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Right after lowering the car, it began to shake when in drive but with the brake on. However, when in neutral it is super silent. I opened the hood and put it in drive, then neutral and noticed that when in drive the engine raises up, and when in neutral it goes back down. Also, when I'm on...

Well Lads, Bout time I posted some pics. Just got the car lowered there and also some new 16" Passat Sport wheels (Sorry Lyons!) Mods To Date: TA-Technix Coilovers 16" Passat Sport Rims Full Chrome De-Badged Grille Skoda Superb Style Dash Vents (OEM Part from VW China) Beltline Chrome...

two weeks ago, my PASSAT died on the freeway because the ignition control unit failed .(I changed it one year ago). The same day after i changed a new ignition control unit, the check engine light is on and the code is emission problem. Today, the air condition has a problem. I can only switch...

Hello, I recently bought a 1999 Passat 1.8T (127,000 miles) for $3800. Before buying I showed it to a local car service center and they passed it with minor repairs (new tyres etc.). I am new to cars, this being my first car purchase ever (I liked the looks of the Passat, and it test drove...

You may want to give the undercarriage a good going over: http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/21/magic-bus-project-vw-reveals-hidden-surprise/

Hi everybody, I recently got a '00 passat. It came with wheel caps, and I'd like to buy oem rims for it. However, I've been searching online and there are too many dimensions and specifications that have me confused :confused: ...all I'm sure of is I have 15" wheels. Can anybody point me in the...

Did anyone in cali do a timing belt/waterpump replacement themselves recently?

Seems like there are tranny threads poppiing up left and right, including mine. Maybe I notice it more, but looks like a lot of people are losing them. :nervous:

There is a black b5 sitting at carco in hoover now with about 95k miles on it. It is a v6 auto with hp wheels, H&R springs, front lip spoiler, and different headlights and turns. Is that one anyone would recognize?

sup.... just got an 02 passat wagon 4-motion v6, its blue. ofcourse i plan to tint the windows, but im looking for advice to pimp this out! im going for a real sharp, clean look, with wheels that look like these, but i want something that is all chrome.... any input on maximum size wheels and...

I will be inheriting a 98 1.8T from my wife (she is getting a new car) so I can finally mess around with the Passat (everything is pretty much stock right now). The first thing I want to do is chip it (may be upgrade the diverter valve & hose as well). It seems APR & GIAC are pretty popular...

My 2004 1.8T isn't happy about starting up these days. I'm at 4200 feet altitude and it's freezing every night. For 2 weeks it's been taking 2-4 tries to get the engine running. It fires 3 or 4 times per try and dies. One time it ran on 1 hole for a few seconds before I shut it off and tried...

At lunch today, I was sitting at an intersection with 4-way traffic signal and separate turning arrows. Facing me across the intersection were 2 SUVs in the left turn lane. The first SUV, a huge Suburban, began to turn left but was just making a big circle to navigate a U-turn. The second SUV...

As I described in another post, I recently installed Neuspeed Sport springs, Bilstein Sport dampers, and 16" Ronal Audi A6 wheels. Here are some poor pictures (my first pic post here!). My 2002 GLS 1.8T FWD MT wagon before: After the install (sorry, it needs a wash): Front wheel before...

Got my coilovers on a couple weeks ago, been busy but now I think I'll show it off. Here you go: Coilovers are KW Var2 Inox. At first I SLAMMED the front but I rubbed like there was no tomorrow so I raised it up a bit, still have 2 more inches to play with on the front, and the back is...