Upper Control Arms Part#3

Finally got her done. It took me almost a whole week to do this and the half shaft. I just do it in my spare time and had to run around for tools. Not sure how many true mechanic hours I worked..Part 3 thanks for watching.

Upper Control Arms Part #2

I fought the suspension parts and they won. Well I did get it done but it was hard and my body was sore. Surely there is an easier way. I just did not know it. I bought the parts at WWW.ECSTuning.com for $177.

DIY Upper Control Arms Part #1

Install new upper control arms purchased from ECS Tuning for $177. A pretty hard project, glad to be done with it. Car rides better and no more loud noises from my front suspension. This is part #1 of a 3 part series. I ended up taking out the half shaft and replacing the CV boot. It was torn and figured I might as well do it.

How To Fix Blinking ABS Brake Lights On Dash

DIY fix the blinking ABS/brake light on dashboard of VW Passat b5.

Transmission Service

Servicing the Tiptronic transmission on 1999 VW Passat B5 1.8 liter turbo. Fairly Easy project. I wish I would have done this sooner. The car has over 190k miles on it. 165k on this transmission fluid and filter. I bought the kit through BlauParts $104.95. Highly recommend them!

Half Shaft

Repairing torn boot on half shaft on 1999 VW Passat B5. Bought the kit at Napa for $17. Kit had incorrect size e-clip/snap ring. I had to re-use the old one. For ease and convenience I would prefer to use a kit that you can glue on with out removing the CV joint. A couple years ago I did the other half shaft with a glue kit and it took me approx 1 hr. It was a pain in the neck to do and I would not do this repair again.

Valve Cover Gaskets Replaced

Replace leaking Valve cover gaskets. Purchase at O'Reilly's for $28. They looked like they had been used before, but i decided to go ahead and install them. So far no leaks. Easy project, would recommend doing this if you are leaking oil at the valve covers.