evap purge valve

I cannot find the purge valve on my 1999 Volkswagen New Beetle 2.0 liter gas A Model, Automatic Transmission. I read somewhere that in the 2.0 cars it’s “tucked under the fender well” somewhere under the coolant reservoir and windshield washer fluid filler neck but when I looked I did not see...

Last fall I purchased a used 07 coupe 2.5 - Car performed fine during test drive, but after filling the fuel, it took a while to start, almost as if the engine were flooded. A few days later, I got a CEL related to evap issues, reading on here, I replaced the fuel cap, and the small evap...

I have a 2007 New Beetle 2.5 with about 137K miles and an automatic transmission. The CEL has been on for ages and I have finally gotten around to trying to deal with it. I'm a pretty handy DIY'er, but am mostly familiar with BMWs. I'm lost when it comes to dealing with VW issues - which is part...