Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (December 2002, week 2)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Thu, 12 Dec 2002 12:39:51 -0500
Reply-To:     Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Question about TDI Jetta Problem
Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

My cousin Brian bought a 2001 Jetta TDI. 50k miles later his car loses power and dies while driving down the road. After having it towed to a VW service shop they are telling him he needs a new fuel pump. Pricing them they are around $1300. What I am wondering is this: I have heard that the new TDI engine has a timing chain instead of a belt. If this is true then does the belt just drive the fuel pump? If so then could he merely have a broken belt for the fuel pump and the shop is really just yanking his chain? He spoke to the VW dealer and they are saying that the fuel pump does NOT fall under the power train warranty (hard for me to believe).

Anyone with input or experience with a similar problem would be appreciated. I don't have any experience with the new TDI cars since they are so new that there isn't really much in the aftermarket for them yet, and also since most of them have not yet had any major problems because they are only a couple of years old.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give, Ken Wilford John 3:16 http://www.vanagain.com Phone: (856)-327-4936 Fax: (856)-327-2242


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.