I terribly need to change the antifreeze/coolant in my 97 passat, but I am not sure if there is a plug on the bottom of the radiator that will allow me to drain the system.... Any plug or whatever on this radiator? Also is this an easy enough job for me to do by myself?
View 7 RepliesI am getting a coolant overheating fault! No visible leaks. I don't wanna believe my radiator is bad ($$$$) So I wanna try the cheap stuff first.
View 8 RepliesI am going to change the coolant in my 2009 corolla 1.8L. The service manual instructions tell me to open the "cylinder block drain cock plug" and I can't find it. The picture in the manual is not very clear, but it points to a spot on the engine just above the throttle body.
View 9 RepliesI just got a 2006 Prius and I brought to Toyota dealer to do a regular oil change. After that, been told that I'll need a Inverter Coolant and Transaxle fluid change in next maintenance point.
This prius already has 111,000 mile now.
My 07 has pretty low miles but is going on 4+ years so I thought I would change the ENGINE coolant. Reading how many posters have struggled with this I thought I would be a smart guy and buy an Airlift which I have used before back in the day on strictly American cars if memory serves.
I had hoped to just hook the airlift up and suck the bulk of the coolant right out without opening any petcocks. Yeah right... That resulted in about 1/2 pint of pink foam and collapsed hoses.
My 05 Powerstroke X has a coolant filter installed by the previous owner.
I have no directions for the kit. To change the filter is it as simple as close the valves and spin off the filter and put a new one on?
Any need to bleed the system?
I looked for any tips on changing the coolant in my '06 2.3L Ranger but found nada. How to best / easiest way to drain the coolant from this little rig? Is there any need to worry about bleeding any captured air in the system once I go to refill the system?
View 11 RepliesActually 2 very similar questions about my Prius 2007.
1. My water pump was replaced by a dealer due to failure some half a year ago at 95,000 miles. Yesterday, after oil change (98,000), I was told it is recommended to replace engine coolant. Does this sound right? Don't they change coolant when replacing the pump?!
2. Identical question about HV pump. It was replaced at 80,000. Now they recommend do change the coolant for hybrid system. Don't they have to do it when replacing the pump?
I want to do everything necessary to maintain the car. But don't want to spend money for something that is not needed.
My 2012 F-250 gas just started showing this message that a coolant change is required. I am just over 59k miles. Is this a timed message all F-250's get, or is it an indications something is wrong? The truck does not run hot, it keeps perfect temperature even when I am towing my 13klbs boat.
View 3 RepliesQuestion for ya, I am using Royal Purple and I am not pleased with it so next oil change I wanna change to a different oil but someone told me once you use RP your stuck with it, is this a myth? or true?
second I notice I am burning oil so would I use a 0w-30?
So I have two things I want to "fix" on my Passat:
1) Is there a way to turn off the "oil change" service warning message permanently? The dealer can do it but they want $46 every time And there is no way I will do that. I change the oil and filter myself.
2) When I lock my car the lights flash and the horn honks, is there a way to turn off the horn?
I've never done it, not even sure where it is located.
View 11 RepliesI took to the car to the local Muppet Show and they put a new battery in my FOB and the message still comes up. My car does have KESSY so I'm not sure if it's this that is going haywire. The car was serviced in April and had a software upgrade - maybe it has a bug! Also, a few seconds after setting off I now get the BING! sound but no messages..
View 13 RepliesI bought 2013 Passat TDI 5 weeks ago and passed 2600 miles already, just curious when the 1st oil change should be, my dealer told me that it scheduled at 10,000 miles is that normal?
View 24 RepliesIs there a DIY on how to change the headlamp bulbs, DRL and turn bulbs? Do i need to remove the bumper cover and/or headlamp from the car or can i change the bulbs with the headlamp in place?
View 3 RepliesLooking for Instructions and pictures...
View 1 RepliesI tried changing the settings but all I could get done was F to C and the trip number to KPH.
The digital speed display would be real useful here as the cops are sticklers in the city about the speed limit.
Will the VAG cable do it? I'm still trying to dig it up but most of our stuff is still in boxes.
I want to change the brake fluid on my B6 TDI 140. I know how to do this using the classic procedure (cars without ABS), but i want to know how to change the fluid inside the ABS hydraulic group using VAG.COM ?
View 9 RepliesMy remote key is out of power now, i found a store in ebay which sold the key, but the key was cut, can i buy that for my car? The uncut remote key was more expensive than one cut.
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The light that comes on when you're turning, it's located behind the parking lights and lights up to the side, has went out on the drivers side. I am needing to know how to change it out and if you know what bulb it takes.
View 7 RepliesI hate how the remote start shuts off when I unlock the doors. Then I have to manually re-start the car. If I get the VCDS, is there a way to disable/change the coding so the remote start keeps the car on?
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