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  1. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Last night I noticed coolant level was a bit below 'min' on my 2001.5 Passat 1.8T AWM. When I added coolant, I noticed coffee color oil foam in coolant tank. Many years ago, I had same issue, oil in coolant. It was fixed under warranty. I paid dealer to flush oil out of the whole cooling...
  2. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    I am not asking for help or advice. I am posting this as a solution that worked for me in case anybody else has the same problem. My car was running fine except intermittently the engine would stop for a split second and then start again and continue as if nothing had happened. It shocked me...
  3. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Hi Everyone: Today my Passat 2003 ABS Anti-lock brake light came and then went off after a couple of miles driving. Any idea why this is happening? My brakes are fine last time I had my oil change 3 months ago. I appreciate any insight you can provide. Thanks so much. Ellie
  4. B5 Garage
    Sometime ago I noticed some weird loud, fast and irregular clicking noises coming from behind the headlight switch probably from the vicinity of where the relays are. The clicking came and went and initially I had no idea why. Now I realize that this clicking only occurs when the climate...
  5. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Was looking under the hood today and found oil around a couple if the breather hoses. They were changed about 1 year ago along with everything else that comes with the stage 3 pcv kit from ecs. What can cause it? Volkswagen Passat B5 4 Motion V6 30v Search SiteSearch Pcv ES#1899538 PCV Service...
  6. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    im noticing its getting slightly worse as the time progresses. when i am driving at highway speeds 60mpg+ my car wobbles left and right. i hold the steering wheel as straight and stiff as i can, and i still feel a little wobble. then when i hit the brakes and there is some uneven pavement, the...
  7. B5 Garage
    Yesterday morning, get in the car to go to work, turns over, but won't start. On the third try with me pumping the gas pedal it starts roughly and settles into a normal idle. It does this like once a month. Hot engine, cold engine, doesn't matter. No codes are being thrown. Anyone else have this...
  8. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    I didn't see a list anywhere, so thought I'd start one. This list is for likely causes for a b5 when engine is turning over, getting fuel but no spark to any plugs. I read through many posts and found a bunch of random suggestions and I've gone through them all to get some ideas. 1. Battery -...
  9. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Replaced the coil packs and plugs on my passat a while ago and then a week later this fault code started appearing? Plugged in the diagnostic reader and it says P0411 - secondary air injection incorrect upstream flow detected. Does anyone know what could be causing this? Many thanks
  10. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Noticed it looks as if my motor is sagging. Dont have the money right now for all the mounts but i can do a little bit so what would the main culprit be??? I was going to change the bottom tranny mounts first.... What do you guys think should be?
  11. B5 Garage
    so i have a b5.5 passat, bought it used and it didnt contain a owner's manual. on monday a light appeared by the speedometer that takes the form of a pump head. my coolant and oil pan already have slow leaks so i assumed it was alerting that. today i noticed the car would shake hard when idle or...
  12. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    I have a flex pipe leak and I found a reputable mechanic that has lots of experience with VWs. From reading on here I wanted to get just the flex welded in. He told me that in the past he has tried welding in flex pipes on VAG cars and that it is not possible to use a short enough pipe as the...
  13. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Someone rear ended my Passat which caused my car to overheat which in turn cause engine damage..It never overheated before the collision and I need information to provide my insurance company because they are skeptical this indeed occurred..Since there is tailpipe damage I think that it jostled...
  14. B5 Garage
    Hey everyone. So I have a 2002 Volkswagen Passat 1.8L turbo with four cylinders. It has 160,000 miles and I just bought it a few months ago. The prior owners took wonderful care of it and the carfax shows every single time they took it to the dealership to get maintainence which was all the...
  15. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    I've read over many of the PCV threads here, but I still can't seem to find a reason why the PCV gets clogged. Is it something we can prevent? Is it a design flaw? Basically, after replacing the PCV, how do we prevent the clog up again and all of the associated problems?
  16. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    I have a 1999 4cyl turbo Passat 4 door. I got it a few months ago replaced the drivers side window regulator and a battery. I really like this car. However, I was driving last Thursday night and my engine light came on. There was no difference in how it sounded or drove, so I drove it home...
  17. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Now that it's 90 degrees out on a daily basis, I've been using my AC. The only problem is it causes the car to stall. At first it was just in parking lots with the steering wheel on full lock, making me think that was too much demand from the engine so it stalled. But it then stalled when I was...
  18. Volkswagen Passat B6 Discussion
    Just recently got a 06 PAssat 3.2 with Dynaudio system. Have had a few small quirks with it since i got it (failing parking lights etc) - which was the cause of running a VAGCOM diagnosis on it - where I found a few other errors - it's under warranty as I bought it used from main dealer so...
  19. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    I have no signs of oil sludging in my 1.8T '98 but I'm wondering why it occurs and how to avoid it. I understand that I can be compensated through the recall for half of the cost of dealing with it if it happens but why does it happen? What percentage of 1.8T owners have the problem? Are there...
  20. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    I have a leak in the joint between the cat and manifold on my v6. It has to be the gasket. Also, it looks like the Previous Owner put some junk exhaust sealant paste over the joint to get rid of the noise when i was buying it from him. I'm just curious as to what the hell would cause it to...
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