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2013 Passat Misfueling Guard I would like to add Power Services diesel fuel supplement to the fuel in my brand spanking new 2013 Passat TDI, and imagine my surprise when I could not open the misfueling guard with a finger in order to insert my tube to add PS! Why couldn't I open that $%^&*...

Walmart EverStart 94R Battery I visited my local Green Valley, AZ Super Walmart store today, and that store has begun stocking the Everstart MAX 94R battery, and the best part is ..... it costs only $75!

I had a CEL on my 1999.5 Jetta TDI and, after determining all the glow plugs were fine (using a VOM), I saturated the glow plug harness terminal with DEOXIT, let soak for a minute or two, then drained the excess DEOXIT and hooked the harness to the glow plugs. No more CEL! As a side note, I...

Could it be possible that the cooling system needs to be "burped"? It the lower radiator hose is cold, it may be that there is an air bubble in the system that is preventing water circulation.

Aligator Chip Since it cost me $350 to have the Bosch starter rebuilt (with Bosch parts) on my 1999.5 Jetta TDI, I figured that I could avoid that cost in the future by having Aaron (BleachedBora) have an Aligator chip installed in my ECU. I had to pay an extra $100 since the 1999.5 ECUs...

Scott: I have a 1999.5 A4 Jetta and my car did NOT have the female part that clips to the bottom edge of the windshield! All that was present was the plastic cowling and it was tarred to the bottom edge of the windshield to prevent water leaking onto the ECM. Are the clip and the cowl two...

I got you guys all beat! BB (a.k.a. Aaron) delivered my order BEFORE it was even placed! :) NadaGasser

Duly noted ..... and ACCOMPLISHED! ;)

BK: Please change my User Name to NadaGasser. Thanks. formerly Mike in Oshkosh, WI

My current User Name is "Mike in Oshkosh, WI". Since my wife and I have moved to Green Valley, AZ, my User Name is inappropriate now. I want to change it, but I've scoped Fred's site and do NOT see any way to do this. HELP! Mike NOT in Oshkosh, WI

My 1999.5 Jetta TDI engine is "inconsistent" when starting after being fully warmed up and then shut down for several minutes. Sometimes it will start right up, and sometimes it will take approximately 5 seconds of continuous cranking. Starter cranking speed is excellent! Here's what's been...

Elf Excellium DID My 1999.5 Jetta had 140,000 miles on it when I bought it last Fall. The first thing I did was to change to Elf Excellium DID motor oil. In a 1,900 mile drive from Tucson, AZ to Madison, WI in early May, the drop in the dipstick oil level was almost imperceptible! Now a...

Problem Fixed! But Don't Know Exactly Why! OK, everyone, thanks for the input. I ordered a new T-valve from tdiparts and installed it this afternoon. No leaks! Here's what I discovered though with the old valve: 1) does NOT appear to be cracked. I would presume that if cracking occurred...

Help! My 1999.5 New Jetta was running fine on B20 here in the sunny, warm state of Arizona, and since we will be driving to Wisconsin on May 11, I decided that the fuel filter should be changed, since it has not been changed since I bought the car last Fall. There were no fuel leaks before the...

Price of biodiesel Blends Fueled up yesterday at Arizona Petroleum Products in Tucson. B20 is $3.95/gallon. Last time I fueled up there, maybe 4-6 weeks ago, B20 was $3.24/gallon. Mike in Green Valley, AZ

Another Defector from Wisconsin And I ALSO relocated to "Aridzona" from Wisconsin! A year ago, my wife and I retired from Oshkosh-by-Gosh to Green Valley, 20 minutes south of the Old Pueblo. Couldn't stand the winters and high taxes any longer .... Good to know that there is a TDi group in...

Price of biodiesel Blends This is interesting indeed! In Tucson, B99 is LESS EXPENSIVE than B2 or B20! Perhaps AZ subsidizes the higher B blend ratio. Mike in Green Valley

In Tucson, there is only ONE biodiesel distributor, Arizona Petroleum Products on Cherry St. The pump has 3 selections: B2, B20, and B99. I have been using the B20 selection ..... BUT, I can truthfully say that the exhaust smells more like "farm" than like "dinosaur"! Mike in Green Valley, AZ

Deceleration shudder Jason: I need you to check this out when I am in Mad City this summer. I also have a couple other tasks for you since we last "talked". Mike

My 1999.5 Jetta 5-speed does the exact same thing. As I let off the throttle, as in slowing for a red light while leaving the clutch engaged to slow the car to approximately 1,000 engine rpm before clutch disengagment, the engine misfires from about 1,300 rpm down to 1,000 rpm. This ONLY...