New member, great site, love all the technical How-tos.
My wife's 2005 Passat (BHW PD engine) has 110,000 mi. on it and is making some worrisome engine noises, kinda like just one of the links in the oil pump drive chain is stiff or worn--a quite subdued, quietish steady rattle with a steady single click per chain revolution sound at idle. It had a new timing belt put on at just 100k mi. and I unfortunately did not know about the chain to gear drive conversion & cam issues at the time.
She loves her Passat, commutes 100mi./day, and really depends on her car's reliability. I want to take her car to someone in the Seattle area (preferably not a dealer) who has actually done the Passat PD oil pump drive-chain-to-gear-drive inspection/conversion and cam inspection/repair-if-necessary a few times and really understands the Passat PD TDi engine.
Does anyone know a good TDi mechanic/shop in the Seattle area that has done this specific job? Am I asking for too much?
Thanks, Wil
My wife's 2005 Passat (BHW PD engine) has 110,000 mi. on it and is making some worrisome engine noises, kinda like just one of the links in the oil pump drive chain is stiff or worn--a quite subdued, quietish steady rattle with a steady single click per chain revolution sound at idle. It had a new timing belt put on at just 100k mi. and I unfortunately did not know about the chain to gear drive conversion & cam issues at the time.
She loves her Passat, commutes 100mi./day, and really depends on her car's reliability. I want to take her car to someone in the Seattle area (preferably not a dealer) who has actually done the Passat PD oil pump drive-chain-to-gear-drive inspection/conversion and cam inspection/repair-if-necessary a few times and really understands the Passat PD TDi engine.
Does anyone know a good TDi mechanic/shop in the Seattle area that has done this specific job? Am I asking for too much?
Thanks, Wil