I have one that I actually rent out if anyone is interested.  The laptop
and Vag-Com software.  I was just hoping she could get the info she
needs from the normal OBD-II scan.  I have a hand scanner that works on
pretty much anything except for Eurovans (I use my Vag-Com for those).

Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com

cotsford@aol.com wrote:
> Unfortunately the Auto Zone OBDII checks will only tell you if there
> is a CEL and display a code.   Even then there are many codes it will
> not display.   To do the job properly on a tdi, it really needs the
> VAG COM diagnostic program.   It costs about $200 and plugs into a
> laptop.      The tdi's can have all sorts of niggling acceleration
> issues which dont throw up a CEL so a simple OBDII check doesn't
> help.     If you go to Freds tdi club there is a good chance you can
> find a local tdi enthusiast who will certainly have a VAG COM or know
> someone who does.
>
> regards,  Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 3:02 pm
> Subject: Re: LVC: TDI Problem
>
> Donna,
>
> The good news is that you should be able to find the problem relatively
> easily with an engine scan tool. If you go to Auto Zone they will check
> your codes for free and print you out a listing of them.
> That should help you find the problem. It could be any number of things
> but unless it is purely mechanical in nature it should generate a code
> and point you in the right direction that way.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com <http://www.vanagain.com/>
>
> Donna Skarloken wrote:
> > 1999 TDI New Beetle; it hesitates (not a stall, just a hesitation)
> at about
> > 1800 rpm and now it's doing it 2,000-2200 rpm at freeway speeds. Very
> > disconcerting. Also, accleration is not that good; on my 98 I don't
> ever
> > get the pedal down to the floor; in some instances with the 99 I
> have to
> > push the pedal all the way to the floor to get a decent response.
> Doesn't
> > seem to be the turbo; at idle it sounds fine. Fuel mileage seems
> normal.
> >
> > I just had the timing belt done, but it was doing the hesitation at
> 1800 rpm
> > before that. Also, before the timing belt was done, and it has
> continued,
> > the car is hard to start after it is warmed up. Starts fine in the
> morning,
> > but when warm have to do extra cranking. That was one of the reasons
> we did
> > the timing belt, plus it was due.
> >
> > If I can't get this resolved I'll have to daily drive my Syncro and
> sell the
> > TDI; that's not a bad thing except I have a long commute and it
> burns up a
> > lot of gas. I am really weary of the foibles of my 98 and 99 TDI and in
> > fact have a buyer for the 98; hopefully that deal is done this weekend.
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions and sorry for the LVC content, but I'm
> stuck at
> > work with a long commute and it's kind of urgent. My shop can't get
> me in
> > until Friday.
> >
> > DoughNut (Donna), 87 Syncro
> >
> >
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