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#5985 of 6290 Re: 97 Jetta headlights and heater turn off [podot] by revmarket Feb 20, 2009 (9:00 am)
Replying to: podot (Feb 19, 2009 10:44 pm) You most assuredly have an electrical short issue. A power wire is shorting out somewhere. It may be that a wire for the headlight under the dash is crossing over to the heater control or the heater control is shorted over to the headlight relay. Does the heater control allow you to set low, medium, and high? Take to an electrical expert. The extra cost invovled in searching this down will pay for itself in time spent by the expert rather than by an unseasoned mechanic poking around. Unless you can visually see the shorted wires under the dash with a powerful light source. Just had a customer with brake lights always on. Turns out the wife kicked the brakelight switch with her pointed shoes and broke it in it's housing. Since it was not in the housing the plunger was always out sensing the pedal was being depressed.   Pray this helps.
#5986 of 6290 Re: 2001 2.8L Jetta [Mr_Shiftright] by allnfun Feb 23, 2009 (8:52 pm)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 07, 2009 9:57 am) Thanks! I did purchase the Bentley manual... (now I just need to study it...). Do you by chance know if someone makes an aftermarket kit to upgrade the assy to a brighter bulb? Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 24, 2009 8:43 am) revmarket (Feb 24, 2009 2:43 pm) Mr_Shiftright (Feb 24, 2009 3:34 pm) bpeebles (Feb 25, 2009 6:15 pm)
#5987 of 6290 2000 vw jetta 1.8t by n1f2v3 Feb 24, 2009 (5:53 am)
hey have a qustion my thermostat will go to 190 but my heat comes out ice cold not sure where to start looking Replies to this message: revmarket (Feb 24, 2009 7:02 am)
#5988 of 6290 Re: 2000 vw jetta 1.8t [n1f2v3] by revmarket Feb 24, 2009 (7:02 am)
Replying to: n1f2v3 (Feb 24, 2009 5:53 am) The possible fix is in the heater control valve. Or the connections to activate the valve. Or a blocked heater core. Or blender door.
#5989 of 6290 Re: Problems, familiar and unfamiliar [shawnmalone] by amorse87 Feb 24, 2009 (8:04 am)
Replying to: shawnmalone (Nov 21, 2002 9:26 am) I have had this same problem. I am hoping you know the answer because this post is a bit old. Please email me back at ragdollsdeathnycap.rr.com.
#5990 of 6290 Re: 2001 2.8L Jetta [allnfun] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Feb 24, 2009 (8:43 am)
Replying to: allnfun (Feb 23, 2009 8:52 pm) I' ve swapped brighter bulbs into my '97 Subaru and was quite pleased, but I don't know what your VW has to start with. So what I mean is I was able to compare my bulbs to the new ones before I bought them.   If you mean some of these cheap kits on eBay to "upgrade" to Xenon, etc.---I'm pretty skeptical, as you can run into ECU problems.
#5991 of 6290 Re: 2001 2.8L Jetta [allnfun] by revmarket Feb 24, 2009 (2:43 pm)
Replying to: allnfun (Feb 23, 2009 8:52 pm) Try this bulb:   http://www.autozone.com/R,1224987/vehicleId,2638104/initialAction,partProductDet- ail/store,796/partType,00044/shopping/partProductDetail.htm Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 24, 2009 3:34 pm)
#5992 of 6290 Re: 2001 2.8L Jetta [revmarket] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Feb 24, 2009 (3:34 pm)
Replying to: revmarket (Feb 24, 2009 2:43 pm) That's the one I used I think!
#5993 of 6290 Re: 2001 Jetta [allnfun] by bpeebles Feb 25, 2009 (6:15 pm)
Replying to: allnfun (Feb 23, 2009 8:52 pm) Installing higher-wattage bulbs would be a marginal improvement, would significantly reduce the life of the bulbs and has been known to melt the plastic headlight housing.   The only SURE way to get better nighttime vision is to install the ecode (European) headlight units which are designed for improved nightime vision by way of better-focusing of the light.
#5994 of 6290 2001 Jetta 2.0L white foamy build up in oil filler neck and cap bottom by jodar96 Mar 01, 2009 (8:59 am)
What is this? The car has 95K miles. It runs fine. it does the usual oil burning a quart every 700 miles that VW says it is normal!!.No oil burning is normal to me but since they had some problem making the engines right, they call oil burning normal.   There is no coolant loss that I can see. the coolant level is constantly where it needs to be. Often water in oil has this sign. The miles are all stop and go and it never gets on the highway. My 2001 E430 gets this foam under the oil cap some times, but I do not notice it to be as bad as Jetta's.   The oil changes are normal and on time at about 3K miles.   Thanks, Joe Replies to this message: ruking1 (Mar 01, 2009 10:36 am) Mr_Shiftright (Mar 01, 2009 10:41 am) ruking1 (Mar 01, 2009 10:48 am) ljbabyd2008 (Mar 22, 2009 6:20 pm)

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