dadsdiesel
Veteran Member
Sounds weird, right?
I’ve done the ventecomy on no less than 3 TDI’s over the years, and do you think I can find the removed parts? I keep everything unless it really is trash - have a box for each different vehicle. My shop really is organized.
So looking for said parts for an MK4 to put back in our 1999 New Beetle. Willing to pay a reasonable token amount plus the shipping charge.
The long story.....
Our Beetle Bug now has a fuel leak. After lots of trial and error we have determined it is a vent line at the top of the tank.
First time I noticed it was when filling the tank. All was fine and good. Then of course after the pump clicked off I started topping off slowly as we do. A little more...a little more...until I noticed a puddle forming underneath.
By the time I got home 8 miles down the road it wasn’t leaking anymore.
Next time filling up I quit when the pump kicked off. No puddle - great!
But then the next day I had the state inspection done. While underneath the tech saw the rear of the tank wet. Here to find out that when the tank is full, and running on the rough roads around here, the sloshing of the fuel was just intermittently seeping from the top of the tank. He also noticed the evidence of a mouse nest hanging over from the top of the tank.
The shop owner was very nice to me. He didn’t pass it but told me if I take at least 1/2 the fuel out and come back he would pass it for me. Said he was only doing it because it was a diesel - would never do it for gas.
So a year has gone by and have kept the tank below 1/2 and not one sign of a leak. But it drives me nuts not to have my tanks full all the time especially since the Beetle Bug sits for months at a time.
My theory - if I reinstall the ventectomy parts I may be able to fill it up until it clicks off and have no leaks. I figured for a few bucks since I obviously need to pay someone for their parts would be well worth it to me. I just don’t have the money to pay the shop to drop the tank and fix it and just can’t do work like this myself anymore.
Sorry for the long rant - just wanted to explain why I need these parts.
I’ve done the ventecomy on no less than 3 TDI’s over the years, and do you think I can find the removed parts? I keep everything unless it really is trash - have a box for each different vehicle. My shop really is organized.
So looking for said parts for an MK4 to put back in our 1999 New Beetle. Willing to pay a reasonable token amount plus the shipping charge.
The long story.....
Our Beetle Bug now has a fuel leak. After lots of trial and error we have determined it is a vent line at the top of the tank.
First time I noticed it was when filling the tank. All was fine and good. Then of course after the pump clicked off I started topping off slowly as we do. A little more...a little more...until I noticed a puddle forming underneath.
By the time I got home 8 miles down the road it wasn’t leaking anymore.
Next time filling up I quit when the pump kicked off. No puddle - great!
But then the next day I had the state inspection done. While underneath the tech saw the rear of the tank wet. Here to find out that when the tank is full, and running on the rough roads around here, the sloshing of the fuel was just intermittently seeping from the top of the tank. He also noticed the evidence of a mouse nest hanging over from the top of the tank.
The shop owner was very nice to me. He didn’t pass it but told me if I take at least 1/2 the fuel out and come back he would pass it for me. Said he was only doing it because it was a diesel - would never do it for gas.
So a year has gone by and have kept the tank below 1/2 and not one sign of a leak. But it drives me nuts not to have my tanks full all the time especially since the Beetle Bug sits for months at a time.
My theory - if I reinstall the ventectomy parts I may be able to fill it up until it clicks off and have no leaks. I figured for a few bucks since I obviously need to pay someone for their parts would be well worth it to me. I just don’t have the money to pay the shop to drop the tank and fix it and just can’t do work like this myself anymore.
Sorry for the long rant - just wanted to explain why I need these parts.