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Some ALH stuff for sale: 1. A set of 4 brand new Firad ASLA 520 injector nozzles $150. 2. VCDS cable KII version i think it is $150 - TENTATIVELY SOLD 3. ALH timing belt tool kit. One tool is slightly broken I forget which. I can provide more details if you're interested. $100 4. Diesel...

My '02 is getting pretty rough - been running with no power steering (bypassed and removed) and no a/c for a few years, body is getting rough and a few other minor problems. What do you fellow ALH'ers plan on replacing your car with? I had a rental Golfwagen with AWD last January in Vancouver...

No idea. I never got that far into diagnosing. Either way it looked like it was going to require dropping the subframe to fix and I could forsee snapped bolts thanks to all the salt the car has seen over the years. I'm shocked I'm still driving the car. Last year I removed the power...

For what it's worth, I've been driving my '02 without power steering for a few years without issue other than a little difficulty parking. I ran a shorter belt and by-passed the power steering pump. I've got both the a/c and power steering bypassed now as the a/c doesn't work either and it's...

Stupid question, but leafs whereabouts are you? Assuming you're in the Toronto area? I'm in Ottawa and I've got a few cans of R134 I've collected over the years. I'm headed to Newmarket/Holland Landing area for Canada Day week if that helps you. Could sell you a few cans if that works for...

I haven't heard of the car shutting off because it's not charging. The computer likely knows the battery voltage and will shut down when that gets too low. I know this because I drove on battery power until the computer shut down (everything else shut down too but the motor kept running)...

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=500813 Mine turned out to be blown fuse. I forget which one it was but replaced it and it fixed the problem.

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=500813 Mine turned out to be blown fuse. I forget which one it was but replaced it and it fixed the problem.

I found that it helps to crank the parking brake a whole bunch of times. I'm not sure the order matters though but I would crank the parking brake about 20-30 times before bleeding the system. I've replace rear calipers a few times and found I couldn't get a hard pedal without cranking the...

I get what you're saying. I do all my own work but rack replacement is a ****ty job. Did one on my wife's '02 Altima with a junkyard rack (twice as much work) and on a rust-belt car with limited life I wouldn't bother doing it again but here I am 3+ years after the fact. These VW's certainly...

Here's the thread: http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=388759 The Continental part number is 4060380 for the 38" belt but as I said in that thread a 39" belt would probably work better. 39" part number is 4060390. I got mine from Rockauto but you could probably get it locally using...

I posted that in another thread a while back. Let me dig that up.

FWIW, I've been running without power steering for at least a couple of years on my '02 with no ill effects other than stronger arms. I've bypassed the pump with a shorter belt that only turns the alternator and tensioner (a/c seems to be not working now too). I didn't think I'd keep the car...

Check your local dealer. I almost bought one from idparts but the local dealer was actually significantly cheaper (for my 2002 though). And being brand new I didn't have to worry about getting the old bushings out.

FWIW, I ran a full size fridge and a deep freezer off a $500 Harbor Freight Predator 2000 inverter generator for about 40 hours a couple of years ago when we had some tornadoes. Actually I shut it off at night but it was enough to keep the food from spoiling. I had heard good things about...

I printed off all the instructions from one of the write ups and followed it step by step, page by page and it went smoothly. I wouldn't hesitate to do it as long as you have the proper tools. And I'm no pro either. It was my first timing belt.

That's a pretty sweet swap. I shared the Craigslist add on Facebook as I have lots of car friends all over the U.S. Good luck with the sale. I'd love to pick up something like this if the timing were better.

I've had Bridgestone Ecopia EP-422 (I think that's the right number) on my car for a few years. Way better mileage than the previous tires (Dunlop Star-Specs) but that's not surprising. Absolutely useless in the snow on the FWD Jetta but I had an AWD Golf rental in Vancouver in January with...

This is not just a VW issue. I had issues with reman alternators in my old '97 Taurus SHO. The originals would last 80-100k miles and replacements were lucky to get 20k. On my ALH, the pulley has been the only problem and since I swapped it with a decent one from my id parts, it hasn't failed...

Back in 2014 I think it was I drove from Refrew, Ontario to Maxwell, Ontario (about 390 km or about 4.5 hrs) on battery power after the alternator pulley decided to separate. I drove with the e-brake pulled one click to disable the daytime running lights for most of the way (the annoying chime...