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It turns out that O2 sensor wires are magical:quote:Older style oxygen sensors have a small hole in the body so air can enter the sensor, but newer style sensors breathe through their wire connectors and have no vent hole. Grease should never be applied to the wires where they enter the sensor, because it would prevent proper air circulation. So will dirt and other contaminates. Because of the difference in oxygen and temperature levels between the inside and outside of the bulb, a small voltage is created and can be measured by the PCM. quote:Wires you can solder- the heaters.
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Does that mean *anywhere* from the sensor to the ECU, or just from the sensor to the connector? Seems like if the wiring fault is on the harness-side of the connector a lot of those fears shouldn't really apply anymore.
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Mar 22, 2016 21:31
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IOwnCalculus posted:Does that mean *anywhere* from the sensor to the ECU, or just from the sensor to the connector? Seems like if the wiring fault is on the harness-side of the connector a lot of those fears shouldn't really apply anymore. The latter. As long as it's in the harness it's just regular copper auto-harness grade wire. It might even be shielded wire if the OEM cares enough to bother. Most don't. The oxygen thing and special-metal conductors only go as far as the O2 sensor plug that mates with the harness.
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Mar 22, 2016 21:45
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Man that O2 sensor wire thing sounds like an complete nightmare
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Mar 22, 2016 23:01
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scuz posted:I'm thinking you're right. Sent an update to the Old Man and he replied with: I'd be curious what they do for a recall when the part is NLA.
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Mar 23, 2016 06:45
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nm posted:If you really want to torture a VW mechanic, VW had some recalls for ecus, tcus, and ccus corroding in the floors (due to leaking sunroofs, firewalls and more). Before you go too far down the rabbit hole, I might make sure you have no outsanding recalls. I can't recall what years were covered. you forgot "coolant level sensors that pump the wiring harness full of coolant" on that list of corrosion causes 
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Mar 23, 2016 15:12
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UPDATE The new job is fan-freakin'-tastic and has the side effect of being fun and rewarding, so I spend fewer hours on these here forums. Don't worry, you guys haven't missed much: Golf:
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Apr 5, 2016 16:28
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I anticipate the CEL's return before Thursday
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IOwnCalculus posted:Does that mean *anywhere* from the sensor to the ECU, or just from the sensor to the connector? Seems like if the wiring fault is on the harness-side of the connector a lot of those fears shouldn't really apply anymore. Yeah, it just seems like they are saying don't solder where the wires enter the sensor.
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Apr 5, 2016 17:21
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scuz posted:[*]W8 is still a nice thing to drive, but I don't think I tightened the bolts for the new axle enough cuz there are a few weird-o clunky noises It's because you didn't tighten them evenly I'll bet. You better hope it isn't the oil pump.
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Apr 5, 2016 18:47
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I am absolutely hoping that. All the junkyards that I've called around the metro aren't parting out accessories from any W8 engines. If I want an alternator or an oil pump, I gotta buy the whole engine 
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Apr 5, 2016 19:10
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scuz posted:
I'm convinced VW builds in a routine to throw that code just to scare owners into checking their oil and doing maintenance. My '11 GTI has thrown a similar warning once or twice over the past 55,000 miles or so for no apparent reason. drat sure made me check my oil though. Granted, yours is a W8 so I wouldn't give it the benefit of the doubt.
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Apr 5, 2016 21:52
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scuz posted:I am absolutely hoping that. All the junkyards that I've called around the metro aren't parting out accessories from any W8 engines. If I want an alternator or an oil pump, I gotta buy the whole engine You should probably do this anyway in case you need a spare o2 sensor or something down the line
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A shop was looking for parts on an 02 passat and I thought of this thread. This lead to me checking prices on a thermostat assembly and it turns out its almost $600 from the factory. I'm calling them tomorrow to see if they actually have it in stock, because god drat thats insane. 
