yea the w8 one is larger and freer flowing.
Pros: larger, freer flowing
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And if it does need a heatercore make sure they use the w8 heater core. VW now is superceeding to that because its a bigger heatercore.
Pros: bigger heatercore
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
May not hurt to change the fuel filter too
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Passat has stronger brakes, by far. Actually, when I entered Taurus I couldn't believe how weak the brakes are. When I went back to Passat I almost threw myself out of my seat as I stepped so hard on the brake.
Pros: stronger brakes
Cons: weak brakes
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
CV botls don't need to be repaced they are not torque to yeald.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Yup...did the same thing...cut grommet away...but I was changin the valve cover gasket at the same time.
Pros: stops oil drips, stops smells
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Other striking visual details on our test vehicle were the factory-upgrade 16-inch "Magny Cours" alloy wheels with 205/55R16 all season tires.
Pros: striking visual details
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Alternators don't make good battery chargers and if your alternator is on its way out then it may not be able to charge the battery. A fully charged battery measures 12.6V when the car is not started. When it's discharged by 75% then it measures 12.4V. if it's like 12V then it's totally dead. When you start the engine and the alternator turns, at idle you should have at least 13.4 Volts. If it's less than this then try reving the RPM's to like 2000rpm. You now should have at least 13.4V. If you don't then you have a problem either with the regulator or you have a bad diode.
Pros: fully charged battery 12.6V
Cons: alternator not battery charger
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Yep, guess it's common, but mine just caused a smoking fire under the hood! As mentioned, I just started the car in the a.m. and was backing out of the garage. It started sounding and acting funny as explained and the engine light was blinking.
Cons: caused smoking fire
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
I've read some other threads where people have had to replace their brake pads at 20k miles or so, some think it was due to a tight emergency brake forcing the brake assist to clamp.
Cons: brake pads wear quickly
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Mileage: 20000 km
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