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Offline wessexgti

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surcharge on new water pump?!!!!
« on: 21 July 2012, 22:53 »
just ordered the whole water pump/cam belt 'kit' to stick to the 4 year/60,000 mile routine,and ive been told that there's a surcharge on the water pump 0f £30 if i dont hand over the old one within 2 weeks  :undecided:

anyone else had this,as ive never heard of it happening?  :sad: this is from the main stealers (audi) near me.

problem was,i didnt plan on getting it fitted till just before the m.o.t (november),and now im struggling to get the garage i prefere to fit me in within the next 2 weeks.(im no spanner man sadly)

i had this when i replaced my downpipe/cat,but a bloody water pump? FFS!  :angry: what scrap value has a water pump got?

sooooo..... anyone got a old water pump off a mk4 golf (agu) that they can send me?!!  :evil:(id guess not if this is the norm!)

cheers.
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Offline Chris.

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Re: surcharge on new water pump?!!!!
« Reply #1 on: 21 July 2012, 22:55 »
sure I might have a 1.4 one lying round...they all the same near enough.

Common for surchage at dealer as they refurb em
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Re: surcharge on new water pump?!!!!
« Reply #2 on: 21 July 2012, 23:02 »
Quote from: Chris. on 21 July 2012, 22:55
sure I might have a 1.4 one lying round...they all the same near enough.

Common for surchage at dealer as they refurb em


its mad-vw say to replace the cam belt/water pump every 60k/4 years,charge a fee for the old water pump,then sell you a recon'd water pump?!!! am i missing something?
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Offline Dalo Harkin

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Re: surcharge on new water pump?!!!!
« Reply #3 on: 22 July 2012, 08:14 »
No thats pretty much it same with MAF and flywheel too
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Re: surcharge on new water pump?!!!!
« Reply #4 on: 22 July 2012, 10:33 »
Quote from: wessexgti on 21 July 2012, 23:02
Quote from: Chris. on 21 July 2012, 22:55
sure I might have a 1.4 one lying round...they all the same near enough.

Common for surchage at dealer as they refurb em


its mad-vw say to replace the cam belt/water pump every 60k/4 years,charge a fee for the old water pump,then sell you a recon'd water pump?!!! am i missing something?

VW dont spicify a time to change the water pump iv had a decussion with VW uk about it - but they fail for a pass time thats why most people change it at every cambelt change.
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Re: surcharge on new water pump?!!!!
« Reply #5 on: 22 July 2012, 10:38 »
TPS gave me 4 weeks and even swopped out a none OE item.
Good service I would say.

Fir such a crucial part, I wouldn't go anywhere else
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Offline opel

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Re: surcharge on new water pump?!!!!
« Reply #6 on: 22 July 2012, 11:07 »
surcharge is a normal thing
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