newb thread, I know, "Learn to search", etc... sorry in advance. Looking for some experienced opinions and I thought I would chat it up here before wasting a shop tech's time. Bit of background: I just came into a little cash from a work bonus, and I'd like to get a different ride. I don't...

I came across this ad on Craigslist yesterday: https://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/d/vw-passat-low-mileage/6220693890.html 2001 B5.5 Passat V6 with a PES Supercharger, low miles (94K). The seller is looking for $5800. I'm thinking of going and looking at the car but I have 2 Passats I'd have to...

Do you want an extra $1,000 or 5,000 in your pocket, if not more? "This car is a money pit", " I am done with it", "Expensive non reliable piece of junk", "The worst car I ever had", " I fed up!!!", "Is it time to get rid of it?" e.t.c. Most of the times it is not a...

We are talking about a money pit. So this time around I have noticed, that the rpm started to change, maybe 150-200 while I was driving down on the road. Constant speed, no hills, no traffic. Ok, let's try the cruise. Same thing. The rpm is between 2500 and 3000. Another day: it got worse, the...

Hey, guys....we have had our B6 FSI 2.0T for quite a few years with no real big issues until now. 150,000 miles or so and it still pulls strong.... recently we had some camshaft performance codes come up I replaced the cam position sensor, cam timing valve (engine timing valve...VANOS valves in...

Here: VW Passat DIY: Replacing the Wiper blade element - Team-BHP A complete do-it-yourself guide. Buy more whiskey with your savings. S.E.

Extremely new to VW's and need to do the coolant flange replacement, do some diagnosis and possibly replace the pads on the cam tensioner. Hoping there might be someone in the area who can lend a hand? Thanks.

Hello Everyone. :hatoff: Hate long posts? :mad: :banghead: :sleep: Skip the fluff and go to the words between the red letters. The," Why Post This Here?" Didn't see an open, "Welcome Thread" nor a valid "Introduction Thread" that wasn't locked so I'll introduce myself here - hope it's not...

So, it happened, my car died. This is my second Passat and it's died on me now for the first and only time. It overheated today and the heads are bent, oil in the coolant etc. After a 3-hour ordeal a mechanic advised me to total it and take what I can get. Should I sell it to a scrap yard...

So winter time is always great for little projects. I decided to do this while I had the front bumper off. The SMIC is a pain in the ass to remove due to the washer fluid tank but you don't have to remove it to clean it out, just disconnect the top and bottom boost hoses. I took four cans of...

Just got the car about a week or so ago, and it's got 120K miles. The previous owner apparently never worked on the car himself and he had a lot of recent repair paper work. water pump, timing chain, axels, all that. That's all well and good but I see green antifreeze in there too... yea :( .So...

I have a couple small exterior things that are broken/missing that I want to fix before winter, and I was wondering where I should get them. 1) My lower right fog light grille surround is missing after I hit some tire on the highway months back, will Volkswagen Passat B5 FWD V6 30v Exterior...

Hey all. have been snooping around these forums for almost 3 years and finally decided to join in on the fun. I currently own a '04 w8 4mo wagon and am finally ready to retire it as a daily and start doing some resto work on it, hence my interest in joining the forums to discuss future and...

I'm going to make the story short and sweet: -Buy 2001 B5 passat for 3600. The car was not inspected and could not pass my shop's inspection. Owner got it inspected somewhere else (my guess is lick and stick aka fraudulent tags) -Day 2 engine light goes on -Since then I have put an additional...

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Hi Again, I want to take this time to warn everyone, that if your on a tight budget for car parts, dont skimp on buying good shock absorbers. STAGG shocks are absolute RUBBISH. I know, I bought some. Literally has NO rebound control, the shaft was too long and created a knocking (like the Koni...