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    1.8T Vacumn to Combi Valve

    Hi there, need some help....was trying to plumb a boost guage into the vacumn line from Combi Valve which connects under Inlet Manifold....but NO VACUMN! Could someone please tell me if this line should have vacumn or boost under load as it seems to develop neither. Could be reason I get the...
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    MAF De-Vein

    Hi, Anyone know if de-veining the tube which houses the MAF would increase performance at all, and with any "side affects"?
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    Throttle Body Removal & Cleaning

    Hi Guys I'd like to remove and clean my TB on a Passat 1.8T(thus longitudinally mounted engine), with Drive By Wire. The manual says to drain the coolant. Is this necessary or can one do it without as have recently had the coolant changed... Thanks
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    1.8T Engine "Clatter"/Rattle

    Hi guys! My Passat 1.8T's engine has had this noise since I got the car, from used, 2 years ago. I hear a sort of a clatter/rattle when I blip the throttle..... (First I thought the sound was linked to the turbo as it goes away once the engine is fully warm or the turbo is boosting, or revs...
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    VAG-COM & MAF & More...

    Hi there (Sebastian, this is pretty much addressed to you....oh, and just spent a lot of ZAR ((South African currency LOL)) on a HEX USB - your fault of course! Looks like a very useful "tool". 1.Replaced the previously faulty MAF and it is reading within the stated spec...and climbs as you...
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    Stutter

    Hi! My Passat 1.8T (Free flow pipe, Upsolute chip) has a very slight "stutter" i.e. not enough to be called a misfire under light throttle semi loas citcumstances, plus a reluctance/feeling like it's holding back on a hot day - approx. 30 degrees C. Workshop has picked up an error code of the...
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    Mass Airflow Sensor

    Hi all, I have a 2002 passat 1.8T which has been chipped (Upsolute), Freeflow pipe (didn't want too much nose so went with 57mm and 2 teensy freeflow boxes), and BMC Freeflow Filter. I have picked up an error, (Air Mass Sensor, low input). I have noticed a very, (almost unnoticeable)...