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Replying to: natedan (Jun 21, 2007 9:46 pm) On your 2004, I would suspect that you have the ol' internal leak in your EGR-cooler. With this problem, the antifreeze will go down... with no apparent leakage. I beleive VW has been replacing the faulty EGR-coolers at their expense. To answer your question about what is G12 coolant... the designation "G12" is the VW specification for the antifreeze. Never put in ANYTHING but antifreeze that says "G12" on the bottle. Here is some info about the various VW antifreeze types. |
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Replying to: preppy155 (Mar 09, 2002 1:10 pm) I get great mileage, and I expect to drive the car until she hits 250,000+ miles. It's a good car to have when you plan to drive it for 15 years. |
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Replying to: minuchin1 (May 14, 2002 9:12 pm) I'm in the same boat you are. I cannot afford all these repairs-but I am dreading another car note. The only thing that I can think of (for me) is to drive it until I can afford another down payment and get a normal gas engine. Unfortunately, I will not own another TDI-the maintenance and costly repairs have dimmed my passion for "German Engineering" Good Luck!
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Replying to: alisonf6 (Jul 11, 2007 1:59 pm)
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Replying to: elias (Jul 12, 2007 5:30 am) I agree with you. The TDI engine actually has lower maintenance costs than the same VW vehicles wih the gasoline engine. For examples, *)Engine-oil is changed more frequently in the gasser. *)The gasser has sparkplugs and wires to contend with. *)Fuel costs are higher with gasser. Virtually all engines have a timingbelt to be replaced. The parts/labor cost is identical reguardless of fuel-type. In fact, I cannot think of any scheduled mantaince on the TDI engine which costs more than the gasser over the lifetime of the vehicle. ...and being able to drive over 800 miles per tank of fuel with my TDI is priceless!
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Replying to: bpeebles (Jul 12, 2007 5:20 pm)
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Replying to: bamacar (Jul 13, 2007 3:06 pm) I used to be pretty dead set against timing belts (fiber) in 4 cylinder engines. So much so, for a lot of years refused to get a 4 banger with timing belts. However with the TDI, it presented an advantage of 44-62 mpg, but had the obvious disadvantage of a timing belt change at 100,000 miles. To boot there is a lot of evidence in the field that a lot of dealers really do not do this procedure well and charge a lot of money. However the design longevity of the motor is 25,000 hours at 80% loading. At 40-50 mph average this translates to 1,000,000 miles. So if one wishes to keep the car (engine) longer than 175,000 to 225,000 miles you have a 100,000 mile renewal interval and at a known cost.
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Replying to: ruking1 (Jul 13, 2007 3:49 pm)
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Replying to: pulgo (Aug 14, 2007 7:16 am)
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