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Great Dallas area mechanic! Marin contacted me through a limp mode post on a '99 MK4 Jetta that I had made. We spoke on the phone and I had already pretty much gotten my car running by changing the vacuum lines. But not very well. He asked if I had ever changed my timing belt changed. My car he...

Took the car to Marin, I had already replaced the vacuum lines and maf but he said that the original maf was fine. So now I can return the other two that I purchased. Plus he found lots of other things that were not safe which we had performed by another person. So if you are in limp mode one...

If you post a new thread link to it here so that people like me who find this thread can find the new one :)

Ok, I changed all the vacuum lines except the one that goes around and under the car. My husband will do that tomorrow or the next day. Trying to get the lines local was a nightmare! I would have ordered from McMaster but didn't want to wait. I also bought another maf from Napa $167+tax ugh...

I don't own anything that will check codes. Went to autozone but it was some weird thing I had never heard of and in parenthesis was :does not apply to diesel engines. Nothing else. Usually the diagnostic at autozone does a great job as at least a starting point for my other cars, with a list of...

It is an Mk4 I believe. I read about that somewhere else but forgot to post it. 99 with new body style. I will try what you said as I think it still applies. What should I do about the maf that is new and installed and unplugged?

I have a '99 Jetta with 94,000 miles. Bought it new from the dealer. About 3 months ago it had been sitting for about 6 months due to the fact that emergency brake was broken. Anyway after hours and hours of research reading on the forums here, I need help. I am not a mechanic but I am pretty...