Help SOS

now that I have your attention I need help. I found an 06 second owner TDI Jetta. 236k new water pump, fly wheel, timing chain, and cam shaft and lifters for 4K. The car looks clean. Interior and exterior is clean, I would be using the car to drive 45 minutes for medic school two counties over. I previously owned a 05 TDI with 92k but sold it after my probation period with the FD and bought I pick up. Any advice of what to look for and reasonings if this is a good buy.

Thanks

Id wana see receipts and know who did the work and if they were qualified to be doing the work.

if you're being told the "timing chain" was done, think very carefully...

if you're being told the "timing chain" was done, think very carefully...

DPM said:

if you're being told the "timing chain" was done, think very carefully...

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Good advice.

Timing chain and muffler bearing




You need to see all the maintenance record ( All the work with done ) see who did the work .

If no paper work .. You better know what you doing or looking at so you can inspect it thouroughly and scan it as well


Cheers

Is timing chain not general maintaince?

I was told smell the oil to make sure it doesn't smell burnt. Is the timing chain not preventative maintenance? Other than that the motor should be fine ?

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your car has a timing belt, not a chain

Timing chain on these cars ranks right up there with blinker fluid and winter air in your tires.

Meaning if the guy told you the timing chain had been done he lied and had no idea it had a belt instead of a chain and your driving a ticking time bomb. When the timing belt lets go it ALWAYS ruins the head. So youll add another $2000 to your timing belt job.

I stand corrected timing belt was written on the Craigslist post my bad

Basically the owner is claiming to have replaced all the major problem areas inherent to the MKV series. As already stated, it's important to know if work performed by a competent TDI mechanic/enthusiast. Generally speaking, dealerships and neighborhood shops fall short.

The ideal scenario is to find a local member or TDI mechanic who will test drive and inspect it with you. If all work done correctly, it sounds like a good deal.

Just depends. If the maintenance items were miss represented or done poorly by a hammer head mechanic, then you might have a lot of catch up maintenance items to catch up on.

Trusting someone else's say-so on maintenance is such a mixed bag because some folks will just plain old lie on what was actually done just to sell the car.

No, seriously, my mother really is a virgin............