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Hermansen posted:I'd say I'm about average..? Anywho, I've already mended it! Nice! I love the easy fixes like that.
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el topo posted:Argh! For the past couple of days my A4 was having a tough time starting, and at lunchtime today it just gave up. Fortunately this happened at the dealership where I was making an appointment to have that looked at (good thing I followed my instincts!) but it's still a bother. Yeah, it's the battery. VAG starters seem to draw a lot - when the battery isn't tip-top you can get a slow or weak crank pretty easily. With the engine running put a volt meter on the battery and see what the voltage is. If it's 12.9 V or less then you've got a charging system problem but I'm betting on a weak battery.
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(mind you I have had a flu recently so my ears are a bit waxy). Well, at least it was at the right place for something like that to happen. This would have been a pain in the arse to deal with in the garage.
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May 14, 2011 19:14
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At what point do I cancel my order from ECS Tuning?.... I put in an order: 4/7/2011 Expected Ship Date was: 5/13/2011 It still says "Product Inbound", even though when I originally ordered it said all items were in stock. I had emailed someone about it, and he said that it's because of the EuroJet PCV kit or something... that they are slow at getting it to them, but to me it seems a bit ridiculous to have been waiting for almost a month and half.
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May 16, 2011 15:44
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Kashwashwa posted:At what point do I cancel my order from ECS Tuning?.... Oh my god, I thought MJM was bad. Parts4vws, German Auto Parts, world impex and 1stvwparts are the way to go.
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May 16, 2011 16:08
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I'm losing my Golf R boner. They keep pulling things off of it. If the price goes down with that stuff I may keep watching it.
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May 17, 2011 04:46
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Billy Tully posted:Oh my god, I thought MJM was bad. Parts4vws, German Auto Parts, world impex and 1stvwparts are the way to go. I had good experiences with ECS.
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May 17, 2011 04:57
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Bumming Your Scene posted:I'm losing my Golf R boner. They keep pulling things off of it. If the price goes down with that stuff I may keep watching it. Things like what?
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May 17, 2011 06:46
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Bumming Your Scene posted:I'm losing my Golf R boner. Me too. I currently have a MKV GTI, so I don't know why I'd pay $32k for an occasional boost to the rear wheels and the same amount of HP I can get from probably $2k worth of mods.
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May 17, 2011 13:11
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Yeah, things like what? I haven't seen any new news recently... That said, yeah you can get Golf R hp on the MKV with pretty minimal mods, but also consider what you can get on the Golf R with the same minimal mods... 
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May 17, 2011 16:18
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I have a 2001 Jetta 1.8 Turbo with a bit of an issue with the timing belt. That is, the timing belt broke. I'm getting quoted about 2100 to fix it because they have to check valves and whatever else. My question: Is there an agreed upon best place to sell broken Jettas?
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May 17, 2011 16:38
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THE GAYEST POSTER posted:I have a 2001 Jetta 1.8 Turbo with a bit of an issue with the timing belt. That is, the timing belt broke. I'm getting quoted about 2100 to fix it because they have to check valves and whatever else. My question: Is there an agreed upon best place to sell broken Jettas? Out of curiosity, what was your mileage?
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May 17, 2011 16:40
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Kashwashwa posted:Out of curiosity, what was your mileage? About 110,000.
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THE GAYEST POSTER posted:About 110,000. Sell it on vwvortex.com. Someone will buy it and fix it themselves.
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THE GAYEST POSTER posted:About 110,000. Heh, never trust a timing belt over 65k miles. Luckily my waterpump poo poo the bed at 38k so they replaced the timing belt then for an extra couple hundred on top of the warranty work. Odds are the motor is hosed if the belt let loose at anything over idle.
