Hi: I just went to get gas and while I did leave not much gas in before I filled, now the car won't start. I know it wasn't heated and it is turning over and I can smell gas. Any ideas? Many thanks

After narrowing out all other possibilities I found that I need a new fuel pump for my altima. I found the access in the trunk and the ****s a bitch to get out. I'm attempting to do the job myself to save on labour charges. I got as far as taking the plate off, I need to get the two eletrical...

by themselves!!! Only once in awhile would they roll up but would eventually roll themselves back down. (Chicago had snow that was melting) I locked the Jetta from the driver's door and left it for at least 30 minutes. I came back to it and all the doors were unlocked and all power windows...

Hello All, I have a seatbelt question. The belts in my '94 Jetta are those connected to the door, totally bad idea type. Has anyone ever ripped these out and replaced them with normal belts? Any suggestion are greatly appreciated. Jim

I'm visiting my brother-in-law in Israel. He has a '94 Seat Ibiza, which has just one issue that he'd like to resolve. I'm the car guy of the crowd. I'm quite familiar with US SPEC VW's with 1.8's and various forms of injection, but don't know much about what's in this car. The motor is a 1.6...

Thought I was done with VW with the passing of my '89 but I'm back. I'm looking at a '95 Golf that's been sitting for over a year--battery's dead and when I try to boost the car, the car alarm kicks in. The owners don't know how to defeat it. Don't know if it's a factory setup. Suggestions...

'95 Golf Cabrio -- Speedometer erratic, deceleration & radio on without key I have a '95 Golf Cabrio -- the Speedometer often can become erratic (it'll fly way up and then go way down -- while I am driving along at say 45 mph the speedometer needle will suddenly fly around 20 mph to 80 mph for 30...

In my new-to-me '95 Golf III GL (has '96 styling... sold in Canada), the automatic door locks are somewhat unreliable. All of the locks are supposed to lock/unlock together when you (un)lock one of the front doors (it's a four-door). Instead, some of them go and some of them don't....

The illumination in the instrument cluster of my '95 Golf GL seems to be burned out--can't read the spedo in the dark, etc. Any tips on replacing it? thanks, Tobin

My new-to-me '95 Golf GL seems to have an OBD II port. I was thinking of getting a ScanGauge* for it. Does anyone know if the ScanGauge is fully functional with these early OBD II VW's? thanks, Tobin * http://www.scangauge.com/

Still working out issues with this new-to-me Jetta....driver door out of kilter, doesn't close exactly right, has about 1/4 inch of up and down play.....anybody experience this and knows the fix for it?

Just got this car.....trans slips a tad so wanted to check fluid level.....cannot find the dipstick! Manual shows an illustration of a blue handled stick right under the power steering pump filler tube but trust me, there is nothing there! Other eyes have helped---there is no dipstick to check the...

the passenger front door won't open, and I'm tired of having people crawl through. The lock button seems to remain about 1/2 up. Using either the key, the lock button, or the central lock system, you can make it rise or lower, but it quickly settles back to about mid-way. Even acting quickly...

I have a 96 golf 2.0 78K. The oil light/buzzer has come on twice in the last two days for an instant, less than a second each time. I was cornering both times but when pushed harder into a tighter corner, it didn't come on. I checked oil level and it was near full. Never seen this before. Any...

The problem car is a '96 Cabrio with 123K miles on the clock. I'm getting fuel at the engine.I pulled both fuel lines and they gush fuel when I turn the engine over.I'm also getting spark when I put the coil wire up against the engine while it's cranking.I tried disconecting the Oxygen sensor.No...

To recap,I am getting fuel,and spark. I can't pull the cat. converter because of the harsh northeast climate which has rusted the bolts solid and the bolt heads are gone.If I remove the cat. with brute force,it will have to be replaced. When the engine is cranking,I can feel pulses of air coming...

I love my 96 Golf GL (2.0 AT w/ only 64,000 miles on her) but it needs about $950. worth of work to get it in top shape (coolant flange, timing belt, hoses, belts, ignition wiring, plugs, engine flush, valve cover gasket, etc.). If I plan to sell or trade it in the next year is it worth the...

I have a '96 golf 2.0 GTI in need of shocks. I wanted to know if anyone out there has experience on the replacement of springs and shocks for an upgrade in handling with little or no change in ride height? Opinions on keeping original springs? Opinions on the Touring bilsteins? What other parts...

Hello all, This is my first post. Just bought my girlfriend a '96 jetta 2.0L and I'm planning on buying a '97 2.0L later this week. I'm looking for someplace to order a complete rebuild kit for these engines. Any web sites I should be visiting? Thanks,

Hi all; My check engine light is on and a friend plugged his diagnostic scanner in and we saw the following code: "P0422 Main catalyst efficiency below threshold Bank 1" P0422 is VAG code 16806 according to my factory service manual. Does anyone know the fix for this or what parts I should...