This has happened twice now. I go to start the car in the morning (8v, manual trans) and I get a quiet scratchy/electrical /buzz sound from the front. After a second or two I let off of the key. I try again and it starts right up. I was thinking the solenoid, but then I realized there's...

Hi, my 90 Jetta carat has sloppy shifter and when it's cold it's a little clunky getting into 2nd and 3rd. And when i'm really tired after work sometimes i'm starting to have a little trouble putting it in reverse (i hear it start to grind while the clutch is as far as i know IN.) I'm just...

98 Jetta GL glove box handle. It came off, any possibilities of DYI fix?

Hi, I just recieved a dozen Bosch 72211 Oil Filters for our A2 and A3's from AutoPartsWarehouse. They don't apparently have check valves. When you look into the Mann W719/5's I have, you see a spring mechanism. The Bosch filters you can see clean and clear to the end of the filter. They are...

I changed batteries, then entered the wrong code twice. Does anyone know if I have to disconnect the battery again or if just pulling the fuse will work? I always transpose the code in my head over time and remember it wrong, now i've got vasiline on the connections and all... Irv 98 Jetta

Any ideas for adding Daytime Running Lights to a 1990 Jetta? I ordered LED amber ones... they're kinda dim and red and can't be positioned in as good a place as the headlights. I was hoping to change the wiring at the headlight switch to trade parking lights and low beam headlights. Looked at...

O.K. I have one for ya. 87 Golf won't fire. It has good spark. The cold start injector has a beautiful pattern. I sprayed it into a jar and it was the right color and smelled like gas. (I suspected water in the gas and maybe fuel line freeze-up) The 'flap' in the airbox moves freely. The...

I see a 2000 Jetta TDI GL for sale, 345K on it. Timing belt and Turbo done 25K ago apparently. for $1800. Recent clutch. Can one of these do another 100k without major repair? Les

Hi, Well it was an icy morning and me and the wife we're yanking on the doors of the Carat. It seems I've partially yanked the unit away from the door. It's the end with the lock. From my memory of playing with these things, there's only 2 screws. Maybie if I take the inner door apart. My bently...

Hi, 98 Jetta GL vacuum line, seems really cheap, thin hard plastic... anyway I've taped over a couple leaks but now I see it leaks where it connects to the brake booster, where there is a rubber "L" fitting at the end. The fitting itself is a little loose. Can that be "yanked" out and a new one...

I didn't notice this because my drive to work is only about 12 minutes. After about 20 minutes or so on the highway, it bucks or just looses power. So I was shifting back and forth between 4th and 5th, which would refresh the car and it would run fine for a minute or two. Then I discovered I...

Changed coil, covered hood vent, put weatherstripping between hood and body at firewall area. Been covering most of it with a tarp in rainy condx. I swapped computers, a third coil (new) checked voltage at injectors (led), cleaned some ground connections. Did find water on the hump behind the...

You have certain physical capabilities. If your pro tells you to make a 90 degree shoulder turn and you can't... what does he tell you next? I can tell you it's to make some kind of "compensation" in your swing to make that shoulder turn. The result is less power, more miss-hits and an even MORE...

as stated, i bought a 97 glx with the premium bose system in it. it has the preinstalled amp in the trunk. i hooked up my aftermarket sony deck with the harness. it powered up, played the music, but no noise came out. someone told me if i attempt to bypass the amp or something, it should work. i...

I washed my engine at the car wash yesterday.. Wouldn't start fo 20 minutes. When I got it started kept car running for ten minutes,started to drive home. Died on the steet. Let sit ten minutes, started ,and ran fine .Made it about half a mile. Died again So I just had AAA tow it home. Got up this...

Hi Just bought a 1999 Cabrio with nonworking power top. I am working down the troubleshooting list in the Alldata online manual. Instructionns says to check the hydraulic pump fluid level with the top down. Is it safe to manually put the top down on a power top model. Also Alldata doesn't say...

Hi. I just bought a 1992 VW Cabriolet 120K miles. Car has not been started in 18 months. So far I have put in a new battery and changed the oil. What other steps should I take before I try to start it? Should I drain gas? Should I pull plugs and squirt some oil into the cylinders?. Thanks for your...

Hi. I just bought a 1992 VW Cabriolet 120K miles. Car has not been started in 18 months. So far I have put in a new battery and changed the oil. What other steps should I take before I try to start it? Should I drain gas? Should I pull plugs and squirt some oil into the cylinders?. Thanks for your...

Hi I'm trying to figure out how to get rear drum off to check brakes. I was told I dont have to take center nut , bearing ect off. However that doesn't seem to be the case. Thanks

Anyone know how to troubleshoot nonworking power top on 1999 Cabrio?