Bought an old diesel Passat estate for 800 quid yesterday, not sure which version of the engine it is as the log book says it's a TD Umwelt, the advert and several insurers databases say it's a TDI, can anyone give me any clues as to which it is.
It's got 220,000 miles on the clock but seems to run ok, though I have discovered a few problems so far.
The electric windows are faulty, drivers one seems to have a faulty limit switch and a lot of play in it so that when closing the windows is at the wrong angle. I'm guessing that replacing the motor and gear mechanism will fix this.
The passenger window mechanism has been replaced with a wooden table leg holding the window shut
(pic) so that's going to need a new window mechanism too. Rear drivers side one also doesn't work but I don't care about that.
The lighting is weird, the front bumper has the lenses in place for fog lamps, yet none appear to be fitted (I've not had it open yet) and there is no switch for them inside.
At the back, we have wiring and bulb holders for two rear foglights, and lenses for two, but the passenger side one had a plastic blanking plate over the bulb hole. I cut this off and stuck a bulb in and now have two fog lights. *confused*
The horn is in a really stupid place and has turned into a round blob of rust, that needs replacing.
The biggest problem I have is I let my GF take it to work today and she parked it on an uphill slope at which point it wouldn't start. It appears air is getting into the fuel line somewhere and the fuel in that line all went back into the tank. There doesn't appear to be any diesel leaking so it can't be that bad. I'm tempted to just leave it parked facing the other way in future as the local mechanic seems to think that replacing the fuel lines will be long winded and expensive. Are there any common places for this to go or good ways to find out which bit is broken?
Any more checks or things I should do in order to ensure that this engine just keeps on working for me. It's going to mainly be a motorway car and occasional work horse for lugging stuff around.