Hello there, I am new to this forum. I recently acquired a 2002 Beetle 2.0L manual trans with 180k on the clock. Got it cheap, and it runs fantastic aside from a few intermittent issues. Occasionally it will be running fine and suddenly it will lose half its power. Like a switch was flipped. I...

Hi All, So I have a 2002 New Beetle that decided to act up. It has the following "symptoms": Excessive petrol/gas use Slipping Error code P0420 - Misfires whilst idling So over the past few months we have replaced the following: coil & plug wires as they were still stock and the coil...

I own a 2001 new beetle, 1.8L, standard transmission. Love the car and the way it handles and hugs the road. Do NOT like the fact that I've replaced the catalytic converter three times. Now, my gas mileage is down slightly and I'm getting a check engine light at times. Code tester revealed...

Hey there fellow beetle owners, I own a 2002 Yellow Beetle and it has been running fine for the past couple of weeks...a few weeks back my car started to rough idle and the check engine light came on after it started to rough idle and I was driving. The next day after I tried to start my car it...

Fair warning this will probably be a little wordy as I tend to ramble/over share :D So Saturday before last my CEL comes on while out and about, so I pull in to the closest Advanced Auto Parts and borrow their scan tool and proceed to pull the code. Comes up with P0420 so I quick google...