Re: [help] Ahh shite...fuel k leaking

[Jan Folkson <jfolkson@optonline.net>]

Hey Christian,

Yeah mine was "born" in April of '86, making mine the oldest 16V on the
list.  Kevin is close but I don't remember if mine was made before his or
the other way around.  I'm sure we'll be hearing from him on the subject <g>


- Jan Folkson  www.janfolkson.com

'86 16V
'99 Passat GLS 1.8t
'00 Beetle GLX 1.8t


> Jan,
> 
> I can imagine your frustration. I'm just relaying what I was told by VWoA
> customer service rep (Brian ?) whan I called to inquire after the recall on
> my car. According to him, the beginning serial number for the recall
> campaign should have had a May 86 build date. If I recall, the first 86.5 's
> were produced in April 86, leaving a very small and questionable window for
> non-coverage. Then again, since this is an identical design for the 8V car,
> I can't explain why they are not included either. I suspect someone with
> enough money and an apropriately exorbitant lawyer could have the scope of
> this campaign widened to include the others...
> 
> $0.02
> 
> Christian
> 87 16V
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan Folkson" <jfolkson@optonline.net>
> To: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 4:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [help] Ahh shite...fuel k leaking
> 
> 
>> Hey Christian,
>> 
>> That's only partially true.  86.5 16V wasn't covered under the recall.  It
>> really smoked my bacon to pay for a new tank when mine sprang a leak some
>> time ago.
>> 
>> 
>> - Jan Folkson  www.janfolkson.com
>> 
>> '86 16V
>> '99 Passat GLS 1.8t
>> '00 Beetle GLX 1.8t
>> 
>> 
>>> Having had my tank repaired under the VW campaign, some advice:
>>> 
>>> 1. This is for 1986.5 -1988 VW Scirocco 16V's only, not for the 8V
> models,
>>> despite them sharing a common part number...
>>> 
>>> 2. Call VWoA first and get the campaign number. Take that to the dealer
> when
>>> you go to use as leverage. VW only pays the dealer 2.5 hours labor for
> the
>>> campaign, even a good mechanic will be hard pressed to do this in under
> 3
>>> hours. Your dealer WILL NOT want to do this if they think they can avoid
> it.
>>> 
>>> 3. Make it easier on your dealer and yourself by offering to replace
> some of
>>> the old lines, etc. that are likely going to break when they remove them
>>> anyway - at least the dealer has the opportunity to recover some of
> their
>>> cost on your parts purchase. You get the benefit of new parts on your
> car
>>> you don't have to worry about again for a long time.
>>> 
>>> 4. Be firm with your dealer, argue from expertise, but don't be a
> dickhead
>>> about it. The really do want you as a customer, help them to do so and
> you
>>> both get something from the deal.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Christian
>>> 87 16V
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Marie Laugesen <scirocco@telus.net>
>>> To: <Captnbr@aol.com>; <rapieper@yahoo.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 09:48
>>> Subject: Re: [help] Ahh shite...fuel k leaking
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Yes, they seem to leak at the seam where the two halves meet together.
>>>> This
>>>>> is a recall on certain S2 years, I won't say they years because I am
> not
>>>>> sure.  As far as I can tell it looks like a major ass pain to do
>>> yourself.
>>>>> Check with VW to see if the recall is open on your Rocco.
>>>> 
>>>> shoud I check the dealer and see if my new '88 falls under the recall?
>>>> 
>>>> Marie
>>>> 
>>>> 
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