Brian, you are correct. I don't know why I read Jetta and thought Golf.The body is the same. The "new" Jetta just came out, as a 2019 model.
DEF is as easy as adding washer fluid, you are correct. However, UNLIKE washer fluid, the SCR is a system that has its tank and lines heated, the pump is a complex dosing device linked to a very complex injector (these have already had problems), and is a controlled/monitored system that can cause the car to go into a failsafe mode and/or not start. Never had a windshield washer system cause any of that.
Plus, the 2015 engine is mostly new, it has really no track record. We've already seen its complicated variable displacement water pumps fail, multiple times. It also has a variable displacement oil pump, although that has been employed in some gasoline engines for a while now without much issues beyond a sensor here and there.
The 2015 engine also, somehow, and I didn't even think this was possible, has an even MORE complicated cooling system. I dread the day I have to tell someone they need a thermostat on one. Seriously.
I have seen the '15s water pumps fail and puke black, gooey crap all over the timing belt area. It has the newer style pump with active shutter.
Jason
And, unfortunately, it's likely to stay that way, considering how it effectively became a 'one-year only' engine.the 2015 engine is mostly new, it has really no track record.
Why do you say that, Brian?The 2015 engine also, somehow, and I didn't even think this was possible, has an even MORE complicated cooling system. I dread the day I have to tell someone they need a thermostat on one. Seriously.
That seems like a good idea and is pretty hilarious at the same time. I guess people would think they got the wrong part without the connector. Now that I've thought about it , it probably closes the circuit so the ecu isn't unhappy and throwing codes.We were at Automechanika two weeks ago and one water pump manufacturer said that VW has dropped the variable mechanism in replacement pumps. Aftermarket pumps don't have it. Funny thing is they still include an electrical connector so you have a place to plug in the power for the variable mechanism.
Been thinking the same way.But still, the buyback cars seem to almost be too good a deal in some respects - mostly the ~50% MSRP price tag for a sub-30k mile vehicle that comes with a crazy warranty.
Why do you say that, Brian?
In other news, Toyota has finally once again felt us worthy of a proper Corolla hatchback again. A little "Jetzony" looking, but a nice option. The last Corolla hatch sold here was WAY back in 1988, the FX, and that car was a 1984 platform.
Been called the Corolla IM for years. Seems Toyota recently changed the name from "Corolla IM" to "Corolla Hatchback"In other news, Toyota has finally once again felt us worthy of a proper Corolla hatchback again. A little "Jetzony" looking, but a nice option. The last Corolla hatch sold here was WAY back in 1988, the FX, and that car was a 1984 platform.
Been called the Corolla IM for years. Seems Toyota recently changed the name from "Corolla IM" to "Corolla Hatchback"
My friend test drove a Corolla IM in June of 2017. In America - Silver Spring, MD, to be exact.Never heard of it, nor seen one on our shores. Looks like the hatchback they had offered (with minor updates) just about everywhere else BUT here.
Just googled Scion iM.Is this Corolla IM basically the same as the Scion iM we have now?