[Vwdiesel] Cost per mile

[Tad]

VW doesn't require replacement of idlers or water pump either(not to say you
shouldn't do it!), but at least the Honda is probably non-interference,
right?

On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 1:40 PM, travis gottschalk <tgott at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> I was just relating to the cam cost. Also I expect (if I don't crash the
> car) the car to last 500k miles on the engine alone without needing major
> engine work outside of injectors, cam and oil pump (since the cam failing
> sometimes if not caught soon enough takes that out as well). The gas engine
> by design I have heard stated won't last much past 250K miles (give or take
> some) because of the dryness of gas wears the rings causing compression loss
> and oil burning. That and you have to figure most engines have (with the
> rear exception of cummins and maybe a few others having gear driven cams)
> have chains that don't last much longer then the rings either so you will
> also have to replace the chain. The repair to do that at 250K miles plus
> labor (rings, honing and timing chain) will be more then the diesel with the
> timing belt with cam cam change at 100K plus labor since you don't have to
> remove the engine on timing belt and/or the cam.
>
> We are starting day three on the Honda timing belt. We got the bolt off
> with 6ft of breaker bar and pipes. I find it funny that they don't require
> the idler pulleys to be replace nor the water pump.
>
> On a side note my brother is rebuilding his 80 VW truck. So far no damage
> from running it out of oil. This is where he drove up to his place and left
> a trail of oil from the busted oil pressure gauge line. So it was still
> bleeding oil when shut off but didn't have any left when he drained it but I
> think it was caught literally in time. All bearings and cylinders look good.
> He is getting a gasket kit and putting it all back together. It needed to be
> sealed anyways as it was weeping some.
>
> One the tranny output flanges he couldn't find new ones and the old ones
> have seal groves worn into them. He is getting a speedy sleeve put on the
> old ones. I will list the part number when he gets it to me but his drivers
> side was leaking and the parts place guy said they almost always leak on
> that side. Come to think of it so did my 4 spd (my brothers is a leaking 5
> spd at the moment with less the a year old seals). Is that from the shorter
> drive shaft putting more of a steeper angle on the CV joint and pressure on
> the flange then?
>
> Travis G
>
>
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