20 Most Recent 1998 Volkswagen Beetle - Page 3 Questions & Answers

A little bit of grease on the seal of the air filter helps.

Hi The coolant temp sensor tends to cause similar effetcs.

WOW 1971 bettle.. There is a little solenoid on the left side of the carb. this is what allows fuel into the carb for idle. if it is loose which many of them are it will cause the car to stall at Idle. It can also be bad.. in which case if you pull the wire off of it with the key on and touch the wire to it.. it should click.. Opening the valve.. it should stay open anytime the key is in the on position.. Another thing to look for on this car is the coil is mounted upside down.. they leak oil when they get old and the wires can not get a good connection.. Check these wires and clean them take a pliers and compress the connector a little to tighten them up.. Another thing at the ends of the intake manifold is a rubber boot.. sometime that will deterate and cause a massive vacuum leak.. check those.. check to see that the carb mounting nuts are tight.. Check the fuel filter to make sure you did not get some bad gas and its clogged. Or possibly your tank could have rust in it and clog the filter.. Please post a comment and let me know what you find

gas answers, not diesel. and USA only. cant do non USA> so did you check spark at every cylinder never just 1. the 1998 cars in USA all have OBD2 puters, ECU. all scanners scan 1998 here. all. and all will tell you cranking if any sensor is wrong, IT WILL crank for 5 seconds, all ECU report CMP or CKP failure. all. why not just look,. a scan tool is $9 off fleabay. or? car dont move, so.... id bet town charge is like 10x a tools. huh?

1. battery charged?
2. Compression good on all cyl.
3. spark good all cylinders.
4. fueling now>? injection too much , too light>

this order works, all others are dog chasing tail/ sure scan it is first. its what 5min work? the fuel can not burn if there is no spark the both fuel and spark are useless to no compression (physics)

I have never had a problem using WD-40 or a silicone spray directly on the latch.

Is the orange rod bush ok?

More than likely you need new head gaskets.

The only way to test it, is a fuel pressure test

Hi. The 2 most common causes of this is 1) lack of air flow due to the pollen filter being blocked; 2) the aircon has no gas, and is not drying the air properly.

Hi. This can be one of 2 things. First and most common is the indicator stalk. 2nd is the hazard switch itself.

Hi. you will need to chech the wiring to the sensors. Often they ar damaged by battery acid. If the wire are good, then replace the sensor. Neil

Most likely your tank breather is blocked

P0715 HAS TO DO WITH THE VSS, VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR, FIND IT ON THE TRANSMISSION , SE IF IT IS UNPLUG OR A BAD WIRE, YOU CAN ALSO REMOVE THE SENSOR FROM TRANSMISSION CONNECT TO HARNESS AND SPIN IT BY HAND WITH KEY ON SE IF IT WORKS ON THE SPEEDOMETER, P0722 REEFERS TO THE SAME VSS.