VW Passat 2.0 Tdi BKP BIG PROBLEM!

**andy121** · 25-11-2009,05:30 PM

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** · 25-11-2009,06:06 PM

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** · 25-11-2009,06:47 PM

Thanks for the reply angus.

Do you know if vw are fixing this FOC?

thanks again

**angus** · 25-11-2009,08:48 PM

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** · 25-11-2009,09:34 PM

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

**Quatrelle** · 25-11-2009,09:49 PM

Originally Posted by Crasher

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".....

**the surfer** · 26-11-2009,12:17 AM

I hear about this far too often!

Very worrying considering I own the same car, same MY, same engine....

What is your mileage?

It wouldn't be quite so bad if the preventative measure (retrofit of revised oil pump) wasn't so damn expensive either!

Keep us posted. All the best!

**andy121** · 26-11-2009,04:02 AM

hi again, called VW in and am now waiting for a response back from them.

But to be honest dont think ill get much joy as she said there had been no product recall on the car as regards to the oil pump. also they were unaware of this being a common fault

P.s the milage is now just over a 100,000 which should be nothing lol.. i remember a saying.... " you'll get the full potential of of your engine on a vw at 100,000 as everything has jus worn in"... YEH RIGHT!

**Quatrelle** · 26-11-2009,05:19 AM

'Unaware'? - That completely disagrees with what Crasher says (and he should know).

It's a known fault, and VW saying they've not done a recall doesn't mean a thing.

As Angus says, do some searching around on here - his experience is a start - arm yourself with the facts and have another go.