VW Passat 2.0 Tdi BKP BIG PROBLEM!

[andy121]

Hi all, i have a passat on a 2005 2.0 Tdi 140 bhp engine code BKP.

I was driving the car and the oil pressure light came up. maybe a minute or two after i hear 2 loud whooosh noises from under the bonnet.

I pull over and have the car recovered to a local garage.

Ive now changed the oil pump which was the problem. the garage are telling me now the turbo has gone. however theres a tapping noise coming from the engine.

should i change the engine with turbo or just turbo?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[angus]

Sister car to mine did just the same as yours, no oil pressure then knocking = new engine.

Mine just didn`t bother with the knocking.............. (new engine!)

If its run without oil pressure I would expect the bottom end to be kaput. Sorry, but it`s been well documented on here.

[andy121]

Thanks for the reply angus.

Do you know if vw are fixing this FOC?

thanks again

[angus]

Mine went at 28k, the other went at 18k, both fixed without quibble by vw.

There was a known fault on the oil pump drive (poor case-hardening on an idler gear) which leads to catastrophic failure on units built late 2005/early2006 (think Crasher has posted engine or chassis numbers somewhere), which affect VWs, Audis, Skodas and Seats using the 140TDI lump. It has been well publicised but VW chose not to do a recall, so even if its out of warranty morally they should fix it.

Do a bit more research, get the facts together and prepare to battle. Best of luck.

[Crasher]

Oil pump drive spindle failure, very very common on cars up to around the middle of 2006 production.

[Quatrelle]

Oil pump drive spindle failure, very very common on cars up to around the middle of 2006 production.

"If only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkswagen".....

[Passat Parrot]

Had exactly the same problem. Oil Pressure warning light came on couple of weeks ago. I came straigt off accelerator and stopped car within a mile or so and shut down engine. (car = 2.0 TDI 140, 65k miles, 5 plate)

Transpires oil pump is knackered due to balancer shaft failure. This also resulted in turbo and new turbo being installed.

I had it done by a independent near Leeds. Cost just over £1K.

I think I've been lucky the engine hasn't need replacing and rebuilding.

Wrote to VW and no joy as done at independent garage. They wouldn't even acknowledge a fault.

Also had 2 new injectors put on in Decmber 2009, and had 3 airbag electrical faults.

First Passat I've had, owned it 18mths, and am in process of getting rid.

[Quatrelle]

....Wrote to VW and no joy as done at independent garage. They wouldn't even acknowledge a fault....

Strange that they wouldn't acknowledge a fault. My dealer called my car in to do the work.

VW don't like indys, so that's probably the reason, especially if they never serviced the car previously.

[darkartist]

Im worried after reading this. Just bought a 56 plate with BKP engine. Read through but am unable to work out if mine is affected.

Would be good to know, can anyone help me with this?

Vin - WVWZZZ3CZ6E212624

[Gazwould]

Y E S !

BKP can be chain or geared , probably geared on that plate so you need to drop the sump and look , then order the right kit .

Do not ignore this serious engineering issue !