updates on hpfp failure
Ah, yes, update!
I have chosen to allow my insurance to total the car rather go through the hassle of trying to buy it back via my lending institution. What a headache. Unsure if I want another new Jetta TDI at this point or not. Two months of nonsense and not having a...
Unbelievable...that's near to the lines of airbags that spit metal too...oh wait, I got the recall for that on my scion and they replaced that.
Any how, just got off the phone with a rep at VW Customer Care. She looked into warranty and confirmed that that the warranty does not cover the HPFP...
I had around 500 mile on the tank and was nearing a fill up, usually fill up around 1/4 tank.
My insurance company has an independent lab pulling a fuel sample, should know something next week...a month will have gone by then!
I have lost good faith in VW to a point. Who makes a fuel pump that...
HPFP Failure...now stuck with dealer.
Year:2012
Build Date:
Make/Model:Jetta TDI
Tranny: 6M
Mileage: 111,700
Diesel Fuel Source: local station
Additives: unsure
Problem: HPFP failed, metal in fuel, injector stuck onpen and flooded one of the cylinders.
Dealer: Wyoming Valley Motors VW...
To ship to PEI UPS calculater says about $103.36. That of course could be more or less in actualaity.
I took the system out due to not using it. Needed the space, wanted my spare in the well again, and good used oil is hard to come by where I am.
Things have gone well for the most part. No excessive oil leakage, but I did by a mity-vac to check the EGR, and guesee what?! You got it, the EGR is gone. Bought a used egr off of a TDIclub member, it arrived yesterday, checked it out and everything is go, now I am just waiting for new seal...
I'll let you know when I have money to burn! But any how, I will try cleaning it again with vacuum, that is a good idea, and I will have to check the weeping holes too!
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