Check your laws...some states require you to have a muffler (like Tx). I had to put a cheap "glass pack" inline so it would pass emissions. I tried to get...
When I bought my 03 Jetta, the previous owner had already removed the muffler and installed a straight pipe. I can't speak to performance, but the car sounds...
I just got this how-to in from a local VW repair shop that works on TDIs: Power steering reservoir can be checked easily in engine compartment - Auto trans I...
By running up to 35C (or 95F) and then pulling a plug out. Temperature must be monitored with VAG-COM. It's NOT normal operational temperature. ... - Auto...
I have a 1996 Passat TDI, 210,000 miles. In the last 6 months I have put on about 2,000 miles (only 5 to 10 a day if that). I just changed the oil. Just to day...
Hi everyone, I wonder if anyone could share their real world fuel economy experience with a 97 Jetta (or similar). I am thinking about buying a 97 5 speed ...
70,000 miles is barely broken in! I have no experience with thi vintage, however. Paul L Fisher 2000 Volkswagen Golf GLS TDI - White - 145,000 miles. - OldNavy...
My 82K miles 98 Jetta gets around 48 MPG average half city/half country driving. I can't tell you what to expect in the future but, as an example, my 86 Golf...
You didn't mention if it continues to run or not. If it does still run, does it make any unusual noises... like a con-rod clanging around, or chunks bouncing...
My '97 Passat TDI gets 43mpg at 90% surburban driving. I've gotten as much as 53mpg on a purely conservative freeway run. The passat weighs much more than that...
Could be something as simple as a blown intake hose. If it still runs but has no power, probably your intake charge is leaking out of a hole or pipe joint. ...
Hi Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience. Just what I was hoping to hear. Someone in another group reports only about 33 mpg combined--...
... use to ... changed after ... through the ... process???? I ... the product ... I did this myself about 6 months ago. If you go to the tdiclub.com you can...
Hi Thanks very much for taking the time to share your experience! Someone on another list says he is getting about 750 km per 55 liter, meaning about 33 mpg,...
"If you take your EGR valve off, you will see if your engine needs it done. Mine was so plugged up I could barely stick a pencil through the pipe." Do you...
I have 193, 000 on the 99 jetta tdi that I am driving. I average 44 town and highway. On my last trip from Flagstaff, AZ to Farmington, NM I got 57.39 mpg...
Thank you Jeremy and Tad, I will do it myself when I get to CA ... there is a german mechanic that I can get the filter from. He was the german Colonel in...
Go to: www.tdiclub.com Here you will find much more TDI specific figures. There is a specific fuel economy section there. You will find even my avg mpg low....
33 MPG is terrible... maybe with an automatic on winter fuel with 100% city driving.. even then 33 is subpar. But be aware that there is a big difference...
Hi All, I replaced my 4 GPs in my 2002 Golf about 2 months ago. I actually swapped in Champions and have 4 spares. Today, I noticed the GP light on (wife ...
Greetings TDI lovers! I'm a former TDI owner (had a '00 TDI GLS) and sadly had to sell. I'm currently looking to purchase another TDI, but used and probably ...
I drove the car home from the gas station, about 6 miles, no loud noises, and just the normal smoke out the tail pipe. I forgot to mention that the guy from...
Hi all, I've got a 2001 Jetta TDI with, I assume, a non-functioning turbocharger. I bought the car from a dealer auction and it is in otherwise very good...
Yeah it doesn't look too bad of a job. I have pulled my EGR valve off before, and that wasn't too bad, so I was on my way to just pulling the intake then. I...
The light wont go out unless the code is cleared by someone/thing. If the light stays out for any length of time, the GPs are probably fine and your problem is...
Check that the VNT actuator (vacuum pot on the turbo) moves freely (although it doesn't move very far). Could be that the VNT mechanism is stuck or the vacuum...
I remember someone saying they shoved cotton balls into the intake ports, then scraped as much stuff out as they could. Then sucked everything out, including...
If you unplug upper intercooler hose, where it goes into the intake, start the car and rev the engine (you may need to load the engine above 1900 rpm. It...
