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I recently had new plugs, wires, water pump, and timing belt replaced The car has 180,000 freeway miles on it, and it has been a good car considering. But after the water pump replacement, The coolant light randomly blinks when the car is not even hot. That's annoying, because I don't know what else to do about it. I had a mechanic ask me if the air was pumped out when I had the water pump changed. I never heard of such a thing. The VW service repair book does'n say to do that. Also, my car will not turn over all the time. It seem like it's not getting gas to the engine. I thought it was a starter problem but I got a jump and the guy said the car sound like it wasn't getting gas to the engine. Does this sound like a fuel filter or fuel pump issue. I had the starter checked and was told it was good. I don't have the money to take it to the dealer. I like the car and would like to keep it but what do you think? Is there a tester that can pinpoint the exact diagnosis for both problems? Is there an honest shop that can do this for me other than the dealer?