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So we are dealing with a 2000 New Beetle with a 2.0L, manual trans and 200k on the odometer?
What specifically; is the history of the car (why was it not running for two years?) and what did you just have the shop do to the car? If they worked on it last; I think, I would take it back to them.
Now, if you want to fix it yourself; you need to start troubleshooting what the problem is.
I would start by scanning the car; preferably with a vw compatible scanner. If it hasn't been running for over two years; did you remove the old gasoline and put in fresh? Bad gas; can make a car run horrible!
I would replace the fuel filter and remove bad gas (if it is old) and put in fresh. I would check and see if there is any water or junk/trash in the bottom of the gas tank (clean it out; if needed). Also, you could check the fuel pressure and see if it is in spec.
First get the car scanned, for trouble codes and post them here. Then we can go from there; hopefully, any trouble codes can give a clue as to what is going on.
So we are dealing with a 2000 New Beetle with a 2.0L, manual trans and 200k on the odometer?
What specifically; is the history of the car (why was it not running for two years?) and what did you just have the shop do to the car? If they worked on it last; I think, I would take it back to them.
Now, if you want to fix it yourself; you need to start troubleshooting what the problem is.
I would start by scanning the car; preferably with a vw compatible scanner. If it hasn't been running for over two years; did you remove the old gasoline and put in fresh? Bad gas; can make a car run horrible!
I would replace the fuel filter and remove bad gas (if it is old) and put in fresh. I would check and see if there is any water or junk/trash in the bottom of the gas tank (clean it out; if needed). Also, you could check the fuel pressure and see if it is in spec. First get the car scanned, for trouble codes and post them here. Then we can go from there; hopefully, any trouble codes can give a clue as to what is going on.
