Dalon
Veteran Member
I had recently made a post about my car relating to the MAF sensor since I had code P0101. I cleaned the MAF sensor, cleared codes, and the same code came back about 24 hours later. I have other issues as well now though which are concerning me...I think the code may possibly be related to a air/boost leak somewhere cause sometimes around 2000RPM or while turning I can hear what sounds like a blow off valve noise, also the car has a very rough idle. I'm also wondering if it could be a loose belt or bad tensioner possibly? I installed the ECS dog bone insert which I know will increase NVH but I was wondering if this is normal...the car will make a violent rattling/rough idle noise but if I position my brake pedal a certain way to where I'm pressing the pedal in just enough to keep the car from moving, it doesn't make the noise and sounds smooth, but sometimes it is the opposite, I have to press the pedal in entirely to get a smooth idle. I believe some of the rattling may be because of the subframe issue with our cars and on top of that, one of my main subframe bolts is stripped. I plan on getting the Tyrol collar kit to fix this or at least the passat bolts with spacers for the time being but I was curious on your guys' thoughts on these issues. Thank you!
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