GT tdi 170 oil pump failed at 52k *Update lucky me*

[MK4_20VT]

Oh well
It's failed & it's costing around £750 to fix.  Looking around it seems it's a big failure point :-(

Lucky the car was only at tickover, so no other damange done phew!

aaarrrggg
Jay

[MK4_20VT]

Turns out it was not the usual oil pump that failed but the larger unit!!.  The cog had come away & was being held on with a spring!!.

When I started the car the spring let go & the cog SPLIT the pump.  Dealer showed me massive crack though it.

Big ends all checked & fine, wow so lucky it didn't happen on the motorway or goodby engine   

Jay

[andyr]

Well that was lucky....... If spending £750 to fix it is lucky

[MK4_20VT]

It was painful to hand over that amount.  But if the pump had gone bang while rolling? what would the cost of a new or recon engine + fitting cost 

[Poached]

It was painful to hand over that amount.  But if the pump had gone bang while rolling? what would the cost of a new or recon engine + fitting cost 

Yeh loss of pressure down the motorway could have been really costly.

[andyr]

It was painful to hand over that amount.  But if the pump had gone bang while rolling? what would the cost of a new or recon engine + fitting cost 

6/7 yrs ago we bought a brand new 1.8T Audi bottom end for £750, (Sons A3) that and the head reconditioned plus labour cost £2K...... Annoyingly, the same lump from Seat was £500 but they wouldn't guarantee it as it wouldn't be 'fit for purpose'!