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the twisty thing that turns your lights on and off.. PULL on it. they should come on.

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No it does not but you can have the dealer install one or a local car audio shop can do it.

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try changing all the filters especially diesel filter

It means the fuel is not being burnt fully or too much is being injected. common causes are plugged air and fuel filters and bad timing. sometimes worn injectors can cause this also. this is common on very high mileage cars.

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A mandate is when the federal government forces that states to comply to something they want done.

For example: When the federal government wanted to raise the drinking age to 21 years old there was a state (Michigan i think) that refused. The government then said that they would not give them the money to pay for a project they needed to complete, but the state said they did not care, they would not raise the drinking age. then the government said they did not care what the state thought, they would have to raise the drinking age, no matter what.

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Yes, all wheels run on wheel bearings.

The noise could be a worn or damaged bearing, rust on the brake drum or disk, sticking parking brake, or under-inflated tires. Many garages will do a free brake inspection and they should show you and explain the problem they find if any.

Axles have ball bearings pressed on them and grease would be leaking from them if bad. Shocks can be noisy if you have unusual tire wear, cupping. Loose U-joint can be checked if you have the knick knick sound. Of course a dry axle housing causes a lot of noise and broke teeth can stop you from moving. If you suspect it pull inspection cover and see if there is a lot of loose metal pieces in the grease. It isn't unusual to break a gear tooth in the axle. Especially if you heavy trailer a lot.

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This site had the steps for doing so and saving yourself a service charge. myvwlemon.com

The process for changing the tail light bulbs for a 2002 New Beetle in my case a TDI is relatively simple. To remove the lense and gain access to the bulbs you first need to release the lense holder from inside the trunk by completely unscrewing the large plastic wing nut that is under a round plastic panel that's located almost directly behind the rear brake light lense. To gain access to the plastic wing nut remove the round panel by gently prying it off. After this is done you release the lense by using something flat like a dinner table knife to pry and release the clip that holds the lense in place. Locating the clip: The rear fender has two seams that end at the light lense, the inboard seam (the one closest to the hatch)is where you want to insert the table knife to pry the metal clip that holds the lens in place. Gently and carefully insert the knife blade directly at the seam and pry upward to release the lense. Once the clip releases pull the lens the rest of the way and remove the bulbs by turning the bulb holder sockets couter-clockwise. After this is done remove bulbs by slightly pushing down on the bulb and turning it counter-clockwise. The reinstall is reverse of the removal the procedure.When re-installing take care to clock the lense where the metal clip and the lense protrusions end up in the same position as before. Note: you may need to assist sliding the lens retaining clip in with the knife when reinstalling! Good luck

