I have a Polo 1.4 (1998) that has gradually become noisy at the top end.
Sounds like a single noisy tappet, apparent on startup, then goes away for a
little while until the engine warms up, and comes back. On icy days the
noise is so loud on startup that it sounds like a knocking, ...

The $13K-$15K American compact market is going to get another player, as Automotive News [sub] reports that VW's Polo is coming stateside. But VW won't be selling the traditional Yaris-fighting small hatch version of the Polo here, says VOA CEO Stefan Jacoby. Instead VW is easing ...

I have a 1994 Mercury Grand Marquise and i just got my air flow sensor
changed and i noticed oil in the hoses. It's not a lot but i know oil
isn't supposed to be in there. It also smokes pretty bad. especially
when i stop and then hit the gas a big white cloud comes out. Somebody

The problem I am having is this. If I am going up a hill, I live in NH, the
van has a hard time staying above 25. I have changed the fuel pump, filter
and plugs. I have also checked the air flow meter and it looks ok. It is an
85 with auto trans. Any ideas?

This is a 1.9 SDI engine. It was running on 3 cyl.and produced a lot of
smoke. I diagnosed a compression loss on cyl #4. Pulled the head and #4
piston was sitting lower than #1(?). Maybe a bad bearing shell or bend rod.
Pulled the oil pan and indeed a bend rod. Replaced the rod.

Finally got back the 90 Golf 8V back from the shop.  It stopped
running one day when around a corner I stepped on it and it died with
a whirring sound.  The shop replaced the timing belt, water pump,
battery, and starter.  $750 and a week later, it's running again.

Hoping you can help...  After jumping a friends car last week, a
colleagues 1997 Jetta won't start.  The problem is unusal...  The
electrical system sees to be OK - power to the lights, radio, signals,
wipers, etc.  However, turn the key to start and nothing!

My VW T4 Transporter has began refusing to start. When I turn the key in
the ignition nothing happens whatsoever. All the dash lights come on and
the coil light goes out after the right sort of time but the engine isn't
turning at all. There had been problems with the battery to ...

I know there are alot of people looking for these engines, are the a
problem child?
I ask because now there seems to be a problem with the cam chain on
the jetta and the customer ask if it would be better to replace the

A friends mk4 golf 1.6 16v 2001 (used to have this car myself, before
I moved to the dark side of diesels)
Anyway I did a vag come scan for him last night as he had a MIL light
on and it saying the "coolant temp sensor" has an error. I cleared the

The car is a 2003 VW Golf GTI 1.8T. Recently the MIL light came on and
it was diagnosed with a defective secondary air pump and thermostat. I
had them replace the secondary air pump only. The thermostat was not
replaced because the engine is not overheating and the temperature

Thanks to a prowler I get to replace the rear vent (quarter) window on
my MK2 Golf.  I looked it up and it seems pretty simple.  Any advice/
warnings?

My 2004 Touareg has a Navi display system, and among the buttons at
the bottom of the display is a 'Tele' button. If you push it, the
display says 'No call detected'. How do I sync my cell phone to his
unit?

The new alternator is putting out 14 volts  while wires disconected
from battery ,and the battery  is new but something is preventing the
alternators from charging the battery.
If it sets awhile on start up the center console  meter will read 13.5

First a little background:  My wife and I owned a 02 Jetta TDI (180k + miles)
which we both liked a great deal and were quite happy with.  I fully expected to
get 400k+ miles out it.  However, 3 weeks ago a driver in a '98 Jeep Wrangler
lost control on some 'black ice' and crossed ...