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Been dealing with my son's Passat low oil pressure issues for several years now. It all started with an exploding CCT that shredded the valve cover. New CCT, new valve cover, pulled oil pan and cleaned pickup and replaced oil pump and installed oil pressure gauge to monitor pressure which was...

It's not over yet, but great strides have been made in the past week or so. VW and the the EPA/CARB finally reached an agreement on putting much of this mess behind us. VW has offered to buy back the affected cars and/or to offer owners cash for their trouble, whether it stems from frustration...

Hi all, I've got a 2003 1.8t that is misfiring and I can't get it running right. I replaced all of the plugs and coils but still no go. In the process I found that one of the coil harnesses is cracked by the pins. I can't get it to an auto parts store to check the codes because it won't make...

Part One: Stupid Things People Do (for people, read: ME) Found out some VERY important things when replacing alternators on these bad boys....Number One: The Big Black Wire needs to be tightened with a wrench, not just finger tight. Unless you do the whole "swing the front end off" instead of...

Well yesterday I met with the Reg Tech Mgr from VWoA the the dealership where I purchased my vehicle. He tried a few things and asked me if I could go on my trip over the weekend and if the Nav/Radio locks up again, they will replace the unit. This is a list of the items he did. 1.Turned...

I've got a 2000 1.8T and the 2ry air system has been giving me headache after headache. I purged the system of any carbon buildups by pouring in cleaner and letting it sit overnight--air flow improved a little but is still desperately low: less than 1 gal per second when the target is 2 gal/sec...

More help again - please! 1999 Passat 1.8, B5 not-turbo, Right-hand drive, UK I started threads twice before back in the summer about vast electrical problems, some intermittent and new ones continually popping up and adding to the horrors. Water corrosion. Then the...

Hi all! FYI post here. I originally posted this in the n00b section but as there is more to the story I thought I would repost here for everyone who does not read the n00b forum. I have a 2012 Passat SE with just over 50k. I recently had it in for the 50k service and made the dealership...

Hello to all. I've been a long-time lurker and am finally signed up and posting. I'm in need of help/advice. I've been having many frustrating problems with my passat over the last 3 weeks. Here are the details. 2004 GLX V6, ~92k miles. Regular maintenance, already had the timing belt replaced...

this all started with me replacing my valve cover gasket and water temp sensor. while replacing them i cleaned out my MAF. while pulling the valve cover, the 3 way hose at the back of the cover ripped and i cracked the "T" with the pcv valve in it. i replaced both of those and got the car...

Wanted to update anyone whom might be interested about my timing belt experience on my 01 ATQ v-6 Passat. After getting the vag com to read my DTCs (I guess I wasnt plugging it into the port all the way on Monday and getting a communications error) I was still getting the random misfires, etc...

I posted my timing belt replacement experience and the misfire error codes on my 01 passat 2.8 v-6. I decided to buy the locking and cam alignment tools. Ripped everything down again and tightened the timing belt more precisely this time, started it up, preliminarily, seemed to not be missing...

well after 2 body shops and 3 attempts to repaint the front and rear bumpers i've got the car back and i'm quite happy with the paint now, ecstatic even. i filed a complaint against the original body shop that botched the job twice and my credit card company has initially approved the dispute...

Basically EuConect is a group for tri-state (and outside of that even. Hell, east coast) VW/Audi owners. Based more on being friends and having a good time versus having 25 sets of wheels in your basement (Dmitriy) or having multiple cars (Small and Medium Mikes) or having no sense of humor and...

I've been reading a lot lately on all sorts of cars based on my original criteria but the one thing I've discovred is my wife's understanding of how I've purchased cars in the past. I've come to the conclusion that hybrids are out. They are too much a short term fix for our environmental...

Well, for any of you that read my previous thread (New car lasted a whole 2 days...), you know of the problems I have had. They continue.... Today on the way to work, my check engine light came on, yippee. I turned the radio off and what do I hear? Metal (and not the music). So much of a...

Dude came tonight with the 1.8t mk2 that was due to be traded for my unfinished wagon and well lets just say I dont know how he made the 3 hour drive,it was running like aboslute shit! So now it apears wagon is stayin and gettin full revamp.As for paint,I am really thinkin a proffesional flat...