20 Most Recent 1998 Volkswagen Beetle - Page 2 Questions & Answers

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IF I DONT RUN DG GAS DRYER IN MY 98 BEETLE , AND MOTORCYCLE PATTERN OIL , MINE WILL NOT ACT RIGHT , AND THIS CAR RUNS PERFECT EVERY DAY EVEN IN -40 TO -50 TEMPS SOMETIMES , IN ALBERTA, TRY MOTUL 300V OIL , 5W30, AND GAS DRIER , THESE CARS HATE MOISTURE IN THE FUEL , ALSO TRY NOT TO RUN PREMIUM GAS , BECAUSE NOBODY BUYS IT , THE CAR WILL GET A TANK FULL OF WATER, MY CAR HAS 89000 MILES ON IT AND WORKS BETTER THAN MOST NEW ONES, HOPE THIS HELPS, EVEN IN THE SUMMER RUN GAS DRYER EVERY COUPLE TANKS , DONT NEED MUCH, THE TACH WILL SMOOTH OUT QUICK,ALSO IF ANYONE NEEDS A BLOCK HEATER FOR A 2.0 LITRE BEETLE , MINE HAS ONE FOR A GOLF , AND WORKS PERFECT, ALSO THERE IS AN OIL PAN HEATER THAT I HAVE ALSO , IN CASE IT WAS NEEDED.

Should be in side panel of dash you have to open passenger door for access.

We are going to give this a real effort. First, generic. Today's cars have a couple of cooling fans, one for the radiator and one for the air conditioner. These are powered by electricity that is supplied through a switch about the size of your thumb that is screwed in to the engine block , and senses the engine temperature for when to "come on". I would surmise your switch/sensor is "stuck" in the "on" position, and is not turning off when the engine cools off. Now, German cars (wherever they are made) often use what some would call backward wiring, which means it is possible the wire to the fan is not "hot", but the sensor may have a ground wire to it instead of a hot one. In any regard, this is likely the problem for you. God bless your efforts.

Google it there are videos for this out there. Always tell year and model.

Does the car crank (turn over)? If not, you could have a bad starter. If you can kick start the car, that means the security is off (working properly). If security is activated, it usually will shut down starter, ignition or fuel, or a combination of the three. Hook up a voltmeter to the ignition switch terminal at starter, have a helper turn key to crank position and see if you have battery voltage. If so and starter doesn't turn, you need to replace starter.

in picture sending unit screws in brass fitting just under and to the left of the distributor

under front of fuel tank

if its a linkage broke yes no doubt you can do it yourself

When the anti theft system was created,the dealers forgot to tell the new car buyers about how much the fob matters to the vehicle,without it,owners are stuck,your anti theft device is activated,you need to lock and unlock your doors a couple times with the key fob,not the key,and then you need to put the key in the ignition and start it,if you dont have your key fob,call your car dealer to get a new one,they are programmed for each car only,you cannot bypass it.if you lost your fob or never had it,whatever,you need to have the exact fob that came with that car from the factory,the key and fob have a chip in them that only go to that certain car,if you do not have it,then you need to buy a new one from the dealer or ebay and then you need to contact your dealer about programming the fob to your car,you might not have to have it towed if they have the documents from the car,the only other way is to get a junk car,with the steering column,key,fob and all computer boxes and door locks and switch them,i just did that with a 98 dodge dakota,and it works.

Check fuses. Replace the turn signal switch for the head lights. If the wiper fuse is good, Replace the turn signal switch first, then go after the wiper motor. Both run threw the turn signal switch.

Sounds like getting to much air thru carb and not enough gas

depending where you are, is your car overheating? have u gotten your obd scanned? that should give u an idea of whats going on

NOT ANTI-THEFT YOUR THROTTLE BODY MEMORY HAS BEEN LOST YOU WILL HAVE TO BRING IT TO VW OR SOMEBODY THAT HAS A SCANNER THAT WILL RESET THROTTLE BODY CHANNEL 98

I worked on a 1998 passat and the fuse panel was cleaverly hidden on the left side of the driver's dash. There was a small release button and the panel flipped out from under the underside of the dash.

YOUR WATER PUMP IMPELLER IS PROBLEY DAMAGED .IT IS A COMMON THING IT IS A PLASTIC IMPELLER AND THEY COME LOOSE FROM THE SHAFT ALL THE TIME AND THAT MEANS THEIR IS NO WATER FLOW THRU THE HEATER CORE AND AS YOUR FANS GO IF THERE IS NO FLOW THRU COMPLETE SYSTEM (SUCH AS THERMOSTAT) THE ENGINE GETS HOT BUT THE RADIATOR DONT .THERES A SENSOR IN RADIATOR THAT TURNS ON THE FANS AT HIGH SPEED WHEN IN OVER HEAT MODE I KNOW IM A VW TECH

Probably triggered the security anti-theft interlock Needs to be reset. try manually opening and closing the doors and door locks and use the key on both doors to reset the security

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