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Nice warm day so I lubed my sunroof. Creaks and groans gone for a while. No I’m not referring to the ones while opening or closing, just the regular ones while driving.

My understanding is that the butterflies close off part of the intake under low rpm to increase the air velocity in the remaining tracts and resulting swirl in the combustion chambers. This probably reduces emissions and might help response, power and economy. I think people who are modifying...

M14x1.5.

AH- you don’t have hills. Even at -20 C I get the coolant gauge straight up before I get to work. 2 km of 8% grade helps, I’m typically reading 30C at the bottom and over 70 C at the top, taking it easy in 4th gear at about 2000 rpm. That said, with the original thermostat at -30 C, on the...

My car received the same tube, but the dealer connected it properly.

Be aware your temperature gauge is buffered and will read 190 at any temperature between about 170 and 207 F

If your temperature gauge isn’t getting to the middle (90) the coolant temperature is below 75C. It should get there within 10 minutes of a cold start even well below freezing. I’m not sure that’s got anything to do with the radiator fans running though. If it doesn’t get there you need a new...

RCD 330 plus gives you Bluetooth phone for about $300US. Plug and play OEM VW radio from China. Mine has worked flawlessly for 3 years.

I recall in the thermostat replacement thread a mention of a wear spot somewhere near the alternator or HPFP. Can’t remember exactly but mine was showing a little chafing so I wrapped a bit of bicycle inner tube around it.

I’d bet m6x1 but could be m6 x .75. Given the cost of a m6 at Home Depot I would buy both if available. Cheaper than going back a second time🤤

Totally normal, the cluster reads 6% higher than the actual speed with the odometer reading correctly. The parallax in the analog speedometer adds a bit more. If you want your actual speed you can install a Polar FIS which will give you an actual speed reading in the instrument panel or you can...

It is a known issue. You might need a new latch. https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?threads/jsw-rear-hatch-latch-problem.392922/#post-4987285 That said, mine has done it intermittently for years, rear interior light doesn’t work. I bought a latch with a camera in it a couple years ago...

You should be able to read all three EGT’s in VCDS or your choice of software. My question would be do they make any sense (but maybe ecu doesn’t like the readings) or are they nonsense or nothing there.

The big bolt is moved relative to what? The bolt goes into the frame rail, if that is moved the car is done IMHO, but I doubt you could do that without first shearing the bolt. Come to think of it I wonder if the bolt is seriously bent and you might just be measuring how much. No adjustment in...

It’s a diesel. Seems to me that as long as it’s not really cold, has compression and the fuel is being injected at about the right time it should start. I thought if a temperature sensor went out the ecu saw either hot or cold and I’d be surprised if a warm engine wouldn’t start at either of...

Are you sure you plugged everything back in? I didn’t 🤭

The lower front is the important one, I had an IDParts front but didn’t replace the Velcro soon enough and lost the bottom piece. Made a new one from some rubber I had hanging around. 1/8”, might be neoprene or some sort of gasketing material, quite flexible and easy to cut. If I hadn’t found...

Having read through part of your VCDS file I suspect you may have bogus codes. Is your battery ok? Alternator ok? Did you post something about losing your serpentine belt? Can’t remember if that was you. If so I think that might cause low voltage and all sorts of nonexistent codes to pop up. I’d...

I think your TPMS problem might be related to the ABS issue. I can’t remember which models/ years detect soft tire by different speed registered by ABS on that wheel. I’m happy to not have TPMS. It’s easy to damage the wiring to a wheel sensor when changing struts, I’d start there.

I swapped bearings but I’m quite sure that was unnecessary. Gave me a chance to clean up the knuckles nicely though. I now have a spare set of bearings from a 2006 Passat with unknown mileage and abuse.