Just wondering if anyone else has come across this: Noticed something not right under my bonnet the other day whilst looking to change my headlight bulb. Took it to 2 VW dealers who both told me it was the "Charcoal Filter Purge Valve" and that the problem was that a mouse had been chewing on it! Therefore not covered under warranty :mad0259:
Where it's located at the top of the engine makes this sound ridiculous, seeing that it'd have to travel a long way to get to the top from the floor, then have enough room straight underneath the bonnet just to sit and start gnawing on. They're insistent on this and cheekily told me to look for mouse droppings in my garage. :lol:
Anyway, out of "goodwill" VW said they'd pay for the repair as long as I'll pay for the part (£10). It's going in tomorrow for changing, I'll try get a pic of it beforehand, but it'll only be from my phone so quality might not be the best.
Where it's located at the top of the engine makes this sound ridiculous, seeing that it'd have to travel a long way to get to the top from the floor, then have enough room straight underneath the bonnet just to sit and start gnawing on. They're insistent on this and cheekily told me to look for mouse droppings in my garage. :lol:
Anyway, out of "goodwill" VW said they'd pay for the repair as long as I'll pay for the part (£10). It's going in tomorrow for changing, I'll try get a pic of it beforehand, but it'll only be from my phone so quality might not be the best.
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