Savannah Steve
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My daughter ran her 2001 New Beetle TDI though standing water after heavy rain recently in Savannah, GA. The engine died and her boyfriend found water in the breather box. The visible water in the breather box was cleaned out and the car was restarted. Since then when the car is started the first time of the day, blue/white smoke comes from the tailpipe and the engine sputters slightly. Within a minute or two, the smoking quits and the engine runs fine. Acceleration is normal. I have the car at the local Volkswagen dealership now for diagnosis and they are telling me the mass airflow sensor should be replaced regardless of findings. They are going to perform a compression check (after they recharge the battery in the VW compression tester!) to see if something got bent when the water was injested with the engine running. In the process of pulling the glow plugs the harness broke in several places and will have to be replaced. There isn't any water in the AT fluid. If anyone has experience with this kind of issue, please let me know what might be going on. I want to trust the VW mechanics, but .................Thanks! Savannah Steve