Hydraulic Lifter Replacment

**Reedy** · 01-08-2014, 10:08 AM

Sorry I didn't get back to you Gavin, kids got sick and wife has been working away. I'll let you know Wednesday the results if any. Cheers.

**CardinalSin** · 01-08-2014, 12:10 PM

If the problem is in the fuel system you might try adding some 2 stroke oil to the fuel tank next time you fill up.
Use a low ash or ash free version, FC or TC-W3, mineral or semi synthetic at 1:500. It will clean and lubricate the system and might solve the problem. Just add 100ml and fill up for a 50L tank.
People use it all the time at that ratio for petrol and 1:200 for diesels. Worth a try.

**Reedy** · 06-08-2014, 09:08 AM

Just a quick update. VW diagnosed in 5 seconds. Intake manifold again. I'm 4 weeks out of warranty for this manifold but if I can find the invoice from when I first tried to get it diagnosed they will warranty it for me. Over a year with this issue but perhaps the noise wasn't there at the beginning, but the stumbling was. If they will do it under warranty I'm going to put in new injectors while it's off. I'll keep you all posted.

**Reedy** · 06-08-2014, 02:47 PM

Found the invoices, now they are saying 1 year is too long to have these symptoms. I can't believe they are arguing over a couple of weeks. Anyway they have 2 invoices from dealers and one of them is theirs from when it first started and the other from a different dealer for a second opinion. Anyway our last conversation Goodwill was mentioned and they will get back to me tomorrow. Just when my faith was almost restored with VW. We will see.

**The One** · 06-08-2014, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by Reedy

Found the invoices, now they are saying 1 year is too long to have these symptoms. I can't believe they are arguing over a couple of weeks. Anyway they have 2 invoices from dealers and one of them is theirs from when it first started and the other from a different dealer for a second opinion. Anyway our last conversation Goodwill was mentioned and they will get back to me tomorrow. Just when my faith was almost restored with VW. We will see.

If you have made a complain previously while car was still in warranty and they have the invoice then they have to goodwill it. I bet it's just the companies (not Volkswagen, remember all dealers are owned independently and are not related to Volkswagen so to speak) dumbass warranty clerk who sits in his cubicle all day long trying to decline as many 'goodwill/warranty' requests as he can so he doesn't have to do asmuch work.

Be onto them mate! Although can't say how I see a intake manifold can do this, unless the flaps are broken but then again a fault usually logs.... Odd. Don't know why you want to replace the injectors? Just have them cleaned if concerned and replace/make sure the injector seals are quoted/being replaced as they come out when the manifold does and FYI 9 times out of 10 the 'VW technician' drops the injector o rings and can't find them. = Another day waiting for parts..

**Reedy** · 06-08-2014, 07:54 PM

Cheers mate I will be onto them. Jmac is also confused as to there being no fault code but when I showed them the shudder and noise they went straight to it, not sure what they did but they touched it pushed it pulled it or what ever and I'm sat in the car holding at the revs and it totally smoothed out. Strange. Yes canceled the injectors but will request they are resealed and cleaned if they can do that.

**The One** · 06-08-2014, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by Reedy

Cheers mate I will be onto them. Jmac is also confused as to there being no fault code but when I showed them the shudder and noise they went straight to it, not sure what they did but they touched it pushed it pulled it or what ever and I'm sat in the car holding at the revs and it totally smoothed out. Strange. Yes canceled the injectors but will request they are resealed and cleaned if they can do that.

There's a control flap push rod thing to control the runners... Perhaps that keeps comming off? (weird but....). Any 'good' dealer will replace the injector seals, just make sure they do them, even if you have to pay for them (should be no more than $15...) because to replace them if they leak... You guessed it, manifold back off.

**Reedy** · 07-08-2014, 12:12 PM

Hi. They want $220 towards labour costs. I'm happy with this but I want the injectors re sealed for nothing. Am I being unreasonable or am I too soft?

**Reedy** · 07-08-2014, 04:11 PM

Update. I'll pay the 220 and they will fit new injected seals for nothing. Could of gone further and stood my ground but just so pleased I know what's wrong with it. My invoice from this first started was July 2013. The symptoms are in my other thread Low RPM stumble/misfire.