VW New Beetle

Check all of your blinker lights. There are two in each tail light, one in each center signal, and one at the corner of each headlight, a total of 8 lights should blink when you have the flashers on. If a bulb is burnt out, it will increase the blink rate. Also, installing LED's in the tail lights will cause the blink rate to increase.

Well there is alot of things that can cause this issue but the number one is a stripped drum . You will need two people to check it . Remove your hub caps on the rear wheels and have your second person look at the big nut in the center of the wheel. With you inside the car start it up put it in gear and with you foot still on the brake let your foot off the clutch and have your second person check and see if the big nut is spinning on either side ( left or right) if it is you have a stripped drum. Replace as per repair manual. If its not then check your axles for a bad c/v joint if it is IRS . Same type of process but you will have to look under the car at the axles to see if one is spinning. If its spinning then you have a bad cv joint , Replace as per repair manual. If its a swing axle then you need a transmission, There is no way of looking at the axles from out side the housing.

If neither of these are your problem with a IRS you will need a trans ....

30

you pull them off

In my experience, little as it may be,there is a possibility that the problem lies in the cables that run from the cab to the engine compartment. I would start there.

yes but u need an adapter to fit the wider rims,i have a set on eBay look under vw beetle adapter,

http://www.vintagebus.com/wiring/index.html

here is an awesome site for VW diagrams. it has everything you need!

H pattern for the first 4 gears to the right and up for fifth, and push down -go left and up for reverse.

The middle knob of the heating control panel, which is the smallest one of the three is the place behind which the lightbulb sits. It takes quite some force to pull it out, but it is possible. Just like the knob it takes some force to pull the light-bulb out of its socket (don't break it - that would make it almost impossible to replace). It is a pull out socket, so no turning of the bulb is required.

The bulb itself is a "2721(w1.2W) for European Lamps" that you can buy at the local autoshop.

When reattaching the knob make sure to set it in the same position as you pulled it out. There are also some markings on the tube. Two on one side and one on the other. It should snap into place again with some force involved.

Center of dash, below the ash tray is a slot 4 inches by 1/2 inch.

check dist. cap for water

Check bulbs

Replace flasher

ating: 3.9 - ‎27 reviews Qty(2) BOXI Hatchback Lift Supports for VW Beetle 2012 To 2014 Hatch Supports Struts… ... I anticipated that they would open the rear hatch by fully extending.

2500ml, or a bit over 2.5 quarts.

3,255

Same place as all modern VW hatchbacks - on the floor between the front seats.

5w40

Next to the headlight under the hood, there is a lever with a little button next to it. Press down the button and pull the lever toward the headlight. This is difficult to do, and you will feel like you are going to break something. After pushing the lever completely toward the headlight, the headlight will pop out the front of the car.

Take the lid off the very back of the headlight; it is attached by a plastic lip that will come off fairly easily by pressing down on the tab that comes off the lip. You will now see the bulbs; the one closest to the top is the main headlight (the one further down is the bright). Push the little wire off of the post, and you will release the bulb. Then you can change it.

I swear Volkswagen makes things difficult on purpose.

Just a little added information on the 2001 Beetle passanger headlight replacement. Don't give up! Because I live in the Northeast and it has been four years and never replaced this bulb, things were very dirty. I had to continually move the slide lock back aqn forth until I was able to get it in the complete unlock position. Although it took me about 10 minutes to do this after reading this article. It saved me $85.00 by doing it myself. I am amazed that VW would charge more than $90.00 to replace a $5.50 part.

Thank You for all the help.

Bob

Also - I've been helped greatly in this process by using a bit of WD-40 on the lever/slide mechanism. I'm with Bob in saying, "don't give up!"

The OEM recommended tire pressure is listed in your owners manual, and on the drivers door post, or another location, such as the glove box, trunk, console, etc. If you look you will find it.

"If you want to replace it, bad idea, that will be ALOT more costly. I had my original SRS module sent in for a reset. I just googled a company called www.myairbags.com and they reset mine for $55 and shipped it back to me free of charge, I hooked it up and it works like brand new! and I saved about $560.

*Disconnect battery if you are working with the Airbag Module, if its powered and it feels movement, It could trigger the Airbags to blow."

The black boxes on top of either side of the engine are the "coil over" plugs. Unplug the harness going to it, Remove two screws per coil over, and carefully pull straight out. Then you can access the plugs with a 5/8" spark plug socket and extension. On 5.7 and 6.1 engines there is 2 plugs per cylinder.

Just reverse process to install and hand tighten plugs then torque wrench to 11-15ft lbs.

Two common reasons. The first is that it is like any other component and it can just fail for no reason. The most popular reason for malfunction though is people installing air filter incorrectly. This will cause dirt particulants to contaminte the little filament wires on the sensor. Once this happens it will never work correctly again. The best thing to do is to replace it. Even blowing the dirt and dust out will not correctly solve the problem. Good luck.

Most likely the shifting fork insde the trans is worn. Normal for a older car. Just drive it.