Schaub: >
... I live in Illinois where B11 is pretty standard.
> I don't know near as much as you guys about this but from
> what I've gathered b5 is max recommended blend. So even if
> I bought an extended warranty couldn't I still be screwed?
You might be at risk regardless of what you pour into it.
I'm still pondering
what to do about my failing ALH, and just for the heck of it, configured a 2012 JSW TDI on vw.com, which resulted in emails from two regional dealers (even though I'd designated only one of them to do so
)
I put some questions to them, paraphrased below. One of them completely ignored the HPFP topic, except to claim that their shop hadn't seen any failures. The other typed like a lawyer was breathing down his neck:
Q. What is the warranty?
A. 3yr/36k* bumper-to-bumper, 5yr/60k drive train.
Q. Is the HPFP covered under drive train?
A. No, but you could beg.
Q. What extended warranty is available?
A. 2yr (neglected to specify miles, if any apply)
Q. Does the EW cover the HPFP?
A. See the booklet (no link provided - I take that as a "no")
It strikes me as entirely possible that VW's final solution to the HPFP problem will be to stop selling TDIs in the US, and offer only the upcoming Jetta Hybrid to people who want 40+ mpg (and price the hybrids to cover VW's liability on the CRs already sold).
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* I drive 24k per year, so I'd get only 18 months of assured HPFP coverage.