Miles Date Service ----------------------------------------------------------- 94,480 4/10/08 Bought car - oil changed, new fuel filter. 97459 4/21/08 Added Slick 50 drained out some oil 97917 5/13/08 Changed out front struts and replaced PS front strut bearing. 98159 5/27/08 Changed out rear shocks. 7/29/08 Replaced windshield - Added multivex mirrors 105756 12/13/09 Changed oil - Changed DS wiper blade 105962 12/26/09 Replaced battery with one from Walmart 3 year warranty 105965 12/27/09 Replaced starter with Autozone rebuilt Bosche Lifetime warranty 105965 12/28/09 Replaced glowplugs with Champions from Napa 107210 4/1/10 Replaced turn signal stalk 114555 7/15/11 Replaced windshield $144 cracked when washing on hot day 115302 10/8/11 Replaced both wiper with Rainx wipers. Cleaned sunroof drain. Was leaking into cabin. 119583 7/27/12 Changed oil 4 qts Shell Rotella T6 used STp oil filter from autozone oil filter under top engine lid front tire 3 mm rear 5.5 mm depth 119583 08/02/12 Replaced big vacuum hose from vacuum pump to power brake pump. Fixed problem with losing power brakes after one use. :-) 09/03/12 Replaced turn signal stalk to fix cruise. Old one may be good ribbon connectors were crimped no insulation. 121125 09/19/12 Replaced 2 front tires with P195/65R15 Kumho Solus Xpert KH20 Rear PS tire had a nail and was repaired. 122394 11/18/12 Replace PS headlight bulb. 122830 12/29/12 Removed yellowing from headlights with buffing kit. 127658 11/19/13 Replaced DS headlight bulb. 129006 12/10/13 Oil changed 5 qts Shell Rotella T6. oil filter from autozone by Pep Boys Leaking oil from oil filter canister, fixed. 130370 04/19/14 Changed front pads and discs. Autozone. Bled brakes. Pedal was mushy but got better after bleeding. Got better after a number of emergency stops to bed in the brakes. (using ABS) and over time. 130575 04/30/14 Replaced DS wiper blade. 130657 05/26/14 Replaced wiper motor. (not pump) Lifetime warranty from Autozone. Replaced wiper linkage. 132601 08/22/14 Replaced all 4 tires with Falken Sincera Sn-828 195.65R15 Discount Tire 132601 12/12/14 Replaced DS front tire with Falken Sincera Sn-828 195.65R15 Discount Tire Added road hazard from Discount Tire to all 4 tires. 03/04/15 Replaced DS radiator fan. Replaced 40 amp flat metal fuse for fans. Replaced oil diptick tube. DS fan's plug's clip got borken, so had to tape it. 07/01/15 Had PS rear tire repaired. Nail in tread. 08/18/15 Replaced battery with Walmart Type H7 MAXX battery. TC# 254292010036450564448 $160 with tax. 11/24/15 Had muffler shop replace flexible link on exhaust. They cut the old one out and welded in a new one. 1 year warranty. 505) 265-0197 Sandia Muffler 140000 12/14/15 Replaced all 4 glow plugs. Champion $13 from Napa. Autozone too expensive. #4 plug DS was really hard to get in. Cross threaded some. Had to pull vacuum pod to line it up and hand thread it the opposite direction to get started. 12/19/15 Still had starting problems. Had to crimp glow plugs connectors so they made good contact. GP harness needs replaced. Cracked. 140382 12/30/15 Replaced glow plug harness. Replaced fuel filter. Replaced fuel filter tee with KarmaTDI bypass. Replaced injector return fuel lines. 01/23/16 Replaced DS strut bearing and bushing. 02/08/16 Replaced fuel door switch. Repaired broken spring in DS door handle. 02/19/16 Replace DS front swaybar bushing. Had to remove ridge on bushing with dremel due to needing updated bracket. Used longer bolt to compress bushing. Bought new bolts for swaybar hardened. Had to unbolt swaybar link. 02/20/16 Replace DS rear lock actuator. Could not get it to unlock, so removed rod to lock/unlock indicator. Lost little plastic cylinder inside the door, so it is not installed to hold the door glass in. 02/25/16 Replaced DS front windows control switch module. 141325 02/29/16 Oil changed 5 qts Shell Rotella T6 5/40W. oil filter from autozone. Changed air filter. 143275 03/21/16 Replaced cabin filter. Checked R-134 levels. 15/125 psi. Topped off R-134. A/C was freezing up on long trip. Put 2 small cans of R-134a in. Pressure is now 30 psi on the low side and 150 psi on high side at 70 degrees outside temperature. 03/30/16 Replaced both wiper blades. Autozone 2nd cheapest worked fine. Fancy one sucked. 05/04/16 Replace DS rear lock actuator with actual VW one. Previous one failed after 2 months. Replaced rod and rod clip Replaced missing door spacers. Method to put in window pin 6N0839511. Partially wedge smaller pin into larger pin. Insert into hole using a small bolt in the small ping. Once the big pin is all the way in then use a screwdriver to wedge up the window while using a flat chisel to gently hammer small pin into large pin. 05/25/16 Replaced front control arm bushings. (just the rear hockey pucks ones) Used solid Audi TT bushings. Replaced PS strut bearing and bushing. 06/22/16 A/C was not blowing cold all the time. 104 degree day. Engine seemed like it was missing. Pressures were 450/45. Bled out freon until at 300/35. Center vents blowing 39 degree air now. :-) 08/12/16 Replaced front tires with Falken Sincera 195/65/R15 form Discount tire. Got replacement warranty. 