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Replying to: randi (Jun 25, 2007 6:12 am) I am really trying to help you out because you seem so disgruntled with your 2001 NB (New Beetle) With this in mind, I have reviewed all 9 of your appends to the various edmunds forums. I find it very interesting that your oil-consumption issue went away after the accident. I am assuming that the engine was not replaced, so this makes me very curious about what happened. As for your issues with various lightbulbs burning out... I also noted this started after the accident. My many years of experience (I am trained in electronics engineering) tell me that your car likely has a problem with a ground connection which was caused by the accident. Ground problems are often difficult to isolate/fix. The fact that your MPG has dropped from 54MPG down to 15MPG since the accident also smacks of a problem with the electrical system. The onboard computer cannot do its job with noisy electrical system. (bad grounds) This is because the signals from all of the sensors are inaccurate so the computer injects the wrong amount of fuel based on this bad data. Also your comment about the CEL (CheckEngineLight) coming on once in a while points to a possible ground problem. Based on your own appends, the bottom line for you is not really because you have a Volkswagen... it is the accident which brought on most of the issues. Please tell me more about your fuel-pump getting clogged. How do you know the fuel pump is clogging? I assume you already know that t The only thing that can clog the fuelpump is bad fuel. (That would also explain your stalling problem) I sure wish I had more details about the oil-consumption going away after the accident. That one is a real puzzler.
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Replying to: bpeebles (Jun 25, 2007 5:19 pm) While the car may have a bad ground, I would first check the voltage coming off of the alternator. Burnt out bulbs are a good sign of the alternator's regulator failing which would allow the voltage to go too high. Other electrical problems can also follow the overvoltage issue. |
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Replying to: bpeebles (Jun 22, 2007 5:47 pm)
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Replying to: oldbug (Jun 26, 2007 7:59 am)  The intent of this forum is for folks to get help with problems. The complainers do not help anyone very much. (but might make themselves feel better) I also have a 2003 TDI (Jetta) and am getting over 750 miles per tank of fuel. This works out to about 55MPG. (I track every drop of fuel that runs thru my vehicles.) I almost pity the poor folks who have to stop for fuel every 350 miles or so.... (I am at about 1/2 tank of fuel at that point.) My 2 daughers each have a VW (NB and a Gulf) I have the VAGCOM software on my laptop computer so I can run diagnostics on VWs. Dont hesitate to ask if you have further questions about your TDI.
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Replying to: bpeebles (Jun 26, 2007 5:20 pm)
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Replying to: oldbug (Jun 27, 2007 5:08 am) You may also wish to start following the VW TDI forums here on Edmunds. This forum focuses on NBs and may not have the details you seek about your TDI. As for your 100,000 mile TB change. Make certain you do some research before you select a mechanic to do this job. If somone tells you that you can get away with NOT changing the waterpump and tensionor or wants to reuse the "must replace" bolts... look elsewhere. I have read about many "horror stories" about folks that tried to save a buck by getting TB changed the most inexpensive route. They either ended up with a boat-anchor for an engine or somthing else broke because the job was not done properly. If a timingbelt is off by even ONE tooth... the pistons can crash into the valves and destroy the engine. You might even consider purchasing one of the timing belt replacement kits available on the web so your mechanic has ALL the necessarry parts in one box. |
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i have recently received a 2003 new beetle as a gift. it showed no signs of problems for the first couple of days. yesterday, i was inside my house, not anywhere near the keys or panic button so i know i did not press it, and the alarm went off. i went outside to turn it off. about 10 minutes later it went on again. this time i checked everything to make sure i hadn't left a door or the trunk open. about half an hour later, it went off again. i called the dealer and he said to run the car for a bit and turn it off and it should be fine. and it was. until last night at 4am when it went off again, waking the whole neighborhood! there was nobody around who may have disturbed it. it later went off at 7am as well. how anyone else had this problem? and does anyone have any idea how to stop this? or maybe how to disable the alarm entirely?
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Replying to: frannyinpr (Jun 15, 2007 1:54 pm) |
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Replying to: bpeebles (Jun 22, 2007 5:47 pm)  But if you are looking in the book or asking the guy at the counter, can't go wrong. $3.99 at Autozone. They are probably produced by the same manufacturer for VW...
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Replying to: aaronr121 (Jun 29, 2007 12:21 pm) The factory Volkswagen taillight bulbs are the european partnumber "P21W". This is a SINGLE filament bulb. The 7528 is a DUAL filiment bulb may fit in the socket and have simular shape glass.... but the internal design is different. Also, the type of bulbs that came from the factory may be different if your VW was manufactured in Germany -or- Mexico. Here are the specs for P21W Here are the specs for 7528
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