turn the key to the on position but do not start the car and let it sit for a few minutes, listen to the throttle body and when it stops making any noise start the car up you should be fine. do not touch the throttle pedal or the throttle cable or the throttle body at any time during the process

 

aaaand should this fail, what are my options?

 

VAGCOM, but this has never failed on any 99 that I've done it on. you might wanna pull the battery cable for 10 minutes before hand to reset the ECU and then follow procedure i said above once you reconnect the battery

 

VAGCOM, but this has never failed on any 99 that I've done it on. you might wanna pull the battery cable for 10 minutes before hand to reset the ECU and then follow procedure i said above once you reconnect the battery

well.. it failed.

disconnected the battery for 10 minutes, tried to start the car, fired, idled like ass, stalled, started it again.. idled for a good 5 minutes.. died. started it again.. let it idle away, gave it very very slight throttle and RPM's rose to around 1200 and it stalled out..

dont really have the funds for a VAGCOM program right now..

 

If the above doesn't work, you will need a TBA (Throttle Body Adaptation) with a VagCom.

 

Well you have three options.

1. Use the VagCom locator to find someone close to you with a VagCom. http://www.frappr.com/vagcomlocator

2. Buy a cheap Ebay VagCom cable and download the VagCom freeware. Then upgrade online for $99 to the full licensed version. See this thread - http://www.passatworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=271037

3. Get it towed to a VW dealer and have them do a TBA. This will cost more than option 2.

John

p.s. Where are you located. Many people here have vagcom's, someone might be close and willing to help.

 

Mcalester, Oklahoma

 

no i closed the door but what would that do? kinda got me lost lol and when i leave the key in the on position do i turn it off and then start it or do i just start it from the on position after a fer minutes

 

Open door, turn key till all the lights come on. Wait as described above. Good luck.

 

ok thanx

 

oh and the shift signs on my instrument panel that show what gears the car is in is like black u can still see what gears it has and tip wont work maybe that has something to do with it

 

TCU has problems. check wiring and connections. Is your carpet wet?

 

yes but none of this started till after i took out a fuse the tranny then messed up so i reset my computer by disconnecting the battery and when i put it back together it wont run and just keeps stalling and where is the tcu located and abs module and the ecu is under the hood right

 

and my carpet is wet on the driver side could the tcu keep it from running right

 

drivers side is the CCM, check your passenger side floor as well thats where the TCU is located.

and did you leave the hood popped and wait for the throttle body to stop making noise?

 

yes but i didn't leave the door open for the intire time i closed it and would open it to start the car the passenger side is dry as can be but the driver side is soaked due to the resent rain and the plugged up drains under the battery

 

ok nothing worked so what now what vag com version do i need and cable do i need like the 409.1 cable and vag com 409.1 will that work and let me do throttle body adaptation and reset my tranny as tip don't work and and when i shift into say revers it locks in hard really hard and it will slip in revers to i am kinda lost all of this just y pulling a fuse

 

You can buy one of these cables,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Automotive-Tools__USB-Vag-Com-Cable-Interface-Scanner-VW-Audi-VagComOBD2_W0QQitemZ370084356135QQadnZAutomotiveQ20ToolsQQadiZ2871QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item370084356135&_trkparms=39%3A1|65%3A1|240%3A1318&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245

They will ship a software disk along with the cable. After you successfully get your PC or laptop communicating with your Passat, you can go online and purchase a license code for $99 with your credit card. You then just type in the code and your software becomes fully functional.

Here is how to do the throttle body adaptation.
http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/cars/throttlebody.html
Remember to clear your fault codes prior to doing the TBA or it won't work.


John

 

ok is my passat an mk3 or mk4 ? kinda lost lol

 

You have a B5.

 

ok so it would be mk5 right cuz the cable says it will fit mk3 mk4 and b6 but doesn't say anything about b5 thats why i asked lol kinda lost

 

and does this cable come with a disc for vag com and the i just buy the liscence from that one sight right

 

and the 99 bucks for the liscence will i be able to say put the tranny in sports mode and tune the engine right

 

It include a link to the free version of 409.1 . Remember to use the drivers you get with the cable, not the drivers from Ross Tech. Here are the installation details.

http://www.alpha-bid.com/media/Product-Pics/VAG-USB/VagComUSBCableInstructions.pdf

After you get the free version working, then you can go here and purchase the license.
http://www.ross-tech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=SWR
Don't purchase the license until you get the freeware version running....

Concerning Sport mode, I don't know if you can do that with the 99 AEB. You'll have to ask someone else that question. Here are some things you can do.

http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/cars/index.html
http://wiki.ross-tech.com/index.php/Main_Page

John

 

ok thank i will need these site lol