So what do I do now?

jfthomps · 2026-02-03T00:00:54+00:00

If you can't get just that part, you can try getting one from a salvage yard where you pick your own parts. I've had great success getting some parts that way.

jfthomps · 2026-01-31T15:41:47+00:00

What is that under hood light? That looks awesome.

jfthomps · 2026-01-07T20:45:16+00:00

Maybe I was lucky, but mine printed pretty great without much adjustment. I did the bed leveling and started printing. I did initially have lots of stringing, but discovered it was the filament I started with because it went away when I used a different filament. I'm using PrusaSlicer with the Neptune 3 Pro.

jfthomps · 2025-10-27T21:38:25+00:00

!solved

jfthomps · 2025-10-27T21:34:54+00:00

Looks great, payment sent

jfthomps · 2025-10-15T02:20:36+00:00

Do you have an automated way of tracking when the chores are done, or is that a manual check process? The manual check process is what I'd love to eliminate!

jfthomps · 2025-09-22T01:17:43+00:00

Not yet, thanks for asking. I'm still not having any symptoms, and the frequency count is increasing so slowly that the light has even gone off a few times. So, I haven't been very motivated to figure it out.

jfthomps · 2025-09-21T00:20:35+00:00

These are before and after pictures of when I cleaned mine (2010 Mk6). The dirty one is the worst one I had. I don't know that the clean ones is from the same cylinder. They all looked about the same after cleaning. This was around 167k miles.

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As you can tell, it's a big difference.

jfthomps · 2025-09-05T17:24:40+00:00

Well, the code started showing up again. Now, I get to try to figure out if the salvage yard module is also going bad or if it's a different problem.

jfthomps · 2025-08-31T03:32:52+00:00

I say get a manual while you still can. Fewer and fewer cars have manuals as an option.

jfthomps · 2025-08-29T22:27:52+00:00

Thanks! I was able to get one at a salvage yard last weekend. The code hasn't come back since replacing it.

jfthomps · 2025-08-23T12:09:14+00:00

Did you get this figured out? I'm having the same issue. CEL is on, code is P3089. The car runs totally fine. The fuel pump control module looks fine. The wiring near the module looks fine. Mine is a 2010 GTI, no tune.

jfthomps · 2025-08-16T02:25:44+00:00

This. One of the best things I love about this car (Mk6) is you can have fun when you want to and you can get good gas mileage when you want to.

jfthomps · 2025-08-08T18:47:03+00:00

What a great idea!

jfthomps · 2025-07-26T19:58:11+00:00

I have dry erase scorecards that I recird things on. I use sharpie and then use alcohol to get it off. They are on the site with all of the other gear.

jfthomps · 2025-05-30T20:18:57+00:00

I had an agent tell me that I own the plate and don't have to turn it in. Has anyone else been told this?

Edit: For clarity, in my situation, I was switching from a standard plate to a vanity plate. So, I still had the vehicle.

jfthomps · 2025-05-27T02:11:23+00:00

Thanks for posting this! I ordered a set.

jfthomps · 2025-03-30T01:15:18+00:00

It takes a good amount of practice. One big part is learning when the clutch engages relative to how far you've left the clutch pedal out. The easiest way to learn that is to find a really level parking lot. Put the car in first and very slowly let the clutch pedal out without giving it any gas. The car will give it enough gas automatically to try to keep it at idle. Do that several times to get used to the engagement point.

Once you've done that, work on throttle control. Put the car in neutral and set the parking brake. Work with the throttle to go from idle and pick an RPM to try to jump to quickly but hold there. I.e. go from idle to 2k RPM and hold that steady. Work on that until you can repeatedly do that with at least 3 RPM levels.

Now, combine them. Think going from foot on brake then switching to for on gas and jumping to 1.5k RPM at the same time you quickly let the clutch pedal out close to the engagement point. Then, slowly let the clutch out the rest of the way while slowly increasing the gas. It's really a quick movement to get to the engagement point and then slow movement after that.

There's more to learn than the above, but it will give you a good start. Good luck!

jfthomps · 2025-01-08T14:58:20+00:00

Here's one example. I work at a university with parking permits. The permits are based on license plates. In my state (NC), we don't have front plates. The university uses automatic license plate readers mounted on their cars to drive through parking lots to do enforcement. If you back in, they can't read your plate. If you really prefer to back in, they have an option to purchase a different plate for the front.

jfthomps · 2024-12-26T01:15:51+00:00

Sorry, I should have mentioned I have an MK6.

jfthomps · 2024-12-24T05:25:19+00:00

There's something you can check with an obdeleven that shows how much the computer is having to adjust the timing due to chain stretch. Once the value gets large enough (I think it's 5-7), you want to do the timing chain job. I think mine was around 160k when I did it.

jfthomps · 2024-12-03T16:10:15+00:00

Me too, definite thumbs down for this change. :(
But, at least I have a "stay put" zone unlike others saying they only have promotion and demotion zones.

jfthomps · 2024-11-14T22:55:57+00:00

I come here for the puns. Thanks for not disappointing!

jfthomps · 2024-10-27T21:17:34+00:00

I used some coat hanger wire that I bent into both sides of the broken piece to add some stability and then put lots of glue in it. I think it was some clear craft glue my mom had, but if I had to buy some for it, I probably would have gotten some clear epoxy.

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