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Replying to: bpeebles (Nov 23, 2008 3:20 pm) I am a long way from needing to think about this, as we have a 2005. I had figured that this would be something I'd look into when the car is about 10 years old, but since the topic has come up, I thought I'd see what people think about this. Our other newish car has a long life antifreeze (Mazda calls it FL22), but the manual says to change at 10 years.
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Nov 25, 2008 8:08 am) |
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Replying to: bpeebles (Nov 23, 2008 3:28 pm) I think you got confused about what issue I had. I just had an erratic hot engine where the temp gage climbed, so I replaced the thermostat. I do like VW's for the way they drive and handle. Their reliability is nothing to brag about but the way they handle no Honda or Toyota can touch. I had a brand new 1985 Jetta 5 speed, put 180K miles on it. It was a great car. The gearing ratio makes the RPM run high. You feel like you need a 6th gear. I had a 92 325i that has similar gearing. Taking about oil filter changes... I have had two Accords. I rather jack up the car and get to the filter than drip over power steering hoses and engine block with the filter sitting in the front. Filter changes are messier in 2.0L VW than in Hondas. I don't know about other VW engines. My 85 Jetta did not have power steering or spalsh guards to mess with, but the filter in it was in the same place. Actually it could be the same filter. I do have issues with items that are lifetime like coolants or automatic transmissions that they claim it never requires service.....really? Will report back on my son's Jetta if any Prestone coolant related issue comes up. If I learn a lesson, I would like you all to know. Joe
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Replying to: xlaurax362 (Nov 24, 2008 8:33 am) |
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Replying to: jodar96 (Nov 25, 2008 9:44 am) |
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| I have a 2002 VW Jetta with 100,000 miles on it. I bought the car used. Sense i have owned the car i have had troble with it shifting (its an automatic). When i accelerate it seems to stumble or jerk in to gear. It doesn't do this every time and its normally around 3 gear or so. I have taken it to several shops and they have told me nothing is wrong with my transmission. Recently i have had and issue with my electrical system. It started a few months ago when i noticed that my tripomeder was reset to 0 miles and my clock was reset when i got in the car. then it progressed to were im driving down the road coming to a stop or already stopped and the car loses compete electrical power and the engine turns off. The electric comes back on and i can put my car in park and it turns on with out any problem. It does not happen all the time and it has happen both during the day and at night. And still sometimes when i park my car and then come back to it at the end of the day and i see that the time and the tripomider is reset. I was told that it could be something with my fuel injector that causes the stumbling and for the engine to stall but that does not explain why i lose electrical power does it? I appreciate any insight you can provide to me! | |
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Replying to: cjlloyd (Nov 29, 2008 3:53 pm)
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Replying to: brooklyntech (Nov 29, 2008 5:26 pm) |
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Replying to: myfirstvw (Nov 12, 2008 11:23 pm) |
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Does anyone know what is the issue here? The 2.0L manual has 93K miles. It had on and off starting problem. No cranking at all. when you turn the key all light are dim and when you turn the key to crank position, all lights just fade and you hear a click click click inside and NOT atthe starter. When you are outside the car, and push the remote the light are very dim. My mechanic gone through all kind of connection cleaning and tightening for $270. When the car acted up again, he came to my house and checked everything again and said it is for sure the starter. I replaced the starter myself back on Oct 5th. since then the car has been prefect with every crank. two days ago, it started acting up again. He came over again, and checked the battery, check the ignition wire going to the starter, and the ground to starter. Everything checked OK. but when we plugged the starter wire back to to the starter, all lights were strong, and it started right up. He said I will be wasting money by replacing a year old battery or the ignition switch. He is to check on line with other VW mechanics to see what they can tell him.
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