TornadoRed
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- Joined
- Aug 3, 2003
- Location
- West Des Moines (formerly St Paul)
- TDI
- 2003 Golf GLS 5-spd, indigo blue; 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, silver; 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, indigo blue; 2003 Golf GL 5-spd, red (retired); 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, Candy White (sold)
Forget about that, start working on a plan to get it towed.tnteggroll said:Is there anyway to inspect the valves, and/or determine if i could get away with driving it home?
There have been instances where a broken timing belt didn't result in any valve/lifter damage. Or at least none that was immediately visible, so the owner just installed a new timing belt and went on his way.
But there have also been lots of instances where folks bought used TDIs with recent TB replacements, then had even more serious damage when a valve breaks because the previous owner did not rebuild the cylinder head when he should have.
Experts can inspect a valve or lifter and tell you whether it needs replacement. Sometimes some are good and some are not -- I think Frank Irving does not take a chance if any of them are bad.