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(2011-04-03 08:07:13)
Afewweeksagomy06JettaTDIenginegaveoutduetocylinderheadfailureresultedfromaworncamfollower. AtthetimeatrustedTDImechanicestimatedthecostofR/Raround$5500. Itwasabadtiming -carwasjustoutofwarranty. AfteralengthyeffortwithdealereventuallywithVWoA(VWofAmerica),theissuewasresolved-VWoApaidallthecostandnowtheenginerunsjustlikenew. Iampostingasummaryhereinhopeofprovidingareferen...[阅读全文]
(2009-09-16 12:56:13)
(2009-07-25 18:10:28)
Myclockhadstoppedforalongtime.Althoughitdidn'tbothermemuchIstillwantedtomakeitwork.SothisafternoonItooktheinstrumentclusteroutandgottheassemblyapart,inabouthalfahourfixedit.herearepartialpics:
(1)Layoutofmodules(SpeedometerandTachometer.Atrightisthebackofcluster;twocapacitorsfromradioshackinbags):
(2)Closerlookattachoandspeedo(ontopistheoutsidetempgaugemodule):
(3)Seetwogoldencolorcoke...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-25 11:17:55)
ReplytoWSJ2000http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=auto&MsgID=283687
Idon'tliveinbayareaso Ican'tgiveyouareasonablerecommendation.ButIcantellyouhowI'llselectshopsdoingsuchun-sophisticatedjobs:
-Don'tgotodealers(tometheyareforrecallsorbuyingscarcepartsthatnootherpartsstorescarry,orthepartsquantityistooloworinexpensivethatisn'tworthoforderingonline)
-Don'tuseentrylevelc...[阅读全文]
Idon'tliveinbayareaso Ican'tgiveyouareasonablerecommendation.ButIcantellyouhowI'llselectshopsdoingsuchun-sophisticatedjobs:
-Don'tgotodealers(tometheyareforrecallsorbuyingscarcepartsthatnootherpartsstorescarry,orthepartsquantityistooloworinexpensivethatisn'tworthoforderingonline)
-Don'tuseentrylevelc...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-12 15:49:25)
Ithadbeenquitesometimethatmy300SDLvibratedinspeedoverthan75mph,thehigherthespeedthemoreviolenttheshakingwas,particlularlyreflectedonsteeringwheel,feelinglikethecarwasgonnafallapart.Ireplacedenginemountsandstruts,rebalanced/rotatedtiresfor3times,did4-wheelalignment,changedguiderodbushings,IeventhoughttobuyasetofnewhighqualityMichelintiresalthoughmyGoodYeartiresstillhad70%left...
Iwaspullingmy...[阅读全文]
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(2009-06-24 17:23:07)
Becauseyouareadeligentbird,ahighlyeducatedbirdandalearningbird,I'dliketosharewhatIhavedonewithautoAC,inabirdlanguage:))
First,you'llneedtofindoutthecauseoffailure.Itcouldbeanyoneofthoseorcombined-byfaultyACsignalsensing,non-presentpowertocompressor,clutchstuck,orsimplyfreonleaked-out.Withacarat16yearsoldage,itwouldn'tsurprisemethateithercompressorisdeadorfreonisleakedoutduetoagingseals/o-rings...[阅读全文]
First,you'llneedtofindoutthecauseoffailure.Itcouldbeanyoneofthoseorcombined-byfaultyACsignalsensing,non-presentpowertocompressor,clutchstuck,orsimplyfreonleaked-out.Withacarat16yearsoldage,itwouldn'tsurprisemethateithercompressorisdeadorfreonisleakedoutduetoagingseals/o-rings...[阅读全文]
(2009-05-16 18:52:09)
ThisafternoonIstartedtoworkonmycar-replacingserpbelt,changingairconditioningcompressor.
Lookingdownfromaboveradiator. Aftertakingoutserpbelt,Inoticedtheidlerhavingunevenworn.Ifnotfixed,it'lldamagebeltcausingabiggerbill.I'llgobuytheidlerfromstealeronMonday(theyareclosednow).
Aftertakingoutofcompressor,puttheoldoneandnewtogethertomakesuretheyarehavingsamesize; so arebelts:
(2009-05-04 10:54:57)
如何在老车中用CD、MP3播放器、IPOD等放音乐来源:EPC于08-05-0118:20:34http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=auto_best&MsgID=5410目的：在老车中用CD、MP3播放器、IPOD等放音乐。
情况简介：车载原厂收音/磁带机，无CD机和音频输入插头或插孔。有以下选项：1、无线电信号转换器，将CD、MP3播放器、IPOD等放的音乐信号转换成无线电信号发出，由车载收音机调频接收和播放。2、磁带式转换[阅读全文]
(2009-05-04 07:03:44)
Themostdifficultoneisthebackwindow,becauseitiscurved.Ididahatchbackmyself,therest-oneIdrovewithouttintingonbackuntilsold,allotherbackwindows werelefttopros($50-70).
Youcanseethecolordifferenceonwindowsfromthosetwoshots:
Before
After
InCA,lawrequiresfronttwowindowsnotlowerthan30%,allotherwindowshave nolimitations.Sincethelawforwindowtintingissecondary,notenforced(ineveryst...[阅读全文]
(2009-04-26 11:21:51)
IknewmyE300cabinairfiltershouldbechanged,butdidn'texpectitwasinsuchashape.Ifyourcarhasthat,foryourhealthconcern,replaceitoften...
Thisisthecar:
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