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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...

So I went to the store this afternoon to buy some candy for the kids. When I came out of the store this is what I experienced. We haven't had a good snow storm on Halloween since 1993. That year schools were closed the next day. Since snow was not forecasted for today I'm...

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...

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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?

So my birthday is in July and around that time Grease is supposed to startup on Broadway again. My wife called me yesterday and told me that for my bday we are going to fly/drive up the NY and see it :D I have to say that Grease is my alltime fav movie/musical. The reality show to pick the...

My bro sent me this link to his "first effort" on YouTube (hence the 50 year old virgin title); it surprised the hell out of me because I didn't know he was going to do this. The quality sucks, as he freely admits, but the tribute is honest and heartfelt. My dad was just an average american joe...

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 believe it is New Jersey area i.e. 201. I just need to narrow down the scope since someone called me from a 201 area code and I will be in the Newark area next week and see if I can hunt this lady down. Update: Since my last post the day after I saw her (9/14), it is bothering me that I may...

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...

Was it that dickhead doctor getting his arm chopped off? (Which was mad nasty by the way...) Or was it the fact that Carter & his GF are now a public "item"? Or was it when that new guy said, "Does she have big tits?" Or when Carters GF took her top off (wrong side of coarse cuz NBC can say...