Hi Tom.... Check this out, I have one of these and with the shareware version of the software that comes with it, you can diagnose, which is half the battle. ...
Howdy... My TDI is 2003 Golf with 88k showing. I replaced the factory battery after 5 yrs because after sitting 4-6 days there was not enough charge to start...
How do you know what is working and what is not? Is the alternator charging, as it should, to full capacity? Has it been tested or are you thinking/hoping it...
There's a set of fuses/links in the tray on top of the battery - you could check check each one for current draw (put the ammeter in series with the circuit)...
I received a call from the owner of Platinum V.W. today. He seemed very angry with me for making a complaint to V.W.'s customer service department. He did not...
nice person, where is this dealer, so I don't take my car to them! K.Smith----- Houston, Texas ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Give the bastards hell.. call the media, write the attorney general. That kind of bullying can't be allowed to stand. ... [Non-text portions of this message...
The dealer did not arrange for financing. I did make a complaint with VW customer service. They understood the problem, but could not resolve it. I also...
The clutch in my 04 Golf PD TDI suddenly started slipping. Coincidentally, I noticed evidence of a fuel leak from the vacuum pump area. I found there is a...
I found the complete recall procedure on Alldata and my is NOT within the bracket of effected vehicles. Following the recall procedure does demand the pump...
I own a 2004 Jetta TDI with the PD engine and a manual transmission. When I idle my car forward in 1st without giving it any gas it rolls along as expected...
Yes, the dealer's behavior is unacceptable, but he apparently knows that VW will do nothing, nor will the law (unless, perhaps you pay an attorney more than...
... I have a 2003 TDI Jetta GLS with over 120,000 miles and the original battery. The car is still starting very well but I do notice it cranks weaker than it...
Can't imagine how a fuel leak would cause a clutch slip, unless the fuel is leaking onto the clutch disc. I don't have a PD so I'm not terribly familiar with...
Tad, you're going to have to get a PD. How else can you answer these questions? Don't you want to feel the pain? The ALH may be a better package but it's...
Strange problem. It sounds like a resonance vibration, because the rate at which you turn the wheel drives how it vibrates (also the symmetry in the turning...
Tad, The PD "deuce" pump is at the end of the camshaft where the vacuum pump is on the ALH, thus, if fuel is dripping it is going straight down onto the tranny...
The "Tandem pump" functions as vacuum pump and fuel pump. It is located where the vacuum pump is on an ALH. I'm not sure about diesel getting on the disc,...
Sorry to hear these issues with your new car. I also have an 09 and getting close to the 10k mark. Recently had the recall service, and the 90 day check. You...
I asked for the empty bottles of oil be saved for me. The empty bottles were Castrol Syntec, which are in black bottles. This car call for LLX Professional,...
... I stand corrected, more or less. Angies list is free for me (and other people in southern Colorado) because Angies List is trying to get a foothold in...
Here's something I found. http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=145799 Google search it, I got many hits...I've done it before, but many years ago. I...
Soldering isn't necessary, crimp connectors worked fine for me... but then I don't live in the salt belt. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...