Recent content by John_Hannigan

Thanks! I'll write it down for the mechanic. I hope the mechanic will not need my helpful suggestions. John

Any guesses as to an intermittent starting problem? My A4 2002 TDI usually starts fine. Sometimes, after a short city trip (and once after an hour on the interstate) it won't fire up for 2-4 minutes. Not cold weather. Bought it used with 43K miles. Dealer said they put an alternator on it...

At 193K miles, I decided to do the right thing with my ex-1998 Jetta and get the timing belt changed. The car ran great for a day and a half ticking at idle, then failing lifter at 70 mph. It had been so long since it was new, I thought the ticking was the way it was 'spoused to be. Do you...

Fails to restart after running 5 (city) to 65 min. (highway)driving. After a few minutes of trying, it has started up. No difficulty on initial start-up. No particularly cold weather involved. Has only 43,000 miles, new to me. What is the most likely culprit? Thanks! John