Repair VAG, some NAC

Jason uberhare at gmail.com
Mon Jun 13 15:39:16 PDT 2016


Swap coils on the Beetle with another cylinder and see if the fault
follows.  You likely need a coil, very common issue.  Don't buy cheap
aftermarket ones, stick to a known brand name.

Jason

On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 6:29 PM, Tihol Tiholov <t.tiholov at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, gents.
> My 1.8T Y2K bug began misfiring, while on the road. A Snap-on scanner could
> only point at cyl. 2 misfire and could not reveal manuf. proprietary codes.
> Drove home 160 km (100 Miles). Now I'm ready to investigate and most likely
> swap a new ign. coil or more and the spark plugs. Oil  is almost due for
> change, so I'll do that. Any other things to look out for after this
> situation?
>
> '02 A4 3.0 q threw an "Oil" image, which seemed to be a fluke. Oil was
> enough and I actually ended up overfilling it, because with this black
> round plastic dipstick I find it hard to tell the level. I use a piece of
> paper to lay the dipstick on and see the oil level. Anyone found any good
> way to tell the oil level? Thought of painting the dipstick a lighter
> color, but not sure, if a paint would last at 130 deg. C and instead get
> into the oil passages.
>
> Any advice muchly appreciated.
> Thanks and happy motoring,
> Tihol
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