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It finally hit 70 degrees F this week so I got to work taking the front end of the Passat apart to track down where all the wiring is. Wiring nonsense is a new thing on me, so I'm grateful for any advice, but for now, I've been dismantling as much of the car as I can to see where the wires go.Elmnt80 posted:A shop was looking for parts on an 02 passat and I thought of this thread. This lead to me checking prices on a thermostat assembly and it turns out its almost $600 from the factory. I'm calling them tomorrow to see if they actually have it in stock, because god drat thats insane. It's gaht-damned bonkers. If they need one, I have an OEM bench-tested-good, sold-as-is thermostat for not even half that price!  In other news, I have not reported on another vehicle whose care is now my problem: this... is EGGVAN  This is my band's van, purchased by Luke who is my good buddy and lead guitar player and who is standing on its roof. That's Lewis who's jumping in front of the camera and over the kick drum. It's called EGGVAN because its color is closer to that of an eggshell than white, and because we eat a lot of eggs while we're on tour. EGGVAN is a 1995 Ford E350 XLT ClubWagon with a 7.5L/460ci V8 engine and a few niggles. It was also $2k and has fewer than 130k miles on it. In its past life, it served as a detox van for northern Iowa. Got it home, squeeze it into the garage (scraped the van roof on the way in), and got to it:   That bar with the foam thingy on it has been since removed. It had been there to hold a big metal cage on it, you can see the clasp in the bottom left hand corner of the photo. The carpets are matted and smelled like a basement when we got it, but we vacuumed and it's not smelly anymore.  Said clasp and lovely carpet.  Evidence of residents in the doghouse. Speaking of:    No, really, it is. The motor flush returned no chunks, filings, or debris, the spark plugs look great, it burns no oil. It squealed like a stuck pig when we first got it, but I replaced the belt for the alternator and picked a rock out of the power steering/AC belt and the squeal has gone for good. We're gonna jam a stereo into the thing before we leave for Green Bay in a few hours and it's gonna look like we stole it cuz at this point, we don't care. Luke has said "if it breaks down, I'm gonna sign the title, tape it to the windshield, and leave it." edit: If anyone felt like talking someone into/out of doing a transmission rebuild on an AODE, now would be the time!
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Apr 15, 2016 15:52
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scuz posted:edit: If anyone felt like talking someone into/out of doing a transmission rebuild on an AODE, now would be the time! Buddy of mine has a '91 E350, the A4OD just went out in it so he's swapping in a 5-speed. So that's an option.
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Raluek posted:Buddy of mine has a '91 E350, the A4OD just went out in it so he's swapping in a 5-speed. So that's an option. Anyhoo, it's me. I'm the PO:  I didn't wanna "splurge" for the $15 wiring harness so I twisted and taped all the leads together in back. 100% functional, no darns given, even after our road trip to/from Green Bay. If any of you find yourself there, find the Gasoline Bar. Buncha car stuff in there from old tin signs to a sweet home-built bike with what looks like a small motorcycle engine mounted on it. I've been told it runs and drives.    Pictures are lovely because my camera is lovely and I'm a lovely photographer and I was lovely drunk at the time. IN W8 NEWS: Met with pops this weekend and he and ma got blasted by the IRS because they hadn't been leaving out as much as they had anticipated for self-employment taxes and whatnot. He's got some time off between gigs so he's gonna take the W8 back some time in May to work out the kinks and sell the thing off so that he can pay the gubmint what he owes them. Pretty much means I have a ticking clock on this thing if I ever wanna figure it out. IN GOFL NEWS: I found a brand-spankin-new-still-got-the-machining-oil-on-it oil pan on craigslist that comes with brake pads and rotors for $15! The plan for turboing the Gofl is to be able to convert everything back to stock if for some reason I would want to do that, so having a spare oil pan to tap the oil feed & return lines to isn't a bad idea, I don't think. Plus it's $15.
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Apr 18, 2016 17:53
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Yo scuz which of the twin cities fine musical ensembles are you a part of?
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Apr 18, 2016 19:33
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I am the bass player for the Right Here (fb link). We play 99% original music and rip off Merle Haggard, Roger Miller, and Ricky Nelson for the other 1%. 
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Apr 18, 2016 20:03
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Saw this at Cars and Coffee Aliso Viejo last weekend: The owner? A 16 year old with his mom. It is his first car. He'd spent 2 years researching weird, quirky, affordable cars that he could load his surfboards into. Godspeed young car weirdo!
