While driving along the NY Thruway nearing the Pennsylvania border, my 95 Passat GLX with 158K miles gave out on me. I was doing about 75, when I thought I...
Dan, This all sounds distressingly familiar. I lost my cam chain in November at 95K miles and the events were as you described, especially the beeping and the...
Unfortunately, it appears to be exactly what happened to Jim. Just got a call from the dealer. Same story, engine is gone. I'm curious as to what others have...
http://www.car-part.com/ has tons of motors. The most expensive is a remanufactured VR6 with a 36 month warranty for $3578. $7500 seems high. Maybe if you...
Hey everybody! We've just posted our May 04 Nsane Pix winner... Congrats are in order for John Jackson of Lexington, NC. Stop by our site to check out his...
I haven't heard back from the dealer yet on a price for a remanufactured engine. I did talk to a VW garage that I've been to in Pittsburgh and they quoted a...
You went 160k on the original chains/guides? No wonder they gave up. My friend pulled his light-use (2nd owner, pretty much babys the car) motor apart at 100k...
Pennsylvania isn't Texas, but it's still a sizeable state. Erie is the northwest corner, Willow Grove is much closer to Philly in the southeast corner....
Folks, Recalling the lovely set of photos that someone posted a year or so ago, showing the cam chain tensioner failure mechanism that causes the ka-BOOM, I...
Ok, I have decided not to fix the Passat, so I am trying to decide what its worth. It runs great, 124k on the engine, tranny and clutch are good, has the bbs...
Here is a picture of how my engine looks like, this is not my car it's a friends car, but mine looks the same. The job was done by the same guy. My friend is...
Has anyone ever had a situation where there your rear view mirror becomes completely tinted and there is a clear liquid floating around. My Jetta is a 2001 VR6...
I am selling my 1984 Vanagon. If anyone is interested, email and I will send pictures and specs. I need to sell it because we are moving and I can't take...
Just a reminder... Hot Import Nights Charlotte Merchandise Mart - Charlotte, NC June 12th, 2004 / Time:5pm to 12am If you've never been, don't miss your...
Hello again Folks, I just wanted to update everyone on my whereabouts. Kind of a "Where's Waldo" thing. I've moved to a new Volkswagen store located in Fall...
Could anyone tell me where is the thermostat located on 95 passat vr6? Is it located where the bottom radiator hose joins the engine or on the radiator upper...
VR6 thermostats are under the intake manifold at the driver's (LHD) end of the block. It's under a plastic housing where several hoses converge, and 3 temp...
Selling my Jazz Blue Drivers Edition, 135,000 miles. Car is mostly stock. I've used Mobil 1 since the first oil change. In the past couple years the water...
Well, I'm trying to trace an oil leak somewhere under the car. It runs down the oil filter housing. It's not the oil filter housing because I changed the small...
If you're positive its coming from somewhere on/in the housing, it could be leaking from a sender or sensor on the top front (sometimes they can fail and leak...
Hello All, I am sorry for saying this but it has come time to sell my Jetta. I am asking $6000- for it. It has HR Stg 2 springs with Bilstein HDs at all...
Hot Import Nights Charlotte Merchandise Mart - Charlotte, NC June 12th, 2004 / Time:5pm to 12am If you've never been, don't miss your chance. This is one of...
I have a 1997 GTI VR6. Last summer, I started having problems with the engine running hot. For the first 6 years of life, the temp gauge never went past...
Unless the 1997 is very different from the 1996, there is no need to touch the transmission to change the thermostat. It sits right below the coilpack on the...
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You shouldn't have to remove the tranny to change the thermostat, timing chains yes, thermostat, no. Unless they made some drastic design change between OBD1...
My coolant level is good. I've only had to top it up once in 7 years, and that was about 3 years ago. It's been perfectly stable since. The coolant wase a ...
