My EV conversion after 10 years and 90k miles

It all started six weeks ago, just a few days before Halloween. I purchased a 1999 Chevy CT 1 ton dually with a 16foot cube on the back. 222k miles on the odometer. Pretty much the exact same as a U-Haul truck but in Chevy form. Paid $2k for the truck. Not bad. It's an AZ truck so ZERO rust on...

I need to get my dead Passat a short distance from one place to another... and I'd like to do so without the expense of hiring a tow truck. My wife and I were going to tow it the other night with our pickup but couldn't find a place to hook on the Passat. I didn't take the time to crawl around...

Now i have two engines..1>>1.8t apu with key and cloak... 2>>v6 30v 2.8L amx without key but with cloak. Now im doing a full swap from 1 to 2 but engine 2 key is misplaced.I remember reading somewhere that the immobilizer is in the cloak the part that reads the key for the car to start. Maybe...

Got doored, totaled:-( ABS light on almost all the time, plus beeps upon braking. How much should I pay to get ABS problem fixed?

Well that's probably a bit adventurous for a title, but I'm planning to make our MY12 PASSAT Alltrack a bit more off-road friendly for camping trips and the like. Inspired by the original Camp Allroad Instagram account (I was going to buy an Allroad before deciding the Alltrack was more...

evening all, i've just got a new headunit for the car (Pioneer AVIC-F9880DAB) which requires a feedfrom the VSS, where would i pick this up from??

On ebay they claim they can access vehicle PIN with this (VAG K+CAN Commander 1.4 obd2 Diagnostic Scanner tool COM cable For VW Audi Skoda)? I had a locksmith access my 2002 Jetta but he said he cant access my 2006 Passat. Anyone know if there is a tool to access the PIN and 2nd question once...

I am in need of the VSS for my 2002 V6 with 5spd manual transmission. When I check online, it is showing the 1.8, 2.8 and 4.0 all use the same sensor....even between the auto and manual it shows the same. Is this correct? Does anyone know what the part number is? My speedo, tach and gas...

Hi guys, I'm about to buy a 2002 Passat with a possible typo on registration papers, according to VW the engine code is a BBG (it's a 2.8 V6) but the engine number on the papers starts with BGB (BGBxxxxxx). I'm worried this could turn into a big headache. Where would I find a plaque/sticker on...

Hi, I just bought a 2003 Passat 177K and a AMW 1.8T and the owner said he bought it new and all the service was done at the dealer he bought it from. I know I can pay like $50.00 or something to Carfax for a report but does anybody have any other (free) way of getting one? Kaptrob.

So i have been looking for a house work truck for a little bit and didnt find anything decent until a guy at work offered me his old truck for cheap, so i finally go take a look at it and its really clean like incredibly clean no rust or rot anywhere on the body, its got a 105k miles, but the...

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Hi guys. I have another thread about my speedo, which suddenly started showing about 24 km/h less than usual. It started some time after I had the o-ring seal between the oil cooler and the flange fail. All oil was pumped out rather quickly. Well, I was quite lucky with the way it happened and...

A favorite feature of the ECS Tuning website is the Previous Vehicle Menu. Here, registered users can create a drop down list of favorite vehicles for fast access to parts and accessories for a given make and model. This lets them bypass the normal drill-down selection process and choose a car...

So my first order of business, I need to tow the car home. What tools do I need to actually unhook the rear driveline for save tow dolly towing ??? Size of wrenches, or sockets…? a coat hanger to hang driveline? I'm a chevy person but I love all cars, so bear with me please. thanks all

I have a 2003 Passat V6 automatic with the 5 speed tiptronic. I'm trying to make sense of the codes on the vehicle information sticker in my owners manual. I'm not talking about the VIN but the other codes related to Type/Engine/Transmission, Transmission code/Paint/Interior etc. This is what...

Bought the car with this error. Is that a 'phantom' code (with some other underlying issues), or 'real' (meaning that someone installed the wrong module)? How can I check what module the car SHOULD have (and then find one and install), assuming that the vagcom log shows the CURRENT (wrong?)...

I purchased a 2001.5 VW Passat v6 GLX 4motion about 2 months ago. Finally saved money back up to start doing stuff to it. Now everyone knows the normal maintenance things they can do like: Fuel Filter. Plugs. Wires. Air Filter. Oil & Oil filter. But what other things can I do to make my...

Hi all, Im going to do my best to explain this so bear with me: my 2006 passat has been giving off a noise recently and I was wondering would anyone have any insight into it. Basicly whats happening is i start up my car and it drives fine for a few minutes then the noise starts. when i change...