This bulletin applies to all 2008-2013 VW models equipped with the 2.0L engine. Rattling noises after engine startup or engine no-start may be exhibited. This may be due to a slipped timing chain due to a faulty tensioner.
The Ironman I-370 EcoFT open shoulder drive tire from Hercules Tires is now SmartWay verified for low rolling resistance, as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay technology program.
The latest fiting tool from First Line is a freewheeling pulley removal and refitting kit to help with the growing number of alternators which have such a pulley.
This TSB applies to 2009 VW Jetta models, equipped with the CBEA common rail TDI diesel engine. If glow plug testing becomes necessary, do not jump power or ground directly to the glow plugs. The plugs receive pulse width modulated signals from the ECM.
Although just concept products at this point in time, Goodyear Tire & Rubber believes two tyres it unveiled at this week’s Geneva Motor Show hold potential to radically change the role car tyres play in future.
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