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I was going to record mine but I figgered someone would have one to share...

Thanks and yes it is fun like it is born-again! The seller was stoked to hear the good news and thanks to Matt AHU for doing the TB the day of the sale(before I got it)! Next stop 400k!

Yesterday the 98 Jetta turned over from 300,000 to 0 so it is starting a new life! I sent an email to the seller thanking him again for a great "commuter car" as he called it and it is. 42 mpg combined and 44 on a Vegas run 65 mph no cruise control (still works) so even though it isn't getting...

I too have the 98 Jetta with the AHU motor...put BMW bottlecap rims on it and it sure looks good. What kind of mileage did you get? A/C blows very cold on mine, glove box latch might give out...

On the ignition switch I did all the research and decided the shaft removal to be the easier method...guess I was wrong there!

And again all of the info here is much appreciated! Thanks again, pvapollo

I got the Jetta last year (it's a 1998) and the AHU was less powerful than the ALH in the NB...no big deal...then the limp mode was starting to kick in up hills and passing situations. The ticking N75 was getting louder as well so I put in a new N75 (pierburg) and now it does much better at the...

Turns out is fried my code readers...oh well...went to a local mechanic and he read the codes for me. It is PO380...glow plug so now time to do some research here...

Update #2: The K-line has ruined my scanners so now with the radio harness disconnected and the grey w/ white reconnected at the ECU I will go back to the smog shop and attempt to read/reset the codes, I know the machine there has the proper insulation against the K-line. Voltage is present at...

I tried it at the radio first as I thought you meant...then I took it to the ECU. I'll get in there and reattach it. Thanks

Hi, Yes on the scanner on a diff. car. I also tried my ESP Smog Machine at ex-work site and Snap-On super expensive reader. I know we'll get it eventually and victory will be sweet. Thanks and keep q's and input coming!

Update; Tore into the ECU and dug out the grey w/white wire, cut and taped back, reassembled (hose had been replaced) and same scenario. My scanner lights up so OBDII is putting out power yet link error/unable to communicate is all I get. I checked all of the fuses that could be a problem and...

Thanks, I'll get in there at half-time

Please help! I did all of the research and yes, you are correct, I do have an aftermarket radio. The symptom is a check engine light so I hooked up a generic scanner. Link Error/Unable to communicate. So then I pulled the radio fuse and same result. Next I unplugged the radio altogether and...

Here in CA we have a Smog Referee that is a state employee working usually at community colleges that handles difficult to smog vehicles, foreign market imports, spec const. veh., engine swaps...they issue a Referee Label that will replace the engine underhood label that came with the...

Thanks for the two TB jobs and looking forward to my next TB at your own shop...just a matter of time!

Thanks, I'll try that

Only 10k on the belt and not sure what it is set at but it was done by a trusted mechanic here on Ca. It has only happened this one time so I will keep an eye on the problem and report any changes. It normally has a small amount of black smoke on hard acceleration which seems normal for a...

As in the title while driving the end of a 12 mile round trip to the trading post my loved 98 jetta tdi sounded like a harley, ran rough and in the rear view mirror I noticed it belched a cloud of white smoke for 3-5 seconds and then just as quick as it started it disappeared. I heard white...

Good luck with the new technology...I am still happy with the 1998 Jetta from TDI-ed and well worth the blind trip 600 miles to pick it up...44 best mpg!