I hate people!
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I hate people!
This is my rant and if you so choose you can make it your official I HATE PEOPLE rant thread.
Today's rant.
First off... I HATE VW's. I'm forced to try to diagnose and fix my wife's POS Golf on my own. So... the last code I checked was a misfire code. So I looked it up and did a search on the issues. From what I've read it sounds EXACTLY like all the coil pack issues VW is having right now and recalling. Our car is NOT on the recall list. So I go spend $200 on a coil pack, spark plugs and spark plug wires at a VW specialist shop.
On the plug wires it says 97-2000 VW golf. I say... hey I have an 01 are they different... no that's the part number. O.k. I say. Hey this ignition coil says golf gti engine code AEG on it. But I'm pretty sure the GTI and Golf are different parts. Do you know your engine code? No. It's a 2001 Golf GLS with the brazilian POS 2.0 liter in it. O.k that's the right part. O.k.
So... I figure this shouldn't be too hard... were's this isht at. Ohhhhhhhhh. I have to take this bracket off and move this huge useless looking thing attached to the air box... unplug this sensor and walla. Oh all the bolts are loose and were't greased when they went in and counter sunk. Lazy *** VW techs. That doesn't look like the right part. Hmmmm. Oh well I'll do the plugs and wire. Pull number 4 and pull the plug. replace the plug and go to put new wire on... hey that doesn't even fit in the hole... wtf. hmmm.
So yeah. It appears my wife's VW is all taken apart to replace a shot in the dark cross your fingers this works issue and now I can't put it back together because it's sunday and everyone that knows wtf is wrong is close.
Oh yeah... and my wife goes back to work tomorrow from maternity leave.
**** YOU stupid people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Future I hate people posts to follow.
Today's rant.
First off... I HATE VW's. I'm forced to try to diagnose and fix my wife's POS Golf on my own. So... the last code I checked was a misfire code. So I looked it up and did a search on the issues. From what I've read it sounds EXACTLY like all the coil pack issues VW is having right now and recalling. Our car is NOT on the recall list. So I go spend $200 on a coil pack, spark plugs and spark plug wires at a VW specialist shop.
On the plug wires it says 97-2000 VW golf. I say... hey I have an 01 are they different... no that's the part number. O.k. I say. Hey this ignition coil says golf gti engine code AEG on it. But I'm pretty sure the GTI and Golf are different parts. Do you know your engine code? No. It's a 2001 Golf GLS with the brazilian POS 2.0 liter in it. O.k that's the right part. O.k.
So... I figure this shouldn't be too hard... were's this isht at. Ohhhhhhhhh. I have to take this bracket off and move this huge useless looking thing attached to the air box... unplug this sensor and walla. Oh all the bolts are loose and were't greased when they went in and counter sunk. Lazy *** VW techs. That doesn't look like the right part. Hmmmm. Oh well I'll do the plugs and wire. Pull number 4 and pull the plug. replace the plug and go to put new wire on... hey that doesn't even fit in the hole... wtf. hmmm.
So yeah. It appears my wife's VW is all taken apart to replace a shot in the dark cross your fingers this works issue and now I can't put it back together because it's sunday and everyone that knows wtf is wrong is close.
Oh yeah... and my wife goes back to work tomorrow from maternity leave.
**** YOU stupid people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I went through the s*** as well, just replace your VW golf with my VW passat and youve got my story! it was a nightmare man!! I went through numerous STUPID PEOPLE, including the people at the dealership!
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I can't find the damn engine code to see if it's the right parts or not. Need to track down the part numbers. Grrrrr.
I need to go buy a tool to get out the number 2 plug. Yeah. Other 3 are changed already. I'll probably reconnect everything to see how it runs. Then try and get the parts changed out tomorrow and fix it tomorrow night. Yeah.
Need to fix this car so I can fix my cars.
My car needs... brakes, idler pulleys, plugs, timing belt, clutch, tires. etc.
Then my caddy needs to get put back together. GRRRRRRR. Man I just want one car running with no issues.
I need to go buy a tool to get out the number 2 plug. Yeah. Other 3 are changed already. I'll probably reconnect everything to see how it runs. Then try and get the parts changed out tomorrow and fix it tomorrow night. Yeah.
Need to fix this car so I can fix my cars.
My car needs... brakes, idler pulleys, plugs, timing belt, clutch, tires. etc.
