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Thank you. I do have a manual I bought years ago but can't find it. I just bought another off ebay and its on its way. Appreciate the help. Torie

Hello diesel enthusiasts. Can someone guide me on finding TDC on these inline 5 diesel engines please? Is the cylinder closest to the radiator #1? Or is it the cylinder closest to the firewall? I'm supposing that I may as well pull the valve cover and check in that way...? I have good...

Perfect. Thank you! Two on the way T

Hello. I have a 2006 Jetta. I am looking for an ESP type switch to function as an on/off. Can these switches be reconfigured to be on/off or is there another switch that is the same size that is on/off? Thanks Torie

Hi folks. Started 2001 Golf tdi up this morning and drove for about 5 minutes. Parked it for 15 minutes. I tried to start it. It turned over normally, fired normally, but then the engine reved up quickly to 2500-3000 then immediately shut off. I tried this 10 times with same outcome. Also there...

Hi folks. Started 2001 Golf tdi up this morning and drove for about 5 minutes. Parked it for 15 minutes. I tried to start it. It turned over normally, fired normally, but then the engine reved up quickly to 2500-3000 then immediately shut off. I tried this 10 times with same outcome. Also there...

Hi. I just picked up a 1995 Golf thinking it only needed a fuel pump. Found one on ebay. It is installed and running but there are a few issues. I am wondering if anyone can help me. 1) It is acting like the turbo isn't working. It is hard to start on any sort of hill and at highway speed...

Did I post this in the wrong place or are they just not good questions?

This is what I ended up doing and it worked. Thanks for all the ideas! Torie

Hi. A friend just got an apparent steal of a deal on a 2004 wagon. I read the CEL codes for him tonight. I noticed it idling high...around 1200-1400 RPM and wonder if that would contribute to the codes below. The VCDS log is below: Address 01: Engine Labels: 038-906-016-BEW.lbl Control Module...

The ones you tap in which bites into side of head? Tried that. I have the round style. Didn't work? Thought it was going to snap off before it turned out of the head.

Hi. Changing a timing belt on a friends 1999. One of the valve cover bolts and all of the harmonic balancer bolt heads are stripped. I have a new and not rounded #6 Allan head socket but to no avail. It seems like the last time it was installed the head slot became stripped. Any ideas on how to...

Turns out it was a fuel issue. Mechanic in Merritt changed the fuel filter and it was half filled with water (seems odd). Has run fine sense. Random....

a magical place called Merritt, BC.

The Saga continues: So last Saturday she took off on a 12 hour road trip. She got 8 hours in, pulled off for 30 minutes and when she started back up it ran for 2 minutes and died. She was not able to explain what happened very well. She said it felt "like something happened" and that the...

Here's the update. Thanks everyone for your ideas and help! I finally got the Jetta going tonight. I ran around Tuesday finding the head gasket and headbolts and other gaskets. I pulled the head with turbo and intake manifold attached Wednesday and found a lot of grime on top of pistons 2...

Thanks TDIJetta99. Just to clarify, I need to pull the intake and exhaust manifolds off correct? I think I have most everything else off because of the timing belt change procedure. I want to make sure I have the intake and exhaust gaskets I need.

I removed injectors and made sure all pistons moving. It is a hard stop when cyclinders two and three are up. Seems to be some debris on the top of piston 2...but I don't understand why it is such a "clunk" when it stops. I blew compressed air in to make sure valves were seated...it seemed...

yes. All valves appear the same height and can be pushed down when pistons not at the top.

So it seems that the crank stops when the second and third cylinders are at the top. I can push down slightly on each valve. There must be something stuck on the top of 2 or 3....what do you think? That means pulling injectors, intake manifold and exhaust manifold in order to get the head...