Hood Insulation?

MonsterTDI09 · Mar 24, 2011

The insulation under the hood will not say in there slots.The three tabs in the back keep coming out.Would that be covered under waranty,or is there a way to fix it?

pbraunton · Mar 24, 2011

if it's your '10 then i would take it back to the dealer, ........mine is removed, serves no purpose other than sounds deadening

ToeBall · Mar 24, 2011

Mine was starting to sag and rubbing the engine cover. Turned the plastic black. Dealer warranted it out for me, no problems.

tdiatlast · Mar 24, 2011

pbraunton said:
if it's your '10 then i would take it back to the dealer, ........mine is removed, serves no purpose other than sounds deadening

Maybe serves no purpose on your's, but on mine, I'd like to think it keeps the engine heat from cooking the hood...also keeps heat in the engine compartment, which I believe is a good thing for diesels...

Henrick · Mar 24, 2011

CR TDIs run hot(ter) so I think you might want to ensure better cooling of them rather than a better 'heating'.

tdiatlast · Mar 24, 2011

Henrick said:
CR TDIs run hot(ter) so I think you might want to ensure better cooling of them rather than a better 'heating'.

Gurus...is this true?

MonsterTDI09 · Mar 24, 2011

pbraunton said:
if it's your '10 then i would take it back to the dealer, ........mine is removed, serves no purpose other than sounds deadening

It the 09 that has the problem.I give them a call and see what happens.

ToeBall · Mar 24, 2011

tdiatlast said:
Gurus...is this true?

Don't know where the break point is but as temp goes up, so does my millage.

1998993C2S · Mar 24, 2011

tdiatlast said:
Maybe serves no purpose on your's, but on mine, I'd like to think it keeps the engine heat from cooking the hood...also keeps heat in the engine compartment, which I believe is a good thing for diesels...

Well Said ! "Serves no purpose" to whom said this audio engineer?

Okay, ok,,, cut the guy some slack. Man its cold in here...

lou95gts · Mar 24, 2011

Question: does the '10 Jetta TDI come with the hood insulation? Bought my car used and did not have it installed. Took the insulation blanket of a '09 from the wreckers and was going to install it but....

MonsterTDI09 · Mar 24, 2011

Yes they do.

El Dobro · Mar 24, 2011

The insulator on my car kept dropping too. It was replaced under warranty and the new one came with a heat shield on it.

MonsterTDI09 · Mar 25, 2011

Thanks that good to here.

D-Cell_Mekanick · Mar 25, 2011

Does anyone have a part number for the new one with the heat shield? Mine has been sagging in my 06.5 had the dealer look at it last year and they said it wasn't covered because the considered it a cosmetic flaw. So I used some Super77 and glued the parts to the hood that where sagging.

All of Us · Mar 25, 2011

Another use for old political signage

Volks:

I was having the same problem with Graycie, my '06 Jetta and made some inserts to hold the hood mat in the rear slots. Mine was out of warranty at the time so it was on me to find a solution. I used some old corrugated plastic sheet that had been used as a yard sign for a past election and made some "helpers" that insert into the slots and keep the rear tabs of the hood mat in their place. I will snap a few images of what I made and how they work later today.

Dan

All of Us · Mar 25, 2011

Hood mat retainers

Volks:
Here are the images I promised in a previous post

Image 1-Picture of all 3 retainers installed in hood slots

Image 2-Close up of middle retainer inserted in hood slot

Image 3-Close up of shape of retainer

Image 4-Picture of typical campaign sign used for donor material

Image 5 & 6-Picture showing end view of sign material and corrugation

D-Cell_Mekanick · Mar 25, 2011

Looks good Dan! Might consider painting them black some time.

All of Us · Mar 25, 2011

Jason:

Good suggestion, and to be totally honest I never even thought of doing that! Painting them would certainly hide them better, but it would have made them harder to see in the pictures too. Now that the images are posted I should get out the spray can.

Dan

ToeBall · Mar 25, 2011

Just go by the MB dealer and pick up a can of hood pad adhesive. It's like Super 77 except you don't wind up with bits of hood pad stuck to your car if you ever need to peel it off. Use liberally.

MonsterTDI09 · Mar 25, 2011

All of Us said:
Volks:

I was having the same problem with Graycie, my '06 Jetta and made some inserts to hold the hood mat in the rear slots. Mine was out of warranty at the time so it was on me to find a solution. I used some old corrugated plastic sheet that had been used as a yard sign for a past election and made some "helpers" that insert into the slots and keep the rear tabs of the hood mat in their place. I will snap a few images of what I made and how they work later today.

Dan

Nice job.I don't know if It would work on the CR.Because of the heat it puts out during a regen it might melt.

All of Us · Mar 25, 2011

MonsterTDI09:

Never thought about that possibility either. Driving a PD and not having regen cycles to worry about could cause that. You could try testing a piece of the material in the engine compartment somewhere that it would be safe if it did melt and let us know the results. Do you know how hot it gets in there? I don't know that I'd like to use my Wife's stove to do a heat test, but that is also a possibility. BTW, I like the quote you have in your Sig. Says alot about some of the "quirkyness" we've all experienced as VW owners.

Dan

bsbaron1 · Mar 26, 2011

Split bamboo,crisscrossed works fine too.

El Dobro · Mar 26, 2011

D-Cell_Mekanick said:
Does anyone have a part number for the new one with the heat shield? Mine has been sagging in my 06.5 had the dealer look at it last year and they said it wasn't covered because the considered it a cosmetic flaw. So I used some Super77 and glued the parts to the hood that where sagging.

The insulator they put in my car is p#1K0-863-831-D.

wild03 · Jul 11, 2011

my home made hood insulation clip

Got fed up with the hanging insulation so I had to do what VW engineers failed to do.

make a clip that will hold the insulation in place.

Took a strip of aluminum and formed it into the following shape
and spray painted black. here's the first prototype, will create two more
if I like how it performs over time.

Here's the clip installed

Another view

MonsterTDI09 · Jul 12, 2011

It looks good. I wonder if the tap would stay if you put in the middle? Have a metal wedge like they use in axe handel to make tight fit and have it lock over the the front lip?

MyAvocation · Aug 26, 2013

Those are nice add-ons, but in my case just one more thing for the chipmunks to chew.

Should be moving back in a few months.

carnotgas · Aug 27, 2013

Binder Clips

I used binder clips available from Office Max or similar stores.

jbright · Aug 27, 2013

carnotgas said:
I used binder clips available from Office Max or similar stores.

I coincidentally came up with the same idea yesterday. I'm using smaller clips with the exception of one big one on the left side by antifreeze reservoir. The clips at the back of the bay seem very close to the gasket. I'm going to study the situation the next few days and see if they leave a mark. Do you think they are secure and won't vibrate loose?

carnotgas · Aug 27, 2013

Great Minds Think Alike!

jbright said:
I coincidentally came up with the same idea yesterday. I'm using smaller clips with the exception of one big one on the left side by antifreeze reservoir. The clips at the back of the bay seem very close to the gasket. I'm going to study the situation the next few days and see if they leave a mark. Do you think they are secure and won't vibrate loose?

I have had the clips on for about a year and they never vibrated loose. But they did start to rust. They do hold the insulation in place securely.

Grisoman · Aug 28, 2013

I just folded used rubber spin-on oil filter gaskets and stuffed them in the slots with a bit exposed. Works well and zero fab effort.

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