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  1. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Hi guys. I had bent valves on my AWM 1.8T head, so had a local machine shop rebuild the head. The cost ended up being very close to the cost of a remanufactured head sold by Rock Auto. Looks like a decent deal at $1400, compared to the VW price of $2200. Looks like the Rock Auto offering has...
  2. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Hey Guys, This is my first thread so i just wanted to say what a great resource this website is! Anyways so about a month ago I bought a Reman engine from a dealer out of WA. My car is a manual but the motor was from an auto, Zeb ( the man who listed the engine) was very helpful and even...
  3. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Does anyone have experience with VW dealer reman axles? You'll see in my other thread that the bolt is now stuck in the outer CV joint threads, and I've just decided to order a new one. I want to get raxles, but I really need it here by Saturday (tomorrow) since I'm going to be out of town all...
  4. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    In my quest to be a cheap bastard and still find a suitable replacement for the crap aftermarket axles after only 2 months of use, I decided to give the Duralast Reman CV Axles from Autozone a shot. I was getting horrible vibrations during acceleration, and after doing the motor mounts and...
  5. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Hi everybody. New to the board. Tons of info to read through so I'm trying to get up to speed. Anybody have any recommendations on the ABS remanufacturing who had it done at least six months ago? Everyone seems to come right back on a day or two after reinstalling to say everything's good...
  6. B5 Garage
    Bought a 1.8T AEB engine remanufactured by VW. Finishing installation. Need advise on break-in procedure and what oil to use during break-in period. Ken
  7. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    98 V6...just a feeler for some warranty info.....lost all paperwork....my engine was rebuilt after a TB failure.....this was done before my warranty expired at around 50-60k....should they (VW dealer) have issued a warranty for the "new" engine and their work? Just wondering, I would call them...
  8. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    I have the dreaded 01203 code (along with the pretty lights that go with it!)and have since removed the ABS module. I was going to send it to module master, but I saw these guys on eBay and wondered if anyone has used them...
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