Car Repair Cost - Best option going forward

Midfield

Hi everyone, last year I purchased a 2005 VW Golf Sport TDI 2.0. diesel car. It had 75,000 miles on the clock at a cost of over 6k. A couple of weeks ago the car the power died in the car while driving and I managed to get it to the mechanics. The mechanic said it was possible worst case scenario which meant all injectors and the fuel pump would need changed.

It turned out that he was able to get reconditioned injectors and the final cost turned out to be just over £1,000.

I got the car back last week but its still not 100%. It stutters sporadically between gear changes is the main issue.

Now, I am unsure what to do. Having had the car about 1 year at a cost of over 6k (I have it paid off) and then putting in another grand I am a bit annoyed at the whole situation. I was planning to send it back to another mechanic to get the engine 100% fixed and then was thinking about getting rid of it and part exchanging it. A friend recommended I go back to the original dealer and see if something cant be done.

I just cannot figure out what the best thing to do is and was hoping someone could give me some pragmatic advice, as I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

stewmac231280

take it to vw for diagnostic find problem then take it to somewere cheap to get it done that way you find problem and stamp on it. when you say it died did the electrics cut out or was it just losing power and was there any smoke. sounds like turbo did you replace fuel pump.

Midfield

Hi Stew, it was a loss of power. The car continued to drive but only at 30 m.p.h. or so. The injectors and fuel pump were replaced.

The car still isnt 100%, it struggles to start (but does start) and then when I am decelerating it stutters a bit.

So you think best way to proceed is going to vw then?

stewmac231280

have you glow plugs checked

stewmac231280

sounds like glow plugs not igniting so when decelerating it flooding with unburnt fuel. if you want parts in future go to gsf there by far the cheapest anywere.

Notmyrealname

stewmac231280 wrote: »

sounds like glow plugs not igniting so when decelerating it flooding with unburnt fuel. if you want parts in future go to gsf there by far the cheapest anywere.

You may want to learn how diesels work. Glow plugs are there to heat up the air in the cylinder prior to starting up a car to assist the self combustion. Once the car is running, they don't operate. They're not like spark plugs.

When the car is decelerating with no throttle, the injectors cut off all fuel to the engine.

gnus

Connect an OBD to it, get an app to read the codes. Cheaper option than VW.

Also a lot more fun when driving, and good if you car doesn't have a rev counter.

buscape

Take it back to whoever fixed it and get them to sort it.

Midfield

Thanks for that feeback. Buscape I would take it back to the person who "fixed it" but they were frustrating to say the least. They never contacted me for a week and found it near impossible to find out what was going on. I would prefer to stay away from them.

I think I might try the VW diagnostic approach. At least they will be able to tell me what is exactly the problem.

Thanks for your help.

What is an OBD?

fivetide

OBD is basically the plug in point for the computer.

They'll read the ecu and it should tell them any fault codes.

That doesn't have to be done by VW per say, you can often get the leads etc yourself but it can be easier to pay a specialist if you aren't sure.

I'd hit the VW forums and see what they recommend.

5t.

gnus

Less than £10 for an ELM 327 bluetooth, connect to mobile or laptop and run the dodgy software. Whether or not you can diagnose the fault from the code is another matter, although there is a website that does possible faults for you.