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Yes, replace the cam and lifters immediately. I had a tappet fail at 350,000 miles after hearing the tell-tale ticking for a couple of months and ignoring it. https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?threads/failed-tappet-accepting-recommendations.493019/#post-5447654 And also just posted...

Been there, done that. My engine had 350,000 miles. Pulled a head at the local pick-a-part for $70 that had 260,000 miles. It was an automatic, so I swapped my injectors over to it, put in a new cam and set of lifters, and motored on. I just passed 400,000 miles. Brett

I had an intermittent hard start when cold for several months, then one day it just decided it wasn't going to start at all anymore. Fortunately, it was in my garage when it did so. My cold hard start was solved by replacing the quantity adjuster (QA) seal, the big O-ring seal in the injection...

400k US miles Brett

In short, you can adapt a new key to a 2006 TDI's immobilizer system yourself with a Ross-Tech VCDS, but you have to have the immobilizer PIN (also called the SKC code). With the PIN in hand, just follow the instruction from the Ross-Tech wiki...

I was going to ask about your turbo before getting to your last post. I salute you for coming back to your original thread to post the resolution. There is nothing more annoying than a thread dying out with no resolution posted. Brett

I'm getting back to this thread I started a few months ago. The car has sat idle until I had time to replace the camshaft and lifters. My daughter and I finally got the job done this week. She's going to start driving soon, and this is going to be her car, so I'm making her work for it. :)...

One tip, use some bearing grease on the strut's barrel. I recall a minor battle with the passenger side strut on my 02 Jetta. I separated the inner CV joint from the transmission flange, which I think is a factory procedure. I think I had trouble with a metal tab on the strut hanging up on...

I guess my first question is have you confidently isolated the issue to that door? The indicator in my car doesn't tell you which door is ajar. Strange that it took 2 hours for it to register the door open. That makes me think it's a dodgy connection farther upstream than where you already...

Seriously, only 30K miles? Surprised IDparts sells such crap. Their info says made in Europe or Turkey. Unless it really was an oil issue. Still, I find it hard to believe oil made that big of a difference. What did you replace it with second time around? I purchased a cam kit from...

I'll be doing the camshaft first, see what happens, then move on to flywheel and maybe clutch if there's no change. Brett

This was posted in a thread this month asking recommendations for flywheel replacement. "I'm in the 3rd year and about 28K Km's since I had my clutch and flywheel assembly replaced with a Sachs SMF Quiet Clutch kit. I replaced the OEM DMF flywheel due to a bad idle speed engine vibration...

I took a closer look at the records. The receipts for the clutch show a "super smooth LUK upgraded clutch kit for 1998-2006 MK4 and MK5 TDI" purchased from Dieselgeek for $460 in 2012. The first owner's very brief notes say "Clutch (LUK DMF) replacement." Dieselgeek's website doesn't show...

I checked the dog bone, and it's good. Does a "stuck DMF" mean replacement? I've not heard that one before, but I haven't read up on DMF's. I understand there were issues from the factory, but this one is a LUK replacement. Done 63,000 miles ago. Brett

Checked the camshaft today. It's toast. #4 exhaust was severely worn. I didn't bother checking the rest. I knew enough. I could not tell if the lifter was holed, but I don't think so. I don't think I hear the puff-puff sound that is typically heard. I'm not surprised as I believe the...

More to add because I just bought it and haven't driven it much. The previous owner also mentioned that the shake was intermittent. And, that may be the case. I was driving it some today, and it wasn't shaking at a standstill, but then I drove some more, and it did shake. I just don't have...

After disassembling 3 door locks 4 times in 2 days, I consider myself an expert in Mk5 door latches. By lock #3 I figured I'd take some pics and include a couple details to ease disassembly for anyone still reading this thread. No pics of it, but it is a battle peeling back the original tabs...

Well, I spoke too soon. The driver's door lock worked for an afternoon, but then stopped again. I think spinning the motor at full speed wore the varnish off the commutator just enough to allow the driver's door lock to work momentarily, but it wasn't a long term result. The seller had...

I should get in there and do it, but it just seems to run well otherwise. Sounds good, revs good. Doesn't seem to have a power deficit. It does have this turbo lag issue that I've seen a thread about. It dawdles along at low rpm until about 1800-2300 then bam, the power hits. In first gear...

Just keeping this post going strong 5 years on (because it's very good). I just acquired an '06 Jetta sedan that had a non-functioning driver's door lock. This post gave me the knowledge and motivation to get in there. Upon opening up the electrical section and removing the motor, I realized...