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90 Jetta Carat Drivers Door Handle
Hi, Well it was an icy morning and me and the wife we're yanking on the doors of the Carat. It seems I've partially yanked the unit away from the door. It's the end with the lock. From my memory of...
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98 Jetta GL vacuum line
Hi, 98 Jetta GL vacuum line, seems really cheap, thin hard plastic... anyway I've taped over a couple leaks but now I see it leaks where it connects to the brake booster, where there is a rubber "L"...
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vangon with low heat
Hello to all. Have a 1990 VW vanagon. On my trip to Albany Friday and using the heat for the first time this season it seemed to be running cooler than usual. The entire trip on the highway the temp...
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breaking problems
Hi, This is probably not related to VW jettas specifically, but I'll ask anyway because it is happening in my 2001 jetta TDI. When I am breaking sometimes at high speed it as if the breaks aren't...
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90 Jetta, power loss when warm
I didn't notice this because my drive to work is only about 12 minutes. After about 20 minutes or so on the highway, it bucks or just looses power. So I was shifting back and forth between 4th and...
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replacing battery...
.. in a passat 2003. Is there ary problem about doing this oneself? Vague rumours about the cars electronics - in particular the software in the 'computer' - have put me off. As you will have guessed,...
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The new, cheap Jetta
Models are produced to match the markets that they are to be sold in. For instance, models to be sold in Spain have very much lower specs than the same model designed for Germany. Hence also the price...
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Re: Multi Grade Sand Filter
Considering how good his product is supposed to be, I wonder if it will filter the sand out of my carpets, too?
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90 Jetta, won't start in rain.
Good minds come together and solve a problem. Nice.
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Transmission service scam?
So how did it work out? Did you find somewhere cheaper?
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Branded vs. Generic brake pads
I?ve bought top branded brake pads and paid the top brand prices but since I?ve bought new a couple of years ago I wasn?t sure if I really needed to keep spending lots of money on maintenance. There...
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'90 Golf can't get rear drum back on after replacing pads
Hi, Am replacing rear brake shoes. Had a leaky cylinder that was causing the rear-right brake to lock up and the tire to skid on moderately hard stops in wet weather. Anyways, I started with the good...
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80's heat shields
The heat shield for the exhaust system on my '87 Scirocco has come loose and is sitting on the exhaust system. I've been looking it over, as best one can with the car still standing on the ground, and...
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Is this clutch failure or something else?
Hi, The car is a '90 Golf 1.8L gas engine with manual transmission and 225,000 km (141,000 miles). The clutch is original and 20 years old. The car is our "travelling car" and has spent most of the...
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Passat water leaks
Hi group, I have a 1991 Passat Variant that has developed water leaks in the back. With the rear door opened on the left and right there are two "cabinets", each accessible via a plastic door. I used...
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