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The 2001 headlight unit is held in place by a lever located behind each unit in the engine compartment. Some earlier units also had a locking clip. Moving the lever down releases the complete unit that can then be withdrawn out the front of the fender. Note: Road grit and general accumulations of dirt may make this less than smooth. After removing the whole unit the headlamp bulb is accesible by unclipping the cover at the rear of the unit and removing the bulb. Replacement is usually H1 halogen type bulb - do not touch the glass with bare hands as the oils on your fingers will cause hot spots. Replacement is the opposite of removal although you may want to clean out the fender opening before replacing the light unit. Lock in place using the locking lever. On a 2006 VW beetle there is a metal tab on the inner side of the bulb housing that has to be pushed down NOT up as the housing is slid out. BUT, FIRST, you have to unlock a rod up in the front near the radiator. There is a label for lock and unlock. They are turned different depending on sides but there is a small sticker to show which way to turn it. After turning the locking mechanism till it stops,(EASILY) the push the metal tabs down slightly and push the housing forward. NOTE: DO NOT TOUCH THE NEW LIGHTS WITH BARE HANDS! USE A PAPER TOWEL! It's easy, under the hood on the headlight casing is a lever like thing, (careful it is fragile) pull the lever up or down (can't remember). Push the entire headlight casing out toward the front of the car. (The casing will hang over your bumper) Pull out the headlight and plug the new one in. Push the casing back in and lock the casing in with the lever. One note, there is some really sticky adhesive holding the light in, so you may have to push/pull hard to get it to slide out. Thank you so much for this info, it worked like a charm. By the way you pull up! Yes this does work for sure but it is kind a tuff for the first time so be patient, and make sure when pulling the light out not to pull the cover of the light it self, that is not the correct way of doing it. So make sure you pull the whole head light out. Also pull the liver up and out toward the light. Home REplacement is possible. There Is a lever for each headlight that releases the unit to slide out forward. However this slide mechanism is very tough to move the first time. Can break. Wiggle or tug until it pulls out. Second before you slide back lubricate rails with vasoline or the like don't get it on bulb. Next time it goes out slide will be easier. Also on slide back in make sure fully seated so lever locks. This may take a bit of effort/force. But be careful. We found this solution online so I share it with you!! I just replaced both headlights on a 99 beetle. German engineering my as*. What a piece of shi*. The little plastic handle the previous poster talked about is part of a ring of plastic that goes half way around the light mechanism. It has two slots that pieces of the light mechanism slide into and lock into place. Both of these little handles broke off. I think there is a little square tab that you need to push down while rotating this locking ring. Once you move the handle a little, have someone else try sliding the light out while you keep trying to move the handle. They both need to move at the same time. We ended up being able to force the plastic ring around after we broke the handle so the light would slide out, but it was extremely frustrating and very time consuming. Next time the lights burn out I will have to take it into the VW shop and pay an extravegant amount of money to have these little pieces of plastic replaced. Yes, you can fix this at home, but make sure it isn't cold (causes the plastic to be brittle) and that you take your time. Once more German engineering wins out....Smirk, Smirk. When moving the lever to release the locking collar make sure you push gently on the square piece of plastic next to the lever. This releases the 1/2 round collar that holds the headlight assembly in place. If you break the square tab out,(like I did) you can secure the lever in place after replacing the bulb by installing a small sheet metal screw next to the lever to lock it place. The locking collar didn't want to slide back in place once I got the headlight assembly back in and I had to remove the whole collar assembly and file a piece of plastic off by the lever that was rendering the collar useless. After this was done and a little vasaline was applied the collar assembly worked like a champ. Every time I work on my wife's bug I realize why I drive a Toyota and go give my truck a hug. I think that German car repair is revenge on Americans for winning WW2. I was able to get the headlight out but what a pain in the ***-I think next time I will pay the 80 bucks and take to dealer. I worked for 2 hours-had trouble with how to get light bulb out and new one installed. I drove over to auto zone and they showed me for free but he did not want any part of how to help me put the whole head light back in. I broke a plastic grey clip on the one side but nothing major-I did not break the lever-I really don't know how they expect you to remove it w/o breaking any clips at all. Maybe I'l try the vaseline thing to put it back inside. To all of those providing insight on this topic, thanks. It would have been nice to know what the locking collar device looked like ahead of time to understand how it functioned.

Things learned:

1. Check internet to hopefully find out if others have had similar problem and what remedies they came up with.

2. On this problem: After removal of headlight and replacement of bulb, wipe dust/dirt buildup off of track guides and locking collar area. Use lithium grease to lube all areas, making it easier to reinsert/lock headlight.

Note: I did not have lithium, vaseline, WD-40 etc. at the time. Tried using cooking spray and found that it worked in a pinch, though not as good as the others mentioned. Today is March 26, 2011, I just changed the right headlight on our 2001 New Beetle. This was the first time it had been changed since it was purchased in the fall of 2000. I would add to the above the following:

1. Before trying to move the lever which releases the headlight assemble, usiing a flashlight, note the perforated square area next to the lever. This needs to be depressed to release the slide mechanism which releases the headlight. I did not see it before I tried to move the lever, it must have been depressed. But I can see where I could have easily broken off the lever if it had not been. Mine would move about half the distance necessary to release the headlight. It took several (probably 30-40 ) attempts before I could get the slide to move far enough to release headlight mechanism.

2. Before replacing the assembly test the slide mechanism for smoothness of slide. Mine would hardly move, too much crap in the slide area. I removed the slide mechanism (no big deal, 3 screws), disassembled the slide mechanism, sanded down some areas of roughness between the slide pieces, lubricated the slide pieces, reassembled and installed the slide mechanism, and It worked.

Sounds like a piece of cake, but it took me 3 hours to figure it out. Hope this helps you do it in an hour or less.

