Bad Diesel

[flippin]

Well the good news is its friday!!!!! Even better news is i get to go for a drive in the Tig this weekend. After getting the insurance company involved they went over to VW service centre and now I have been called up by VW service centre telling me "after much deliberation we have finally found the problem. I t was a fuel pump that was not working properly and your car is covered by the manufacturers warranty"

Cough cough!!!

I'm just glad its fixed and don't have to pay a cent. In the end the caltex vortex was not a bad batch of diesel.

Case closed!!!!!!!!! Thanks for all your comments and help. This forum Rocks

See you on the road!!!!

[kaanage]

I have had it towed to the nearest VW dealer where they looked at it and their only symptom is that it is bad fuel. They say it will not be under warranty and want $900 to drain the fuel tank and replace the fuel filter.

Nice to see they were so thorough in their diagnosis
Good that the pump didn't shred itself when it died, though.

[Diesel_vert]

So at first they said this...

My Tiguan 09' 2.0 Diesel broke down the other night.

I have had it towed to the nearest VW dealer where they looked at it and their only symptom is that it is bad fuel.

They say it will not be under warranty and want $900 to drain the fuel tank and replace the fuel filter.

But then after getting the insurance company involved, they said this...

"after much deliberation we have finally found the problem. It was a fuel pump that was not working properly and your car is covered by the manufacturers warranty"

In the end the caltex vortex was not a bad batch of diesel.

Glad you didn't have to pay up.

Though I wonder, how many other people have been fobbed off by claims of "poor fuel".

[Dr freedom]

looks like getting the insurance company involved was a good move, still leaves you wondering how useless the dealer service can be though doesnt it.

[Transporter]

That's certainly a good outcome, just hope that you have no more fuel related troubles, when you get your car back.

[blaast]

Thought I'd post my experience with 'bad diesel'.
Early last year our 2009 T5 Caravelle started playing up intermittently and the engine just stopped while doing 110km/h on the highway.
Diagnosis was sludge in the tank...who knows where and when it was picked up though.
Ended up costing $400 to drain and clean the tank, flush the fuel system and replace the fuel filter.
I now use a 'Mr. Funnel' filter when I fuel up.

I have another problem now that I was hoping for some advice on...
The car is running fine, but I get ~300km on an empty tank!
When the fuel gauge and distance to empty show zero, it will only take 50L to fill, so it is out by at least 30L.
I'm taking it in to have it diagnosed and repaired, but was hoping for a heads up as to what the cause might be, as I like to be informed before speaking to a service agent.