dacianus
Active member
Hi guys,
I am new on this forum , so please excuse me if my post goes in the wrong location .
Here are my few questions
11 DAYS ago i bought a 2003 Jetta TDI with 80631 miles on the dashboard. I did a car history check on it. Back in 2009 car had 63.000 miles. As of today, May 15th, 2019 car has 80836 miles on it. It was bought at an estate sale. Car runs fine, it had a bunch of blown fuses that were replaced. Check engine comes on and goes off out of nowhere.
Car wont go over 85mph.
This is my first diesel car.
Any thoughts about what should i do , maintenance related. ? i took it to the dealer, oil replaced, coolant replaced, fixed the lights on the dashboard that were related to the fuses, they fixed the check engine light also , but it showed up again after few days.
I did not check yet the air filter, neither the MAF, ( which i was reading about. ) Car feel damn good on the road, suspensions still strong, starts almost instantly, handles right. Another light showed up on the dash , like a triangle surrounded by a round arrow. Is that something i should worry about ?
I do know that car was most likely sitting on the farm for at least 6 months to 1 year. I am running the diesel fuel that was in the tank, would that go bad ? I still have almost half tank in there.
Should i use some additives, like fuel injector cleaners ? Any recommandations ?
Any ideas are welcome.
Appreciate all the help. Thanks.
Sorry for all these questions.
I am new on this forum , so please excuse me if my post goes in the wrong location .
Here are my few questions
11 DAYS ago i bought a 2003 Jetta TDI with 80631 miles on the dashboard. I did a car history check on it. Back in 2009 car had 63.000 miles. As of today, May 15th, 2019 car has 80836 miles on it. It was bought at an estate sale. Car runs fine, it had a bunch of blown fuses that were replaced. Check engine comes on and goes off out of nowhere.
Car wont go over 85mph.
This is my first diesel car.
Any thoughts about what should i do , maintenance related. ? i took it to the dealer, oil replaced, coolant replaced, fixed the lights on the dashboard that were related to the fuses, they fixed the check engine light also , but it showed up again after few days.
I did not check yet the air filter, neither the MAF, ( which i was reading about. ) Car feel damn good on the road, suspensions still strong, starts almost instantly, handles right. Another light showed up on the dash , like a triangle surrounded by a round arrow. Is that something i should worry about ?
I do know that car was most likely sitting on the farm for at least 6 months to 1 year. I am running the diesel fuel that was in the tank, would that go bad ? I still have almost half tank in there.
Should i use some additives, like fuel injector cleaners ? Any recommandations ?
Any ideas are welcome.
Appreciate all the help. Thanks.
Sorry for all these questions.