Recent content by chittychittybangbang

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    2.0 TDI oil pump / balance shaft failure?

    Thanks for any compliments. Really though, I'm just a shadetree amateur mechanic who summarizes what's out there and clarifies what's in the service manual and other fourms. Almost all of my writeups are done from the manual and general experience but the balance shaft discovery and replacement...
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    2.0 TDI oil pump / balance shaft failure?

    I totally agree. Camshafts is a big problem in the US but it's not as bad as an oil pump failure. I have also written a bit about this from the original writeups made by oilhammer and mogolf. part1 http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q_how_to/b5/balanceshaft%20_moduleReplace.htm part2...