Hi,
my W reg 1.8T Passat estate was due for it's 130000 miles service
plus I'd noticed a ticking noise when engine idling so took her
in to VW.

VW said they suspect "oil pump pressure and blockage of oil ways in
the engine".
Also said something about tappets and that there was a VW bulletin
about this problem with my engine.
Basically too expensive to fix (14 hours labour plus parts!).

I think he said the worst case scenario is the engine just stops/blows up and is damaged.

Does all this sound likely and anybody have any ideas what else it could be ?
I had the timing belt done in the last 6 months at a different garage with a new "vibration damper".
Could noise be related to this ?

Thanks
R