[OttoSchultz]

You can start praying that it's a clogged fuel filter. Otherwise, failed HPFP? Failed lift and/or auxiliary fuel pump? Malfunction in the ECU?

Until it gets scanned for error codes, there's no way to know for sure.

 

[OttoSchultz]

Arizona's a big state. Maybe talk to mechanics/owners of independent shops. They've probably given second opinions on dealership diagnoses and recommended lawyers when needed.

 

[OttoSchultz]

The fuel pump isn't $10K. The pump is probably $1500, but when there's a catastrophic HPFP failure it sends shards of metal through the entire fuel system, so everything gets changed. A lot of the cost is labor.

 

[OttoSchultz]

great thread - THANKS!

I was actually at the VW dealer today and they claim to have not seen any 09 or 10 TDI's need the HPFP replaced yet...

The numbers are pretty low on HPFP failures, so I would expect that most dealers haven't dealt with one.

 

[OttoSchultz]

I agree - the numbers appear to be very low.



I agree - I wonder if there is some difference in the European fuel make-up (like 5% or 10% bio-Diesel mandated). But I also think that the metal contamination should be preventable. More filters?

Europe does have different standards, for both Dino and BioDiesel, but I don't know if there's a mandate for a bio blend.