HPFP failure - Should VW or the dealer fit Refurbished pumps?

Hello:
Just got our 2013 Jetta TDI back form dealer (35K) after a complete HPFP failure. I am reviewing the parts list and see the pump is listed as 03L-130-851-AX. I read somewhere that the "X" in the part number indicates a refurbished part.

1) Do VW or its dealers use refurbished parts?
2) Does the"X" indicate a refurbished part?
3) Should I care?

Thanks,

Kevin.

Yes, the X usually indicates a refurbished part. I wouldn't worry about a genuine VW refurbished part. I wouldn't trust something refurbished from a no name parts house.

FWIW, lots of "X" badged reman parts are actually new. They just do this for the material retrieval typically.

The last several EA888 engines I have installed, including the most recent one last week, were 100% brand spanking new, never installed in anything, yet they carry the X too. Same goes for ALH injection pumps, which have been 100% new Bosch pumps for several years now.

Oilhammer:
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