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Update: After conceding that I may end up having to pay £100+ for a new alternator, I thought I have nothing to lose by checking out the voltage regulator. Worst case scenario, I lose the ability to charge at whatever the RPM until I get it changed. Using nothing other than 7mm+13mm sockets, a solde...

Bit of background info, my car is a 2005 1.9tdi Passat and has approx 180,000miles on the clock with, I assume, the original Valeo alternator. I was driving to work today via a different route and didn't notice a speed bump in the road which had not been painted yet (the small square bumps, not the ...

Bit of a weird one this. I have a 2005 1.9 (AWX) and I've started to notice over the past couple of days, the turbo sounds completely different whilst on boost. Where-as I used to get a slight whistle, it's now a little deeper and more... airy... The best way I can describe the sound from the cabin ...

All TDI Passats have drive by wire (electronic throttle) so yours will be fine.

The AEB engine is a 1.8t.