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Originally Posted by DieselFan

blackout, thanks. The 2003 was the first year that VW included the 100K miles timing belt on the TDI. Previously it was 60K. Our TDI has 60K on the odometer with another year of warranty left.

I hear you about the dealer. The majority of interactions with stealer service departments (all brands) over the years has been very negative.

For example....

1. F*ord dealer totally burned the wiring harness out of a new Ford car. Tried to give it back to me with a taped-up, spliced harness where the headlights blinked with you used the turn signal. They refused to replace it but F*rd corporate made them do it. Analysis: They replaced a burned out fuse link with a much larger link. The wiring harness turned out to be the weakest link. Grrr...

2. Isuzu dealer punched a hole in oil cooler in my 2.2L diesel P'up. Oil *all* over the place under the hood. Also a service tech backed into my truck and dented a rear quarter panel while it was in the service bay. I discovered both issues when they told me the truck was ready to pick up.

3. BWM dealer drained the oil in my new BMW manual tranny but didn't put any back in. Went about a hundred miles before it locked up.

4. Honda dealer stripped out the oil drain plug on a new 1990 Accord EX. They talked me into letting them put a "kit" rather than replace the oil pan. Stupid, stupid, stupid me....

5. Acura dealer rotated tires on my new 1994 Acura Legend and managed to cross-thread five lug nuts. Also when they were doing new car prep and installing dealer options, someone spilled a large Big Red soda on the tan carpet in the floorboard and covered it with a mat. Tried to blame it on me. One time they changed oil and only put the plug back in half-way. Noticed it dripping oil just before I was to make a 2,000 mile trip.

Etc...Etc....Etc I've found that the cost of the car has no bearing on the quality of work. So VW isn't the only one. Now I do 95% of my own service where I have the tools and the time.

So I'm inclined to lean towards your line of thinking. But with the injection pump making a noise, and the squeaky timing belt, if I can get them to take care of both in one swoop, I might just do it. The little rotary distribution injection pump is around $1200 rebuilt and $3700 new from the dealer.

And you know I'll watch them like a hawk.

WOW! Is that the entire list or just a few examples?