Duane You mentioned you also changed filter. You need to get the air of it also. A hand operated vacuum works nice, but don't let any fuel into the vacuum...
Fill the fuel filter with fuel, reinstall......... crack open one of the injector tubes at the pump, wrap a rag around it. turn over starter til rag gets...
Bam! Google is your friend. http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4084743 FYI this is what I put into google: "volk-l install site:vwvortex.com" ... ...
My 2002 Golf TDI is suddenly getting worse diesel mileage. And at times has trouble starting the first start-up of the day. Lots of smoke blowing and not quite...
Is skipping a tooth on the timing belt possible without some major belt failure? The mileage issue could be due to the injection pump timing needing to be...
Sounds like retarded timing to me. If it happened all the sudden, a skipped tooth is a possibility. If that's indeed what happened, there's something...
Hey guys and gals, I have an 04 tdi jetta wagon that seems to be giving me some trouble. Here's a little history, I bought it with 110k miles on it about a...
If the timing belt has tension on it and it is not about to slide off to one side of the other (i.e. remove the timing belt cover and examine), then it may not...
From a person without TDI knowledge, could it be a coolant temperature sensor malfunctioning? How is fuel delivery administered or controlled? What else could...
I have an alternator that has gone bad and I just bought a re-manufactured alternator. I am pretty handy mechanically and have done work in other cars before....
That is an excellent write up by Wingnut. The only addition I would make is to use caution when prying the alternator out - watch the idler pulley in the...
Does it make a 'growling' sound? That's apparently a sign of excessive cam wear. The symptoms sound like retarded timing, but I have no idea how you can end ...
Thanks for the Tips, will let you know how everything goes... :) John Wardigo WARNING: I reserve the right to use any email you send to me as either a...
I have went round and round with the guys on the club. One just mocks the next, around in a circle and I just never have gotten anywhere on there except...
The last 4 tanks, my TDI has gotten 42-43mpg. This is worse than any previous tank. Usually she gets 47-48mpg, nothing this low in over 2 years, so I don't...
Hello all and thanks for your help. I have a 2009 Jetta with 1 tire that slowly leaking pressure every few days. with no punctures. does anyone know or have...
Lots of possibilities including the stem, dirt in the bead, cracked wheel, and very small hole in the tire. The only way to be sure is to immerse the ...
I don't know if this is helpful advice, but you're probably more likely to find your answers by mining in the old threads rather than starting a new one. New...
2009 Isn't the tire/wheel still under warranty if there is no visible damage? Spraying with very soapy water while I watch for bubbles to form usually works...
Could be a small fuel leak! Was the fuel filter also changed? Any fuel lines disturbed? But I guess that the Black smoke is your real clue! Your mechanic...
I had some problems last month of which both have been reconciled but wanted to let readers know about them if they had similar difficulties. Had Fuel Filter...
Granted the car difference in that I have a 2002 Golf, but my mileage has dropped quite a bit in the past year and it also feels like it is starving during...
A friend of mine mentioned an article a while back about how many car parts that are made in China often lack any QC, resulting in faulty and unsafe vehicles....
ditto .... sportwagen tdi car has 7,000 has had repeated loss of air ,,, vw McMurray PA checked the tire in a water tank .... said no leaks.... ?????? bill...
If this is the case, there is the possibility that the spring on the valve core is compressing while the vehicle is in motion and slowly letting air out....
The new fuel filters come with new o-rings but shops often don't change them. Also one could argue that the rings are more likely to be damaged when you change...
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