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Fellas, I replaced the oil pan in the 2002 Passat V6 2.8. On and off with no problems, drove it around, sounds and feels good. Crack a beer and smoke a cigar to celebrate. I am bad a-mo of, I think to myself. Couple of days later I notice a bit of oil under the car, Hmmmm. Looks to be coming...

I purchased a pair of axles from Marty at Raxles about four years ago. Both outer boots went within a week of each other and the axles had traveled about 70,000 miles. I boxed them up with a little note and sent them off for some warranty work. The day after they received them Marty had them...

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Been collecting parts for the past year or so, and I think it's finally time to get this show on the road. Got a Reflex Silver 04 1.8T GLS with a stick and black leather. Looking to do mostly cosmetic jazz for now as it's running like a champ at 155k (knock on wood). I'll peruse around the site...

I'm redoing my interior :) doorcards, pillars, custom shift boot, Arm Rest, eventually Headliner.... And it's all going to be plaid :D

I took my B5 on a 3-hour trip on Saturday, and toward the end the display lights that show the average mileage started to fade around the edges. Almost the entire circle with the slash on the left and the little supercase 1 on the right faded almost completely. A few hours later when I drove...

Gee, didn't see this coming at all. :rolleye: Where do they draw the line? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27277381 What can even be said anymore? These people are completely incompetent. What spending are they going to cut to pay for all these packages?

nothing got stolen out of the car, someone just decided to smash the window and mirror, also the door trim on the inside is damaged and the window seal as well, so it will need to be replaced as well. my car was the only victem of vandalism on my street, altho it was parked between two audis...

Well the missile defense system is now batting over 50% with today's test (when looking at all tests of the system). One significant difference today was it was the first time they used an operational missile out of one of the alert silos and not a test missile sitting on a pad out in the...

got a shock once or twice recently.i started my tdi130 and the revs shot up to three grand for about three seconds.then died back down to normal idling speed and ran perfectly.this isn't happening every time (so far) any ideas?:confused:

If you check the classifieds, you might have seen that I was trying to sell a spare ECU for a 2002 1.8T. I bought it on Ebay as a stock backup. Last night, out of pure curiosity, I popped the cover and found that it had a GIAC chip installed! :Yikes: I am trying to get in touch with the...

I spent a couple of hours yesterday under the Passat to replace my leaking coolant clamps. The upper hose was the culprit but to get to it, I had to remove the bracket that ties the engine to one of the front motor mount bracket (snub mount), and the thermostat housing. Of course as par for me...

I'm asking this in the PhatNoise forum, but this forum seems more active and knows about VWs! I'm trying to sneak a new PhatNoise system into my wife's Passat for her birthday. (I won't be able to mount it without her knowing, so I'll just wedge it in the trunk for now.) 1) How can I tell...

I'm driving down Lexington Avenue yesterday ... following a Lincoln Navigator for about 3-4 miles. The Navigator had been a bit aggressive -- lots of switching lanes, riding bumpers, etc. By now, I'm in the right hand lane and following about 3 or so car lengths behind the Navigator. We're...

Took some test drives: Still undecided (big surprise there...) I went to Flynn BMW in Pittsfield last night to test drive 3 cars in the hopes of eliminating some options. Instead, I found that the options I was hoping to eliminate are pretty damn fun to drive! Argh! Anyway, I think I've...