Recent content by mannytranny

A company willing to cheat federal emissions regulations wouldn't bat an eye cheating an individual - in fact they've been doing it for years!

Could you link the thread?

Well it wouldn't be the first example of incompetence from a VW dealer, eh?

A lowly Sport w/ Tech, no less!

I had fits with mine a few months ago. Filled up the AdBlue before I went on a long trip and 100 miles in the AD Blue system failure light comes on, 200 miles to no start. Drove it 900 miles to my destination straight through without shutting it off. Had VagCom mailed to me where I searched the...

And your dealer sure as sh!t shouldn't have charged you anything. According to the settlement, they are supposed to fill you up with urea for FREE. I'd go back down there and demand my money back, just for SPITE.

A reasonable person might believe the car, being so smart, would be able to sense the new battery and make the necessary adjustments. I see more and more evidence of automakers using software to sabotage these vehicles all so the unwitting customer must return, wallet in hand, to the thieving...

It seems like every other station around here says Renewable Diesel now.

62k on mine, original pads and rotors. Zero vibration. Looked at the pads last week and while I'm unsure how thick the originals were I'm confident in saying I could pry go another 60k. But then again I don't drive like 'most people.'

Good find! Do you mind sharing what you paid? With regard to the fluids...I agree with shortening the OCI. It couldn't hurt. Even still, mine rattled occasionally on startup even with 35k miles on it. I'm at 62k now and it doesn't seem to have gotten worse. Just changed the transfer case and...

I can't recall exactly how it is reset but I think it is in basic settings. The best info I found on this was in the VagCom forums - lots of helpful stuff in there RE Ad Blue problems. https://forums.ross-tech.com/index.php?threads/16790/

Knowing VW, any chance they can get to void a warranty they DO IT.

Would be a good idea to see what work has been done on the specimen that you're looking at. It may still be under partial warranty from the dieselgate ordeal. Maintenance records would be very important as well. Problem areas: emissions control stuff. DPF and AdBlue systems are problematic...

Low pressure sounds like a faulty pump, so cleaning the injector probably won't do anything? You'll soon get a warning screen '200 miles to no start.' No kidding. If you have Vagcom you can continue to reset the lockout, but I think each time you do it you'll only have '50 miles to no start.'...

My local commercial fuel supplier has gone to B20 and Renewable Diesel in a 'mix of the day' arrangement. I think I read that the Renewble diesel has a cetane almost 10 points above CARB #2. https://downsenergy.com/articles/biodiesel-and-renewable-diesel-product-announcement/ Edit: D2 has a...