[Vwdiesel] TDI injection pump leaking

[Tad]

Thanks everyone for the replies and confirming the best course of action.

Great point about the viton seals, I'll check on that possibility tomorrow.


Thanks again.

On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Tad <tadc at europa.com> wrote:

> 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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