Maintenance intervals, technical specs, recalls for 2004-2005 b5 passat tdi

1. Fluid changes/maintenance intervals
2. Technical Specs
3. Featured equipment/safety ratings
4. Recalls and Technical service bulletins

Fluid changes/maintenance intervals

Maintenance intervals: above all else, refer to your owner's manual for more detailed specifications, warnings, and notices

Light bulbs: refer to light bulb replacement reference table

Available colors and touch up paint: refer to OEM paint codes

Engine oil:

• Full synthetic oils meeting VW 505.01, 506.01, or 507.00 ONLY, 10,000 miles or 6 months, whichever is sooner.
• Capacity w/filter change:
• Click here for engine oil list w/references

Antifreeze/coolant: 

• Lifetime fill (100,000 mile) for g12/g12+ VW OEM fluid or Pentosin coolant, pink or red in color.
• WARNING: DO NOT MIX OEM or Pentosin with ANY other color coolant or it will turn brown and sludge. If this occurs, you must flush the entire coolant system.
• Green coolant will work but must not be mixed with pink coolant or it will turn brown and engine damage will result.
• Mix with distilled water only, tap water will leave mineral deposits

Brake fluid:

• replace every 2 years, regardless of mileage
• DOT 4 fluid only, not compatible with DOT 3 fluid

Clutch fluid

• replace every 2 years, regardless of mileage
• DOT 4 fluid only, not compatible with DOT 3 fluid

Automatic transmission fluid

• Lifetime fluid (100,000 mile) replacement

Power steering fluid

• 40,000 miles replacement
• VW# G002000 
• To change, suck out the old fluid with a turkey baster and put in new fluid.  Drive the car, repeat.

Manual transmission fluid N/A for b5 passat tdi

Fuel filter

• Drain every 10,000 miles, replace every 20,000 miles

Timing belt

• 80,000 miles replacement

Air intake filter

• 40,000 miles replacement

Cabin air filter

• 20,000 miles replacement

Brakes/rotors/rear wheel bearings

• Rotate wheels every 10,000 miles

Other misc. maintenance: 

• 1000 answered questions: diesel FAQ and "how to" index

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b5 technical specs

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Standard equipment/features

Colors: black, candy white, shadow blue metallic, wheat beige metallic, reflex silver metallic, blue graphite metallic, samoa red metallic, northern green metallic, stonehenge gray metallic

Safety Features
Antilock Brakes: Standard	Four Wheel Antilock Brakes: Standard
Depowered Airbag: Standard	Passenger Airbag: Standard
Head Airbag: Standard	Side Airbag: Standard
Child Safety Seats: Not Available	Traction Control: Standard
Stability Control: Optional

Crash Test Results
NHTSA Ratings
Passenger: Excellent
Driver: Excellent
Side Impact Front: Good
Side Impact Rear: Good
Rollover Rating: Good
NHTSA: Excellent, Good, Average, Poor, Very Poor, Not Tested
IIHS Ratings
Crash Offset: Good
Bumper Bash: Good
IIHS: Good, Acceptable, Marginal,

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Recalls

2004 Passat

2005 Passat

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