[Vwdiesel] What was this recall and when ?? 4 new PD injector modules, what??

[dieseltdi at verizon.net]

The original recall was over a year ago.  Due to ceramic glow plugs that would break and fall into the engine, VW issued a recall for all 2004 and some 2005-6 models with the BEW and BRM PD engines.  The original recall replaced the ceramic glow plugs (which were 7 volt) with a steel 5 volt glow plug and they reflashed the ECU to account for the glow plug change.  Unfortunately nearly everyone began having start up problems in cold weather.  There were stories of Canadian cars that spent the entire winter sitting at dealerships while their owners were given gas cars to drive while VW tried to figure out what the heck was going on.  About mid summer, dealers began quietly, if pushed by the owner, to "undo" the recall.  They installed steel sheathed 7 volt ceramic glow plugs, 4 Eurospec PD injectors and reflashed the ECU again to take the glow plugs and the injector characteristics into consideration.  Ultilmately the word got around with PD owners and more and more were demanding this fix.  VW then stopped it all and announced (quetly again) that a recall is forth coming  that will cover this fix.  Nobody seems to have heard anything about this recalled recall however and the Canadians are beginning to worry.  Hayden


Oct 29, 2010 01:25:54 PM, dieselwesty at yahoo.com wrote:

Hayden wrote:
"Some of these things seemed to clear up or at least diminished after a redone 
recall (new steel sheathed, ceramic glow plugs, 4 new PD injectors and an ECU 
flash)"
 
Does anyone have info on this recall?  I was never informed about this one or 
the notice went out in the junk mail recycling.


Thanks

Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
70 Type 1 stock Beetle -- Running :-) 
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