Then my caddy needs to get put back together. GRRRRRRR. Man I just want one car running with no issues.
ooh man I hate people!
I call sunny tools in san jose, because they're advertising some OTC brand gear splitter sets, and ask them if they stock any different OTC part numbers (6" split plate & puller). Guy says he doesn't but has a comparable tool at half the price. I then drive there from Livermore, since nobody in the tri-valley sells split plates and push pullers for transmission work, and to my dismay the "comparable" tool is some brokeback puller set that only goes to 3" o.d.
yarrrrr
I call sunny tools in san jose, because they're advertising some OTC brand gear splitter sets, and ask them if they stock any different OTC part numbers (6" split plate & puller). Guy says he doesn't but has a comparable tool at half the price. I then drive there from Livermore, since nobody in the tri-valley sells split plates and push pullers for transmission work, and to my dismay the "comparable" tool is some brokeback puller set that only goes to 3" o.d.
yarrrrr
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From: East Bay
Car Info: 98 RS, 69 camaro, 02 wrx
some dumb immature ma****er out there egged my suby!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pretty sure its some random teenager and not somebody I know cuz im 25 ****in years old and nobody my age would do some childish **** like that!
People suck!!!!!!!
People suck!!!!!!!
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From: Bay Area CA
Car Info: 2009 wrx
I HATE FOUNTAINS + WIND!
i went through all this trouble to clean my car, and then i parked somewhere that has a fountain. the wind blew sprinkles all over my car, but there is something up with that water cuz it looks more like diarrhea than water (dried up brown spots aaaaaall over)
FOUNTAINS FTL
i went through all this trouble to clean my car, and then i parked somewhere that has a fountain. the wind blew sprinkles all over my car, but there is something up with that water cuz it looks more like diarrhea than water (dried up brown spots aaaaaall over)
FOUNTAINS FTL
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From: Las Vegas NV
Car Info: 2018 Grand Cherokee Limited Ecodiesel EOC Stage 1
This is my rant and if you so choose you can make it your official I HATE PEOPLE rant thread.
Today's rant.
First off... I HATE VW's. I'm forced to try to diagnose and fix my wife's POS Golf on my own. So... the last code I checked was a misfire code. So I looked it up and did a search on the issues. From what I've read it sounds EXACTLY like all the coil pack issues VW is having right now and recalling. Our car is NOT on the recall list. So I go spend $200 on a coil pack, spark plugs and spark plug wires at a VW specialist shop.
On the plug wires it says 97-2000 VW golf. I say... hey I have an 01 are they different... no that's the part number. O.k. I say. Hey this ignition coil says golf gti engine code AEG on it. But I'm pretty sure the GTI and Golf are different parts. Do you know your engine code? No. It's a 2001 Golf GLS with the brazilian POS 2.0 liter in it. O.k that's the right part. O.k.
So... I figure this shouldn't be too hard... were's this isht at. Ohhhhhhhhh. I have to take this bracket off and move this huge useless looking thing attached to the air box... unplug this sensor and walla. Oh all the bolts are loose and were't greased when they went in and counter sunk. Lazy *** VW techs. That doesn't look like the right part. Hmmmm. Oh well I'll do the plugs and wire. Pull number 4 and pull the plug. replace the plug and go to put new wire on... hey that doesn't even fit in the hole... wtf. hmmm.
So yeah. It appears my wife's VW is all taken apart to replace a shot in the dark cross your fingers this works issue and now I can't put it back together because it's sunday and everyone that knows wtf is wrong is close.
Oh yeah... and my wife goes back to work tomorrow from maternity leave.
**** YOU stupid people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Future I hate people posts to follow.
Today's rant.
First off... I HATE VW's. I'm forced to try to diagnose and fix my wife's POS Golf on my own. So... the last code I checked was a misfire code. So I looked it up and did a search on the issues. From what I've read it sounds EXACTLY like all the coil pack issues VW is having right now and recalling. Our car is NOT on the recall list. So I go spend $200 on a coil pack, spark plugs and spark plug wires at a VW specialist shop.
On the plug wires it says 97-2000 VW golf. I say... hey I have an 01 are they different... no that's the part number. O.k. I say. Hey this ignition coil says golf gti engine code AEG on it. But I'm pretty sure the GTI and Golf are different parts. Do you know your engine code? No. It's a 2001 Golf GLS with the brazilian POS 2.0 liter in it. O.k that's the right part. O.k.
