Hey everybody! So, I've spent my evening so far googling/forum searching the various problems my beloved wagon is having these days. I think there may be a correlation between some of them, but I don't have enough car sense to know where to start picking these things apart. Any suggestions or...

2000 B5 GLS Wagon ATQ - 2.8 V6...Just replaced the water pump (!) two weeks ago. Car ran fine for 5 or 6 days and then - No Crank! Checked the fuses, electrical getting to the solenoid when the key is turned. Anything else to try before I commit to a new starter/solenoid? TIA for keeping this...

Engine died. Turns over & sounds like timing belt is gone. Belt is ok though. Ideas? Long story short, for those that didn't read my last post on July 23, our 2001 Passat died, and we thought it was related to the oil pressure, or lack of...

I am getting a wheel shake/pulsation when I brake, more noticeable at high speeds. I also feel a grind as well. The issue will not happen when I first brake, its only when the car has been heated up a bit and then it will start. I went to the dealer today and everything checked out good with the...

Hi everyone! I've read over some of the older posts in the forum, but I'm not too great with engine work yet. My MIL has been on since I replaced the breather hose underneath the engine ('99 AEB-the bottom of the hose was essentially gone). Below are some of the VCDS readings I've gotten and...

Car's been running fine for a while. The other day got home and noticed a kind of whirring noise. Like the gearbox of an old english car in reverse in the movies or something. Grnaaaaaaaahhhh....... The noise is present in motion or at rest. I put it in the garage and left it till I could make...

My 2000 V6 passat has been laid up a while because I needed to fix motor mounts and Oil Leaks from VCG and a bad CCT. Right before I put it up, I noticed an electrical burning smell and smoke from below the right front air intake (where the plastic intake goes through the top of the grill)...

Hey guys. Just bought a 2004 1.9tdi Highline and brought her home last night. Everything seems fine other than when I unlock the car, the boot pops open. Does anyone know what could be causing this or where I should start to try and correct it? Originally I thought the key remote might be...

Can anyone help? I have a 2003 Passat glx 2.8 V6. About a week ago start making a intermittent thudding sound and vibration felt in the pedals. The sound gets faster and louder when turning left. It doesn't really pull to the left or right and drives ok otherwise. I have jacked it up and checked...

My son has a 2003 Passat 1.8T wagon, automatic, with about 118K miles. Some time back after replacing the shocks with Bilstein Tourings and H&R springs to lower the ride about 1.3", and having new tie-rod ends installed and an alignment done at the dealership, we started noticing that there was...

I noticed a little bit of coolant in my garage under my '99 Passat 1.8T so I looked to see where it was coming from. I couldn't see much but when I placed my hand under the coolant flange it came out wet and sticky so it was pretty clear where it was leaking. I grabbed a 1/4-inch socket wrench...

Can anyone help me identify this sound? I've listened to a few videos on the cam chain tensioner and this is a different sound. Any clues? car is a 07 BPY engine 2.0T with 142k on the clock. isnt throwing engine codes, just doesnt sound like my 08 did. https://youtu.be/5fHqjrOHtcY

I'm open to any and all suggestions here. I had a bad automatic transmission in my 05 model Passat, 1.8t. I changed the transmission and when pulling it out, bent the spacer between the motor and transmission. I straightened it out as best I could and put it back in when I installed the new...

I have a 2000 VW passat with the 1.8T engine. I bought it as a "non-runner" and I'm now in the process of trying to get it to run. The engine cranks strong, has compression and correct timing... - No fuel is reaching the engine - No spark from spark plugs (I've tested them) - No power at...

2001.5 B5.5 wagon, 1.8T ATW. My daughter had the car out of state and had the fuel pump go out on her. The car was towed to a mechanic who installed a new fuel pump (ouch$$) Afterwards, the car ran fine until there was a 'bang' then a sound like an exhaust leak. She got the car home and I...

Hey everyone, My wifes 2007 3.6 passat wagon cuts out periodically while driving under what I could call normal conditions. It doesn't throw a code when it happens, however every once in a while it will throw a code for either the low or high pressure fuel pumps, p2540 and I can't remember the...

Before I start throwing money at it with what makes sense(coil, wires, plugs), anything else known to do this? Car does not have a glowing service history, so it very well could be simple and I plan to start with new OEM double plat plugs, but i'm assuming all kinds of things could be at fault...

exhaust side of turbo rusted / welded together, any ideas on separating it? ive tried wd40 to no avail hit with copper hammer, an can i heck get it to separate, i have sticking vanes an wanted to strip an clean inners, but just cant get the dam thing apart 1998 1.9tdi 110bhp afn engine, any...