Probably not, but I can't check as the Internet sucks here at the sleep inn in Lakeland On Jun 11, 2014 1:11 PM, "OK Don" <okd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I took the Passat in for it's two year check-up, free oil change, and a > re-call for the head light connector yesterday. > While they were mucking about in the engine compartment, they managed to > break something somehow, but don't yet know what they did. The check engine > light stays one, and relay near the engine is buzzing constantly. They gave > up trying to figure it out themselves and called VW tech support today, and > were told that they had fried the main engine computer and need to replace > it. > The parts man reports that there are no new main engine computers in the US > nor in Germany at this time. They are continuing to search for one however. > > I told them that since the car is assembled in Tennessee, that there are > indeed new parts in the US - get one. Then is occurred to me that they have > new TDIs on the lot - if the part number is the same for the 2012 and the > 2014, they can just pull one and let their car sit waiting for a new part! > > Dr. Fatty, can you look up part numbers for a 2012 VW Passat TDI SE, the > main engine computer, and the same part for a 2014??? > > -- > OK Don > > NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
