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Where is the air filter in the 2003 VW passat

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The air filter on passat is hiding under the plastic behind the passenger's side headlight. You need to take off the flat plastic piece first. There's a heat shield that needs to be removed (phillips screws). This will expose clips holding the upper and lower halves of the air filter housing.

You unclip and pull the upper half away from the bottom. This will expose the air filter element. Don't forget, you have a pollen air filter for the interior air too. It's under the cowl, under the passenger's wiper blade area. There are several T20 torx fasteners holding the plastic in place. The pollen filter's under there.

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  • Posted on Aug 27, 2008

SOURCE: VW Passat 2003 Brake Lights

Good day;
In your trunk area there should be a piece of carpet by your tail light just move that to the side and then you can access your bulb. Any problems please let me know.

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  • Posted on Apr 27, 2009

SOURCE: Removing front calipers to 2003 vw passat w8

go to a tool store and ask for an easy-out, this is a specialty tool placed on a drill to grip stripped screws and broken bolts

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 12, 2009

SOURCE: How does one change air filter in 2002 VW Passat 1.8T?

vw caper is correct. you will need to loosen the 2 philips screws on the air box then lift up the air box towards the fire wall. Be sure to refit the air box lid correctly.

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  • Posted on Jul 25, 2009

SOURCE: Air-conditioning not icy cold inside my VW Passat TDI 1996

chances are if you system was serviced by modern equipment then they would have pulled a vacuum before recharging .. that would eliminate moisture in the system .. the evaporator is inside your heater box .. you cant see it .. the condenser is the radiator like device in front of your engine cooling radiator ..

if the system is changed properly and still does not work or works intermittantly . then there is a good chance that the air conditioner clutch electronic module is bad .. thats a relay like device located on the drivers side behind the dash .. you have to snap off the dash side panel .. its normally hidden by the door .. inside that is the fuse panel and behind that is the relays/electronic modules .. the one that operates the air conditioner clutch is marked 384 .. there are other possibilities depending on your a more precise description of the problem ..

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  • Posted on Apr 05, 2010

SOURCE: 2003 VW Passat Power Steering Fluid

There is a tank under the hood with a STEERING WHEEL icon on it. DON"T OVERFILL and use only PENTOSIN

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