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passat `98-05 ouch we ve been getting a lot of phone calls for cylinder heads on passat s® especially 1.8 turbo models there seem to be two main causes-broken timing belts or oil starvation the solution for the timing belt problem is easy-replace it every 50,000 miles the oil starvation seems to be caused by sludge building up around the oil pump pickup clogging it the good news is that the solution for this is easy too-change your oil regularly if you ve been going a long time between oil changes in the past drop the oil pan and clean the oil pump pickup before you have to replace a head premium pentosin® antifreeze unlike most national brands of antifreeze pentosin antifreeze is phosphate and silicate-free exceeding all of volkwagen s requirements and is neutral to metals rubber parts and sealing materials mix 50/50 with distilled water for best results 1.5 liter bottle #sn18726 .12.99 vw® brought a completely redesigned passat to the u.s market in 1998 the new car was based on the same chassis as the audi a4® offering much of the performance and refinement of the audi® at a substantially lower price it s a great car for the money but there are a few problem areas ignition coil packs are failing left and right front suspension ball joints seems to wear rapidly along with wheelbearings and we ve seen a lot of warped brake rotors and unevenly worn brake pads replace the timing belt regularly too we ve seen some severe cylinder head damage resulting from broken timing belts bentley manual this latest edition of the comprehensive bentley service manual includes information on all the passat® models including 4 motion models and even the new w8 engine a must-have book if you plan to work on your passat® yourself includes a chart of scan codes which when used in conjunction with the vag-com software allows for quick and easy diagnosis of many driveablility problems 1,714 pages with 4,217 illustrations and diagrams #sn19624 .99.95 cd rom version #sn18145 99.95 water pump early 1.8 turbo passat s® have the water pump driven by the serpentine belt later 1.8 turbos and all v6 models have a water pump driven by the timing belt always replace these water pumps when changing the timing belt-you ve already done most of the labor needed to replace the pump plus a seized water pump will cause the timing belt to break or jump causing expensive damage to the engine timing belt 1.8t `98-99 `00-01.5 `01.5-05 v6 `98-04 tensioner pulley 1.8t `98-99.5 `99.5-05 v6 #sn19226 .39 #sn17230 .39.95 #sn19843 .39.95 #sn19294 .69.95 95 1.8t 1.8t v6 `98-00 `01-05 `98-05 #sn5013 .35.00 #sn17856 .79.95 #sn19256 .89.95 #sn19227 .59.95 #sn19228 .79.95 #sn19295 .79.95 radiator maintenance parts air filter oil filter 1.8t passat® section`98-04 oil pump 95 #sn16182 .19 10 pack 1.8t v6 v6 `98-99 v6 `00-03 w8 fuel filter 1.8t/v6 exc 4 motion #sn5072 .13.95 v6/w8 4 motion #sn19974 23.95 1.8t v6 w.8 serpentine belt 1.8t v6 spark plugs #sn19430 call #sn19038 call #sn19429 call #sn19039 .24.95 #sn19040 .29.95 #sn1315 .6.50 #sn16970 .54.95 #sn16212 .10.95 #sn16960 .9.99 #sn14560 .11.95 `98-00 `01-05 `98-05 #sn19489 .119.95 #sn19490 .109.95 #sn19491 .119.95 magnetic oil drain plug prevent metal from traveling around your engine in the oil the magnet in this drain plug will pull ferrous contaminant s out of your oil clean it thoroughly every time you change the oil to help reduce wear in your engine cheap insurance #sn18980 .9.95 expansion tank #sn19492 39.95 cap for expansion tank #sn19456 4.95 air flow meter this sensor measures the intake air so that the fuel injection brain can adjust the amount of fuel to maximize performance and minimize emissions when these fail it causes the check engine light to come on plus it will reduce performance 1.8t `98-99 #sn18316 349.95 `00 #sn19505 349.95 `01-04 #sn19506 369.95 #sn17801 179.95 v6 `98-99 `00-03 call oil coolers these occasionally fail and fool you into thinking you have a blown head gasket by mixing oil and antifreeze together if you find oil in your coolant or vice-versa but no other symptoms of a blown head gasket your oil cooler may be bad also if you spin a bearing or chew up a piston and get metal shavings in your oil you should definitely replace the cooler as there is no 100 effective way to flush all the shavings out fits all 2.0 l gas and 1.9 l diesel and tdi® #sn15359 .109.95 1.8t cabin air filter we sell oem mann mahle the best `98-01.5 #sn18617 .1695 #sn17220 .1995 `01.5-05 p-130

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