So... I figure this shouldn't be too hard... were's this isht at. Ohhhhhhhhh. I have to take this bracket off and move this huge useless looking thing attached to the air box... unplug this sensor and walla. Oh all the bolts are loose and were't greased when they went in and counter sunk. Lazy *** VW techs. That doesn't look like the right part. Hmmmm. Oh well I'll do the plugs and wire. Pull number 4 and pull the plug. replace the plug and go to put new wire on... hey that doesn't even fit in the hole... wtf. hmmm.
So yeah. It appears my wife's VW is all taken apart to replace a shot in the dark cross your fingers this works issue and now I can't put it back together because it's sunday and everyone that knows wtf is wrong is close.
Oh yeah... and my wife goes back to work tomorrow from maternity leave.
**** YOU stupid people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Future I hate people posts to follow.
Also, call me if you need any help. Learning VW/Aud the hard way.
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Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 204
From: Napa
Car Info: 99RS-T
This is my rant and if you so choose you can make it your official I HATE PEOPLE rant thread.
Today's rant.
First off... I HATE VW's. I'm forced to try to diagnose and fix my wife's POS Golf on my own. So... the last code I checked was a misfire code. So I looked it up and did a search on the issues. From what I've read it sounds EXACTLY like all the coil pack issues VW is having right now and recalling. Our car is NOT on the recall list. So I go spend $200 on a coil pack, spark plugs and spark plug wires at a VW specialist shop.
On the plug wires it says 97-2000 VW golf. I say... hey I have an 01 are they different... no that's the part number. O.k. I say. Hey this ignition coil says golf gti engine code AEG on it. But I'm pretty sure the GTI and Golf are different parts. Do you know your engine code? No. It's a 2001 Golf GLS with the brazilian POS 2.0 liter in it. O.k that's the right part. O.k.
So... I figure this shouldn't be too hard... were's this isht at. Ohhhhhhhhh. I have to take this bracket off and move this huge useless looking thing attached to the air box... unplug this sensor and walla. Oh all the bolts are loose and were't greased when they went in and counter sunk. Lazy *** VW techs. That doesn't look like the right part. Hmmmm. Oh well I'll do the plugs and wire. Pull number 4 and pull the plug. replace the plug and go to put new wire on... hey that doesn't even fit in the hole... wtf. hmmm.
So yeah. It appears my wife's VW is all taken apart to replace a shot in the dark cross your fingers this works issue and now I can't put it back together because it's sunday and everyone that knows wtf is wrong is close.
Oh yeah... and my wife goes back to work tomorrow from maternity leave.
**** YOU stupid people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Future I hate people posts to follow.
Today's rant.
First off... I HATE VW's. I'm forced to try to diagnose and fix my wife's POS Golf on my own. So... the last code I checked was a misfire code. So I looked it up and did a search on the issues. From what I've read it sounds EXACTLY like all the coil pack issues VW is having right now and recalling. Our car is NOT on the recall list. So I go spend $200 on a coil pack, spark plugs and spark plug wires at a VW specialist shop.
On the plug wires it says 97-2000 VW golf. I say... hey I have an 01 are they different... no that's the part number. O.k. I say. Hey this ignition coil says golf gti engine code AEG on it. But I'm pretty sure the GTI and Golf are different parts. Do you know your engine code? No. It's a 2001 Golf GLS with the brazilian POS 2.0 liter in it. O.k that's the right part. O.k.
So... I figure this shouldn't be too hard... were's this isht at. Ohhhhhhhhh. I have to take this bracket off and move this huge useless looking thing attached to the air box... unplug this sensor and walla. Oh all the bolts are loose and were't greased when they went in and counter sunk. Lazy *** VW techs. That doesn't look like the right part. Hmmmm. Oh well I'll do the plugs and wire. Pull number 4 and pull the plug. replace the plug and go to put new wire on... hey that doesn't even fit in the hole... wtf. hmmm.
So yeah. It appears my wife's VW is all taken apart to replace a shot in the dark cross your fingers this works issue and now I can't put it back together because it's sunday and everyone that knows wtf is wrong is close.
Oh yeah... and my wife goes back to work tomorrow from maternity leave.
**** YOU stupid people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Future I hate people posts to follow.
I feel for ya man, got three car repair projects going on here(2 imports one domestic). My wife likes Vdubs but I think I shut that fad down for now. This thread has mucho potential ha ha.
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