Make sure the water pump, pulleys and belt have been changed along with the timing belt at that mileage.
Otherwise they go on for ever, particularly the 1.9.
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vw tdi owners, opinions please on high mileage!!
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Posted 4 months ago #
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If its had regular oil services and the required cam belt changes this is about 30% of its possible life.
I would avoid the cars that have had the long life service, where the oil is changed sometimes with 2 year intervals.
My audi with a 2.5TDI engine had done 170,000 miles.......(probably now will go bang tonight)
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got a Golf Tdi PD 2008 model, now on 80K with no faults, most reliable car i ever had - in fact more reliable than our previous two Toyotas. I do however always have the car serviced at VW, it isnt the cheapest but at least they know what to look out for if there is anything untoward...in fact ive just remembered it did have one fault - the door mirror indicatior was misted up which they replaced under warranty..
That said you should beware of dual mass flywheels going on VW diesels (in fact pretty much any modern diesel)
- look out for vibration through the gear lever, and a dramatic change in engine note having the clutch either engaged or disengaged... the car will sound like a bag of nails with the clutch out...i would walk away from a car with a suspected flywheel problem as it would cost upwards of 1K to fixPosted 4 months ago # -
Crikey 63k on a diesel's nothing!
I've an 05 1.9 Golf which is about to hit 100k and a 57 1.9 Golf estate which is cruising up to 70k. Service them when they want, change the cambelt every 4 years and all you'll (probably) need to do is wash it if you feel so inclined.
VAG diesels are renowned for being tough lumps, there's plenty of 250k plus examples running like the day they left the factory - hell the service books even detail up to then! Used to have a T4 at work that was well past 300k.
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If the touran is a 1.9 i wouldnt be worried at all by 63k miles, not even 163k. The 2.0 ones however id have some reservations about... Sums up a modern VW all talk but not really live up to their 'reliable' image.
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mrs tts 1.9tdi octavia 68k 4 yrs old only had 3 services 1 mot goes like a train no issues..
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I thinks its broadly the same engine as used in the Audi's. I used to have an A4. Bought a 1.9Tdi that had done 115thou, still going well enough at 250thou. Prob would have made 300thou if it hadnt been killed with a gate post.
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1998 Passat Tdi 178k on second clutch (155k when the original went, shop around i got it done for £750 all in) and just had new temp sensor (£9), new auxiliary belt (£18), and the only thing that will see her off is that the screen apertures on windscreen and boot are rotting along with roof rail mount points but then I blame Thule laden with bikes and exuberant driving style.
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I had my Passat 2.0 TDI MOTed recently. The man said 'yes, it passed - they always do!'
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Went to see the car today and it was an absolute dog, a mark or dent on every panel.
All the wheels were marked and had four differwnt types of tyre on it too.Needless to say we didn't buy it.
Salesman couldn't see why i didn't like it.
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