VW Golf

The best thing to di is to get a book from your Auto Part store like Auto Zone, Nappa, Schucks...... they only cost you about $20.00 and are very help full. If you want a book with diagramns I recommend Chilton's. Good luck

The third digit of the chassis number will be the year of manufacture. For instance, if the chassis number begins 390xxxxxx, then it's a 1970 model year

it is a toy from the 80s that is large and for younger kids to crank a wheel and spin in circles and to go forward or backward!! JR

First, disconnect the negative battery cable. Then drain the coolant into a pan by loosening the drain plug on the bottom of the radiator. In order to access the water pump, first remove the drive belt, alternator, belt cover, engine hose, heater hose, and radiator hose. Remove the water pump, then clean the engine around the mounts with degreaser. Replace gaskets and spread silicone on the water pump to secure them. Install the new water pump and replace the bolts and all other hardware that had been removed. Refill the radiator with a 50/50 mix of coolant and reattach the battery cable.

The 2001 VW PCV valve can be found on the clean air hose. The clean air hose will go from the air filter housing to the top of the engine.

its normally pink, look under the bonnet there will be a big plastic see though bowl to the left hand side at the back. You should be able to see what colour it is. If its pink you need coolant called G12 you can get it from VW for about £9 a bottle

there should be a little "cap" if you follow it from the rear view mirror and up to the top and it should be 2 or 3 Phillips head screws and that should be it

You need a brake caliper unwinding tool, either a VAG model from Metalnerd, or a universal unwinder (but a 6 piece kit won't work unless it specifies a VAG product). A brake "cube" works if you have the skill to use one. "Cubes" are in the $12 range. -- end comment from 'unitacx' -- I do not have personal experience with thes problem, but am about to. My Golf is presently dissasembled, and will have freshly turned rotors and new pads available for installation this weekend. In preparation for this job, I searched the web and found the following link: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2025629 You will find a discussion about retracting the rear caliper in detail here. In addition, my Haynes manual for the VW Golf (and others), 1999-2002 says the pistons have to be rotated to retract them (Chapter 9, pg 9-5, picture 3.6h). As the above link discusses, just how to rotate them is somewhat unclear, but the picture at the top of the link is helpful. If I understand the discussion properly, you can rent this tool from some some auto parts places - I have none in my neighborhood, so I can't comment. If the comment from "animaniac" 6-12-2005 is understood, the piston has two bores in it's surface, which are intended to accept what is technically called a spanner wrench which is used to rotate the piston (evidently clockwise) and make it retract. (See the McMaster-Carr site, and search on "spanner wrench" for a picture of a spanner. My guess is we need a 5480A11 or similar) Note from all the VWvortex discussion: Excess force can damage the piston mechanisms, so don't use brute force on this one. The lesson learned is to use the internet, and search for your query. I have found the VW vortex forums very valuable. Try them - you will like them. Hope this helps. Skrotzki Reno, NV

its just as simple as replaceing your brakes on your car, take the tire off, 3/4" socket will do, then take a pair of needle nose pliers and remove the cotter pin, slide the hub off and the brakes are held pretty much buy one spring, it will be obviuos once you get the hub off

Yes, the car must be put in Neutral gear, after going slowly though each gear.

The ground clearance of the 2004 Volkswagen Golf is 0 ft. 5.1 in. (5.1 in.).

Hi,i have just found out that you should get the cam belt changed at around 45000 miles.go and have a look on usedcarexpert.co.uk you can find out almost anything to do with cars

Inside cab, to the left of the steering column under the dash is the relay / fuse panel. On that panel is the glow plug relay.

On a standard tranny there is no reservoir. On an automatic tranny it is internal to the tranny. The fluid resides in the transmission pan.

This is a bit off topic, but only due to the resonse below. FYI on the hand brake: Do NOT drive with that hand brake in the 1 click up position!! VW has a major problem with rear brake pads wearing out on the side of the car with the caliper that has the emergency brake cable attached. If you own a Jetta, you will wear out that set of pads very quickly, and the other side will be like new. Take your car to a local mechanic who will not force you to replace the brakes on both sides of the car, and keep the new spare pads (that would have been for the other side) for the next time. I drive 50,000 miles a year, and have replaced the pads in the rear on the one side 4 times now, and on the other side.... zero!!! And yes, VW has confirmed the cable is adjusted correctly. They have a problem with their Em brake over-adjusting. This is all over the Jetta message boards. Most dealers will not help you with this issue.

And, if the car is rolling with the computer seeing the EM brake is on, I'm not sure if it would like that. Probably just a warning light though.

