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wow, these are all great numbers you guys are hitting! the best I've been able to get out of my 89 jetta diesel with the 1.6n/a is 54mpg. Of course thats keeping it between 55-60mph on the highway.

I pm'ed "meganuke" about changing the timing belt and if he's still around and up for doing the job, then I'll have him do it. I'd rather have a good vw tech such as meganuke do the job than myself. Although I like working on cars, I don't trust myself doing this job lol.

ok after inspecting the leak before and after driving the car for a while it seems that the leak isn't that bad so I'm going to live with it for now. As for the timing belt, thats getting changed as soon as possible because I have no clue as to when it was done last. I'd like to be on the safe...

Hey Peter, have you had any luck finding a good mechanic in the central CT area? I to live in cheshire and am in need of a good vw diesel mechanic.

ok tomorrow I'll officially time the leak to see how long it takes to accumulate. lucky for me the engine is very clean so removing the oil that leaked already will be easy. what I know already is that when the engine is running, I can see the oil leaking out at a fairly slow rate, but at rate...

I topped off the coolant and everthing seems to be fine in that department(temp gauge works, red light stopped blinking) the only thing I question is that there is green coolant in the reservoir bottle. I used this "all makes all models" green coolant since the green stuff was in there already...

thanks for the link aquaticmind, that helps me a lot! Nate, your absolutely right. The more I look into the problems, the more I realize they're not that bad. I paid $1,800 for the car and the car itself is in excellent condition. No rot, no dents, interior looks great, and i'm in love with the...

Hello, first off, let me start by introducing myself. My name is Shaun, im 29 years old, I live in Central CT and I just bought my first vw diesel! I've been looking to purchase a diesel powered vehicle for sometime now as I'm a huge fan of pretty much anything diesel. I bought an 89'...