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Wife has finally decided to come over from the dark side. She wants a TDI Beetle, but due to a bad/arthritic knee, it has to be an automatic. I was hoping I could get her a stick, but.....
Anyway, I know the horror stories about the 01M automatics from 1998-2003, so it looks like I will be looking at a 2004-2006 model. Of course this limit me to the BEW PD engine instead of the ALH I am familiar with.
I hate to ask and be told "do a search", as I did a basic search and found everything but what I wanted. I know little about the PD engines except for the oil requirement and a bit about the lift pump issue. As for the Beetle model itself, well, I am a Jetta man so........
Please give me some tips...i.e reliability, known issues, what to look for and what to avoid, when is the timing belt due, etc.....I have had a TDI since 2002, so I know my way around most things, but need to be brought up to speed on VW automatics, BEW/PD motors, and the Beetle model itself.
Many thanks in advance,
Glenn
Wife has finally decided to come over from the dark side. She wants a TDI Beetle, but due to a bad/arthritic knee, it has to be an automatic. I was hoping I could get her a stick, but.....
Anyway, I know the horror stories about the 01M automatics from 1998-2003, so it looks like I will be looking at a 2004-2006 model. Of course this limit me to the BEW PD engine instead of the ALH I am familiar with.
I hate to ask and be told "do a search", as I did a basic search and found everything but what I wanted. I know little about the PD engines except for the oil requirement and a bit about the lift pump issue. As for the Beetle model itself, well, I am a Jetta man so........
Please give me some tips...i.e reliability, known issues, what to look for and what to avoid, when is the timing belt due, etc.....I have had a TDI since 2002, so I know my way around most things, but need to be brought up to speed on VW automatics, BEW/PD motors, and the Beetle model itself.
Many thanks in advance,
Glenn