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Well on the 2008 Jetta if you put the Parking Brake (HandBrake) on, then they go off. This is useful if you are just sitting in your car in the Parking Lot (Car Park) It only takes one click to work so there is a good chance the Brake is not even engaged so you could drive that way, up to you it's your car. Also, there must me a switch in there somewhere so try removing the center console around the Hand Brake and I bet you'll find this little switch. Either stick something on it to keep it engaged or if possible connect the wires together. I know someone will tell me how wrong this is, but it's my car and having the headlights on all the time surely makes them burn out quicker and since it is taking current from the battery that has to be charged by the Altenator then having them off must save some Gas (Petrol)

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On a 2005+ Jetta, the only way to disable the lights is by modifying the computer CAN BUS. The dealer can do this. A vagcom can do it, too. It is a device that allows you to change the car programming.

As of 2008, there is no law requiring the use of daytime running lights. If the dealer tells you otherwise, they are lying.

Now, for a good chuckle and some reading that in no way shape or form actually answers your question, keep reading what someone else wrote.

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IF the car was equipped with them, you should NOT dis-able them. They are a vital part of the safety equipment on the car. Would you disable the brake lights? How about the seat belts, would you take them out of the car?

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The last answer is a bad correlation between safety and the dtr lights, especially since there is no evidence to show that dtr lights really prevent accidents. Anyway, I have a 06 jetta as well and wanted to disconnect the dtr lights as well. The only info I found was to use a VAG-com to reprogram the computer not to turn them on. Since mine is a lease I decided not to do it.

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Obviously, as an a American, you haven't been driving in a country like mine, where we have had DRL on ALL vehicles since about 1990. EVERY car truck and van has them, so it isn't looked upon as a BAD thing, here, and visiting American drivers DO remark about how much MORE visible all the vehicles are HERE, If a car is more visible, it is LESS likely to be invoved in an accident, especially in bad weather conditions.

It is NOT about being able to see, it is about BEING seen.

Think about what methods Police officers use , to get a driver's attention during a emergency run ? Flashing headlights, Right ? The human eye is drawn to light sources, naturally.

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No one here is saying they are a bad thing. What some drivers want is the ability to shut them off. There are times when one would want the headlights off, and VW does not give you that option if the car is running. And, please. Comparing seat belts and brake lights to DRL's? Really?

Examples:

You are parked somewhere with the engine running... at night......and you don't want to flood or blind something with 400 watts of light. Ever been to a drive in theater?

You want to drive during the day in GOOD weather conditions without replacing your headlights every year.

You live in the Northern US, where, if you are caught on the highway in a snowstorm, you need to shut off your headlights (and/or switch to low fog lights) at night in order to see. Headlights on = can't see 6 inches in front of you from light blinding you off of the snowflakes. Lights off = seeing clear tire track lanes in the snow. And no, you do not just stop on the highway in a snowstorm. And yes, I'm serious. Find someone who lives in Erie, PA and ask them.

How about this: You want to drive legally. I was driving home through West Virginia one day at high noon, and I had one DRL/headlight that burned out during my trip. Now, headlights are not required during the day, unless your wipers are on, so I would have shut my lights off if I could. I passed a State Trooper who wasted my time and the government's by writing me a ticket for it. Thanks VW! I might add, the light wouldn't have been burned out if VW didn't burn them 24/7. (I got out of that ticket by, get this: In WV, the law prohibits more than one operating auxiliary lamp in the front of a vehicle. So since headlights running during the day are auxiliary, I was actually legal by having one burned out. Talk about a ticked off cop in court. That's really the law. Look it up.)

DRL's are good, but let me shut them off when needed, thank you. The world has waaaaaaaaaay too many people deciding for us what's best for us.

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I agree that they are a safety feature...but where I live we have great city lights. The problem is that when someone leaves a mall or store at night the drl illuminate and many drivers feel they have their lights on. Well drl are only on the front of the vehicle while the rest of the car is in the dark. I feel that is we are going to sailor proof our vehicles...we need to make them impervious to "all" the idiots that are out there.

Add oil!

If its not broken then there is possibly a switch on the driver's side near the seat. Look for one.

If its broken, then just take it to your dealer or to the nearest garage.

No you can't. The car will still overheard. Mine dies that now. And if u continue to drive you will blow your engine

The curb weight of the 2003 Volkswagen Golf is 2771 lbs.

pull it off until its breaks

You can buy a proper tool that will reset service lights and inspection light giving you all the green lights from Ebay price £12:99 plus p/p realy simple tool to use, cuts out all the guess work, and getting the right connector. I have been using mine not just on my 525 but it will also do 92 -2000 models even carged my mates £5:00 a time, tool has paid for it self over and over time and time again. Just go in to Ebay motors car accessories and enter reset tool for BMW. Money well spent.

download the picture and copy and paste it to the paint accesory

put the handle of a screwdriver at the very top of the mirror where it meeets the windshield mount, then tap it down lightly with a hammer

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front passenger side, below console. stick your head down in the legspace and look up underneath the console