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**motyourcar** · 05-02-2008,02:22 PM

Good afternoon, I wonder if some of you would be able to help me.

I need some information regarding damage caused to the engine of a VW Golf TDi in regard to oil pump failure, damage to the turbo, and also what damage this could cause to the engine?

All help and advice fully appreciated.

**Crasher** · 05-02-2008,02:26 PM

Can we have a little more background information such as car year and engine code plus a story about what has happened?

**motyourcar** · 05-02-2008,02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Crasher

Can we have a little more background information such as car year and engine code plus a story about what has happened?

For sure, the vehicle age is 2000 (W) I do not have the engine code sorry.

The car came in for a service and timing belt change, this was conducted, 10 days later the customer complains that the belt was faulty/came loose and damaged the engine. We sent the belt away to be tested, we had a report back showing no inherent fault.

We rebuilt the engine, and started the engine, within three mins, the same thing happened and damaged a valve.

After further investigating we had noticed the oil pump was not working, this inturn has damaged the turbo.

If no oil was getting into the pump and then on to the turbo, what damage could this cause?

**Crasher** · 05-02-2008,02:40 PM

That is a very depressing tale. What is the vehicles registration number?

**motyourcar** · 05-02-2008,02:51 PM

Hope that helps, the chap has now put in a re-con for £3.5k and is looking to sue the garage, but the engine could have been rebuilt at a fraction of the cost.

I am just gathering information, and wondering if the oil pump was not recieving oil and not able to distibute oil, would this then cause the engine to seize, and what sort of damage should be expected?

**Crasher** · 05-02-2008,03:12 PM

Hope what helps?

**motyourcar** · 05-02-2008,03:14 PM

Anybody?

**Crasher** · 05-02-2008,06:58 PM

I only got that number in the notification mail, not on the screen. It is a Golf 4 Y chassis (2000) with a 110PS VEP TDI engine, the reg document incorrectly states that the car has 115PS which is a PD TDI AJM engine. How did the oil pump fail, was it the chain, tensioner or sprocket bolt?

**Captain Answer** · 05-02-2008,08:49 PM

Hm, well hang on a minute, it seems you are from the garage? In which case surely you should be consulting legal aid and using the expert knowledge that you already have in this area rather than consorting a motoring forum??

**buster** · 05-02-2008,10:10 PM

Originally Posted by motyourcar

We rebuilt the engine, and started the engine, within three mins, the same thing happened and damaged a valve.
?

You, a professional garge, rebuilt the engine but didn't check the oil pump was working

This is a wind up isn't it?

In answer to your question, if you run an engine without oil feed it will score the bearings in the turbo making it an expensive paperwieght, wreck the big ends, main bearings, camshaft bearings, and a lot more. In others words, the huge lump of pig iron which used to be an engine, isn't one now.

Is there no oil pressure warning light on those things?