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| 1998 New Beetle, 1.9 Gas Engine Non Turbo....Engine is missing, Has a smell of rotten eggs. Lacking power..There has resently been a new catlyatic convertor replaced.Could this be a EGR Valve problem? Need help asap | |
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I have bought vw beetle 2000auto I have the abs light on and revs very high in park It has no service history will it need to go to vw dealership for service and repair |
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Replying to: bpeebles (Jul 03, 2009 6:28 pm)
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Replying to: msthing77 (Aug 13, 2009 9:52 am) It is trivial to isolate what is draining the battery. Anyone with electronics skills should be able to pull the fuses while monitoring the battery-current. This will isolate the problem. My bet is on the brake-light-switch... there is a reason that VW recalled it TWICE!! |
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2.3V5 beetle 54 plate. I drove away from being parked. My car didn't want to go although it started well. I put my foot on the accelerator to drive off, the car made a loud bang and smoke started coming out from the bonnet and into the car. I turned the car off , took the keys and jumped out, fearing it was going to explode! Once the smoke had died down I opened the bonnet. The engine cover was totaly smashed to bits. My car was recovered on a tow truck  The garage say it is the manifold. What does the manifold do? They are stripping the engine back to see what other damage was done. What ever could cause this to happen? The car was running well..I had an MOT done only a couple of weeks ago. I have been told it will cost 2K to fix. VW garage 
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Replying to: alisonarty (Aug 25, 2009 4:55 am) I assume you have photos? |
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I have a 2002 New Beetle 1.8T Automatic. Recently the car has been sluggish in changing gears. Sometimes it even jerks a little when shifting from first to second. More noticeable during this first shift and when the car is hot (i.e. driven for a while). Doesn't seem to be normal and was not like this when I first got the car. The Car has 42K miles now. So I have taken the car for scheduled maintenance work at a couple of local dealers and they tell me this car does not need any Transmission oil change. The car's manual also does not show anything in regard to this. I wonder if this true. I mean, all my other cars (i.e. a few Honda's, one GM, one Chrysler) have needed a transmission oil change at least a few times in the life of the car. I did some research and no conventional or synthetic oil lasts forever. Am I missing something here or is the dealer pulling a fast one. Unless VW makes super oil that last forever...??? Has anyone wondered about this or had their VW Beetle Auto transmission oil changed ever? What's the deal with this?  Is there a way to check the oil condition as I can't find a dip stick or oil filler port? Help... Thanks in advance for your replies...
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I recently had the engine light come on. I got it checked at the nearby Autozone and it turned out to be a P0171 error. The first time I took into the dealership and they replaced the MAF sensor - stating that it was sticking the air flow valve. They also replaced the Oxygen sensor. Obviously they reset the error. Now about a week of driving I have same error back. Does anyone have any advise on what could really be the problem? I want to go more informed to the dealer as I feel they got my money but I did not get the fix.. - Any advise is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Replying to: brut4orce (Sep 08, 2009 5:10 pm) 16555 P0171 Fuel Trim,Bank1 System too Lean You asked for more details... here is some technical stuff... =======start technical stuff ======================= Your ECM has a memory look up table that tells how long the fuel injectors SHOULD be open, to give correct air-fuel. The Oxygen sensor monitors the exhaust to tell how incorrect the table is. The table is programmed when the car is new and everything works fine. As the car gets old you may have wear & tear and things vacuum leaks, etc. This causes the table to be off. THe O2 sensor tells the ECM how to tweak the fuel injectors back to give the correct air-fuel. Basically, the car learns how to correct the table for the current running condition of the engine. In your case the ECM (with O2 sensor) has determined that it has used up its entire fuel injector tweak-tuning range for correct air-fuel. You're running too lean and the car can't add enough fuel to bring the air-fuel back into range. Your either getting too much unmeasured air (air coming in besides through the MAF sensor) or you're not getting enough fuel pressure. That, or the MAF is measuring the incoming air incorrectly. ========end technical stuff============= The dealership replaced both of the most-likely (and most expensive) components which could cause this failure. (Keep in mind that a NEW part is not always a GOOD part.) If I were you, I would inspect ALL the vacuum hoses for cracks/leaks. If air is getting sucked in where it is not supposed to, this error could show up. There is an outside chance that low fuel pressure or whimpy fuel injector could cause this too. I also have to say that a TURBOCHARGED engine has some other possible items that can cause this. (you do have the 1.8T!)
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Replying to: brut4orce (Aug 31, 2009 4:55 pm) I am no longer using any vw dealers. The problem I was having, was when the engine was droping below 2000 rpm, the transmission was droping out of gear and the rpm was increasing. I was taking the car to 55 mph and allowing it to slow on its own to 45 mph, the transmission would start to drop out. Take your bug to a local transmission shop and have the fluid replaced at least on a 25K basic. dealer are of no help! |
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