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Originally Posted by Piotrsko
When did you buy a Vw? And what non standard tools?, they are metric, all my Honda motorcycle tools from 1980 still fit. Come to think of it, my couple of metric 1972 toyota corolla sockets fit also. Disassembly to change plugs, I can't comment on, I have a diesel where everything I need to change is accessible.
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Never. My best friend went through 2 old Jetta diesels and maybe 4 engines. Another friend had a Golf.
To check the spark plugs, one must remove the exhaust manifold. To do that, one must own torx wrenches. Torx is a standard, but not a common one in automotive use. No car I've owned would use them on an exhaust manifold, and none would require removing that to check spark plugs.
Replacing the alternator was twice as expensive on the Golf than any other vehicle.
Removing the stereo required a special tool.
I hardly worked on VWs, and already the list of frustrations was long. I'm forgetting already half of the stuff I worked on.