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Kashwashwa posted:At what point do I cancel my order from ECS Tuning?.... Well, I happened to get another email today: "I am writing to inform you that there has been a slight delay in receiving some of the items for your order. As of the current time, we are expecting them to arrive on 6.10.11. Here at ECS Tuning, we work hard to make sure that we get your items to you in a timely manner. We are however at the mercy of our manufacturers and suppliers of the items. Please rest assured that your items are on order and as soon as our suppliers have them, we will ship them out to you as soon as possible." So I ordered early April, and am told they are expecting them to arrive June 10th... Honestly, I don't know if I can wait that long. Isn't that kind of ridiculous to ask of a customer? I'm not ordering like a $20 part either, I ordered $600 worth of parts...
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May 18, 2011 00:31
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Kashwashwa posted:So I ordered early April, and am told they are expecting them to arrive June 10th... Honestly, I don't know if I can wait that long. Isn't that kind of ridiculous to ask of a customer? I'm not ordering like a $20 part either, I ordered $600 worth of parts... Is it ridiculous? We don't know... what parts did you order? If it was $600 worth of spark plugs, water pumps and tune up parts, then yeah. If it was $600 worth of some rare parts imported from Germany with a lead time and delays, then no.
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THE GAYEST POSTER posted:I have a 2001 Jetta 1.8 Turbo with a bit of an issue with the timing belt. That is, the timing belt broke. I'm getting quoted about 2100 to fix it because they have to check valves and whatever else. My question: Is there an agreed upon best place to sell broken Jettas? Can't you just get a used head from vortex and fix it yourself?
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Quick question before I do something silly... I recently bought a vanity Euro plate for my B7 A4. My province doesn't require a front license plate so obviously I intent to put the plate there. It came with a "universal" mounting frame that looks something like this:  Obviously I'd have to remove the grille cover to be able to install the plate. At the same time I know that Audi also makes a grille cover that's made to house the plate, but ECS will only have that in stock in mid-summer. So before I go about removing the existing grille cover and probably break a plastic clip or three, would it be sufficient to use the "universal" frame or is the Audi grille cover really necessary if it's going to look good? edit, in case someone else wants to do this: I actually need two parts, and they don't seem to be available from anywhere at the moment 
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meatpimp posted:Is it ridiculous? We don't know... what parts did you order? If it was $600 worth of spark plugs, water pumps and tune up parts, then yeah. If it was $600 worth of some rare parts imported from Germany with a lead time and delays, then no. ES#5135 Oil Filter Kit, Pack Of 5 06D115562.5 1 $51.83 $51.83 ES#251722 ECS Tuning Ultimate 2.0T BPY Engine Timing Belt Kit ES#251722 06F198001WOAF 1 $224.95 $224.95 ES#8209 Breather Update Kit ES#8209 06F198202 1 $136.08 $136.08 ES#263879 Upgraded Piston Diverter Valve, Electronic ES#263879 06H145710D 1 $84.95 $84.95 ES#5386 Magnetic Drain Plug With 10 Copper Washers - Priced Each ES#5386 ECSD001-10CW 1 $11.95 $11.95 ES#1844193 EuroJet PCV Replacement/Upgrade Kit ES#1844193 MK5PCV 1 $64.95 $64.95 I think it's the EuroJet PCV upgrade kit... I wonder if there's something available that could be used in it's place that will still accomplish what it does?
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el topo posted:Quick question before I do something silly... I have that universal holder and its not that great, its kinda floppy and the ends don't follow the contour of the bumper. Might be worth the wait for the right bracket and I plan on getting the euro bumper cover soon for mine.
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My car simply turned itself off at a stoplight yesterday. 2004 A6 3.0 Quattro with 99K miles. No funny noises, warning lights, or indication that anything was wrong. It was running fine when the engine just shut down. It has about 1/4 tank of gas in it. I put it into park and it started again as normal. What could cause this? I really don't want it to cut out and take away my power steering and brakes while on the highway.
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Itchy_Grundle posted:My car simply turned itself off at a stoplight yesterday. 2004 A6 3.0 Quattro with 99K miles. No funny noises, warning lights, or indication that anything was wrong. It was running fine when the engine just shut down. It has about 1/4 tank of gas in it. I put it into park and it started again as normal. Most likely a bad ignition switch - I've done a few for that complaint. Did any of the lights stay on in the cluster when the car shut down?
