Valeo Ultimate 20/24TB are the same as the OE blades, no adapters required. I've always bought Icons for other vehicles but these are a better choice for the VW IMO.
If you are trying to figure out if you have a ZF or Saginaw it is easy. Look on the back side of the pump near the bottom. If you see a ZF inside a partial circle it is a ZF pump.
Have original brakes on it at 66000 miles.
The 2.0 manual transmission will go forever. My 2002 2.0 manual made it to 297,000 before it was murdered by a F-250 who rear ended me.
I use the purple peak G13 in mine - from autozone. Its actually more pinkish when it pours. Made sure to flush with distilled water before adding the new coolant just in case but its been fine in my car. Don’t overthink it!
It has a hepu water pump
OEM Volkswagen halogen headlights are your best bet -- at least these days. The ones VW actually equipped their Mk5's with from the factory have a VW logo on the shield in front of the low-beam bulb: He indicated there were several manufacturers that made those for VW as an OEM product. I'm most familiar with Hella, one of those brands, which of course is a world-class brand. Hella has also offered headlights on the aftermarket, that are identical to the ones they manufactured for VW, and tend to be somewaht cheaper. The only subtle difference is that those have a crosshatch pattern in the shield instead of the VW logo:
We do have additives / blended fuel during the winter at the pumps in Canada so you don't really need to worry but last winter I did get stuck because it was so cold for 2 days straight (over the weekend) and I didn't start the car till Monday that the fuel gelled up in the filter.
I replaced the entire hub. The bearing had a crunchy spot when rotating it. Even with the wheel on it was stiff to move, and had a particularly rough spot.
I have a 2015 Jetta S 2.0 which has stripped about 10-15 teeth off the timing belt.
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