DCR
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I just bought a 06 Jetta TDI that was really clean 140K on the clock, one owner, good carfax report, all the options etc. Wasn't too worried about the miles since its TDI and dude was commuting a few times a minth between Cali and Az for work.
Problem is, I drove the crap out of it during test driving and it seemed to run strong, no issues that I noticed. Once I got it home and was driving it around in the cool night with the wondows down I heard what sounded like an exhaust leak. Next morning I got it in the air, pulled the skid plate off and started looking. It seems like its a leak after the turbo. Its a strong air leak, but it doesnt sound like engine noise if that makes sense. It also only seems to leak if you are on the gas like accelerating from a stop or reving. I can also see a bit of oil around the housing on the turbo. I know from what I have read it seems that its a common problem for the oil line threads to leak.
Another question is... Is there a good write up for changing the timing belt? I want to knock out all the maintanence on this since I dont know its history. I have found the write ups for the older ones, but not the 06ish ones.
Thanks guys! Found a ton of great info here already!
Problem is, I drove the crap out of it during test driving and it seemed to run strong, no issues that I noticed. Once I got it home and was driving it around in the cool night with the wondows down I heard what sounded like an exhaust leak. Next morning I got it in the air, pulled the skid plate off and started looking. It seems like its a leak after the turbo. Its a strong air leak, but it doesnt sound like engine noise if that makes sense. It also only seems to leak if you are on the gas like accelerating from a stop or reving. I can also see a bit of oil around the housing on the turbo. I know from what I have read it seems that its a common problem for the oil line threads to leak.
Another question is... Is there a good write up for changing the timing belt? I want to knock out all the maintanence on this since I dont know its history. I have found the write ups for the older ones, but not the 06ish ones.
Thanks guys! Found a ton of great info here already!