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fyodor posted:Saw this at Cars and Coffee Aliso Viejo last weekend: fyodor posted:It is his first car. He'd spent 2 years researching weird, quirky, affordable cars that he could load his surfboards into. fyodor posted:weird, quirky, affordable cars fyodor posted:affordable I think he needed to do more research, but I've got to give him the best of luck. He's going to hate himself for loving that car
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The Door Frame posted:I think he needed to do more research, but I've got to give him the best of luck. He's going to hate himself for loving that car
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Apr 18, 2016 20:35
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scuz posted:"In order to run one, you need to have two." Or whatever. Or four 
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Apr 18, 2016 20:37
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CommieGIR posted:Or four
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Apr 18, 2016 20:38
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The best I can figure is that he managed to get a deal with his parents where "I'll pay for the purchase cost of the car, you guys pay for the maintenance costs." In which case either his parents really love him or he really hates his parents
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My dad talked me into buying am SVX and I'm fairly certain even now if I told him I was thinking of buying a W8 Passat he'd tell me to gently caress off and its never entering his garage.
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IOwnCalculus posted:The best I can figure is that he managed to get a deal with his parents where "I'll pay for the purchase cost of the car, you guys pay for the maintenance costs." His mom seemed incredibly supportive and cool. She really loved that
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Apr 18, 2016 21:01
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scuz posted:I am the bass player for the Right Here (fb link). We play 99% original music and rip off Merle Haggard, Roger Miller, and Ricky Nelson for the other 1%. Neato. I'm not familiar but maybe I'll check you guys out sometime!
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scuz posted:I am the bass player for the Right Here (fb link). We play 99% original music and rip off Merle Haggard, Roger Miller, and Ricky Nelson for the other 1%. I'm diggin this.
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Dude sold me two rotors, two sets of brake pads, an oil pan, and a flex pipe for $20. All are brand new  some texas redneck posted:I'm diggin this. SCA Enthusiast posted:Neato. I'm not familiar but maybe I'll check you guys out sometime! 
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It's my little bro's birthday today and for his birthday I've found a buyer for his 2000 1.8t B5 Passat. My roller derby pal needs a cheap whip and doesn't mind wrenching, so there's a very strong possibility that I'll get to work on not one but TWO Volkswagen Passats that 1.) do not belong to me, and 2.) belonged to my siblings. This particular one has an exhaust leak ("loud as poo poo" in my brother's words) and turbo problems, but only has 136k miles up, which really ain't bad. If I'm super lucky, I'll get to rebuild a turbo for the first time. In other news, while researching the 1.8t in the Passat, I found out that the W8 puts out  271hp
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scuz posted:In other news, while researching the 1.8t in the Passat, I found out that the W8 puts out So less than an equal displacement, simpler BMW engine from 1993? Sounds right.
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Apr 27, 2016 04:47
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Oh come now it's like a Toyota Century... smooooooooth baby.
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scuz posted:It's my little bro's birthday today and for his birthday I've found a buyer for his 2000 1.8t B5 Passat. My roller derby pal needs a cheap whip and doesn't mind wrenching, so there's a very strong possibility that I'll get to work on not one but TWO Volkswagen Passats that 1.) do not belong to me, and 2.) belonged to my siblings. This particular one has an exhaust leak ("loud as poo poo" in my brother's words) and turbo problems, but only has 136k miles up, which really ain't bad. If I'm super lucky, I'll get to rebuild a turbo for the first time. The exhaust leak and turbo problems could be the same thing if its venting gas before it gets to the turbine.
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SCA Enthusiast posted:The exhaust leak and turbo problems could be the same thing if its venting gas before it gets to the turbine.  In a supreme wet-fart ending, dad's taking the Passat back. He has more tools, expertise, and time on his hands and the whole thing was his to begin with. I was hoping to have more time to really show you guys more about this car, but my scheduling-fu is weak and has let you all down.
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scuz posted:my scheduling-fu is weak and has let you all down. Voted 3. 
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ssjonizuka posted:Voted 3. More than I deserve  There exists a minute possibility that I will be able to assist him with working on the thing. Until then, it's van updates and cobbling together the components I'll need to turbo my blue
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May 11, 2016 20:37
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You're not dead, bankrupt or having a mental breakdown, I'd say good outcome.
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One less VW on your plate! I missed out on a passat my buddy traded in for $800 - it was gas and only had 120k miles on it, still shifted smooth and had a shitload more power than my Jeep feels like it has.
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scuz posted:More than I deserve You got rid of the worst vw ever made and somehow you're....unhappy? I don't get it.
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Slavvy posted:You got rid of the worst vw ever made and somehow you're....unhappy? I don't get it. Automotive insanity.
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