what to look for when buying a passat 1.8 20v turbo any common problems???

[b197ony]

hi all im new to this site and im hoping for some good advice :D
ive been offered a p reg 1.8 20v turbo se passat 5 door saloon can anyone please list me the things to look for when buying a passat as im new to vw's im slowly converting from vauxhalls:Blush2:
any help is really appreciated
also can anyone tell me what m.p.g to expect from a standard 1.8 20v turbo 5 door saloon passat (iirc its the aeb engine???)

[justin31]

make sure all the electrics are working properly as passat suffer from water getting in.check the front and rear footwells for damp or wet carpets.also check the boot as water can get in there aswell.

its not uncommon for footwells to have inches of water under that carpets.

do a search on here for water damage and ull see.

[b197ony]

well the ad says 2 of the central locking units are not working is this a common fault??

[kite]

Th 1.8T suffers from sludge in the sump if its on a "long life" servicing.

[b197ony]

if i do decide to buy it i will be giving it a full service like i do with all my new cars
at least you know its been done then;)

[kite]

Then remove the sump, clean it out and clean the oil pick up strainer

[justin31]

well the ad says 2 of the central locking units are not working is this a common fault??


could just be faulty dorr locking mechs or could be water damaged electrics.

would bneed to get it hooked up to a VAG COM to get diagnostics

[b197ony]

im going to view the car either saturday afternoon or sunday so fingers xxxx'd it will be as good as its described in the ad

[Crasher]

Just to hammer home what Kite has said, oil pressure-a major cause of problems on this engine.

[justin31]

im going to view the car either saturday afternoon or sunday so fingers xxxx'd it will be as good as its described in the ad

just be carefull,i brought my passat 2 weeks ago and it drove fantastic and had full service history but 2 weeks later its leaking like a seiv and all sort of other problems.

if you can,get it checked out my a garage or a mate who knows a bit about cars because once you hand over the cash you aint got nothing to fall back on if it is a lemon.

goodluck mate;)

[b197ony]

thanks for that im quite handy with the spanners and my mates going whos a mechanic so we will be going over the car with a fine tooth comb