IndigoBlueWagon
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Yesterday my son came out to change his oil. His '02 Golf and my "02 Wagon have just over 900K miles combined. They just keep going.
Try swapping the high pressure switch with another car.So this was a first - got an alternator workshop error. Never seen that before. And my battery was not being charged, nor was any voltage being output from the alternator. So I replaced it with a junkyard alternator last night. I also couldn't wait for the replacement fan I ordered from CascadeGerman, so I put in a junkyard fan which worked flawlessly. Even got a spare. I don't know if I should be satisfied or not, but AC now gets down to around 44-45 at idle with outside ambient air in the 83-87 range (at around 70% humidity). Driving, I got it as low as 42 and as high as 54, but the car stays cool now.
On mom's 2005 wagon, the radiator fans won't come on and I can't figure out why. The AC compressor engages manually, and the radiator fans also come on manually, but I tried a different high pressure control valve, 2 different fan control modules, and checked all the fuses. I started losing patience checking things electrical, so I'm giving up for now.
So.. where are the pics? LolJust picked up new wheels!
Gotta get some rubber on them firstSo.. where are the pics? Lol
Already did that, but I might have a better suspicion of the problem, which is something I induced a few weeks ago when swapping ECUs.Try swapping the high pressure switch with another car.
Maybe hold on the switch.Helped the friend of my wife's 03 wagon today. Had 16955 for brake light switch intermittent... Cleared the code for now, will order a switch. Found that all the brake and running lights were out in the back end. Had one blow up in my hand too, luckily it didn't cut me. All new bulbs and down the road she goes.
Yesterday, was backing my Roadmaster out of the garage, Jetta parked in the driveway but behind the 2nd stall of the garage (similar to the picture below). Checking mirrors, going slow, etc - CRUNCH (sigh...)
Broke a bunch of plastic on the right side mirror of the Jetta. It didn't come completely off, but was loose/wobbly. About 20 wraps with electrical tape over the joint holding most of the plastic bits together and at least it's not all floppy anymore. That will last long enough until I can get a replacement from the spare parts bin.
While I'm frustrated about the mirror, I'm not too sad because it means that I'm driving my Roadmaster that I spent the last 8 years working on...no damage to the Roadmaster
Just make sure you have the little bracket on the end or bad things will happen.And then not mk4 related, but I'm hoping to change the starter on my 1995 GMC 6.5L diesel, so I can get it the hell out of my life. I only have room for Fords and VWs in my life right now LOL!
You mean on the 6.5? I did. Working with that truck is a PITA, but I did get the starter replaced and got it to crank up (with help from my 7.3L in high idle, to get my crappy Walmart Neverstarts going).Just make sure you have the little bracket on the end or bad things will happen.
I'm just curious what was wrong with the old one. Still sounds like a tedious job nonetheless.Sunday was steering rack day.
Yeah, on the 6.5. Lots of people leave them off, but it can cause problems with that.You mean on the 6.5? I did. Working with that truck is a PITA, but I did get the starter replaced and got it to crank up (with help from my 7.3L in high idle, to get my crappy Walmart Neverstarts going).
Question that's semi-TDI related - one of my fuel return lines is leaking. Any idea if it's the same size return line rubber as on a TDI? I have plenty of it and it would save me considerable trouble, though I'm not sure yet how I'm going to get in there to do it (it's the second from the last injector on the passenger side).
This is only personal opinion, but I do everything in sets. Front wheel bearings, rear wheel bearings, etc. I can only imagine if they were put in at the same time that if one is going, the other isn't far behind. If I was strapped for cash then maybe I'd just do one. I see it kind of like rear axle beam bushings. You wouldn't want to do just 1. It could potentially heighten the issue on the other side (cause premature wear to the newly installed side), or push that wear somewhere else.Well I’ve been noticing a slight growling noise from the rear of the car recently, seems loudest around 60-80 km/h. So this morning I jacked up my rear wheels and tried wiggling them back and forth, up and down, well that all seemed good so I gave them a spin. That also seemed fine, at least at slower speeds, but if I spin the driver’s side up as fast as I can by hand and feel the spring there’s a slight vibration and faint growling noise so I guess I get to do rear wheel bearings now...
Question is, should I replace both sides or just the one that’s making noise?
One. When my front bearing went bad, I only changed that one, and the other side is still good tens of thousands of miles later.Question is, should I replace both sides or just the one that’s making noise?
...so I guess I get to do rear wheel bearings now...
Question is, should I replace both sides or just the one that’s making noise?
This is only personal opinion, but I do everything in sets....
I think this is mostly personal preference. I replaced one on the 2002 Golf (because I put on a new axle after I hydroplanned in January). I bought a second and was going to do both, and then decided against it (because the labor was high, since I haven't figured out how to do bearings yet), and for the same reason @turbodieseldyke suggests.One. When my front bearing went bad, I only changed that one, and the other side is still good tens of thousands of miles later.
Yeah I had to replace the caliper on that side when I did brakes as it was apparently seized, couldnt get it to retract, so I’m guessing that brake was dragging and overheated the bearing.In my experience wheel bearings on these cars tend to suffer pothole damage long before they wear out, which is why replacing two when only one is noisy is usually a waste of time and money.
Fag. No question there. You get what you pay for!Thanks for the input everybody! Not sure what I’ll do yet, I did both front bearings shortly after I got the car, so if I do both the rears all my wheel bearings will be new, and my OCD likes that idea lol but I’m not sure I want to spend the money.
Another question, I normally get my parts from Roseland here in Canada, and they only have the rear bearings in two brands, Topran ($65) and FAG ($112). I’m guessing the latter would be the bearing of choice here? I’m not sure I’ve heard much about Topran, and that price makes me wonder about quality.
I've had no issues with Topran ABS sensors, but I'd go with FAG for bearings. germanoem.ca has it for a few bucks less than Roseland.I’m not sure I’ve heard much about Topran, and that price makes me wonder about quality.