Category: Volkswagen

This 2010 Tiguan came in for a misfire fault. It was determined that the fuel injectors were leaking which necessitates intake manifold removal. This was combined with a carbon cleaning procedure which uses a walnut abrasive blaster to remove carbon buildup from the intake valves, restoring the engine’s original level of performance. The carbon is…

The Parking brake cables on these VW Jettas can rust internally.  This can cause the parking brake not to engage properly or not to disengage, neither of which are good situations.  This is a pretty straightforward Volkswagen repair.  Some interior panels are removed and the cables are detached from the parking brake assembly.  They are then…

This particular Volkswagen Repair found a turbo charger that failed.  It was severe failure where the impeller came off the turbo and large amounts of oil went through the turbo into the exhaust.  We let the customer know when we installed the turbo that the catalytic converter would most likely have to be replaced as well, but…

We don’t see many of these, so I thought I would post a couple of pictures.  From wikipedia, “Manufactured in Wolfsburg, Germany (1968–1974), Hannover, Germany (1974–1983), Puebla, Mexico (1970–1980), and Jakarta, Indonesia (1973–1980), the Type 181 shared its mechanicals with Volkswagen’s Type 1 (Beetle); its platform with the pre-1968 Volkswagen Microbus;[2] and its concept with the company’s Kübelwagen, which had been used by the…

This Volkswagen Jetta had a failing automatic transmission that was not shifting properly.  Depending on the year and model transmissions may be available from the aftermarket, the original OEM manufacturer or from Volkswagen.  In this case a VW factory rebuilt transmission was the best option based on cost, warranty, availability and quality.

Replacing VW Thermostat Housing – Volkswagen Repair Denver Volkswagen and Audi starting using plastic thermostat housings on most of their V6 cars around model year 2000.  Earlier model years used an aluminum housing.  We have not seen a lot of the later plastic housings leak if they are not disturbed.  We have seen them leak after…