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Talking to a friend who does vehicles. He thought asking was too high though its up for offers still. Not insulted with an offer. So dropping the asking to $6000 open to discussion. Obviously more likely someone sees or references it to Alaska vs lower 48 buy.

I hope its not any violation, details are in the For Sale Forum. She has 137k on her. Front end damage from a parking lot push. As the Passat TDI is a pretty specific and small arena, I thought I would post here that its for sale. Note I am in Anchorage AK. That precludes most...

So yea, its only 1500 Sea Miles from Seattle! Serious offers or picture request only. If you want it shipped to Seattle all money up front. 137K. Asking $7500 but am taking offers. Front end has serious cosmetic damage from a Parking lot push (she got 5 cars into each other, Passat...

I think the Passat had 80k on it when the Axles started to go. My wife was making a trip so I elected to go with Chinese axles as no OEM in town. Those did fine. I ordered a set of Raxles and I had those put in at 105,000. Chinese may be more of a problem and I am just a single...

I have been reviewing the ops of the Turbo and am puzzled. Supposed to be vacuum controlled but in watching the opt when my wife raised the engine RPM, the shaft moved down. The Vacuum module is on top and application of my vacuum pump just seems to nudge it up. If for sure does not move...

I will keep this short but on a mission up North 45 miles or so, sitting at a red light, car is in neutral, then got the green and I believe just before that the engine rpm got erratic, but definitely bogged down once in gear and kind of stuttered then slowly picked up and back to normal...

For what its worth my Nighthawk S cycle had an anti dive feature on the front. That front provides most of the braking force (makes sens as the weiight transfer is to the front). I had several vehdicle with rear shoe brakes and fronts disk. Fronts always wore out faster than the rear...

If I am following this right, then the 2005 TDI Passat wears the rears out at a greater rate than the fronts? I check the pads when I change the tires and they looked ok though getting thin on the tire swap this last winter. With a repaired back I have had a harder time doing projects...

Thank you both, rears probably need it as well, have to see if I can get that tool when I get the pads. My brother and his sone had Jetta and rear pads were the fast wear set which makess no sense to me.

I am getting a check brake pad message along with the odd symbol associated with it. Fronts were changed at 80k, rear no. I am mostly curious about the warning as it seems to be somewhat no specific in the manual as to what it means. No loss of brake function and I will be looking at it...

Thanks Mozambiquer. I was hoping for a way to check with the belt on. But didn't think of a way. Sounds like belt off. Then the check is the 10 seconds? Get a 19 mm wrench and get on the spring tensioner and that will be enough to roll the pulley and get a feel for smooth or not. Maybe that...

I would agree with the proper pulley..I dont know about the actual spacing, I could measure it. The correct pulley isn't very expensive ($32 for a new oem one) I would have been better off but I would need the tool (once every 100k!) and prices in Anchorage are much higher and or freight to...

The rest of the story is that the Bosch had the wrong pulley on it as the spaced flange was nearest to the alternator. Its supposed to be on the outside. The Bosch PN (TYC 2-13853) crosses both in their book and online lookup. https://www.partcatalog.com/tyc-2-13853-alternator.html I...

Yes its the 6 grove, I need to confirm its not an issue, seems like it would run fine. I found the old pulley and it has the same spacing, what was looking odd was the combination of the spacing and the extra grove. The referecnes I am looking at seem to have no spacing to a machined...

Adder: The Bosch alternator I go has the wrong pulley on it, its spaced out 1/4 -3/8 of an inch more. Working with the parts people (nice group, local operation) to sort out. There is a spacer gap the old one does not have and trial check and it does not line up. Good info from...

Sometimes when the pulley fails it damages the threads and requires a new rotor at minimum. I stock the ina clutch pulleys for those, as well as an American made tool kit. The Chinese ones are known for breaking. Sometimes when it was seized up like that, it can be pretty hard to break loose and...

If it is a Valeo unit, I'd just replace it with a Bosch and a new INA pulley. If it is already a Bosch unit, and is not otherwise damaged, I'd just put a new pulley on. That bearing in that pulley seized up a while ago. You got lucky that neglecting it and letting it let go like that did not...

It was a fun day, it sounded just a bit odd but nothing concerning. Made a 45 mile run, two stops, then back 35 miles, two stops and the second the accessory belt let go (no alternator, no Power steering, yes brakes) That weird clutch pulley on the alternator seized up, move forward 2...

I checked NAPA, they had Amsoil Euro version that did have the 505.01, one quart, sheese. And then there was the accesory belt failure. hmmm

Not being argumentative, just trying to sort this out. The issue with the PD engines is the cam lobes where they narrowed the valve rocker am and put in a narrow rocker arm to be the active force on the unit injector. . I am fully familiar with diesel engines, I worked on and...