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Hello everyone, my 1999 beetle is failing emissions, turns out to be the charcoal canister. The VW dealer says it’s obsolete, auto parts store doesn’t have, no longer available. They’re trying to find an aftermarket one, not much success. Used are about $400, if available. Any ideas where I can...

I am new to this forum but leveraged the knowledge here to help me attempt to troubleshoot an issue with my daughter's 2006 beetle. The only problem is that none of the solutions I found were the fix for the problem the car was having. I don't generally post on forums very often but, I am...

Hello everyone, I've fighting with our 1999 2.0L gas that has a rough idle an engine misfires. I was looking for vacuum leaks and disconnected a rubber hose that was behind the throttle body when a bunch of oil came pouring out. The other end goes to the engine just below the valve cover on the...

Hi, I need help 😞 I have a 2003 Turbo S 1.8T AWP For quite some time, I’ve had an issue where my brakes lose power when I have to quickly switch from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal, or, for example, when I have the car in cruise control and need to step on the brakes. The pedal only...

I have had a check engine light on for years. It is a 2001 VW beetle GLX 1.8T, 50k miles. The car gives the PO171 code which is running lean everything indicated a vacuum leak. I have changed all the vacuum lines and the code keeps coming back. The car runs fine, doesn't run rough or stall. I...