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Good Morning, I have just purchased a second hand Jetta, I am very happy with it, Its been over 25 years since last owning a VW, I had a very old 1967 Bettle love it, but sold it to go travelling many years ago. I am pleased I have found this site, as there is not much local info on VW here in Australia, ie forums or groups/ clubs,( that I have found anyway). A little info on the Jetta, Its a 2006 FSI 2.0 Auto, 93000k on the clock, I have just had it serviced and the Mechanic is very impressed with the condition of the car, previous owner was a friend of mine who looked after it very well, It was a good buy at a good price. Its now due to have the Timing Belt and water pump done, I am just wondering if anyone can advise me of the part number for the timing belt, and which would be the best brand to fit. I have tried to google the parts but come up with many different types etc, I am now so totally confused. My mechanic is happy if I can get the part, and he will fit it for me, ( Save $$) Apparently the coolant has to be done as well?? Not sure if this sounds right or not, but I do know its better to do the water pump at the same time as the timing belt, Your replies would be much appreciated and I look forward to informative information and enjoying being a member, Happy days ahead. Regards Aussielf

Greetings to everyone - some questions though - does anyone have reliable information on what the MOST LIKELY COMPONENTS ON A VW SHARAN (reg year 2009) ARE LIKELY TO FAIL AFTER 50,000 MILES? Any comment would be appreciated - kindest regards

What engine is used in the cabriolet 2litre 2001se Mk3 Mk3.5 Mk4 Cheers

Hi guys My company - Fault Free - are hosting discounted remapping weekends, starting on 8th and 9th November at our Birmingham contact centre. We usually charge £200 but will be charging £75 on these discounted days for power and economy remaps. The first 3 customers on the day will get their remap done completely free. 8th and 9th November is Golfs 15th November is Passats 16th is Beetles If anyone's interested then feel free to message me for further details or visit the website: http://www.faultfree.co.uk/products-and-services/remapping-weekends/ Regards Arshad

Name is Bill, waiting for my new DSG Golf R in a couple of months. I had to get rid of my great Skoda Octavia VRS, manual (remapped to 260 bhp) due to a back injury. Can't wait for the R. Cheers

Hi all, I'm trying to identify an exhaust given to me some time ago by a friend. Its a Twin front pipe it looks like it goes over a crossmember, as it has a hump, I think the part no on the flexible part is : 6no 253 097c.. Also on the exhaust : 05/2000….could this be the date of manufacture?.. Any help much appreciated. Stan

As you can guess from the username I'm from Milan, moved over a couple of years ago. I had to leave my dear VW scirocco over there cause it was quite old and it would have costed me too much driving it all the way to England. As I've had some expenses in this period I had to use the bus, but now I want to get a "new" old one XD

2003 Jetta 1.9L TDI w/hydraulic clutch and 5 speed manual transmission. Problem occured suddenly not gradually so must be failure rather than wear. When engine is running and clutch depressed, cannot shift into or out of any gear. With engine off, can shift thru all gears smoothly. With engine off, shift into any gear, then start engine and let clutch out, clutch engagement is smooth, everything is normal until next shift point. Can't shift unless engine is shut off, then shift is smooth, engine restarted and everything normal until next shift point. Same thing happens thru all gears. Clutch engages normally with no chatter. When stopped with engine running, no vehicle creep with transmission in gear, clutch fully depressed and brake released. Just cannot move shift lever when engine is running, but shift lever moves in and out of all gears smoothly when engine is off. Checked transmission cables support bracket - firmly attached ok. Checked brake fluid reservoir quantity - ok. No leaks observed in lines from brake fluid reservoir to clutch master cylinder or to clutch slave cylinder. All linkage from shift cables to various levers on transmission move smoothly without any binding or roughness. Any ideas would be greatly appeciated.

just found a Volkswagen app on iTunes called driver connect - its quite neat tracks all your mileage so that you can keep records of business mileage, also got some other useful stuff inc vw dealer directory