Volkswagen Beetle Engine Problems

norris1525

Ok engine light cane on took it to auto zone had it read they said bad o2 sensor they had to order it . So I drove it on to work bad smell from conveyor ok , then today left work car kinda stalled the EPC light came on the car would not rev up no matter how much pedal i gave it only idle so 5 speed have to drive 20 mph all the way home , Did this bad o2 cause this ? or my throdle body sensor going also please help !!!!!

norris1525

The engine light came on and had it read it said o2 sensor but they had to order it I live in a small town . well I could smell the converter stink but had to drive it anyway . So when I was leavin work today the EPC light came on and the gas would not work anymore only idle so hav to come home at 20 mph will changing the o2 sensor fix this or am i in for more problems HELP.

tonyames

my daughter has a 1999 beetle and yesterday I started it in the driveway to let it warm up. it ran good for the first couple of minutes then I heard a popping noise and I looked and oil was coming out somewhere in the front of the car all over the driveway not a little but a lot like almost the entire motors worth only took 10 seconds to get that much oil. it was still running and I shut it off as soon as I could. is there something that could pop off on the motor? there is no room to see anything unless I start taking parts off and I haven't got a chance to do that yet. the motor did not make any nocking sounds. has anybody experienced this or do you have an idea of what to check.

Mr_Shiftright

Based on somewhat sparse information, one scenario I came up with is excessive crankcase pressure caused by a defective PCV system--probably due to poor maintenance of this item (presuming my WAG is correct).

You might check to see if the oil filler cap came off.

Another idea is that the oil filter gasket blew--also related to excess crankcase pressure.

Another scenario is that the engine suffered fuel dilution from a defective fuel injector, causing gasoline to mix with the engine oil and thus an internal explosion in the crankcase.

Are you quite sure this is engine oil and not power steering fluid?

wendy

hottaco69 said:

Every now and then the car has these sort of "hiccups", where I feel the fuel isn't getting to the motor sufficiently and the car begins to have spurts of speed and then will cut off and then on again. At the beginning, the motor would just shut off and as soon as I would turn it back on it would be fine, but now its getting out of control; I'll be driving and all of a sudden it will feel like some one pinched the fuel line and I will instantly loose 10 MPH and then it will go back and forth. I notice this happens usually when I have the AC on (set to a low or 1). I have taken it to 2 different VW dealerships and they have both said the same thing, and have found nothing wrong with the car. I am going crazy because no one can tell me what the hell it is or what the F$#% I should do. I hope someone could help me in this matter, PLEASE.

Cheers,
Bico

P.S. Nothing has been done to the car, and has all of its stock parts

Minw did that, i replaced the Mass air flow sensor

wvahillbilly

hello on the vw acting funny no one believes you! i do! i was given vary bad shape 1998 vw beetle 19,889,023 miles No! CRAP ,replaced trans gasket and filter,and intake manifold/valve cover gaskets, ran like crap!! run good then bog out loosing 10 miles an hour, replaced plugs/wires and still got the same thing! take a look at your brake boost vac line theres a valve on it likes to screw up stop working, doesnt show up in dignostic test? i replaced whole line 70 bucks, or if you own 2.0 take cover off engine look for a metal valve that connect to intake if hose woren or loose suck the life right out of the car crazy things happen, i brought what someone call junk run it til it blows! to 'runs like new' and found these things brake assit valve messing up? or worn vac hose loose and worn out....hope this helps...have blessed day

Nikki4real

dave164 said:

Yes! It started for me around 70K miles? happens typically when the tank is around a 1/4 full or so. did anyone know the cause?

I have an 04 regular plain old four cylinder and I'm finding I have the same problem. If I let it get to a quarter tank of gas, it will start spitting and sputtering when I crank it and while I'm driving around. And then after I fill the tank, it will still spit and sputter for about 20 or 30 miles til it stops. or it will do the same thing if I haven't driven it for like 3 or 4 days. Which happens a lot. I don't drive it very often I don't go anywhere. No check engine or any other warning light has ever come on.