In the middle of the week, my Golf R was making a really bad noise from the engine bay like the fan belt rubbing against something. I never heard it before and had only started it 5 mins ago, luckily only drove for about another 10 mins and as I was pulling up my driveway the engine stalled. I tried restarting it but wouldn't happen just like a car that ran out of fuel, car attempts to but fails so not like an electronic problem that nothing happens at all. So I was stuck halfway on the road and on the driveway, had to push the car by myself and park it on the street because the driveway has an incline and was impossible to push up, it wasn't an easy task.

Had only done 8,500kms and have always been driven conservatively so I didn't know what the problem was. I called up VW Roadside Assist and they sent out RACV. He checks the engine bay and finds a loose cog or something that resembles a gear and tries to push it back on the rod it's suppose to be on but can't. The RACV guy tells me that he doesn't even know what the cog is or what it even does. It's like situated between the fanbelt.

Had to get it towed to a VW dealer and they couldn't check what was wrong with it until the next day. Called them up on Friday afternoon and asked for an update on my car. A mechanic tells me the water pump broke so it caused one of the valves to stop turning which then caused a piston to shoot out of the engine. I was shocked to hear what happened and couldn't believe it. He told me they would have to order a brand new engine in and replace it so I'm waiting until Monday for an update. Isn't it easier just to give me a new car? The engine pretty much is half the car's value or more.

Has anyone else got an engine replacement from VW before?