Good day -
I have a 2005 Tdi passat with a blown head gasket, due to a water pump failure. Fortunately, I was able to shut the motor off before any serious damage occured - the oil/dipstick is clean and the motor turns over. If anyone has a procedure on the teardown of the Passat Tdi pd motor, greatly appreciated. I will also be removing / replacing the water pump and timing belt. I paid alot of money for this car back in 2005, and am perplexed as to why VW didn't change the water pump at the last timing belt interval. I understand VW installs the cheap plastic impeller type water pump for these cars which are (obviously) prone to failure. Thank you.
Ralph/Ottawa, ON.
I have a 2005 Tdi passat with a blown head gasket, due to a water pump failure. Fortunately, I was able to shut the motor off before any serious damage occured - the oil/dipstick is clean and the motor turns over. If anyone has a procedure on the teardown of the Passat Tdi pd motor, greatly appreciated. I will also be removing / replacing the water pump and timing belt. I paid alot of money for this car back in 2005, and am perplexed as to why VW didn't change the water pump at the last timing belt interval. I understand VW installs the cheap plastic impeller type water pump for these cars which are (obviously) prone to failure. Thank you.
Ralph/Ottawa, ON.