Hi all, My brake lights stayed on after a short drive yesterday. I tapped the brake pedal several times and the problem went away. I went to the net to find a...
Dual feeds won't hurt anything, provided they are the same voltage. The resistance of the circuit determines how much amperage will be pulled. There will be...
My Jetta TDI has 140000 miles on it. Today while driving it,it had a little surge and complete loss of power. Could not get it started for a while, but...
I doubt the Glow plug code has anything to do with it. Maybe you popped off one of the turbo hoses? White smoke is usually engine oil, which means you might...
In a gas engine, white smoke means anti-freeze in the combustion chamber (as I'm sure you know, Tad), and blue-ish smoke indicates oil burning (in my...
A diesel engine is not a gas engine (as I'm sure you know, Tim), your experiences related to a V-6 gas engine are not applicable in this situation and could be...
Hi all, I own a 2002 Golf with 72,000 miles. I live in Western Massachusetts and drive on 100% biodiesel (not home-made), except during the cold fall and ...
it happened to me last July (o6) same situation in Maine had 88 thou on pump same reason new pump and $1400 latter from Bangor dealership but I have a year...
I find that a little surprising. BD will *slowly* dissolve natural rubber and some plastics, but it isn't quick. We have an '82 Merc 300D with all the original...
Rick, I apologize because I don't archive emails from this list unless they have something I plan to follow up on, but were you the one who reported this ...
I've heard people say antifreeze is white and oil is "blue" but they both look pretty white to me. :) If the smoke isn't dark it's not fuel, so it's probably...
There has been discussion of this phenomenon on the TDIClub (and here IIRC) for a while now. True that the seals "should be" resistant to BD, but that's only...
Thanks. Good info. This thought, though. The EU mandate was for a blend, so this phenomenon would seem to be guaranteed for EU fuel. Strange that they would do...
I see where you're going re: EU fuel, but I don't think that's the case. This phenomenon would really only manifest itself when switching (probably frequently)...
Nope. My failures have occurred on diesel tractors ... both in the 80s though. My two A4 TDIs are fine, although I've been keeping an eye on the injector...
Tad, Thanks for all the info, today I was able check many of the things that people have been saying. After I started the car it ran perfect, after about a...
I sit corrected, or at least, partially educated. Why white smoke? ... your experiences related to a V-6 gas engine are not applicable in this situation and...
You are correct. I was wishing I could retract my message right after I sent it so I could add that disclaimer. Also of note is that it is difficult to...
I'm guessing, but I would think it would be a good idea to be ready to replace other seals while the work is being done. One bad, all suspect. ... -- Lan...
I believe so. Still doesn't meet VW 505.00 or VW 505.01 specs, however. Paul L Fisher 2000 Volkswagen Golf GLS TDI 5 Speed - White - 169,000 miles - Upsolute -...
The glow plug relay is under the dash board on the driver side, i dont remember the number of it but if you need the number i can go check it for you. You can...
Hey everyone, My wife's '05 Jetta TDI wagon is due for tires in the spring. I'd like to go with a slightly larger diameter tire to correct for speedometer...
If you 'correct' the speedometer error, you will now have an odometer error. The car really knows how fast it is going, it just lies to you on the speedo. One...
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