[Vwdiesel] Chris' fed up to his Sump with his P*ss poor Pump

[TexasTDI]

The pump has been making noise ever since my problems first started.  About
4000 miles ago.  I was hoping the noise was just a bad injector.  I never
mentioned the pump making a noise to the technician.  But he did hear it and
mentioned it to me.  I could always buy a used pump or a rebuilt pump from
another source.  But the labor wouldn't be warranted.  If I buy a pump from
the dealer the pump and labor would have a 12 month 12k mile warranty.  Not
much warranty for $1700.  When I first bought the car I bought a 4 year /
45k mile extended warranty that covered the entire car for only $1500.

Chris Thornton
1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 243k miles
2000 VW Golf 1.9 TDI (turbo diesel) - 112k miles
AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com
http://www.DFWbiodiesel.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Shepherd" <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 4:07 AM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Chris' fed up to his Sump with his P*ss poor Pump

> I guess youve had a few restless nights trying to decide
> what to do before  coming to the sell strategy :o(
>
> If you liked everything else about the car except this pump
> problem then its a hard decision.
> Have you every confidence  in this technician?
> Have you heard the pumps bad noise?
> Is this advance problem definitely not some ancillary
> component?
> Is early pump failure common or would a replacement from a
> wreck be likely to give you trouble free performance.?
> Perhaps a search on some of the TDI sites might help. (The
> one that Loren's friend Jake visits contains some
> knowledgeable members) [ AS DOES THIS ONE]
>
> But maybe youre looking for something Audi....
> The Miser