Chief8one Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 My roommate just bought a 2000 Passat wagon with the 1.8l turbo motor. It has all sorts of issues. Front end makes noise, check engine lights, damn interior buzzer rings constantly for a solid minute when you start it. She had to pick the car up after her Honda was totaled etc and does not have a lot of funds. Main questions is .. does anyone here or know anyone that is a shady tree VW mechanic? I know zero about VWs Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90G60 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Know what codes it's throwing? When you say front end noise, do you mean suspension or from the motor? Drop the oil pan. Replace the pick-up, clean the pan, and hope for the best. Halfway decent motor when maintained. They are known for "sludge" issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief8one Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 I don't know the codes yet. I told her to take it to autozone to get it ran. I've read about the sludge issue and I'm going to guess her motor is probably full of it. She went out and bought the car without asking anyone for advice and probably got a big piece of shit. The front end noise is not motor... it sounds to me possibly wheel bearing. Makes a god awful sound turning left and right. BUT in car I can not determine if its the right or left front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 I like changing both fronts at the same time. Often both are bad but one is louder than the other. Change one, expecting it to be nice and quiet when all you notice is it's just not as loud. That's my experience and personal preference anyways when it comes to wheel bearings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 From someone owning an 01 Passat and 02 Jetta, both with the 1.8t, if she is low on funds and bought that car with those probs, she bought the wrong car. Not trying to be a jerk. They're just fairly high maintenance. Get on the Ohio VW facebook page. That'd be a good place to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Good luck. Sean (Crossle on here) has been a wealth of info on VAG cars and does great work, but if she's having this many issues to begin with she's got an uphill battle ahead of her. Talk to Sean. Don't waste your time trying to self-diagnose VAG problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90G60 Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Don't waste your time trying to self-diagnose VAG problems. +1 Go out and buy her something nice. It's not worth the battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acklac7 Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Early 2000's VW's are where I get my VWLOL's from. Literally all of them, across the board, seem to be crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 +1 Go out and buy her something nice. It's not worth the battle. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hl8AHWO6VS4/UC68LuRZZvI/AAAAAAAAF74/MirjD2BQ9YA/s320/exactly.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 I don't know the codes yet. I told her to take it to autozone to get it ran. I've read about the sludge issue and I'm going to guess her motor is probably full of it. She went out and bought the car without asking anyone for advice and probably got a big piece of shit. The front end noise is not motor... it sounds to me possibly wheel bearing. Makes a god awful sound turning left and right. BUT in car I can not determine if its the right or left front. I haf a similar problem with my a4. Endrd up being cupped tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acklac7 Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 The front end noise is not motor... it sounds to me possibly wheel bearing. Makes a god awful sound turning left and right. BUT in car I can not determine if its the right or left front. I believe wheel bearings should only growl when the wheel is turned in one direction, then cease growling when turned to the other. Then again, you could have multiple bad wheel bearings bad on both sides. Sister has already been through 2 on her '02 Jetta, I think it has roughly 95,000 miles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 They'll growl going straight as well. They often just change tone when turning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 I guess it's all in how it's maintained. I have two 1.8T cars and both have had their little issues here and there but for the most part they're solid. They have 135k and 220k miles respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 I guess it's all in how it's maintained. Bingo. At first I wasn't taking very good care of mine. I've since gotten rid of the Passat and the Jetta is currently getting an overhaul to make reliable again. Starting off where she is though (and with low funding) she's gonna have a bad time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief8one Posted July 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 She made an appointment with "autowerks" (sp?) or something along the same name for the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Brett at Eurowerks garage does good work for a reasonable price also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acklac7 Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Brett at Eurowerks garage does good work for a reasonable price also Awesome guy, has gone way out of his way to help me over the phone on several occasions. Would recommend him to anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief8one Posted July 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Brett at Eurowerks garage does good work for a reasonable price also That actually might be the name of it. Next time I see her I'll ask how her experience was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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