The sponginess in the brake pedal has nothing to do with the vacuum part of the brakes. With no vacuum in the system,the brake pedal should be rock hard. Have you changed your brake fluid every 2-3 years? Were the calipers both looking like mirrors on both sides? A sticking caliper will never bleed ...

I just know the box. Mahle, Mann... starts with an M. Green cheap looking box. I remember hearing issue of other filters not having the correct filtering surface area, causing knocks from little flow, not fitting onto boss on engine tight, incorrect dimensions, etc etc. There is so much MUIS (made ...

Ah..now I remember why this stuck in memory..

You need a deep socket 10 mm to get the nuts off the top two or spend an unpleasant hour under the dash with a box end

Ive got the cross strut tool if you/me are driving by something this fall...

Ive now converted 5 high mileage cars to synthetic and found no change in leakage and reduced usage internally, so I don't buy that everything on the internet is accurate.

If you passed us by you are deader than a P80 twilight after 100,000 slammings of the tailgate, JR...

Charles - you can use that CRC cleaner with turbo engines. The turbocharger is upstream of the TB, so unless time reversal comes into play you can't get the cleaner into the turbo - there isnt enough difference between the engines of turbo and NA cars to merit that warning. My guess is someone used ...

For reference

1999-2002 non turbo models
1999-2001 turbo models

BI fuel models in P2 2001-2007 per yagger

Use the Italian throttle body referenced in this Forum

Climate control changes

In late 1998 the damper and temp control modules were replaced by a single motor (9134729)doing both functions on the driver side. This was used 1999-2000 then replaced on P2

Edited to 1999-00

Tricks to this job. I'll write up more on plane There is a metal sand which of 5 pieces...AC condenser, intercooler, radiator, and two metal plates which position the intercooler. They are different and go in one way. The VIDA procedure is to evacuate the AC and bench assemble the sandwich. It's pos...