lowo88
Member
Hey everyone!,
First off, apologies if a new one of these threads gets posted frequently.
I tried searching for one but couldn't find anything recent, maybe because of word usage?
I picked up a pretty clean, one-owner, 2003 Jetta TDI this week and I'm excited to get to know it.
Coming from a world of 22R Toyotas (and never having owned a car newer than 1990)
this more modern diesel and German engineering feels
very foreign to me, but so far I'm digging it.
Hoping for some advice on some first up things to check for, tinker with, look over, replace, clean, etc.
285,000 kilometers
no maintenance records
word of mouth ("oil done every 6k, timing belt/pump done every 100k")
intake was cleaned last year (shown photos)
bit of rust bubbles starting at top of front fenders
no mods or tunes as far as i know
A/C does not blow cold, was told it needed recharge
passenger seat heater does not work, was told it "got unplugged"
rear window spray hose broken somewhere in rear door
I've only driven a couple of hours so far but everything seems pretty solid.
Was expecting a bit more torque but have nothing to compare it to.
no visible smoke, but kind of a strong exhaust smell until its warmed up, maybe normal for diesels??
First off, apologies if a new one of these threads gets posted frequently.
I tried searching for one but couldn't find anything recent, maybe because of word usage?
I picked up a pretty clean, one-owner, 2003 Jetta TDI this week and I'm excited to get to know it.
Coming from a world of 22R Toyotas (and never having owned a car newer than 1990)
this more modern diesel and German engineering feels
very foreign to me, but so far I'm digging it.
Hoping for some advice on some first up things to check for, tinker with, look over, replace, clean, etc.
285,000 kilometers
no maintenance records
word of mouth ("oil done every 6k, timing belt/pump done every 100k")
intake was cleaned last year (shown photos)
bit of rust bubbles starting at top of front fenders
no mods or tunes as far as i know
A/C does not blow cold, was told it needed recharge
passenger seat heater does not work, was told it "got unplugged"
rear window spray hose broken somewhere in rear door
I've only driven a couple of hours so far but everything seems pretty solid.
Was expecting a bit more torque but have nothing to compare it to.
no visible smoke, but kind of a strong exhaust smell until its warmed up, maybe normal for diesels??