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Sorry for the delay. All pms have been returned. Not sure what ECU I have. The car is a 97, there was never a fifth injector on the car and I know that the ecu casing is metal not plastic.

I have decided to return my vehicle to the stock tune prior to selling. Chips were purchased and installed last fall. This tune will put a big grin on your face. Asking $150 shipped within the US. I don't know what other TDIs, if any, these chips will work in.

Pretty cool! Are you retaining the 1.8T transmission for use with the ALH?

Is it possible to swap the covers left to right? I found a decent passenger side seat, if the covers can be swapped.

Is there a source for recovering these? Love the seats, wish they didn't look so raggedy. Is my best bet an upholstery shop or worse yet vortex?

Do the engine mounts need to be sourced from Europe? I've done a B4 GLX to TDI conversion, an AWD passat or audi wagon would be a nice step up.

I did this job this past weekend. I got the harbor freight tool for the inner ball joints and it made the job quite easy. the hardest part was getting the boots on. If the control arms had been out it would have been easier I think. Each boot took about an hour to wiggle on there - there just...

Not a vw post, but tonight I had my 95 f250 powerstroke fuel system apart. I was replacing hoses at the fuel filter that had been leaking. Anyway the system was completely drained - probably holds one pint to one quart of fuel. Anyway when everything was buttoned back up - I turned the key a...

Had a closer look today. The play is on both sides. The wheel moves about an inch in and out. The tie rod boot on the passenger side is torn. I assume the torn boot led to the passenger side tie rod going, and the play transmitted to the drivers side and wore that one out as well. The play...

Check to make sure the lines going to and from the N75 aren't blocked. I had replaced the hoses and about a year later had limp mode. Took a while to find it, but the blue hose from the N75 to the wastegate was plugged with black goo. Boost worked fine when I cleaned it, and even better when I...

I have developed a loose front suspension on our 97 B4V GLX conversion. I noticed that sitting at a light you can turn the wheel 10-15 degrees left or right of center with no feedback. Going down the road the wheel vibrates a little if you let go - but not like a wheel balance issue. I jacked...

Check to see that the little lines from the N75 aren't clogged with goo. I chased a limp and surge problem for months. I had the lines on the car spec'd on this site from Mcmaster carr for a couple of years. One day I took off both ends of the blue line and tried to blow through it. It was...

I think the battery is 2 years old. Got it from Autozone. I'll have them test it tomorrow.

I think I may need a new battery. On really cold mornings, the vehicle will crank slow but lights off fairly quickly. The glow plugs seem to be functioning, but the battery does not seem to be able to handle all tasks. The vehicle is kept in an unheated garage, so temps are probably in the...