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I own a 2004 VW Passat. I purchased it brand new in July of 2004. It has 60,000 miles on it. At 46,000miles during an oil change, it was detected the front driver's side boot on the front wheel drive shaft was split all the way around. I took it to my mechanic and he replace the shaft and boot. I didn't use a VW dealer because the closest one is 60 miles. Recently at an oil change, I detected the same problem on the passengers side. It was replaced by the same mechanic. He told me when I picked the car up, he inspected the one he had replaced back in January at 46,000 miles it was showing signs of cracking and actually split in three places.
Re: Automotive 2004 V-8 VW Passat Front Wheel Boots
Hi,my sugestion is that even if the vw dealer is too far ,just order the original boots from the dealer instead of cheap afthermarket ones, and have your mechanic replace them ,be sure he replace them ,looook under the car to be sure.......good luck......
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More detail would be nice, but I can give you a worst case scenario..
The mk4 Passat 1.8t has been plagued with clogged oil pumps. The oil change intervals might have been too infrequent, sludge builds up, and the only fix is to drop the oil pan and clean or replace the pump.
Just a wild guess but insufficient lubrication and low oil pressure/volume could have led to engine damage. Its hard to say without hearing it.
In the mean time check your maintenance on the car, if it has gone more than 60,000 miles without a new timing belt and tensioner, fix that right away!! When those belts give up the ghost, its time to invest in a new engine.
you can purchase an adapter for the cigarette lighter to prevent this, otherwise hook up another battery to the car while exchaning batt, use booster cables
make sure the new axles match up to exact length of old ones. sometimes aftermarket or rebuild cv axles are slightly shorter also possible the new axles are for a different model passat, thus when tightening the new axle in place it slips out.
Most US cars recommend change at 60,000 miles. I would say that you have gotten your money's worth out of the original belt. Some engines suffer piston and valve damage if the belt breaks.
You have to get CV Boots replaced, this happens because they split. What happen was something got stuck inside the axel where the little boots is held on and split that little piece of rubber (its easy to do). As a result, fluid leaks and and spashes on the back tires so you never know it happens. When you make turns the car will make a clicking noise. You can add fluid but, it will continue to leak out if those boots are split so, you have to replace the boots. I had to replace the boots and axel because the boots come on the axel. Its an expensive project. Boots, axel and labor $500 starting if you go through the dealer. Also, if you have an extended warranty they won't cover it because there is no time frame when these boots split it just something that can happen. Honestly, they know this is something common especially if you drive through snow.
No. Go to another shop,and don't return to this place if ALL they told you was the boot was broken. Sounds like you know about as much as the shop you went to ... you wouldn't want to pay you to work on your car, right?
If they had said a tie rod end was bad, you could go back, but based on your description of what they told you, I wouldn't let them fix a flat.
You have a 2001 Passat,and at that age ALL front wheel cars will need new CV boots. The front outer CV boots are probably both broken and need to be replaced, but this has nothing to do with the pulling. If you ignore the boots, you will be buying 2 rebuilt axles or 2 new CVs in the next year or two.
You need to find a reliable shop in your area that work on VWs or Audis (essentially the same thing). Many shops will not touch VWs. Check for a VW club in the area and ask around. If you are going to keep this car, any time consuming research you do to find an honest VW mechanic will pay off.
You need to go to an QUALIFIED alignment shop and ask for a 4 wheel alignment. This shop should do only alignment, NOT be a tire store. If they are competent, they will notice any suspension problems and tell you what to get fixed before they can align it. Make sure that they think that alignment will resolve your problem, and get them to agree if it doesn't, they will align it for free in the next month or so, when you get the front suspension fixed.
One of two things are causing the pulling
1. First when you lent your car to your college buddy last year, he hit a pothole or a curb or something so hard as to knock the suspension out of alignment. Or possibly the alignment is out fo other reasons.
Or
2.Some suspension part was worn out, check with the VW dealer for recall notices on either upper or lower control arms, (98 Passat had recall on one of these).
twist and pull they are just metal covers over rubber as far as plugs go double platinum is what vw reccommends bosch is definitely the brand to with...
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