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The main thing is a timing belt change.

I can't decide what to do with my 2005 TDI Wagon. When I bought the car new, I was traveling a lot. It was perfect for me, lots of space and lots of range. However, I don't travel much anymore, I just run errands around town and the occasional short day trip. I love the car, but it's getting...

Is the list up to date and still being maintained? The links in the Google doc aren't clickable, and it's set to not allow copying text.

If it completely detached, I wouldn't think I'd be able to feed the weed eater line down and have it come out at the bottom. I see the post above about completely removing the headliner, but how do I partially remove it to check?

Thanksgiving night we had heavy rain all night long, and Friday I had a very wet floor mat. The majority of the water was under the brake pedal, which usually means I've got too much pine tree crap under the windshield wiper tray (whatever that's called). I also had a few drops of water come...

Hmm. What do I do now? It's possible I was sent a bad sensor. I can check the old sensor first to see if it was even bad before pulling the new one out. I'm not sure how to check it though. I remember one of the posts I read mentioned getting certain resistance values at certain temps...

On the BEW, the fuel temp sensor is inline with a fuel line just to the right of the oil filter (pics on this post). It's a quick "fix." Unplug it, remove the clip, pull the sensor out, then reverse the process. In the other posts I found about this, it was mentioned wiring or a fuse could...

A few weeks ago I was cruising down the highway I could feel a slight stutter every now and then. It felt like when in turbulence behind a truck or a gust of wind hitting the car, but I wasn't behind a truck and it wasn't windy that day. I still wasn't 100% sure if it was the car, the road, or...

Thanks everyone. I looked at the picture on IDParts again and now see that it isn't a connector like I thought. Has anyone spliced on a 4-wire connector after cutting off the old harness to make future changes easier? Although, since this one lasted me over 10 years, it probably isn't worth...

I started getting a CEL for the #2 glowplug a few weeks after my 10k oil change. Since it was still summer, I put off checking it, but now that the weather is getting cooler, I decided to take care of it. I looked at the Glow Plug 101 Guide for testing the glow plug and harness. I suspected...

I've seen some diesel pumps that have the same size nozzle as the gas pumps. That would suck to not be able to get fuel if you happen to stop at a station with one of those. I've seen an adapter for the large nozzles to fit smaller filler necks because some newer diesel pickups don't take the...

I'm still scratching my head as to why VW stopped using the large filler hole on diesel cars. My '05 will take the big nozzle, and good thing too as a few times on the highway I've pulled over to get fuel when the light came on and the only station within range was a truck stop with large nozzles.

It's not the whole headliner. It is just the fabric on the plastic access panel covering the sunroof motor and manual control. Here, a picture is worth 1000 words:

Did you find something to fix it? Mine is doing this as well. I had been pressing it back up with my hand and it would stay for a few days, but that's not working anymore. It's peeling off from the left rear corner and blocking part of the rear view mirror, so I finally pulled the panel off...

Did you ever get this fixed? I came out to my car last week on a hot day to find the fabric on the sunroof motor cover hanging down from one corner. I pressed it back up and it stayed for a few days, but now it's hanging down and won't stay up. It blocks the rear view mirror, so I finally...

Is there anyone in the central MS area that can help me with headlight replacement? My 2005 Jetta's lenses are gross looking, beyond what any DIY restoration methods can fix. I was thinking of ordering glass replacements lenses because I thought it would be a quick and easy job. I just...

I went to IL last week. I filled up before leaving for $3.82/gal, and watched the prices go up the farther North I went. On the way home I was watching the signs at the truck stops ranging from $4.05 to $4.20. I kept heading south until the fuel light came on and stopped somewhere in AR. I...

Last week in Jackson, MS on the Pilot truck stop's billboard I pass by RUG was $2.99 and diesel $3.81. Yesterday RUG down to $2.89 and diesel $3.79. Diesel is slightly cheaper and RUG is slightly more expensive at home in Vicksburg.

The fix definitely works. A couple of weeks ago it was hot and humid, so while at the gym I let the sunroof tilted up to vent while I was inside. I checked the weather that morning and there was a 10% chance of rain. I heard it raining while inside, but didn't think anything about it. Right...

That is correct. After I fill up, I write on the receipt the odometer reading, the trip odometer, then flip to the tank page on the SG and write down the SG's mileage. I just dug out 7 more receipts on my desk, and the SG's reported mileage is always 2-3 MPG high. I don't write down the SG's...