175,000 miles the day my Passat died :** (
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:18 am
Hi Guys,
Went camping for the girlfriends birthday last weekend in Wales. 100 miles into the roadtrip the onscreen mpg computer gave a warning tone and displayed STOP then /CHECK OIL the STOP again.
Pulled over and turned the engine off. Cracked the bonnet, checked the dipstick, not a drop of oil on it. Looked under the car and it was pouring out like a waterfall
The entire underside of the car was covered in oil and the back window/boot had speckles of oil on it so it may have been leaking slowly before the major burst.
Car has covered 175,000 miles, had the cambelt done 4 months ago, oil changed every 10,000 miles without fail and well looked after. I was hoping to reach 300k + miles out of her.
My breakdown cover ran out on Friday, after 7 years of never claiming the day I need it i'm not covered!
Rung a few local companies who all wanted £300+ to tow me home. Flagged down an AA van and joined on the spot for £150 which gave an option of a tow upgrade if I couldn't get it fixed. Guy removed the shield from under the front of car and said he could see the inside of the engine through a hole?!!!! The only debris he retrieved was a screw which was lying on the plastic shield. 2 hours later and £60 upgrade to relay service my tow arrived and took me back home to my local VW garage.
VW garage confirmed the conrod had blown through the engine.
Went camping for the girlfriends birthday last weekend in Wales. 100 miles into the roadtrip the onscreen mpg computer gave a warning tone and displayed STOP then /CHECK OIL the STOP again.
Pulled over and turned the engine off. Cracked the bonnet, checked the dipstick, not a drop of oil on it. Looked under the car and it was pouring out like a waterfall
The entire underside of the car was covered in oil and the back window/boot had speckles of oil on it so it may have been leaking slowly before the major burst.
Car has covered 175,000 miles, had the cambelt done 4 months ago, oil changed every 10,000 miles without fail and well looked after. I was hoping to reach 300k + miles out of her.
My breakdown cover ran out on Friday, after 7 years of never claiming the day I need it i'm not covered!
Rung a few local companies who all wanted £300+ to tow me home. Flagged down an AA van and joined on the spot for £150 which gave an option of a tow upgrade if I couldn't get it fixed. Guy removed the shield from under the front of car and said he could see the inside of the engine through a hole?!!!! The only debris he retrieved was a screw which was lying on the plastic shield. 2 hours later and £60 upgrade to relay service my tow arrived and took me back home to my local VW garage.
VW garage confirmed the conrod had blown through the engine.