cause i dont see the converter underneath my car please help thank you my email is [email protected] thankyou

So ive had my car for a couple months now. 2005 1.8t AWM. 93,000 miles. Check engine light now comes on after only 25 miles of driving. Code P0420 Lower limit exceeded. Runs well in my opinion, gets about 27 mpg when i drive 60/40 highway city. I fixed some clogged/leaky pcv stuff Run only...

Sometimes I just hate the hell out of living in NYC. I had my '02 Passat serviced and tuned up in Jan., drove it 14 hours straight, and have had zero problems since. My check engine light came on and the damn machine says something about the catalytic converter and a misfire error. So, now I...

Hello, I'm new to the forum, but before signing up, I read through numerous questions about the 420 trying to find answers. I apologize if this thread duplicates any prior thread. I'm just looking for help. My 2002 Passat 1.8T is throwing the 420- code, and I need to pass emissions within...

I have a 2002 VW Passat GLX v6 (engine code: ATQ) with a crack in the flex pipe on the passenger (right) side. Because of the exhaust leak before the main catalytic I think that is the reason I have the check engine light on with the 2 following error codes: 1. P0139 - Oxygen sensor slow...

Hello, My car failed it's MOT at the catalytic converter was broken between the cat and the turbo charger. I replaced the whole unit with a friend (now that's a fiddly job!) and we realised that the part had broken in the first place because there is absolutely no support for the cat or the...

My 2000 1.8T, now at 12 years old and 130k miles, recently went through it's latest California smog test prior to getting the car registered for 2013. The NO levels were wildly high compared to previous years (I don't have the values handy, but I've tracked the results on all the values - CO...

Bot the Votex from a PW member a while back as part of a set, already have the front, so do not need it. Painted dark blue. OEM grille and high flow cat for sale. Asking $350 for the Votex, $50 for the grille and $150 for the high flow cat. All negotiable. I live in Stamford, CT and will...

About 18 months ago I replaced the OEM cat on my '99 B5 with a bosal unit (Right side). At the time, the OEM Cat was fine other than the flex pipe. After about 6 months I started getting a CEL with an error code that the cat wasn't working. Monitoring the front and rear 02 sensors confirmed...

Hi everybody. I am in desperate need of some help. My 03 GLS (that has 117k miles on it) is in the repair shop right now and i think the mechanic is giving me the run around.:banghead: I know that my cat needs replacing and i am attempting to get him to do this but he says there is a problem...

Need help really bad. 2001.5 passat glx 4m Auto ATQ FAS about 2 weeks ago the shifting started becoming harder Moving from Park to Drive would take a little more force than normal Once in Drive it would buck forward shifting from 2 to 3 would cause the same bucking and same from 3 to 2...