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This reminds me of a similar problem that Alfa Romeo had in the American market. They had a fuel injection pump that would destroy itself if you ran out of gas.
Mr S' you are right on on this one.
VW would love for all of us to go off chasing our tails about "contaminated fuel" when the 'contamination' is actually ground up pieces of the fuel pump!
I have seen pics of the offending parts of the new HPFP and can't imagine how the thing got off the drawing board, much less, into production.
Seems the piston that runs on a roller following the cam lobe can turn sideways in the bore and the result is the cam lobe is now applying full pressure to the pump cylinder on a single tiny area of the roller...what could go wrong with that!
With the internet, VW blaming people for using bad fuel is going to go nowhere. It may have worked 20 years ago but not now.
you must have the automatic/DSG transmission to get such low mpg, or maybe drive all "city" miles?
around here diesel costs less per gallon than premium gas.
but a 20% price difference is less than the 40% mpg boost!
if 35 cents wipes out the diesel miles-per-dollar advantage then your gasser vehicle must be very small? a motorcycle!
Also seems like maybe a lubricity additive can be especially helpful in the newest TDIs - some freds people seem to be theorizing that it is the USA fuel which has inadequate lubricity for the HPFP's apparently-weak-design.
5.5 inches of ground clearance is crazy low for the TDI.
That is the precise reason I do not have a VW TDI. Maybe I am lucky if they have not worked out all the bugs yet. I would have jumped on a Tiguan TDI with 4 cylinder. Having to mess with urea has kept me away from the big V6 diesels. Though I like the MB and BMW diesel SUVs.
Diesel prices here in CA have inched their way past RUG over the last 6 months.
haven't heard of HPFP issues with touareg tdi - probably it uses very/thankfully-different hardware than the 2009-2011 vw-car-tdis.
I think it's nuts to pay a big car price for a Jetta that's about the same size as a Hyundai Elantra but has less than half the warranty.
When VW meets or beats that warranty I'll know they have finally figured out how to build a car that will last at least as long as the payments.
There are some great looking 2011 new cars out there now that come pretty close to the TDI's mpg's running on regular grade gas and have a MUCH better reliablity history (J>D Power, Consumers Reports, etc etc) than the VW's.
My 2006 TDI has a different fuel supply system than the newer models but it has a nasty habit of creating Break the Budget, off warranty, engine repair bills too.
The expensive VW service shedules (not to mention repairs) more than negate all the $avings on my TDI's 38 mpg.
Not being rude here but do you really not know if your car has a tinted 'screen and/or rain sensors ? My flabber is truly gasted. :confuse:
I was under the impression that having the VIN and knowing that I have an 09 TDI Sedan would have been enough information to know the correct windshield for my vehicle (especially the dealership), why would they need to see it? Also, did they really need to ask about 6 - 8 different questions regarding the windshield? Are there that many options out there for the TDI?
I am aware that the windshield is not tinted (although they insisted it had to be either blue or green with no other choice), but as for the rain sensors, I'm not 100% certain as I rarely use my wipers in the rain as the water runs off well enough that they are not necessary. I'd definitely say no to this as well.
Quite honestly, I was amazed at how long the discussion took to determine the correct windshield. I just can't believe it needs to be a complex process to figure it out.
I did notice some type of black shading of some sort above the rear-view mirror, not sure what that is for...
Yeah, that has plagued any number of cars with electronic throttles. I've seen various aftermarket fixes, but not yet for a VW TDI. Apparently you can wire in a different sensor to the gas pedal, which must vary the signal to the throttle controls.
Oh, wait, here's something.
NHTSA has just opened an investigation (August):
NHTSA Action Number:
PE10034
Summary:
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 7 complaints on 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI vehicles alleging that while driving and without warning the engine limped and then stalled almost immediately. A Preliminary Evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety consequences associated with the alleged defect.
No doubt this will grind very very slowly but ultimately might result in a recall.
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We plug in the TDI block-heater anytime the ambient temp goes below 0F. This adds many years to the batteries life.
you will find lot's of info
If I were in your shoes, I'd first calculate how much oil is being used and make a judgment on service intervals based on that.
These published factory service intervals are for NEW cars---that's not your car anymore. Witha little extra TLC, you can probably push that engine to beyond 225K statistics.
OCI (Oil Change Interval) is 10,000 miles. (not 15K as you suggest)
Try running the CORRECT oil and see if this helps reduce the consumption. These engines are good for about 400,000 miles. so yours is still young.
Also, do not forget to use FULL THROTTLE ACCELLERATION at least once per tank of fuel. Otherwise, the turbocharger and intercooler will start to choke up. Watch your rearview mirror whilst doing this... once things are clean, you should NOT see any black smoke during full-throttle. As long as you are getting black smoke, you are cleaning the crud out of it. (burning carbon off of turbocharger vanes)
You may also suspect the turbocharger-seal could be leaking oil. The intercooler may be collecting oil in the bottom of it. Also check the intake-manifold to see if the inside of it is not gettting choked with goopy oil residue.