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Hi, just curious for your input regarding what kind of tires to get. I have a Mk7 Golf SEL, so the rims are 18". Hoping to find something that's a good balance of all weather, durability, and MPG for those wheels.

Hi, I just got a new-to-me 2015 Golf TDI SEL and it needs new tires. I figure, might as well put some eco-mpg-friendly tires on there, but there does not seem to be any marketed as such for my specialty wheel size. Nor do I see rolling resistance rating specifically described anywhere. Any...

@Vince Waldon , thanks! I guess I will take it to a mechanic. My ScanGuage didn't catch anything. (I wouldn't describe my issue as a flashing glow plug light -- too intermittent -- but that's alright. The answer is "see a mechanic" anyway :) )

My 2005 Jetta BEW has been starting harder and harder in the last few weeks, today and yesterday especially (I live in moderate climate). Just now, as I was driving uphill, the glow plug light started coming on intermittently and when it was on, the engine returned to idle. It did it maybe 8...

Thanks @JB05. That's the silver thing that says Bosch on, it to the right of the cylinder head (standing by the bumper), right? With the engine cool I wiped around it with a rag and smelled it, and didn't find a fuel smell. Is there a better way to check, or do you think that's sufficient?

Changed the ECT and air filter, and it's like a new engine. Much smoother.

Hi, so, I'm new to all this, but learning. Right about the time I confirmed that my MPG is not what it should be (<30mpg), my engine threw a code P0117, which I guess is a coolant temperature sensor. Reading online, they said symptoms include poor performance at low temperatures, hard starting...

Nevermind -- I figured out what the choices are.

I'm planning to replace the four fuel lines on the top of the engine that run too and from the fuel filter, but I want to make sure I get ones that are good with biodiesel. Any recommendations?

Thanks @TomasRowley98! I just have pliers and screwdrivers and stuff, but my friend has some metric wrenches (socket and otherwise) I can go over and borrow. He might even have some torx bits. I just changed the fuel filter today (which I've done before bit its been awhile), and I'm having...

Checking for used tools is a great idea. Thanks for that reminder. I got a sawzall for next to nothing on Craigslist one time. Same price as renting on from Home Depot, except you get a tool at the end.

@csstevej Thanks! Sorry, in the last post I forgot to say that I got it started. I had been cranking the engine for a few seconds here and there, sometimes a few times in a row, but didn't want to drain the battery and also it just didn't seem right. I checked the fuel filter and it was...

Yeah, in 25 years of driving, this is the first time. In my case, it's a new-to-me car, analogue fuel gauge with a 1-2 gal margin of error, single parent running around from one barely-keeping-up moment to the next in a pandemic with no childcare, and finally trying to go to a specific fuel...

Thanks Rrusse11!

Thanks!

Thanks guys -- I got it. Turns out, I just needed to turn the key to the 'on' position and wait a few minutes (5 or 6) and it started finally.

@IndigoBlueWagon thanks. If I turn the key to the 'on' position, does the pump run continually, or do I need to continue to put the key in and out of the 'on' position to get it to keep pumping? I'm pretty sure I hear it, but I hear a lot of stuff start up when I turn the key. I'll keep trying.

Follow up question... is there a particular brand of repair manual you recommend?

Thank you so much @MukGyver @IndigoBlueWagon @Ol'Rattler @Mongler98 for your help and encouragement! Those links are really helpful. I feel inspired about the fuel lines and valve cover -- I'll first check that it's tight. I have another issue going on that I'm hoping for some help on. I...

@CleverUserName you're right, that's where I am. I looked into what yo said and you're totally right. Maybe you already know this, but it looks like it's all about aromatic hydrocarbons. Aromatics cause some seals to swell; biodiesel has more than petroleum diesel, and renewable diesel has...