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28035
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. ...
Steve Pero
ultrastevep
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Nov 2, 2009
1:16 pm
28036
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...
happydieseldude
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Nov 2, 2009
7:00 pm
28037
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...
alabmwstretch
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Nov 2, 2009
8:08 pm
28038
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)...
Tad
dolesman
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Nov 2, 2009
10:00 pm
28039
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...
redvw
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Nov 2, 2009
11:21 pm
28040
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]...
F.Kennon Smith
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Nov 2, 2009
11:36 pm
28041
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...
Tad
dolesman
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Nov 2, 2009
11:52 pm
28042
A question: Did the dealer arrange the financing? If so, you can use the Holder In Due Course rule to beat him into doing the right things....
ELetourneau
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Nov 3, 2009
12:43 am
28043
I'd take the problem up the chain in VW land. And demand a nice I'm sorry from the dealer....
ELetourneau
edlet1970
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Nov 3, 2009
12:43 am
28044
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...
redvw
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Nov 3, 2009
12:33 pm
28045
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...
ajrosso455
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Nov 3, 2009
12:34 pm
28046
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...
ajrosso455
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Nov 3, 2009
12:34 pm
28047
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...
taller_man
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Nov 3, 2009
1:12 pm
28048
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...
reed2web
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Nov 3, 2009
3:35 pm
28049
How about getting the local media involved?...
anything but late to ...
wvundercover
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Nov 3, 2009
3:44 pm
28050
... 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...
hi61600
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Nov 3, 2009
4:23 pm
28051
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
dolesman
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Nov 3, 2009
7:13 pm
28052
Angie's list isn't free... will they take complaints from non-subs? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Tad
dolesman
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Nov 3, 2009
7:14 pm
28053
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...
roger pelkey
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Nov 3, 2009
7:26 pm
28054
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...
Brian Bowman
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Nov 3, 2009
7:32 pm
28055
Haha no thanks... I plan to skip straight to the common rail. :) ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Tad
dolesman
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Nov 3, 2009
7:40 pm
28056
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...
Trygve Haglund
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Nov 4, 2009
1:08 am
28057
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,...
John Rosso
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Nov 4, 2009
12:24 pm
28058
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...
iluvtwm
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Nov 4, 2009
1:25 pm
28059
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,...
redvw
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Nov 4, 2009
5:45 pm
28060
... 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...
reed2web
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Nov 5, 2009
1:06 am
28061
does anyone know where the instructions are on the net for replacing the glown plug harness on a 2002 tdi jetta (it's the four wire type)? Donald...
SLA1212
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Nov 5, 2009
11:33 pm
28062
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...
Steve Pero
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Nov 6, 2009
1:39 pm
28063
The 02 is covered here: http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?p=820587 Wingnut's version is here with 67 pages of comments: ...
Brian Bowman
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Nov 6, 2009
3:04 pm
28064
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...
Tad
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Nov 6, 2009
6:37 pm
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