veedoubleme
Go Kart Champion
FYI... mine came back today. What's the longest anybody has driven with the whistle and not had a failure?
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Heads Up: Failing TSI Water Pumps
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FYI... mine came back today. What's the longest anybody has driven with the whistle and not had a failure?
For me it's only been 600 miles
veedoubleme
Go Kart Champion
You mean the longest you've run after the whistle started was 600 miles before the water pump completely failed?
GTIProject
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Had another car come in with 1400 miles on it and opened a Tech Support ticket. Apparently there is a revision in the works. Word has it that the seal inside the pump makes noise after being run dry - due to dry initial startup of the engine. It takes a while for the seal to make noise but it will. TACs has said that priming the w/pump with coolant before installing it and pressure filling the system for 30 min should help prevent the noise after replacement. But a fix is in the works.
veedoubleme
Go Kart Champion
Great news, and thanks for sharing! Any chance you can report back here once you know the fix is ready?
No the longest I have been on a new water pump before the noise started was 600 miles. I'm going to the dealership tommorow for my 3rd replacement.
yes please
GTIProject
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I'll try and post back here as soon as we see an updated pump and an new PN. Mind you our W/P's will probably come out for the longitudinal engines.
xd-data-ii
Go Kart Champion
My water pump is making the high pitch noise now consistently at 3.4k miles. It did for about two days at 700miles and then went away.
Was gonna ring the dealer tomorrow to get it sorted. Would I better leaving it a while for this fix to be released? Or will it be ages away and i should just get it replaced now and then see?
I suppose I need to tell them to change the seal too. Although that's going to be hard to get them to take notice.
xd-data-ii
Go Kart Champion
I just got rid of the sound by opening the coolant cap to release pressure, as others seem to have done. Let the engine run for a good while and it didn't come back.
So is it an issue and requires a dealer visit when this doesn't get rid of the sound?
I dont know if it will return soon.
Guess I'll hold off on that call.
EDIT: Back next day. Booking it in
So is it an issue and requires a dealer visit when this doesn't get rid of the sound?
I dont know if it will return soon.
Guess I'll hold off on that call.
EDIT: Back next day. Booking it in
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dustinouch
Go Kart Champion
On my way to the dealer to get a rental. Dealer determined it was the water pump. This will be #3!