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#2579 of 3340 Re: Rough Ride after Timing Belt Replacement [misto7] by neveroutoftune

Mar 04, 2008 (2:58 pm)

Replying to: misto7 (Feb 29, 2008 8:04 pm)
Had similar problem with temperature guage bouncing between 90 and 180 on my '02 Passat 1.8T with 92,000 miles. Had the sensor replaced to fix. Then a few weeks ago, I got a notice from VW that they extended the warranty for the sensor to 100,000 miles / 10 years for 2001-2003 Passat with the 1.8T engine, 2001 Betten, Golf, GTI, and Jetta with the 1.8T engine, and 2004 GTI and JETTA GLI with the 2.8L engine.
 
They gave me a form to get reimbursed if I had already paid to have this repaired. I am in the process of getting the dealer to provide me a breakout of the repair service so I can send this in to VW.

#2580 of 3340 Re: Bentley manual or Haynes manual [greatcars] by altair4

Mar 04, 2008 (3:18 pm)

Replying to: greatcars (Mar 04, 2008 2:56 pm)
Looks like Bentley only goes up to 2007 at this date.
 
http://www.bentleypublishers.com/volkswagen
 
Haynes is notoriously slow on bringing out updated VW manuals. They don't appear to have a manual available for the B6 Passat, with the most current model available being the B5.5 2005 model.
 
http://www.haynes.com/

#2581 of 3340 1999 passat cv joints/shafts by donky88

Mar 05, 2008 (9:58 am)

i recentely upgraded my original clutch to a stage 3 racing 6 puck clutch and replaced the original dual mass flywheel with a light weight single mass one . The probolem is now i need to replace my outer cv joints and i was wondering if their is any high performance cv joints or complete shafts that will cope with the increased stresses that the new clutch is dishing out

#2582 of 3340 Air condition by greatcars

Mar 07, 2008 (2:13 pm)

I have 08 passat turbo. I don't like the AC much and think their air outlets are little too high and can't be precisely pointing to where you wish the air flow blows. I found the AC is as cold people expect on a new car. Maybe that's just my perception. I have to turn the fan to 3 or 4 to feel cold for the first 10-20 minutes and the outside temp is around 80. later I can change the fan to 2. The fan is very loud at 3 and 4.

#2583 of 3340 Re: considering buying this 02 passat GLX wagon [600kgolfgt] by bjss

Mar 07, 2008 (5:36 pm)

Replying to: 600kgolfgt (Mar 03, 2008 6:25 pm)
Update - went to dealer today for oil change, just making conversation, I asked again about the cost of a timing belt change (discussed in earlier post - $1600). Apparently, all the Service Advisors work on commission and he was willing to deal - getting the service for the same price quoted by the independent shop..and he is going to replace a cracked CV boot for an extra $100.

#2584 of 3340 Re: considering buying this 02 passat GLX wagon [bjss] by 600kgolfgt

Mar 08, 2008 (4:00 pm)

Replying to: bjss (Mar 07, 2008 5:36 pm)
Good! At least the dealer was able to come down in price a bit. Now make sure you ask them if the water pump is the plastic one or the metal one - better yet, insist that they show you the water pump. If it is plastic, insist on the metal one. It will be the difference in getting the timing belt service every 60,000 - 65,000 miles (plastic pump) or every 90,000 - 100,000 miles (metal pump) as recommended by the service intervals specified by the factory.
 
Good Luck...

#2585 of 3340 turn signals by rwl1953

Mar 10, 2008 (11:22 am)

I have a 2001 and a half passat wagon. Just started to have some trouble with the turn signals. Most of the time they work but sometimes, both right and left, I'll push down on the turn signal lever and nothing happens. I have immediately pushed down again and they work or sometimes they don't. Then after going several miles down the road I make another turn and they work this time. Does anyone have any ideas? If so, how much do you estimate it would cost to fix this.
Thanks
 
RWL

#2586 of 3340 Re: turn signals [rwl1953] by altair4

Mar 10, 2008 (12:04 pm)

Replying to: rwl1953 (Mar 10, 2008 11:22 am)
To me, it sounds like a bad turn signal relay. IIRC, it's located behind the hazard switch on the center stack. Probably only a dealer-only part.

#2587 of 3340 Re: how to adjust timing belt? [sclaark] by shelly03

Mar 10, 2008 (12:53 pm)

Replying to: sclaark (Feb 17, 2008 11:45 am)
Hello. We are considering purchasing a VW Passat wagon and are looking at the years 2000-2003. Just heard that a friend had a Passat and had to replace the timing belt at 85K miles which had caused engine to go bad. He had to pay $5000 for a new engine. Have you heard of a similar problem or do you think this is an isolated situation? Are these pretty good cars?

#2588 of 3340 Re: how to adjust timing belt? [shelly03] by 600kgolfgt

Mar 11, 2008 (4:31 pm)

Replying to: shelly03 (Mar 10, 2008 12:53 pm)
Read my post #2560 for the causes of timing belt failure and preventive measures that should be taken to avoid this situation. A properly maintained Passat will last its owner several years (I have a 2003 with 77,000 miles with no sludge issues).

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