20 Most Recent 1996 Volkswagen Jetta - Page 4 Questions & Answers

you're talking about the axle, pry bar it off, its held by little snap rings around the shaft, it basically just pulls out, sometimes can be difficult

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On the front of the engine right behind the alternator is a pulley with a bolt, just put a ratchet on that bolt and push it and it will loosen up everything so you can slide it off.

Take the carpet off of the top of the trunk, you can access the sockets from there

you will have to bypass the alarm, to the left of the steering wheel, behind the vent are two boxes (modules) the alarm has two connectors, one has 6 wires and the other has 10, the 6 pin has a red wire and a red and black wire, jump those two together and you will bypass your alarm completely

Does the acc position work. if so....Under the dash there are two wires, one is red and the other is red/black, these are a heavy gauge wire so you wont miss them, strip some sheilding off of each one and touch them together with your ignition in the acc/on position, does the starter try to turn? (it wont start unless the clutch is pressed) if so your ignition switch is bad, just take some leads off of those two wires and run them to a momentary switch that will carry the voltage and use that switch to start your car

Take the relay into your local parts store and they will test and match it up for you, as far as the diagram, I will post a link

on the drivers side inner fender, in between your strut tower and windshild washer resovoir

Behind the vents on the left side of your steering wheel there are two modules, one is for the lights and the other is an alarm, we are looking for the one with a 10pin and 6 pin connector, the 6 pin will have a red wire and a black and red wire, jump those wires and leave the box disconnected

On top of the trans, in the front, blue sensor

check for a charged ground, start by checking the mil bulb in your cluster

You cant because your engine has a coil pack and not a distributor sorry

Run the car and check your hoses, Most likely it is the thermostat sticking closed and not allowing water to flow back to the radiator if your top hose is not hot and you can squeeze it then it is your thermostat.

Which motor do you have?

Your Fan Control Module or FMC is the long black relay located underneath your coolant bulb, It is mounted onto a bracket on the drivers side shock tower, to test your fans you can take off the temp sensor located on the drivers side tank on your radiator, jump the terminals and the fan should come on in low speed, turn your ignition to the on position and jump them and it should turn onto high speed. The best solution is to wire the fan to a 12v switched power source on high speed.