Questions tagged [vw]
VW, or Volkswagen, is a German automaker with worldwide presence, producing vehicles such as the Golf/Rabbit, Jetta, Passat and Eos.
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Bent circlip slightly when installing. Is it ok?
I am installing a drive flange on a Mk1 Golf/Rabbit. The flange is held in with a circlip. It is hard to install the circlip - not only does the conical shape of the flange prevent easy access with ...
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Brakes or something else
I'm having a problem when i brake, it's like a deep grind knocking sound but when I go up/down a hill I hear knocking that stops after a few minutes could someone please help me understand what is ...
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Replacing outer CV joint on a Mk1 Golf/Rabbit: do I just hammer it on over the C-clip?
I'm replacing the outer CV joints on my 1993 Mk1 Golf Cabriolet. I've removed the old one from the drive shaft (with a hammer as per workshop manual) but want to make sure I know how to install the ...
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Reman Turbocharger (BR-Turbo) for a VW-Group 1.4 TDI (engine CUTA)
I received a reman Turbocharger (BR-Turbo) for a VW-Group 1.4 TDI (engine CUTA).
When I push the shaft sideways slightly, the compressor wheel contacts the housing.
Is it normal for a turbocharger to ...
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Golf 6 TDI – No temperature gauge & hard warm starts after turbo repair
My boyfriend has a problem with his car (Golf 6 TDI). When he started driving, no matter how much he pressed the gas pedal, the car had no power and wouldn’t accelerate like it should. He took the car ...
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Audi A3 8P - 2.4 turbo diesel engine possible and if yes, which engine it would be?
I'm sorry if this is the wrong place for that question, but I ran out of ideas after spending several hours searching the web, and even arguing with AI couple of times...
I thought then about SE. So ...
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2012 VW Passat - P2181 with no other code - and coolant temperature gets to 155-165F and does not get 190F
A couple months ago I noticed that the car's temp would drop from the 190 tick to around 165-175 when I was driving on the highway, and would return back to the 190 when idling or slowing down. At ...
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What bit is missing from my VW passat?
The photo shows a cut-out on the right hand side of the boot (trunk) of a VW passat estate.
What's supposed to go here? there's a matching cutout on the left hand side so it looks like the missing ...
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Where do you push the "metal thing" to release the 2008 Passat bonnet?
The bonnet release cable on my 2008 VW Passat has broken after getting progressively stiffer for some time. I have found this video that seems to detail a procedure to open the bonnet on a car that ...
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2020 VW Tiguan locks repeatedly locking
Please take a look (and a listen) at the following video
https://i.imgur.com/BeabRKM.mp4
2020 VW Tiguan
The car locks (it may be just one of them tbh - it's hard to tell by listening) randomly lock ...
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Parking lights are turned on automatically
I experienced a strange behavior with parking lights on my VW Taigo today. The light knob position was set to Auto. I parked the car and locked it. When I came back after few hours I saw that parking ...
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VW Atlas Clunk sound from shifter assembly
I know it’s normal, just curious what makes this noise when turning on ignition on 24 and 25 Atlas.
Edit: Would it have to do with anything in the picture below? Is it some sort of park solenoid?
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Faulty ECT DTC randomly on VW Golf 5
I have a problem with my car for about a year, related to the ECT sensor, which I always solved by clearing multiple DTCs (within this error, the fans work in failure, at maximum speed, even if it is ...
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Should I be worried about this heat shield damage?
I went to view a 2012 VW Transporter T5 and noticed that the left underside heat shield was damaged. It looks like some shrubbery has lodged itself in there too.
Is this a serious thing or relatively ...
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Identifying the reversing light power supply cable in the harness\loom on a 2017 VW Golf MK7
On a right hand drive 2017 VW Golf MK7, is there any way to identify the power cable for the reversing light as it passes out of the boot space and into the rear cabin space. Either visually, or in ...
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