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    CR140 Flapper Valve Performance...

    Here's another reason to remove those intake swirl flaps: https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?threads/intake-swirl-flaps-rod-failure-takes-out-the-engine.526332/#post-5777566
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    Intake swirl flaps rod failure takes out the engine

    Posting this just to show what happens when the swirl flaps rod on the intake manifold fails and part of it gets into the engine. This happened on a 2009 VW Jetta Sportwagen, the car has approximately 275K km on the odometer. My wife was driving the car when it happened. She said the engine...
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    Broken rear coil spring

    This happened at 162,000 km while the car was just parked waiting in line at a ferry terminal. It's the rear right coil spring. This is one week after I replaced the front springs because the front left one had snapped.
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    2009 TDI towing

    I've been just checking the etrailer web site, they also list now the draw-tite and hidden-hitch as compatible with 2009 JSW: http://www.etrailer.com/hitch-2009_Volkswagen_Jetta+SportWagen.htm The draw-tite model 24752 and the hidden-hitch model 60811 look identical to me, even the installation...
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    2009 TDI towing

    Can you post any impressions on how does the draw-tite behave? Have you tried the 2'' adapter and the bike rack on it? Is there any noticeable flex? Do you have any pictures of the hitch installed on the car? I'm in much of the same situation, I want to use a bike rack to carry two mountain...
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    Vancouver TDI Owner roll call.

    1) Erik / Vancouverdieselgeek West Vancouver 2) Ed / Ed's TDI / Victoria, BC 3) Fred / VW Derf / Richmond, BC 4) Bert / Northerndreams / Delta, BC 5) Jeremy / Brando06 / Vancouver, BC 6) Tony / VW Petrolero / Vancouver, BC 7) Jason / cavuseeker / Redmond, WA 8) Peter / tdi_sport / Coquitlam, BC...
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    Canadian TDI prices are out...

    Anybody knows how come the sedan is on that list, but not the wagon? As far as I know they have (almost) identical fuel mileages.
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