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Ive heard of some volvo's Running well past 400,000 but they usually say "high milage" is 75,000 or more. Some may dissagree, but alot of imported cars run longer with less trouble. Not always true tho. This can be estimated from published figures on a country's vehicle miles, total number of vehicles and vehicle sold per year. Estimate rather than calculation as the last figure varies a lot between year and year. Roughly: US 160000 Australia 145000 UK 125000 Canada & France 115000 Rest of Europe 105000 Japan 70000 Before my 1988 Mustang LX was demolished last month, the odometer had reached a whooping 479686 miles.. and still performed excellently, well until the accident. I used to have a 91 Infiniti G20 that have 315000, but then I crashed it :( ... ran like a marathoner, though, smooth and quiet.

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Should be the same as my 2003, remove the air damn under the engine (four torque screws) drivers side knob with spout at bottom af radiator

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This question needs to be more specifc to produce a reliable answer. The answer will vary depending on they kind of tire, the vehicle, and the use for which the tire is applied. If we're considering a car, light truck, SUV or other passenger vehicle, there is usually a placard on the door, in the glove compartment or the fuel compartment cover which specifies the best tire pressure for the vehicle. This may be as low as 24 psi or as high as 35psi in most cases, but this is not an acceptable range to operate under. The safest range is withing 1-2 pounds of the level on the door sticker, or the owner's manual specs. Never operate for normal conditions using the Maximum pressure which is stamped on the side of the tire. This maximum is the greatest pressure which the tire is designed to resist ... not the recommended operating pressure. If a tire is used with less than the optimum pressure you note that the outside edges of the tread will be wearing faster than the center. This is a clear sign that you need to use more pressure. If the tire is wearing only in the center of the tread faster than the outside edges, then you need to reduce the pressure. The vehicle's weight and the load carried also play a part. The heavier the load the the more pressure required in the tires.

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Almost always, clockwise to tighten, counter clockwise to loosen. Every once in a while you will come across a left hand thread one, but rarely.

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Wait for a rainy day.

Remove any extra weight from the rear of the car, such as "dead weight" in the trunk, like a spare tire or jack.

Go to a mall with a large, outdoor parking lot.

Ensure there's PLENTY of space in front of you, and get the car going 25-30 mph as you enter a shallowly puddled area of the parking lot.

Cut the steering wheel HARD (either direction) and FLOOR the accelerator.

That should do it.

IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR.

STEER INTO THE SKID.

Remember to breathe.

Smile. You have just survived a "controlled skid".

Repeat as necessary.

Let's hope you remember this when it happens in the snow or on ice, on a mountain road at night.

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If it is out of specification the rear, yes. If it is in specification, no. Makes sense, doesn't it!

Some cars have adjustable alignment angles in the rear, and do indeed call for a four-wheel alignment. On many cars, there are no rear adjustments, but the front wheels should be aligned with respect to the rear, what is properly called a thrust-angle alignment. Unfortunately, many shops are not careful with their terminology and use the term "four-wheel alignment" when they really mean "thrust-angle alignment." Even so, they usually correctly distinguish between cars that have alignable rear ends and those that don't, and price the job accordingly.

As to whether your car has an alignable rear end, you'll need to refer to a shop manual to find out.

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Yes. You'd be better off to check with the dealership for the manufacturer's recommended way to do this.

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On VW aircooled engines (used in the old beetles) it is as follows.

Standing at the back of the vehicle, looking at the engine the cylinder on the left closest to you is #4, the one behind it (nearer to the front of the car) is #3. On the right side the one closest to you is #2, the one further away is #1

so:

(front of car)

3 ---- 1

4 ---- 2

(rear of car)

Firing order is 1-4-3-2 just up dated this asit was wrong

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remove the front bumper lights and slam panel

remove all the hoses, connectors, cv joints, exhaust, power steering pipe, fuel pipes

undew the 3 engine mounts and drag it out the front with the gearbox

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first off. its a 4.6 liter. pop into your local performance shop and pick up a super chip designed for the truck. one of the most popular in my area for gas engines is the brand Bully Dog. i use one myself, and for a gas engine its gives pretty good response. also shows your instant MPG or consumption. Transmission temp. and a few other nice perks. has multiple settings for different increases and also has a fuel saver option for the lazy days. in my books that's the best way to go. anything else voids warrenties and has the ability to disable the trucks. the governor has a safety tag built in. when pulled and not dummied the truck wont start. better off to keep it simple. and pik up a chip. also bully dog is a heads up display system so u can set it while cruising and u don't have to park and play around with a bulky set tool.

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The Mitsubishi Diamante is a front wheel drive car. and some model come awd