[Vwdiesel] TDI injection pump leaking

[Erik Lane]

I would say definitely go for it. That sounds like a fair price to me for
all that work. The injection pump is spendy to rebuild, and the correct
parts to do a timing belt on those runs up there a bit, too. Especially if
you have a chance to get it all done and done right then I think it's well
worth it. You'll be saving a chunk on the labor costs by just doing it all
once.

Erik

On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Kurt Nolte <syncronized_turbo at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:

> If it has multiple leaks and 167k on it, and you can afford the rebuild, I
> say go for it. You can probably specify viton seals when they rebuild it,
> too, so it will be unquestionably compatible with biodiesel from a seal
> standpoint.
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Rudy" <petersenrudy at hotmail.com>
> Date: Sat, Jan 1, 2011 15:31
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] TDI injection pump leaking
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
>
> If you like the Car and want to keep it and use it for a while that's not a
> bad deal.  I usually spend $500 to $700 to have an early IDI Pump rebuilt,
> and that's if I carry it in.
> Rudy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Tad
> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 11:56 AM
> To: vw-tdi; mailing list
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] TDI injection pump leaking
>
> Greetings all, and happy new year!
>
> I have an 01 Golf TDI with ~167k.  For quite a while now, I've had a minor
> off-and-on shaft seal leak (really more of a "seep") which I attributed to
> my use of B99 and seal swelling issues related to switching between b99 and
> lower blends.
>
> Well, with the recent onset of cold weather and switch to B50 by my
> supplier, I have noticed a pretty significant leak coming from some
> un-seeable place on the under/back side of the pump - I assume it's the
> seal
> between the lower and middle sections.  The whole lower portion and belly
> pan of the engine are pretty well soaked, and when idling I can see a drip
> every 10-15 seconds coming off the bottom of the pump.
>
> So, it's clearly time to do something about it... the question is, reseal
> the pump or go for the gusto and do a complete pump rebuild (and T-belt job
> along with it)?
>
> I know the pump has to come off the car to do these seals, and after
> talking
> to my mechanic he recommends doing the rebuild due to the miles on the pump
> and the reseal being a "bandaid".  Also I'm due for a T-belt at 180k so it
> would save a couple hours labor to do it all at once.
>
> I trust this guy and he has a great rep, but I know that he's looking at it
> from a mechanic's POV... and I don't mean he's trying to make more money
> off
> me, but he wants to do it once and do it right.
>
> So... Any opinions?  Assuming I'm not going to be DIYing this job, the pump
> is going to be done by someone who knows what their doing, and he's quoting
> me about a grand for the whole deal.
>
> Thanks for any input.
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