My name is Charles. I am a Volkswagen technician, and have been a mechanic, a grease monkey, and a car enthusiast for many years. I started this site mainly to connect with my customers in a way that I can’t in the shop. However, it’s my hope it can also serves as a community forum to share information, impart a little wisdom, and have a little fun. Let’s get started.

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Preventing and Fixing Carbon Issues for Direct Injection Engines ~ Episode 80

Carbon buildup direct injection

Happy Friday everyone. Today I am back in the Passat with another automotive podcast. I get asked about carbon buildup on direct injection engines all the time. Generally they are asking about the newer VW engines the TSI. That would be engine codes CCTA and CBFA. These direct injection engines are developing issues with carbon […]

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Volkswagen TDI Fuel Pump Warranty Extension ~ Episode 79

Volkswagen TDI Fuel Pump Warranty Extension ~ Audio Podcast Episode 79

Today we are going in depth on the warranty extension for common rail high pressure fuel pumps HPFP. This is a new extension that will cover certain Volkswagen TDI engines including: 2009-2012 Volkswagen  Golf 2009-2012 Volkswagen  Jetta 2009-2012 Volkswagen  Jetta Sportwagen 2009-2012 Volkswagen  Touareg 2012 Volkswagen Passat To find out if your VW is covered […]

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How A VW Throttle Body Failed with VAG-COM Demo ~ Video

How VW throttle bodies fail

Today we are looking at more failed Volkswagen and Audi parts. This part is not the most common failing part, but they do fail. In addition to the normal flow of a failed parts video, I have added some basic Vag-Com diagnostic DIY. These failures can occur on just about any generation of Volkswagen or […]

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Shop Update and Viewer Questions ~ Episode 78

Shop Update and Viewer Questions ~ Episode 78

Happy Monday everyone. As you know, Mondays are the show where I take your questions. To get an automotive question answered on a show like this, email me Charles(AT)humblemechanic(DOT)com. Be sure to put “Question for Charles” in the subject. In addition to taking your questions, I have a few announcements. Garage Update I have mentioned […]

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The State Of The Shop 5 ~ Podcast Episode 77

The State Of The Shop 5 ~ Audio Podcast Episode 77

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today we are talking “State Of The Shop”. This is the show that we chat about the overall happenings at my VW dealer. This will be the 5th “TSOTS” episode. I really dig doing these videos. It is a great way to let you guys know some of the odd ball things […]

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