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So today, as I was looking into removing the head on my 2000 with a 1.8t ATW, I discovered some very disturbing things. It would seem that almost all of my secondary air plumbing rubber hoses have hardened and broken. Specifically, the 90 degree elbow at the front left of the engine that runs...

Do any of you have any pages or documentation on the hoses and vacuum lines on a 2002 1.8T. Im looking for a description of all the Hoses, Pipes, Lines and what they do. I have a few that are cracked and it would be great to know what each one is for. Any direction with page links would be super...

It's yet another PCV system thread... Thankfully (I think?) mine is the hockey puck style ('02 V6 FWD Auto ATQ, 65k miles) and was able to pull it, confirm that air passes just fine through it, open it up and clean it with a soak and brushing in mineral spirits. It was actually relatively...

I had a post recently about the woes of replacing shoes in drum brakes as well as trying the press new races into the drums. After today I need to tell the whole story. The last few weeks have been very frustrating if not a minor nightmare. After I got my new wheels I noticed that one of...

The A4's dv sits on the turbo inlet pipe instead of the Passat's sitting on the intercooler pipe. My guess is that it could reduce the time to plumb the air back into the turbo inlet pipe, and would give a sharper throttle response. Is there any benefit to distance the DV from the intercooler...

Where are the vacuum lines located on my 02' Passat that should be changed/upgraded? I have this very loud sounding pressure leak coming out of my car upon acceleration and am trying to figure out what it is. I just drove my aunt's 02' passat wagon and the drivability is so much different...

what would you do? use the silicone couplers to hold pipes together or get them welded somewhere to hold them together.why is which one better? ive never had a fmic so please dont leave out any details i hope to boost 18psi maybe 17 with wett

Excuse my last large post, I was down, way down that day. :( :wink: And how can I escape this site? :lol: I was wondering about how much of a gain I will see with cutting out the suitcase and replacing it with two 20" glasspacks, and with a bit of 2.5 inch stainless piping from the...

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