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Fixed? Car is back, and so far (200 mi) so good. The problem was a leaking line #2, as reported by other members, and the reason for the NHTSA investigation (though my “leak” apparently turned into a “gush”). As dsw7_99 and mlemorie stated, and as El_Dobro suggested older model years had...

The other thread for that investigation is http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=326287 But I think that investigation is for a slow leak closer to the injectors. If the actual rail is cracked in my case, this is a different (and much more significant/dangerous) defect. One poster on...

Potential new one for all of you. (Background: 2011 TDI Jetta Sedan DSG purchased 12/20/2010. 12k miles on it. Also, I am a complete control freak over fueling, log all of my fuel ups, and like to do a B5 splash mix every once in awhile--all to say, basically, that there is no way any gasoline...

I'd been toying with the idea of making a scanner/logger similar to this using Arduino, but the development board you found will likely work much better (e.g. CAN). I will be following this project also, and am looking forward to your progress! Where are you getting the code information? A...

Thanks anotherTDI and Mo Focus, but I have some additional questions: I have gotten the VCDS up and running, and was able to finally get rid of "comfort turn signals" (I hated that every bump of the turn signal switch caused four full blinks of the turn signal. To do this, I went into "09-Cent...

Thanks! I just bought http://store.ross-tech.com/shop/VCuCAN.html and have been looking over the software information (manuals, etc.) at http://www.ross-tech.com/vcds/download/current.html The software seems to be much more helpful than I'd (for some reason) thought.

As someone considering buying a VCDS, as well as for anyone else interested: is the software intuitive, or will I need to go look up codes specific to my 2011 TDI somewhere? E.g.: is it as simple as "use VCDS to change the control of the steering wheel button from "voice activation" to radio...

Should have looked this one up before mentioning the louder "diesely" noise I'd also noticed (~1500 mi) to the service guy last month. He just wrote "noise normal for TDI."

Mine came from the dealer with the horn sounding and lights flashing on every lock command, but only lights flashing on unlock command. The horn sounding was unwanted (coming home late and potentially waking my neighbors just to lock my car). According to the manual, this is a dealer-only fix...

Mine said, "Oh good, now you'll stop talking about it so much." Haha! Yeah right.

The manual has so many liability-limiting warnings, disclaimers, and cautions, you can barely find the content in each section. On top of that, each section has a preliminary warning to go look at the other warnings earlier in each chapter. The entire manual would probably be ten or twenty...

...and I have read my way through the two relevant threads just to check if there's been an answer. FYI, they are: http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=246090&highlight=stream+injection http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=249514&highlight=stream+injection

After doing a bit of homework (mainly http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/2290/understanding-the-post-injection-problem/ but also some other, similar articles), I have a question about fuel dilution as it relates to TDI engines and biodiesel. TDIs use in-cylinder post-injection to...

Emailed them earlier in the week and went for the first time yesterday evening to confirm and fill: they only have B20. It is very convenient though; thre is a ULSD pump immediately adjacent to the biodiesel pump, so splash mixing down to B5 is painless. Just add a gallon of B20 for every three...

Sorry if this n00b offends some of the diehards :), but this is exactly what I wanted and got in my 2011 TDI. Here's hoping I'm not alone in having this opinion, and that VW's new approach sells a million of these things. I am greatly enjoying these forums and my new car.

One pleasantly surprising feature the TDI sunroof has: the opaque sliding sunroof cover has vents in it. As soon as the heat starts up, I can crack the sunroof (tilt the controller back to cause the sunroof glass to open a half inch or so in the back) while the slider is closed. This should do a...

The 2011 TDIs only hit US lots at the end of December, but that is still no excuse for customers knowing more about a product than sales people. Along the lines of the recent US release, in my owners' manual under the towing tolerances, there are values for all 2011 Jetta trims except the TDIs...

Ditto on mine: but I figured that I could only notice it bacuse of the otherwise very quiet interior. I haven't sat in the passenger seat during a drive, so I can't tell if it happens on that side as well. Will be interested to hear of any fixes.

Does this carry over to any "diy blending"? There is one station that has B20 near me: can I fill a couple gallons of B20 and then top off the rest of the tank with regular diesel 2?

Bought mine on 12/20 and am loving it! Just in time to qualify for the $650 in tax rebated that are now expired. $24.8k before the rebate (no nav). First one off the boat in San Diego, and I haven't seen any others on the road yet.