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my1999gsr posted:Most likely a bad ignition switch - I've done a few for that complaint. Did any of the lights stay on in the cluster when the car shut down? No, none at all.
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98 New Beetle. How do I remove the windshield wiper arms? Do they pull off or do you rotate them to remove them?
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My friend has a 98 Jetta and he's had the rear wheel bearings replaced twice by the same mechanic (second time was free) because they keep humming. It's been just a couple months and now they are humming again. It's worst from about 40-60 mph. Could it be something else? Or is the mechanic just not doing it right?
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Jimmy Thief posted:My friend has a 98 Jetta and he's had the rear wheel bearings replaced twice by the same mechanic (second time was free) because they keep humming. It's been just a couple months and now they are humming again. It's worst from about 40-60 mph. Does he carry much weight in it? About 5 years ago I think I shot my rear wheel bearings after I carried a load of bricks in my Audi A4.
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Kashwashwa posted:I carried a load of bricks in my Audi A4. Hahaha, that's awesome. Mechanic might be setting the pre-load on those bearings wrong (Jimmy Thief).
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He doesn't carry a lot of weight in it ever, really. He and the Misses have a mini van that hauls the family around.Billy Tully posted:Mechanic might be setting the pre-load on those bearings wrong (Jimmy Thief). He's not taking it to a dealer or VW specialist, if that matters. Are they something I could repair myself? I'm a oil change/spark plug kind of guy but usually don't do anything too advanced.
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Jimmy Thief posted:He's not taking it to a dealer or VW specialist, if that matters. Its pretty much the same for every bearing. You should be able to do it except that the races have to be pressed in (and out if you are reusing the drum). To set the pre-load all you have to do is tighten the nut enough (not very tight) to make sure the bearings are set in the races and then loosen it ever so slightly until you can just move the washer around with a screw driver.
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Is it the bearings on both sides? If its just 1 side, it might be a bent rim. My dad trashed the bearings on both front and back on the passenger side from driving around on a warped wheel.
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Billy Tully posted:except that the races have to be pressed in (and out if you are reusing the drum). Billy Tully and I confused the hell out of an auto parts worker once when we showed up looking for a "race driver".
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Opensourcepirate posted:Billy Tully and I confused the hell out of an auto parts worker once when we showed up looking for a "race driver". "Yea, hes not here today."
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Billy Tully posted:"Yea, hes not here today." I've heard that Ben Collins has a lot of free time now.
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Does anyone know anything about the VW Digifiz instrument cluster? Just found a couple of ebay, how much work would it be to fit this into my Mk2 Scirocco? Would I be able to program the right milage? It's the most wonderful and 80s thing I've seen in a long time.
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May 20, 2011 19:42
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Itchy_Grundle posted:No, none at all. Yeah, pretty good chance it's a bad ignition switch.
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Bolkovr posted:98 New Beetle. How do I remove the windshield wiper arms? Do they pull off or do you rotate them to remove them? Remove the caps on the wiper arm nuts if you haven't already. I usually take the 13 mm nuts completely off, spray a little penetrant on the shaft and then rock the wiper arm off the shaft. Don't be afraid to use some muscle - there'll be some corrosion on the splines that you'll have to overcome. You can also try putting the nut back on and tightening it down very tightly - that can help break down the rust that's keeping it on there.
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Hermansen posted:Does anyone know anything about the VW Digifiz instrument cluster? Search over at VW Vortex for them, there were a couple of guys a few years ago retro-fitting them into Mk2 Golfs.
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I'm growing a little suspicious of my dealership's service... I had a full inspection done last week and as I was setting off on a road trip yesterday my "check engine" light came on. Fortunately I have a bluetooth OBD connector so I was able to see what the fault was (P0299, loss of pressure in the turbocharger) and determine that it was still safe to go. Is this error common in cases of diverter valve failure? I hear it's about the most common problem for the 2.0T engine.
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my1999gsr posted:Yeah, pretty good chance it's a bad ignition switch. Thanks.
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