[Vwdiesel] It pours

Tad tadc at europa.com
Thu Jul 25 14:51:21 PDT 2013


Geico covers engine problems?


On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Vincent McBeigh <vrmcbeigh at gmail.com>wrote:

> It seems the blue tornado of smoke is coming from somewhere on the front of
> the engine, well underneath the injection pump.
>
> Thankfully, it looks like Geico will cover it!
> On Jul 25, 2013 5:14 PM, "Stephen Kraus" <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Yeah....sounds like the turbo has blown or you have internal engine
> > problems
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Pull the head, and try rotating the crank manually with a ratchet.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Vincent McBeigh <vrmcbeigh at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi, all
> >>>
> >>> My 1999 Mk3 Jetta AHU has been giving me all sorts of trouble lately. I
> >>> had
> >>> to replace the alternator in an AutoZone parking lot in NY, and back
> here
> >>> in NH, I had my coolant light and oil pressure light come on in that
> >>> order,
> >>> got blue smoke from under my hood and out my tailpipe, then the engine
> >>> seized (it seems). This all happened fairly rapidly. My coolant tank is
> >>> bone dry, but I still have plenty of oil on the dip stick.
> >>>
> >>> Any ideas?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> Vincent
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> >
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