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Hey guys,
Longtime semi-lurker here, finally found a good reason to ask a question of my own. I'm not very experienced with engines but I'd definitely like to learn - especially diesels, as my little boat has one too.
I'm driving a Mk5 Golf GT TDI 170 from 2008 - one of the earliest ones to come to Aus according to the dealership, and, I think, the earliest one in Tas (though I'm not in Tas anymore). I've put about 88k on the clock from new, 80% of that on the open road. It's been a fantastic highway car - great stability at high speeds and nice road feel. Being a diesel, perhaps less of what you'd call personality, though.
Very shortly after the warranty expired last year, there was a fairly catastrophic engine failure while I was doing 100 on the highway - the engine died completely and with no warning. That very nearly caused a nasty accident. VW, however, were very good about it despite the warranty having expired and replaced what turned out to be the injectors - a $3000 job for free
That was a while back though, and I have some more specific questions (unrelated to injectors, that was just a war story) that I'll save for the next post
MD
Longtime semi-lurker here, finally found a good reason to ask a question of my own. I'm not very experienced with engines but I'd definitely like to learn - especially diesels, as my little boat has one too.
I'm driving a Mk5 Golf GT TDI 170 from 2008 - one of the earliest ones to come to Aus according to the dealership, and, I think, the earliest one in Tas (though I'm not in Tas anymore). I've put about 88k on the clock from new, 80% of that on the open road. It's been a fantastic highway car - great stability at high speeds and nice road feel. Being a diesel, perhaps less of what you'd call personality, though.
Very shortly after the warranty expired last year, there was a fairly catastrophic engine failure while I was doing 100 on the highway - the engine died completely and with no warning. That very nearly caused a nasty accident. VW, however, were very good about it despite the warranty having expired and replaced what turned out to be the injectors - a $3000 job for free
That was a while back though, and I have some more specific questions (unrelated to injectors, that was just a war story) that I'll save for the next post
MD
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