Thanks for the heads up!
It's too bad they are willing to let loyal customers like you go so easily... You might be done with VW... but VW might be done period by the time the scope of the current scandal takes it's toll.
Before the 40k mile discovery by me of metal in filter the passenger side lift pump had failed before 20k. It started screeching loudly and was replaced. I asked about consequences of that failure affecting the HPFP but they said it was isolated.
I just did my own 60,000 last week. There was absolutely nothing in the filter or filter canister that I could find either.
Hindsight is 20/20. VW's diesel drive looks misplaced in an era when gas engines are far more efficient than they were 10-15 years ago, more so if you hybridize the powertrain.^ditto... mis-posted or not I needed to know this... Thanks Luke!
It's too bad they are willing to let loyal customers like you go so easily... You might be done with VW... but VW might be done period by the time the scope of the current scandal takes it's toll.
The Hendrick dealership right by the race track is really big, nice, and shiny!
You make good points.
Holy fish paste batman! $4k more? They are pricing themselves out of business. Haven't drove by lately. Not sure how much business they have. With those prices, probably not much.
Sorry if this has been answered numerous times but I didn't see it scanning through the thread. Have the 2015 tdi's been given a different hpfp than the ones largely affected by this issue?Today, 10:26 AM #1043 WolfsburgGolfTDI
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Cincinnati, OH
TDI(s): MK VI Golf TDI
Having just purchased a 2013 Golf TDI back in August, these posts have me a bit worried. Luckily I got the car as a certified used but knowing how a PITA that VWoA can be about repair this has me a bit worried. I'm still in college and commute a lot between school, home, and work which pushed me to get the TDI more than a 2.5L Golf.
I wonder if the owners in Germany have these HPFP issues. Can't imagine diesel would be so popular if it had these many expensive problems with it. but I digress.
Plus, I'm sure with this whole TDI scandal going on that VW will have to make some kind of extended warranty to prevent them from losing even more customers.
I copied this from the HPFP failure thread. Hopefully WolfsburgGolfTDI will find it. He has a lot of reading to do, but to give a brief summary of answers to his questions:
VWoA has given an extended warranty on the hpfp of 120k miles or 10 years. Primary things are to make sure that you misfuel guard is in place and if you have issues make sure to take it to a dealer. Don't start repairs or VW may not honor the warranty.
Buy fuel at high turn over stations.
Fuel is the US is different than fuel in Europe and is believed to be a contributing factor to the failures.
The reason the HPFP costs $7k is not the pump itself, but cleaning out/replacing other fuel system components that get contaminated/damaged by metal shards when (not if) it self-destructs. Have you heard about the 2Micron kit which traps the crap, so all you need to do is replace the pump and the filters from the kit? Have you heard about swapping in an older, more reliable (but slightly more expensive, so VW didn't use it) design of HPFP? If you're not going back to the stealership, one of those might be a viable option for you. Possibly the filter kit first (cheaper), with the pump upgrade when your current one fails (but you don't know where you'd be stranded when that happens). If you go for the upgraded pump off the bat, you probably don't need the filter kit.
If your HPFP blows up, the entire fuel system is borked. Everything including the tank has to be removed. If I remember, the injectors and lift pump have to be replaced too. Do some searching, you'll get your answers. Good news is, the majority of pumps don't blow up. Get your fuel from reputable stations and drive on.
I'm no expert, but I have been told that a new (not rebuilt) HPFP by itself can be had for anywhere between about $350-400 to about $900 depending on who you buy it from.
This is true unless/until 2micron's fuel system modifications are installed (see my sig below). I have them installed on my car. If/when my HPFP self-destructs, all I will have to do is to replace the HPFP, 2 fuel filters, and a few feet of fuel lines. It should cost well under $1000 to fix (unless I add a timing belt replacement at the same time).
Today, 10:26 AM #1043WolfsburgGolfTDI
Newbie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Cincinnati, OH
TDI(s): MK VI Golf TDI
Having just purchased a 2013 Golf TDI back in August, these posts have me a bit worried. Luckily I got the car as a certified used but knowing how a PITA that VWoA can be about repair this has me a bit worried. I'm still in college and commute a lot between school, home, and work which pushed me to get the TDI more than a 2.5L Golf.
I wonder if the owners in Germany have these HPFP issues. Can't imagine diesel would be so popular if it had these many expensive problems with it. but I digress.
Plus, I'm sure with this whole TDI scandal going on that VW will have to make some kind of extended warranty to prevent them from losing even more customers.
I copied this from the HPFP failure thread. Hopefully WolfsburgGolfTDI will find it. He has a lot of reading to do, but to give a brief summary of answers to his questions:
VWoA has given an extended warranty on the hpfp of 120k miles or 10 years. Primary things are to make sure that you misfuel guard is in place and if you have issues make sure to take it to a dealer. Don't start repairs or VW may not honor the warranty.
Buy fuel at high turn over stations.
Fuel is the US is different than fuel in Europe and is believed to be a contributing factor to the failures.
