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    2.0 TDI oil pump / balance shaft failure?

    Hi Paul B7. Need I enquire as to whether your woes with the oil pump naturally entailed you having to renew the turbo? I have been 'assured' that in al likelihood, the first major part to fail as soon as the oil pump goes is the turbo and that's another grand!
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    2.0 TDI oil pump / balance shaft failure?

    The very day - I repeat the very day- that Paul B7 got his telephone reply from the office of Martin Sander, I also received a call in response to my stern letter. Not stern enough evidently and there is no such thing as goodwill unless I am minded to cancel my order with my independent garage...
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    2.0 TDI oil pump / balance shaft failure?

    2007 56 plated Audi A6 2.0TDI S-Line with 74k miles succumbs to the effects of a rounded hexagonal shaft! Having purchased my very own piece of 'vorsprung durch technik' in November 2010, serviced it per my warranty requirements in May, including a replacement cam-belt, and driven barely 8k...