Recent content by n2carz

Kudos for the solder on the resistors! I have had the aux heater error code for 2 winters now, just went and took the aux heater out and apart, touched up the 5 resistors with a little heat and solder, put it back in, cleared the codes...and I can't believe it but it is working now. Those...

Not the best way to identify a bent or off center axle shaft, but to me they both looked obviously bent, and I looked at my other Jetta TDI and they did not exhibit the same up and down while in gear. No looseness when I grabbed it and tried to shake it (stopped of course). I had it with the car...

I got a pair of rear OEM VW brake rotors that have the grey rust coating on them. It sure seems like a thick coating on the surface where the pads will touch. Is there a need to remove this with brake cleaner and a scotchbrite pad? I used to work in an auto factory and the coated rotors had a...

original pads/rotors 165k miles with 75% pads left front and rear, my other TDI just replacing the rear pads/rotors at 100k miles, and fronts probably have about 75% pad left

I had a vibration at the same speed as yours I put up with for 2 years before I finally solved it. Numerous tire re balances, new sets of tires, even swapped all the wheels with my other Jetta, new wheel bearings all around, even replaced the front wheel bearings again with genuine VW. Bought a...

1K0-863-831-C (now superceded to 1K0-863-831-D), and the black clips to hold it in place are 1H5-863-849-A

Wow, great job sixamskier! A newbie providing this kind of info...sweet. This all makes perfect sense too. Is there a situation where you would want the vanes closed off? Idle? Are these acting like a wastegate sometimes? If not, why didn't they design the vanes so they could not touch tip to...

2012 Passat TDI starts at $26,765 Sweet...the 18.1 gal fuel tank and 6 sp manual have me sold already. http://blog.caranddriver.com/volkswagen-prices-the-new-2012-passat-from-20765-while-the-tdi-version-starts-at-26765/

Trying to break 40 mpg Wow, I have been trying to break 40 mpg for over 2 years now....and I mean trying to get LESS THAN 40 mpg. 90 mile commute each day, and the speedo hangs out at 1 o'clock most of the time, and I still average every tank 40-44 mpg. Tires are set at 32psi (Primacy MXV4s)...

You could have a severed wire in the door harness between the driver's door and the body. I had 4 wires that were severed, air bag light, no window controls, and could not pop my fuel lid. On top of that, the door ajar light stayed on, and the interior floor lamps stayed on the whole time, and...

What is the difference between 1J0-915-105-AF (on my battery) and 000-915-105-DG that Impex has listed for BRMs? I would like to get the DG because it is 80 Ah, vs. 72 Ah for the AF. I assume they must be the same physical size, is this true? Single digit temps here and the car starts fine...

I just received an email from Marathon/Circle K Midwest/Great Lakes Region fuel specialist, and they have indicated that the Marathon station below only sells ULSD 15ppm no biodiesel, and further states that they do not sell any biodiesel fuel in the state of Illinois. I find this hard to...

Bloomington / Normal I was looking through the list and noticed a little correction here in central IL. I drove to most of these in excitement only to find the black and blue B5-B20 bio stickers on the pumps. The ones below in red do not have straight diesel, I saw stickers on the pumps. I...

Sorry, did not test the windshield, only the driver's door glass

Well, I tinted my other Jetta today and had them put the meter on the driver's door glass, stock VLT is 0.79 or 79%. Went with the Llumar Charcoal ATR 35 tint for a net of 0.3002, legal in Illinois if you include the 5% variance from our 35% if you have all windows tinted on a car.