Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Can a starter on a vw bug be changed without messing up the computer, or does a shop have to do it?

has anyone ever done this themselves, someone said you have to disconnect the battery to change the starter and all your codes will be off then HELP
Can a starter on a vw bug be changed without messing up the computer, or does a shop have to do it?
as with most car questions this is a partial truth! if you disconnect the battery (which you have to do, dont listen to the other poster) you will lose the throttle position memory in the cars computer, and you will lose the readiness code stored in the memory, however the readiness code is self generating, you dont need to do anything, as for the throttle position memory, after you have reconnected the battery, turn on the key, but dont crank it over, wait 10 seconds, then turn it off again, turn it on one more time, and slowly press the gas pedal all the way to the floor, and then release, and then start the car and let it idle for 1-2 minutes, the car will relearn all its settings, and you have nothing to worry about
Can a starter on a vw bug be changed without messing up the computer, or does a shop have to do it?
you can change the starter without messing the computer up, i have done this a lot,i removed the wires without disconnecting the battery ,although its a good idea to remove the battery cable it wont mess the computer up,you just have to reset your radio stations on it,but it can be done without removing the battery cable,you just have to be really careful and don't let the wires touch anything,or you can use a 9 volt plug in power source to the cig-lighter plug and then remove the battery cable and it wont even mess the radio stations up on it,all will be the same when you re-connect the cable on it,either way works fine,good luck.