Deen
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Hello TDi community,
I have lurked around these forums for over a year now since I bought my first Diesel. Its a 2005 Passat GLS. I absolutely love the car and have used the information here to do routing maintenance on it.
I have loved every moment of driving it and the utility if the wagon is incomparable.
I have posted a video on YouTube for reference of the issue I am having with my 2005 VW Passat TDi Wagon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPz5WzzCAwo
I was driving the car around 30mph and heard a thud from the engine. I pulled over to the side saw that the serpentine belt had broken. No issue I thought since it broke a year ago but the car still ran without AC, power steering and the service alternator light came on. This time though, no luck. I tried starting the car but it didn't so I gave up and had it towed home.
Next day I pulled off the covers and found fragments of the serpentine belt wrapped around the crank sprockets. Picture on Flickr.com
https://flic.kr/p/2bLto3F
I am unable to get it to TDC. I put the white dots on the cam and crank sprocket for the sake of the video. Once they are on the top that is TDC. I also have the tools needed from VW for TDC.
When I turn one of the 2 sprockets at one point I am unable to turn the other telling me that I am hitting a piston or a valve I have attempted to turn many times over without putting too much force on them but to no avail.
I have a feeling that I am dealing with bent valves but I don't want to take off the head just yet before I have people with more experience
confirm that.
Thanks everyone.
I have lurked around these forums for over a year now since I bought my first Diesel. Its a 2005 Passat GLS. I absolutely love the car and have used the information here to do routing maintenance on it.
I have loved every moment of driving it and the utility if the wagon is incomparable.
I have posted a video on YouTube for reference of the issue I am having with my 2005 VW Passat TDi Wagon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPz5WzzCAwo
I was driving the car around 30mph and heard a thud from the engine. I pulled over to the side saw that the serpentine belt had broken. No issue I thought since it broke a year ago but the car still ran without AC, power steering and the service alternator light came on. This time though, no luck. I tried starting the car but it didn't so I gave up and had it towed home.
Next day I pulled off the covers and found fragments of the serpentine belt wrapped around the crank sprockets. Picture on Flickr.com
https://flic.kr/p/2bLto3F
I am unable to get it to TDC. I put the white dots on the cam and crank sprocket for the sake of the video. Once they are on the top that is TDC. I also have the tools needed from VW for TDC.
When I turn one of the 2 sprockets at one point I am unable to turn the other telling me that I am hitting a piston or a valve I have attempted to turn many times over without putting too much force on them but to no avail.
I have a feeling that I am dealing with bent valves but I don't want to take off the head just yet before I have people with more experience
confirm that.
Thanks everyone.
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