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The coat of paint on my Konis is shockingly thin. Probably reason why I hear they rust out so bad. I ended up spraying several coats of clear just to give them a bit better protection.

My 2005 was t-boned, passenger side seat and curtain bags let go. Fixed the car myself myself. All I did was replace the bags and one sensor under the seat with good used and reset with VCDS. After 4 years, no trouble codes has popped up.

You'll need to source a 5.5mm bellhousing spacer and BGW or AVF starter to fit the 240mm flywheel also.

A European 2.0 liter BGW Passat has a 240mm flywheel. Here are some OE part numbers from the BGW that I collected that might be useful for you. Dual Mass Flywheel - 03G105266AT Clutch Disk - 03G141031H Clutch Pressure Plate - 059141117J Clutch release bearing - 0B1141165 5.5 mm bellhousing...

I have to agree with this. My original was warped and leaked with a new gasket. Then my straight used one warped and started leaking. I ended up RTVing it. Not my favorite thing to do and will be a pain the arse to clean off when I remove it. Should of just sucked it up and buy a new cover.

If you are looking for a 5 speed gearbox, I have an FHN for sale. https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?threads/b5-passat-fhn-manual-transmission-gearbox-for-sale.523730/ .

At least with the B5.5, I could have gotten away with just replacing the seatback. But I found a whole seat instead.

I had my B5.5 Passat get t-boned. The side curtain and side seat airbags let go. When I fixed it, I replaced the curtain bag and whole seat with used parts. I also replaced the side airbag impact sensor with a used part as mentioned above it stores a crash code. Cleared the stored ECU crash...

Not to be persnickety, but I mentioned the location on the last sentence in my original post. Bakersfield, California Thanks for the bump though!

FHN gearbox up for sale. I bought it from an auto dismantler in Lithuania and claimed to have 172,129 Km shown on the last pic from when I first got the box. Spins nicely, other three pictures are current. I do have a copy of the VIN of the 2002 Passat it came out of. It's been kept in...

That would have been a last resort option if no takers. I'm just glad it's going to be used on an interesting project.

BHW long block has been hauled away.

I don't know the history of it. I pulled the engine from a wreck. So I assumed it was good. I removed some parts from it, like the injectors. But in doing so, I accidentally dropped a washer down one of the cylinders. My plan was to go through the engine anyways. Remove the balance shaft...

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From a 2004 Passat sedan Was going to keep as my spare engine. But I am moving and can't take it with me. Includes oil pan, valve cover and cam other miscellaneous parts attached. Need it gone ASAP. Located in Bakersfield, CA

My friend just acquired a 2014 Jetta TDI engine code CJAA, 6 speed manual transmission code NFP. Manufacturered on 08/13 in Mexico. She asked me to check into a few things of the car that she has concerns. One is she said the seller had a shop swap out the ECM, but he didn't think it was the...

Just a side note, the wagon in the picture doesn't have the correct year fenders. Are you sure it's an '05?

You can try to contact these folks for valvebodies. http://www.erikssonindustries.com/ http://kansascitytdi.com/contact/ .