Power Issues - 2002 VW Passat - 1.8T

[John S. Lagnese]

Plugged cat or tired fuel pump?
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From: <b1biker at aol.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:32 PM
Subject: Power Issues - 2002 VW Passat - 1.8T


> Fellow listers I', hoping that someone out there has some experience with 
> these cars; they are far to new for me to be driving. A very good friend 
> of mine who lives in Colorado had been experiencing a loss of power in her 
> car. They have changed ignition modules, plugs, fuel filter, and everyone 
> keeps telling her that the car is fine. However, she says that she now has 
> to downshift to maintain speed in the mountains and she never used to need 
> to do that. I would suspect that the engine was just getting tired but she 
> recently had some very bad luck and now has a different engine in the car 
> and is experiencing the exact same problems. If anyone has any suggestions 
> on where to look for the problem both I and she will be greatly 
> appreciative.
> Thanks in advance for your assistance,
> Gary Meier
> 88 5KSQ, 91 Passat
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