Month: April 2017

Our New 2015 Mk7 Golf Sportwagen
We took advantage of the great offers on unsold 2015 TDIs and picked up a 2015 Golf Sportwagen TDI. White, 6-speed manual, S trim level. We’ll be posting our review and thoughts as we put the miles on the car. For now, we’ll say this: everything we loved about the Mk7 when we tested them ...

DIESELGATE – 2015 Modifications and Warranty
We now know more about the emissions modification process for model-year 2015 TDIs. Plus, fixed 2015 TDIs are getting an extended emissions warranty. The paperwork regarding the modification & extended warranty is pretty confusing, so we will do our best to brake it down for you. Click read more for full details…

DIESELGATE – Unsold 2015s Now Available!
VW has gotten permission from the EPA to sell leftover, new, unsold 2015 TDIs. We’ve got the information you need to know about buying one and getting the best deal you can.

DIESELGATE Series – Buyout or Fix, which is better?
A question that we get asked often at IDParts is whether the buyback or the fix is the better offer. The answer is – both. Check out why I think so…

Take the Locking Lug bolts off your VW!!
Corey shows you how to replace those pesky locking lugbolts on your TDI.

Using Scangauge on a Passat TDI
If you own a Scangauge II (SGII for short) and a new 2012+ Passat TDI, this guide will show you how to program your gauge to enable display boost pressure, exhaust gas temperature and CAT temperature. First you need to learn how to program XGAUGE monitors on your Scangauge. EGT1 will show the exhaust gas ...