08/13/16 Replaced front PS strut bearing and bushing. Put blue locktight on PS front (axle nut, rear control arm nut, top strut nut) Got 7/8" spark plug socket with 7 mm allen and was able to tighten top strut nut so 3 threads were above the nut. DO NOT tighten the bottom strut nut (the one on the bearing) to much or it will break the bearing!!! Use short bursts with the impact with the strut nuts. Drilled out catalytic convertor. Short pipe going back from the catalytic is broken where it hooks to the rest of the exhaust. Getting that fixed by the muffler shop. (warranty I hope!) 145786 08/16/16 Front end alignment done by Rio Grande Automotive. Asked why exhaust broken said motor mounts top and side bad. Said rear axle bent 3 degrees not worth fixing they said. Rear of MK4 is NOT adjustable. DS wiper barely spraying. PS not working. Cleaned them with needle. Popped oval covers off on the inside of the hood near windshield and found a hose that popped off. Measured temp at thermostat 165 degrees after long drive. 08/21/16 Replaced coolant sensor and thermostat/thermostat housing. (new bolts) Replaced dogbone engine mount. Used new bolts. Set to 30 ft/lbs bolts from dogbone to engine. (plus 90 degrees 1/4 turn) Used blue locktight on dogbone bolts. Looks like some oil leaking down onto dogbone. Topped off engine oil took 1/4 quart. Temp warning light came on after short drive. Menas resovior is too low. Had to top off a few times. I replaced all the radiator fluid. Clip for temp sensor was not on correctly and car overheated. I had Foriegn Aide install a new clip correctly from the top and it is fine. They said the sensor doesn't seem to fit very well. 08/22/16 Replaced motor mounts on both sides. Used locktight and torqued to 74 ft/bs on 18 mm and 30 ft/lbs plus 1/4 turn on 16 mm bolts. Used all new bolts. Topped off power steering fluid. (was below the low mark) 08/24/16 Had Sandia Muffler replaced 18" section of exhaust piping after catalytic. Was broken off and rust holes in the welds to the catalytic. 08/27/16 Ran a can of diesel purge through to clean the injectors. 08/30/16 Checked timing Vagcom. 44 degrees at 154 fuel temp. Said normal to slightly advanced. Coolant temp 192 degrees. I set the timing to 60-62 degrees at 155 fuel temp. Should use <4.99 ALH setting on Vagcom. (1st one) It is 0-2 degrees too advanced. When adjusting 13mm bolts dont loosen them too much since very small adjustments are needed with the 22mm wrench. 18 ft/lbs torque 09/01/16 Check A/C pressure due to freezing up. 255/25 at 70 degrees. Bled some out now 177/22 which was wrong. Pressure while car is off was wrong and I didn't check it. Set pressure while off to 110. While running at 85 degrees outside pressure was 240/33. A/C blowing at 35 degrees. :-) 10/05/16 Replace MAP sensor with new Bosche one. 147533 10/09/16 Rio Grande Auto replaced A/C compressor. $970.23. 2 year warranty. Replaced expansion valve and A/C serpentine belt. 12/14/16 Checked parking brakes and they were on both their stops. Spun rear wheel while in the air. DS rear spun at half speed of PS. Maybe need rear brakes and rotors replaced. 12/15/16 Replaced rear rotors and pads. Lubed parking brake levers. Replaced DS & PS rear brake calipers. Parking mech on old calipers was messed causing drag on the rear wheel and messed up the discs. 01/17/17 Installed return springs on parking brakes. Rear wheels spin at least 8 times when jacked up. PS wheel only spun 4 times. Removed caliper and pushed it back in. Then spun 10 times. Filled tank. Still 34 mpg! 02/11/17 Had DS rear tire repaired. Nail in tread. 02/23/17 Replaced PS front tire due to hitting trash bag on street. Caused gash in sidewall. Renewed warranty at Discount Tire. Falken Sincera 195/65/R15. 05/06/17 Was going to replace starter since it was cranking slow and battery tested fine, but the battery terminals were loose. Who knows how that happened? 06/17/17 1J0906233 large radiator fan plug was melted due to screws on large fan falling out and making the fan rub. I used the triangle shaped connector on the lower DS of the radiator. Red wire is positive. Short 12 volts to the other two wires to test low and high speed. I directly connected the large radiator fan plugs wires together. Large fan only works on low speed. Small fan works on both speeds. Zip tied large fan back on. 07/07/17 Replaced large radiator fan and plug. Radiator fan has lifetime warranty from Amazon. 07/15/17 Installed Curt trailer hitch and wired up trailer electrical plug. Replaced starter. 2nd starter from Autozone under lifetime warranty. Starter was cranking slow when you first started it. 10/13/17 Replaced PS front ABS plug. (was broken and ABS was engaging at weird times) 12/24/17 Swapped MAP sensor with 2003 Jetta - Installed new oil dipstick tube 02/01/18 Replaced ignition lock housing. Replaced grommet for vaccuum for brakes. 02/03/18 Had PS rear wheel checked for balance and a nail hole repaired by Discount Tire. PS rear brake was compressed too much. Push it back turned clockwise with pliers while using C-clamp.