VW New Beetle

There are daytime running lights in the vehicle, the only way to get them to turn off, is to pull up on the emergency brake. If you pull the break up one click, then it will turn the lights off, and you might be able to still drive, but I'm not sure.

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The viscosity of the oil (10-30 for instance) will depend on the climate the car is driven in. You will have to look that up yourself. Use an oil that will not break down under higher temperatures and has good thermal stability because air cooled engines run hot. Mobil 5000 or synthetic, Castrol GTX types are highly recommended. Don't use "cheap" brands. Don't forget to set your valves every oil change.

Important!!!

Use only G12 coolant for any Volkswagen or Audi.

DO NOT MIX FACTORY COOLANT WITH ANY OTHER BRAND

Dealers will have it for approx 20-30 dollars per gallon.

Pentosin produces the coolant for Volkswagen, Audi and BMW.

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The reason for the cover is to provide the battery with some protection from the high underhood heat found in most later model cars. Heat is the enemy of battery life and is a major contributor to early battery failure. Most of your newer cars attempt to insulate the battery from heat, it is recommended that the insulators be put back in place on all vehicles.

Yes. They all have timing belts in them. If you loose your timing belt, you will loose your engine.

year? 2001

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/type1.php

2003

in left rear corner under carpet by spair tire well

on the front lower left side of the engine

if it's a standard shift it takes 85w90 gear oil, i don't remember when vw started using automatics, if it is automatic it takes dexron transmission fluid. Youcan't get type a anymore, dexron will work just fine.

The 2.0 liter gasoline engine is a non interference.

Pull lever at the front of the seat up and pull the entire seat forward. It will come straight off the runners.

4 beetles per square unit meter!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

if is the v6 motor you just pull the plug wires off then use a spark plug socket to remove them all, but there is one that you are going to need to use a break over bar to get to one of them. if you don't have any of these tool they are all at your local parts store.

i believe you need to buy a comlete new break switch.if the lever on the break switch is vertical to the floor,i think it might be bad.

First find the low pressure switch, disconnect the electrical connection, use a test lead and touch it to the two terminals. You can use a paper clip, but be sure to not let it touch any metal or you can cause electric problems or blow a fuse. When the curcuit is commplet the a/c unit should start to pump, allowing you to recharge the system. Beetles are low presure systems from 15 to30 pound max. ignore the color codes on most DIY chsring systems.

My favorite VW oil is 30-weight Shell Rotella T, which is made for old-fashioned hot-running diesels. Our cars are also old-fashioned and hot-running, so it works well.

If you can't get that, just about any quality 10W30 works great.

Front wheel drive cars are easier to drive in bad weather than rear wheel drive cars. It's much easier to spin out in a RWD car especially in snow and ice. This is because the weight is not over the drive wheels and you get less grip. Also if all cars were RWD many many teenagers would be killed being idiots since it's much easier to lose control.

There's no performance benefit of FWD, it's just easy and safe for the common driver. See also: Boring

Also.

FWD is more compact, leaving more room in the interior of the car. There is no transmission tunnel. (Although a small ridge is provided for stiffness of the body shell)

No. Old vw beetles are aircooled.

5w-30 or 5w-40 is what is recommended by VW for use in your Beetle. If it's the 1.9L Diesel, use 5w-40 Diesel oil. Regular oil doesn't have the added detergents etc that this diesel brand does.

It will be located on the front of the engine just below the alternator/generator. The firing order will also be located here.

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Pry down the metal clip on the top with small screwdriver, then pull screwdriver forward. Assembly will come out easily from there. Small bulb to replace.