So I was out at Raceline USA today in Temple City CA. I wanted to get an idea of what my stock 2001 Passat has as far as power goes, it is a 5 speed fwd 1.8t with 141,436 at the start of the session. My highest horsepower and torque were on the same pull. This is my base, soon to begin my build...

I have a 03 Passat 1.8T GLS. I has run through the oil pressure low, drop pan and replace pickup screen/pump process. The problem was fixed. For being such an unlucky man my wife's Sienna van is having the same issue now. Probably I should not post it here in stead a Toyota forum. However I did...

Hello All, I was driving on a warm day and had all 4 windows & sunroof open. Well when i wanted to close the windows & sunroof everything was able to close BUT the front passenger's side window. I read somewhere to powercycle the car for a similar issue (unplug the battery for 5 seconds then...

Hello everyone! Background information: 2001 VW Passat B5 ( NOT B5.5) Mileage - 189,000 KM 1.8T FWD I must have lost about a quart and a half since my last oil change in February. It has been put on the back burner until recently my belly pan had torn off under mysterious circumstances...

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Im doing some preventative maintenance and wondered if a coolant flush is in order. I have an 01 and I bought the car used at 141kms a couple months ago. I'm now at 150kms and was just wondering how I would go about flushing and refilling the coolant properly. Thanks.:D

Hey guys! I'm back. I was out of this forum for a while, so I'm back and wanna see what's going on here. I love this site. I see there's a lot of new information but not too many new sets of wheels, I'm a wheel whore ha ha

I ran across this article by the inventor of Auto-Rx and thought it was a good deal. Oil can't lubricate through dirt.etc so you have drag/friction. Oil additives just the same. Clean metal allows any oil to lubricate every nook & cranny. Now you have no drag/friction so engine needs less gas...

Here is mine, this is Gutted Cat, stock downpipe with a QTP electronic exhaust cutout, then stock suitcase, with rear muffler removed. Nuttin like the sound of Turbo Spoolin at the flick of a switch;) Oh and BKSuperman......this is not a ebay "turbo" lol:lol: wat do u think?

Go here. Too much Power???

Today's Union-Trib. has a syndicated article reviewing Toyota's, Chrysler's, and VW's sludge problems: http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050514/news_lz1d14sludge1.html There is nothing new here, although I was glad to see an emphasis on crankcase breather systems and driving style...