[Vwdiesel] It pours

Vincent McBeigh vrmcbeigh at gmail.com
Thu Jul 25 15:09:32 PDT 2013


I think something kicked off the road and hit my WP pulley. It's blown.
On Jul 25, 2013 5:52 PM, "Tad" <tadc at europa.com> wrote:

> 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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