I have an 83 Rabbit GTI which cuts out on me all the time (hot and cold). It
is almost certainly an electrical problem, since the tachometer drops like a
stone when it cuts off. (I have the fuel pump routed to a switch, so I can
compare the difference between loss of fuel and loss ...

I have a 5-speed jetta and I tried to get my car out of an icy parking
space and was going from first to reverse (wheels were spinning). Now,
when I turn the car ono, the engine is making a revving sound - and it
makes the same sound when i switch gears or press the gas.  Any

Whats is the timing belt changing interval for a Golf TD from 1990?
Greeting from Denmark....
Mic

2001 Jetta vr6 over revved now missing bad!
HELP!!My son was cruising down the interstate at 65mph. SOMEHOW
gearshift got knocked into 1st Overgear during a panic situation.
(Didnt thimk that was possible),  red lined it for about 3 seconds.

Hi all, D reg  Golf 1.3 CL   ,When driving around in my car, the engine
stops for a fraction of a second,quite a jerk and shudder ,then runs ok,
downhill ,uphill or on the flat ,sometimes droping a gear helps ?
 Starts fine ,seems to run ok , I have tried to make this happen on ...

Anyone any idea how frequently the timing belt/chain should be changed ?
TIA
Hills

I have a friend with a 2002 Passat.
The rear n/s electric window, courtesy light and central lock has all
stopped working.
Any Ideas??? or help before he tackles it himself.

I've seen some postings about this before, I think, but don't recall the
potential cause/s.
I have a 1989 Cabriolet 1.8L 5speed.  When I start it up, the idle is rough,
and usually quite low (around 400rpm).  If I start driving it while still

It was -10F (-23C) this morning, it's going down to -20F (-29C) this
weekend, and I realized that I have a 5 year old battery in my '02
Passat.
The factory battery (Varta, I think) in my '94 Saab dropped stone

I have a problem with my VW polo. I got it back from a service in
which the oil and oil filter were changed as well as the exaust and
when I got it back, something was wring with the car. When I push the
throttle at low revs - 1500rpm (i.e coming out of a roundabout) the

this happened at the same time, my key wasn't working and i was trying
it back and forth, i guess i squeezed the button that would open the
windows and it did- ALL 4 of them and now they are stuck that way. and
i'm parked on the street. ugh.

Im in my auto class right now and tried turning the key halfway and we
have no response from the fuel pump.  Im am currently trying to get to
the Relay panel through the center consle and am having some trouble
getting it off...  any suggestions?  Once i get the new fuel pump

While attempting to chech the oil level, the orange plastic funnel broke off
where it meets the metel tube.
How hard is it to replace?
Tkx

I can see coolant seeping out from around a metal pipe outlet with a
sort of flange bolted to the front of the engine below the number one
cylinder. There's a foot-long s-shaped hose about 1 inch in diameter
that connects up into the main radiator hose. The flange is held to

This is in fact a french L.H. drive 2002 (I think) estate.  My french
is poor so I'd like to try and pin this down before getting help
translating.
Because I rarely have other than a front-seat passenger, this only