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  1. Absolute Diesel

    NHTSA Update on CR HPFP failure investigation

    Best of luck to you. I had a failure at 17K using B5 for 95% of the fills. Poor lubricity is not the only cause of a failure. My failure occurred on a tank of B5 where I drove like a bat out of hell for 10 miles or so (taking someone to the ER). I didn't readline or anything but still drove it...
  2. Absolute Diesel

    EA288 confirmed across the board by year end

    Wonder how robust the fuel system will be?
  3. Absolute Diesel

    NHTSA Update on CR HPFP failure investigation

    Thank you. Qft - I also had a failure with b5
  4. Absolute Diesel

    NHTSA Update on CR HPFP failure investigation

    Replacing every CR TDI pump with a good one is probably cost prohibitive as others have stated. how about just give us a 300K warranty on a pump failure for the few of us that will have them? It's the $8000 bill I'm afraid of, not breaking down once or twice over several hundred thousand miles.
  5. Absolute Diesel

    NHTSA Update on CR HPFP failure investigation

    To answer a few questions earlier: The dealer had no explanation for the failure. The fuel looked fine and the repair was covered under warranty. The fuel was from PA which has a B5 mandate. I always fuel from one of 3 stations in the area unless on a road trip out town. This failure occurred on...
  6. Absolute Diesel

    NHTSA Update on CR HPFP failure investigation

    Good lubricity will not save everyone's pump. It could be that some pumps are failing because of poor lubricity, but it is not the only cause of failure. My pump failed at 17K and I filled with B5 for all but a couple tanks. There are failures in states that mandate b5 statewide. This is just...
  7. Absolute Diesel

    cancelling order

    You need to call your insurance company and confirm. I have liberty mutual and they will not cover the HPFP. Ask about "Mechanical breakdown coverage" - some have reported offering it but many do not.
  8. Absolute Diesel

    2010 HPFP Failure, 17k Miles, run on B5

    When getting my keys back at the dealer the tech said something to the effect of "they went with an older design that was tried and true" - I didn't think much of this statement as anything more than her trying to make me feel better, knowing full well their aren't "old school" HPFP's we could...
  9. Absolute Diesel

    2010 HPFP Failure, 17k Miles, run on B5

    Got the car back. Pump they used is part number 03L-130-755-A. Interestingly they gave me the old school fuel filter assembly with the water seperator/bleed valve. I used to have the "revised" type b filter but now I have the old style one. Coincidence or intential? What I had: What I have...
  10. Absolute Diesel

    Fuel System Failure

    Good lubricity alone is not enough to protect your pump apparently. It would seem poor lubricity is one, but not the only, cause for a failure. http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=336889
  11. Absolute Diesel

    ~new member of the HPFP failure club~

    53 willys, sorry about your failure and I'm glad you have your car back. Did you report it to NTSB? I also had a failure and I reported it just yesterday. NTSB responded today with follow-up questions. The interesting fact about my failure was that I used B5 for almost all fillups. Thread here...
  12. Absolute Diesel

    Official list of HPFP Failures

    Year: 2010 Build Date: June 2010 Make/Model: Jetta Sedan TDI Tranny: DSG, Mileage: 17,000 Diesel Fuel Source: Sunoco B5 Additives: No Problem: HPFP Failed, metal shavings contamination Dealer: Vw of Langhorne Status: Repairing under warranty, ordering all new fuel system parts.
  13. Absolute Diesel

    NHTSA Update on CR HPFP failure investigation

    Have the VW 3.0 V6 TDI's had HPFP failures yet that we know off? Wasn't aware that these bigger engines use this exact same pump. Unless I'm mistaken, the only obvious change was the fuel filter assembly. But even the Jetta's, Golfs, and A3's have used 3 different fuel filter assemblies before...
  14. Absolute Diesel

    2010 HPFP Failure, 17k Miles, run on B5

    submitted to NTSB. Thanks everyone for support and advice.
  15. Absolute Diesel

    2010 HPFP Failure, 17k Miles, run on B5

    I'm just providing as much detail as I can for the benefit of the community. It is a widely held belief that poor lubricity causes failures. From reading lots of discussion on the HPFP analysis threads and the details that have surfaced regarding the delphi pump, I think we can safely say that...
  16. Absolute Diesel

    2010 HPFP Failure, 17k Miles, run on B5

    Live in Philly PA. Filled at local Philly Sunoco station (B5), Delaware welcome station outside Wilmington (really nice high volume stop, also sunoco), and a Mr. Fuel high volume truck stop near bowling green VA. Those stations account for 99% of my fills. I filled once in Massachusetts along...
  17. Absolute Diesel

    2010 HPFP Failure, 17k Miles, run on B5

    Failed on I-95 North about 70 miles from home on the way back from a roadtrip. Paid VW Roadside extra to have it towed to my dealership, VW of Langhorne PA (Great service dept). They gave me a loaner with no fuss and just got back to me that the failure was caused by metal shavings in the fuel...
  18. Absolute Diesel

    Manual vs DSG - Question

    Buy the Manual (less cost, less maintenance). If you hate shifting gears, buy the DSG (it's better than most traditional automatics). That is all.
  19. Absolute Diesel

    2012 Golf TDI with trouble starting 1700 miles

    Check your lemon laws. It sounds like you're approaching 30 days of dealer service in the first year which many states qualify as a lemon.
  20. Absolute Diesel

    LED DRL's

    Great install and nice writeup!
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