A Cars forum. AutoBanter

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » AutoBanter forum » Auto makers » VW water cooled
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

99.5 Jetta TDI Troubles



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #12  
Old March 11th 05, 05:36 AM
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Have you visited www.tdiclub.com ? That is one place that dieselheads
hang out. Someone may know what is wrong over there.

(Dave) wrote:

>Has any TDI owners had a problem like this one? Any advice or inputs
>would be most appreciated. Is an injection pump replacement a common
>occurence? The car has 125,000 miles and I changed the fuel filter
>about 10,000 miles ago. If I have no other option but to replace the
>injection pump, is there a good place to get a used pump? Where would
>be the best place to buy a new pump?
>
>
>The Story:
>
>I recently took my 99.5 Jetta TDI on a road trip. Two days driving
>down to FL and two days back to OH.
>
>The trip down was uneventful but the trip back was another story!
>
>The trip back day 1:
>On the way back, after I crossed the GA border (cheaper fuel prices)
>I topped off the tank with diesel. The engine light came on almost
>immediatly after starting the engine and the glo-plug light also
>started blinking. The car was running fine until I stopped for lunch
>in SC. Upon starting the car and leaving the parking lot, it started
>bucking and running like crap. At highway speeds it seemed to do ok
>but I could still feel it "missing" and when I got off the interstate,
>in NC it seemed to run rougher at lower speeds. Finally reached my
>overnight destination.
>
>Day 2:
>I drove to a VW dealer where my brother-in-law works as a mechanic.
>On the way there, the car continued to buck and carry on while at the
>same time sending out a James Bond smoke screen from the tail pipe.
>He hooked up the computer and it had a code for the quantity adjuster.
>The code could not be erased either. He seemed to think it was the
>injection pump going bad. He also said it should make it back to OH.
>To make a long story not as long, the car finally gave out 3 hours
>from home. Just before it died, the idle was very erratic and it
>didn't like the slower stop and go traffic in the small town I was
>passing through. Once it finally decided that it could no longer
>maintain the engine rpm enough to continue, it quit. I couldn't get
>it to start after that. Had a friend pick me up from my home town and
>finally got back. What a long day.
>
>Day 3:
>Let it sit on the side of the road all day in disgust.
>
>Day 4:
>Loaded it on a flat bed trailer. The car actually started and ran
>just enough to get halfway up the ramps onto the trailer and it looked
>like a smoke grenade went off around us. Towed it home and put it in
>the garage where it sits, unable to start.
>
>
>
>



Jim B.
 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Trailer Hitch for 99.5 Jetta Dave VW water cooled 2 December 31st 04 05:05 AM
What does a blinking "Glow Plug" on a 99.5 Jetta TDI mean? Mike Smith VW water cooled 28 December 6th 04 06:47 PM
Replacement tires for 99.5 Jetta TDI aokvw VW water cooled 1 November 18th 04 08:17 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 06:20 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 AutoBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.