8.3
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $590
- Average Mileage:
- 128,050 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 7 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (4 reports)
- do not buy vw or audi, worst cars ever expensive repairs, (2 reports)
- engine flush (1 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
On my way from Canada to Michigan in the middle of the night in a snowstorm and just what I needed, My dash lit up telling me oil problem stop immediately. Not taking any chances I got it towed to the closest shop and got a hotel for the night. In the morning the mechanic called and said the car is a write-off. Engine is completely destroyed. Oil sludge had built up around the pickup line and choked the motor. They estimated a new engine would be between $4000-$8000 and the car is not worth fixing at the high mileage. Unsure of what to do I called a buddy who had a truck and trailer and was willing to come across the border to pick me and my car up. I got the car home. first thing I did was use seafoam to blow the sludge out. that did not work. I then asked my buddy to help me drop the oil pan so we can get to the pickup line, sure enough, black tar sludge everywhere.We were able to blow the sludge away and changed the oil using expensive synthetic oil. Car ran great after that haven't had a problem since. I suspect part of the reason the oil because sludge is I'm guessing the previous owner used regular oil instead of synthetic. Anyways, just some hope to all the Passat owners struggling with oil sludge. it is possible to get it resolved for a couple hundred bucks.
-Cheers
- its josh, St Thomas, ON, Canada