heartofgravy
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- Jul 16, 2006
Okay, so this is an old story started back up again...
About a year or so ago, as the weather was cold, I had some stalling issues with my 2004 Jetta TDI. It did it right after I fueled. Was able to get it to autozone by keeping the idle very high, coasted in. Changed fuel filter (but this was my first time) and couldn't get it started. Got it towed home, and still couldn't get it started. Pulled the lift pump, checked resistance, looked fine. Eventually just cranked and cranked and it fired. It ran since then no problem. Assumed it was air in the line.
Now: Weather dropped into the 30's the night before and in the morning wouldn't crank. Got it to eventually, drove 60 miles parked it, and again this morning stalled out after it fired. In fact, fired easy, drove about 1/2 mile and it stalled at stop light.
Fuel filter is only 2000 miles on it, if that.
I am tempted to just replace the lift pump, acting very much fuel starved, and the temperature's effect on the viscosity of the fuel making it hard for a weak pump makes sense. The car has 110,000 miles on it, and from posts here these pumps sometimes don't make it 60,000. Only problem, pump is listed at 250$$$$$$. YIKES! I don't want to buy this and get it wrong.
Any ideas? Suggestions of places to purchase said pump?
About a year or so ago, as the weather was cold, I had some stalling issues with my 2004 Jetta TDI. It did it right after I fueled. Was able to get it to autozone by keeping the idle very high, coasted in. Changed fuel filter (but this was my first time) and couldn't get it started. Got it towed home, and still couldn't get it started. Pulled the lift pump, checked resistance, looked fine. Eventually just cranked and cranked and it fired. It ran since then no problem. Assumed it was air in the line.
Now: Weather dropped into the 30's the night before and in the morning wouldn't crank. Got it to eventually, drove 60 miles parked it, and again this morning stalled out after it fired. In fact, fired easy, drove about 1/2 mile and it stalled at stop light.
Fuel filter is only 2000 miles on it, if that.
I am tempted to just replace the lift pump, acting very much fuel starved, and the temperature's effect on the viscosity of the fuel making it hard for a weak pump makes sense. The car has 110,000 miles on it, and from posts here these pumps sometimes don't make it 60,000. Only problem, pump is listed at 250$$$$$$. YIKES! I don't want to buy this and get it wrong.
Any ideas? Suggestions of places to purchase said pump?