[Vwdiesel] newer tdi's

[paulr]

Lee,

What caused the damage shown in the lower picture.
It looks like corrosion...  Water, maybe?

Lee Hillsgrove wrote:
> 
>>How do you know if the fuel temp sensor is bad?  What are the symptoms?
>>Would it throw a CEL?
>>
> 
> 
>  It does throw a CEL, I can't remember the exact wording but it is pretty
> obvious. "Fuel temperature - implausible", or something like that.
>  The symptoms depend - some people have reported very little difference in
> operation.
> 
> 
>  BTW, here is a picture of a nice clean pump, showing the fuel temp sensor
> on the left. It is held on by 2 screws and looks like a diode or a resistor.
> It IS a resistor, actually, but one that is made to change value with
> temperature.
> 
> http://www.troutsfarm.com/photos/62kb100miles.jpg
> 
> And here's one that doesn't look so good.
> 
> http://www.troutsfarm.com/photos/7204bio.jpg
> 
> 
> Here are a few threads that go into it in more detail:
> 
> http://forums.tdiclub.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=793032&page=3&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=all&fpart=1
> 
> http://forums.tdiclub.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=793502&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=7&fpart=1
> 
> 
> Lee
> Oo-v-oO
> PP-ASEL
> KB1GNI
> 
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