2013 Jetta TDI 2.0 will not start please help!

[dux11sw]

Just a quick follow-up on this thread. I purchased and installed a billet cover on my son's 2011 Sportwagen. Turns out the lower cover on his car was made of steel but now it's got a shiny billet one. Probably worth checking your cover first to see if it's steel so you can save yourself $170. Installation was a breeze though. Pull the wheel, pull the forward wheel arch liner, remove the serpentine belt, then undo the 4 triple square bolts holding the lower pulley to the balancer and remove the pulley. The balancer doesn't need to be removed. The lower cover is held on with four 10-mm headed bolts. Install the new cover using the 2 included socket head screws at the bottom and then 2 of the original bolts up top and put it all back together.

 

[McGuirk]

Just a quick follow-up on this thread. I purchased and installed a billet cover on my son's 2011 Sportwagen. Turns out the lower cover on his car was made of steel but now it's got a shiny billet one. Probably worth checking your cover first to see if it's steel so you can save yourself $170. Installation was a breeze though. Pull the wheel, pull the forward wheel arch liner, remove the serpentine belt, then undo the 4 triple square bolts holding the lower pulley to the balancer and remove the pulley. The balancer doesn't need to be removed. The lower cover is held on with four 10-mm headed bolts. Install the new cover using the 2 included socket head screws at the bottom and then 2 of the original bolts up top and put it all back together.

The main point of the upgraded aluminum lower cover is to tighten the clearance between the cover/shaft/pulley so belt material can't enter into the timing area. ALL the stock covers are flawed.Also, as far as I know all the stock lower covers are a stamped sheet metal covers and have too much space for the serpentine belt to enter into the timing area.

 

[dux11sw]

Ah, makes sense. Thanks for the clarification. For the relatively small cost and about 45 minutes of effort it's a no brainer. It's a shame you can't see it after it's installed. Pretty cool looking piece.