FC735 i know. but it is rather shitty that VoA will immediately up the price of the same sensor by almost 100 clams in a two week period, which happened to coincide with them changing the policy of how they were replaced (i never actually saw it as a recall, but they did replace an aweful lot of them before that.

well vw controls the price on the parts that they eat in large numbers for example mass air flow meters and 2.0l o2 sensors and once they are out of warranty the price goes up to recoop some of thier losses thats business and that is something we have no control over you should know that


FC735 intermittents are hard to diagnose, this i know. however.....given the resources they have, it would be easier to have someone drive it or get it to duplicate rather than shipping it.

we drive every car hell i have driven some for days most issues like this are consided ghosts which are due to vehicle operating normally but in a way the customer doesnt understand


FC735 this one was not one with a clogged intake, it was cracked like they normally do.

the old tdi's before 04 did not have cracking egr cooler problems i have never replaced an egr cooler on an older tdi for cracking only clogging

FC735 Geba is the OE manufacturer, and has other lines. i dont know why they only do it with the plastic impeller for the OE boxed parts, but they are available if a long-lasting repair is wanted.

we use factory parts we are a DEALER not advance auto if you paid a dealer for a repair and had aftermarket parts on your car you would be pissed


FC735 can they refuse to have a mandatory safety recall done? that seems odd as shit to me

its your car you can refuse anything


FC735 i did. it was brought in to be "detailed". oil smeared around, i got irritated due to the fact that the whole time i was there two salesmen tried to sell me yet another car.

we have a complaint department use it

FC735 in case you havent done it before, there are other ways to fix that plastic. the tape works decent, but instead of keeping several different part number lines in stock, you can order the plastic line from McMaster Carr and repair them that way. or, an even more long-lasting method is using some silicone heater hose from a heavy truck shop. that shit works great, and will last forever.

and you call us hacks for ordering the proper part for the car using a silicone hose is not a very reliable and or safe long term repair
and back to the statment before this is a dealer we use factory parts

FC735 the VNT turbo on the TDi's does not have a wastegate, it relies on the variable ring to control the boost levels, it is also there to provide a faster spool on lower end power needs. the actuator is available separately, and if you want to know where to get them at, please PM me and i will give you a number to order them. 200 clams vs. 1400 clams.....

yes the tdi turbos are vein type and the turbo spool is dependent of the free movement of these fingers now when carbon builds up in the turbo it wont spool and we dont referbish turbo charges here we could if VWOA would give us parts to do it but its units or nothing our hands are tied on that subject i would rather fix them then replace them it pays more