Injection Pump Leak in \'01 Beetle???
Hi everyone,
Well, I need the advice of the collective once again. One of my customers has a 2001 beetle that apparently has developed a fuel injection pump seal leak. It has 60,000 miles, only 10,000 of which have been on biodiesel. All the biodiesel has been ASTM spec. Assuming she ran the whole 10k miles on B100, of which I am not certain, what gives?
I am a biodiesel expert, but not a VW expert. I can definitely vouch for the quality of biodiesel in this case. I have dozens of other customers with the exact same fuel injection pump who have driven much further on the same biodiesel without problems, including myself (30,000 miles on the same fuel). I am aware of the '96 Passat pump problems. I am not aware of any others.
I have instructed the customer to fill the tank with petro diesel, and bring it to the dealership without mentioning biodiesel. A 2nd opinion seems warranted. She'll just get a diagnosis.
I haven't seen this car, so this is all secondhand. I think I've mentioned everything. Ring a bell for anyone?
Hi everyone,
Well, I need the advice of the collective once again. One of my customers has a 2001 beetle that apparently has developed a fuel injection pump seal leak. It has 60,000 miles, only 10,000 of which have been on biodiesel. All the biodiesel has been ASTM spec. Assuming she ran the whole 10k miles on B100, of which I am not certain, what gives?
I am a biodiesel expert, but not a VW expert. I can definitely vouch for the quality of biodiesel in this case. I have dozens of other customers with the exact same fuel injection pump who have driven much further on the same biodiesel without problems, including myself (30,000 miles on the same fuel). I am aware of the '96 Passat pump problems. I am not aware of any others.
I have instructed the customer to fill the tank with petro diesel, and bring it to the dealership without mentioning biodiesel. A 2nd opinion seems warranted. She'll just get a diagnosis.
I haven't seen this car, so this is all secondhand. I think I've mentioned everything. Ring a bell for anyone?