borninabus
Veteran Member
i think it's high time i started a thread for myself. this site has been an incredible resource and i thank you all for your contributions that i have found through diligently searching.
my history:
i am a lifelong VW enthusiast, passenger and driver with a heavy lean towards the buses/vanagons. still have my first car which is a 71 Karmann-Ghia and i also currently own three vanagons, one of which is a Syncro. while i am no stranger to mechanics, repairs and maintenance, (was employed as a professional vintage VW mechanic for some years) i am on a learning curve when it comes to "new" cars and diesels and turbos and whatnot. this is my first "new" car. i LOVE it!
my car's history and current state:
B5.5 Passat Wagon
Purchased with approx. 150,000 miles
timing belt was "done @ 80k" and guessing by the slight vibration around 2k RPM, the BSM was deleted at that time. the belt looks to be in good shape and i will know for sure when i do it myself, which is coming up quick! (no documentation was provided with the car). i immediately replaced all the filters and drained the the engine oil/trans fluid with properly spec'd stuff. it needs very typical maintenance and repairs for a vehicle of its age: misc front end work, engine mounts, minor tears in axle boots, better shocks/struts. all things that i will address as time, money and necessity dictate. i do not have VDCS or a Bentley manual, but plan on purchasing both sooner rather than later.
my goal here is to to ask some questions that are not easily searchable and/or of relevance to my particular car or are of a general (Passat TDI) automotive nature...and of course to document my journey from TDI novice to TDI expert.
thanks for looking and first questions incoming
my history:
i am a lifelong VW enthusiast, passenger and driver with a heavy lean towards the buses/vanagons. still have my first car which is a 71 Karmann-Ghia and i also currently own three vanagons, one of which is a Syncro. while i am no stranger to mechanics, repairs and maintenance, (was employed as a professional vintage VW mechanic for some years) i am on a learning curve when it comes to "new" cars and diesels and turbos and whatnot. this is my first "new" car. i LOVE it!
my car's history and current state:
B5.5 Passat Wagon
Purchased with approx. 150,000 miles
timing belt was "done @ 80k" and guessing by the slight vibration around 2k RPM, the BSM was deleted at that time. the belt looks to be in good shape and i will know for sure when i do it myself, which is coming up quick! (no documentation was provided with the car). i immediately replaced all the filters and drained the the engine oil/trans fluid with properly spec'd stuff. it needs very typical maintenance and repairs for a vehicle of its age: misc front end work, engine mounts, minor tears in axle boots, better shocks/struts. all things that i will address as time, money and necessity dictate. i do not have VDCS or a Bentley manual, but plan on purchasing both sooner rather than later.
my goal here is to to ask some questions that are not easily searchable and/or of relevance to my particular car or are of a general (Passat TDI) automotive nature...and of course to document my journey from TDI novice to TDI expert.
thanks for looking and first questions incoming