Hello! I have a 2009 5 speed 5 cylinder beetle. The first year I had it i averaged around 385 miles before my low fuel light came on. Around the summer of last year, that started going down significantly. Found out i had a crack in my fuel tank, replaced that (after over a month of searching for a viable replacement that wouldn't cost me some organs) but the gas mileage has never quite been the same since. It was consistently averaging around 335 miles before the light and now it's even lower (around 310).

I know it's a 14.5 gallon tank but I've noticed when I fill up it stops at around 11.5 gallons (implying there's still 3 gallons left when the low fuel light comes on??) And I also notice that the gauge isn't all that consistent. When I take my foot off the gas (or cruise in neutral for a bit) it actually goes back up.

So I'm curious. Is my gas mileage actually going down or is my sensor being weird? I do mostly city driving but I've been going on the freeway a bit more recently.

Been sitting for a while Time to clean her up and get her running smooth again

Hey! Im in Quebec and looking to buy a super beetle. Ive found a pretty good candidate for my project but id like to have so help to know how much should i pay!

If your down to help me hmu and ill txt you the pictures and infos.

Hello everyone,

I could use some advice on an issue I'm encountering. I’m currently working on a brake job for my '72 Super Beetle, and since I had everything disassembled, I decided to replace the front axle wheel bearings as well, as they were due for a change. I have all the parts ready and have watched several instructional videos, but I’ve run into a couple of problems.

First, the grease seal keeps popping off when I try to reinstall the brake drum with the new wheel bearings. On top of that, I’m unable to get the brake drum to fit back on at all. I’ve adjusted the brake shoes to their lowest setting, as the new shoes are much thicker than the old ones, but no luck.

Would anyone happen to have any advice or insights on how to move forward with this?

We’ve been working on this car for a while and every time we run it for less than a minute it just cuts out and when we check the heat riser it’s frozen just below the carburetor, it’s not even freezing outside so we have no idea what’s happening

I've got a main wiring harness coming in the mail. Harness is from fuse box to engine. What do I need to start removing to install this harness. Seats and carpet are out. Do I need to remove dash pad? Always wanted a beetle and now I am YouTubing everything to get her back up and running. Any information will help. Thanks.

It feels like the thermostat i have on my beetle does not open quick enough, im afraid of cooking the engine. Its the bellows type thermostat but its not factory it does not have a vw logo on it. Its a 65°c one but it stays mostly partially open. It almost fully opens up after 20 minutes of driving. Is this normal behavior? The cooling vanes operate smoothly, i have a thermostat on a t2 bus too and that one fully opens up in 10 minutes of driving.

I’ve converted my 1600 dual port to EFI and I’m thinking of doing forced induction(5-10psi). So far I have been putting together a parts list for a turbo and cooling if needed. Thoughts or recommendations?

This is my 2007 Volkswagen Beetle hatchback, It is my main source of transportation. I've been having a lot of troubles with repairs and maintenance. I was able to do some of it myself with less than $200 but recently I needed to take it into the shop and it really broke my bank. What some resources that you guys use to keep these cars up to stardanderd? If I need to get my hands dirty I rather bring it to a shop then go in blind.

Completed my first ever valve adjustment. To me everything looks pretty dirty. Would you guys advise spraying brake cleaner on here and wiping it all? Or is that an exercise in futility?

I adjusted a few of them, but they all seemed pretty close to .006. Do the valves generally get tighter or looser with normal use? Is it more likely to need to tighten or loosen the valves when doing a maintenance check?

Not sure if I’m in the right group, just wanted to know the difference in gaskets.

Thanks for any info

Hi all

I have a slammed 69 beetle which had a trans raise before it got to me The deck lid spring now wont fit as the engine casing is in the way How do you go about keeping the deck lid open while i work on it like adjusting the cards?

Cheers

Looking at getting some dynamat or simillar for my beetle

Where is the best place to put it? Definitely will be putting some on the floor pans and over the back.

Should be completely covering these areas or is a patch here and there ok?

Obviously sound deadening isn’t cheap so don’t want to have to spend a whole of of money if I don’t have to.

Cheers!