Re: VW PASSAT...advice needed : Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:55 pm  

Thanks for all the advice and links, and you'll be pleased to know... I ignored it.

Got myself a VW Jetta 2.0 tdi se. On a 07 plate with 65K on the clock. 6 speed with all mod cons. Very comfortable to drive, picks up nicely and handles the ground better than a Mondeo imo. Took it for a 30 minute test run around Preston and was getting between 44-46 mpg. Drove it home down the M6, and got a very satisfying 67.6mpg.

Re: VW PASSAT...advice needed : Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:08 pm  

Live Wired wrote:

Thanks for all the advice and links, and you'll be pleased to know... I ignored it.

Got myself a VW Jetta 2.0 tdi se. On a 07 plate with 65K on the clock. 6 speed with all mod cons. Very comfortable to drive, picks up nicely and handles the ground better than a Mondeo imo. Took it for a 30 minute test run around Preston and was getting between 44-46 mpg. Drove it home down the M6, and got a very satisfying 67.6mpg.

Congratulations. Now get on the phone to VW customer service and ask if your engine is subject to the Siemens piezo injector pump campaign

Re: VW PASSAT...advice needed : Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:13 pm  

what does that mean??

Re: VW PASSAT...advice needed : Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:02 pm  

Live Wired wrote:

what does that mean??

From page 3

cod'ead wrote:

Just picked the car up after the campaign change. All four injector pumps were replaced (£600 each) and a new loom fitted. They even washed and valeted inside & out (it was like a skip this morning). Total cost, including labour & VAT = £0.00p

Returning home, a journey I regularly undertake, I noticed a marked improvement in performance, zero smoke even when booting it and fuel economy also seems to have improved slightly.

Re: VW PASSAT...advice needed : Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:58 pm  

cod'ead wrote:

Cheers mate. The campaign only covers very specific chassis numbers but mine was one of them

Any idea what the specific chassis numbers are?

Is there some sort of regular fault that VW know about?

Re: VW PASSAT...advice needed : Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:19 pm  

Live Wired wrote:

Any idea what the specific chassis numbers are?

No, hence my suggestion you phone VW and give them your chassis number

Live Wired wrote:

Is there some sort of regular fault that VW know about?

I dare say so, I'm not the only one affected mate

Re: VW PASSAT...advice needed : Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:46 pm  

Just phoned up and they said NO, doent affect my car, as it is not piezo.
Apparently, they have 65,000 to do