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Hi all, rarely ever post here, but have found passat world to be a great resource and have used the forums to fix a lot of problems. Just cant find anything related to my current problem, which I'm slightly baffled at. First the car: 1998 V6 std , I believe a GLX (has a slightly weird variety...

Howdy from the tippy-top of Wisconsin, everyone! I have a few questions I'd love some input into if you don't mind. FWIW, I tried searching, but apparently my boolean is Teh Sux, if you catch my drift. These questions pertain to a '96 TDI (pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/beest/) I'm...

I just bought a 2000 Passat 1.8T with a few problems, I was wondering if someone could answer for me. I have a very solid knowledge of Dodge Neons, Gen 1, and my 94 Saab 900 SE 2.0T, so I am familiar with working on cars, just not VW's. The clutch engages very high, is this due to a dying...

Well, the Scion tC purchase has been a bit of a personal disaster. The car itself is good. I would definitely buy it again if I were in the same situation and had the same criteria. And I would highly recommend it to anybody looking for a nice daily driver. However the criteria for my car...

My wife and I decided we have nothing better to do. So we worked on the car: 1) Changed the stock DV to the TT DV 2) Swapped 3 of the 4 Vacuum hoses with silicone ones (need to get to the one going to the Kombi valve someday) 3) Changed the oil to Castrol GTX 5W30 (wanted to put in my Auto-RX)...

=====General info================================ '99 Passat GLS 1.8T tip 42K miles 710N DV No other mods (yet) Owned since 9/03. APR Chipped ECU, single program, 91 Octane Every time I swapped ECUs, I let it sit for 3 minutes with the key "on" but engine off...