Your probably thinking what's he on about now !! but to be honest its quite a simple question...having looked on ebay at the superb tdi 140 models, some cars are showing pretty high mileages. My question is, and i'm not running these vehicles down at all ok, some of these cars have done double the miles compared to my superb, and in one case, one vehicle has done over 4 times the mileage that my one had done. Is it reasonable too assume that the cars have had oil pump problems and been repaired? or was i just unlucky given the mileage of 38900 when the oil pump failed? cheers ...andy

Your probably thinking what's he on about now !! but to be honest its quite a simple question...having looked on ebay at the superb tdi 140 models, some cars are showing pretty high mileages. My question is, and i'm not running these vehicles down at all ok, some of these cars have done double the miles compared to my superb, and in one case, one vehicle has done over 4 times the mileage that my one had done. Is it reasonable too assume that the cars have had oil pump problems and been repaired? or was i just unlucky given the mileage of 38900 when the oil pump failed? cheers ...andy

Andy.....i think you were just VERY unlucky. A cooleague of mine has a 1.9tdi 140bhp model with 195k miles!!!! Not a thing has gone wrong.....no breakdowns etc. Oil and filter changed every month. His car is sweet as a nut.

It is the 2.0 tdi 140 were talking about here markieboy...having read about the 1.9 tdi superbs then yes they are far more reliable....it was a pity that no bad feed back was issued when the 2.0 tdi model 1st came out.

It is the 2.0 tdi 140 were talking about here markieboy...having read about the 1.9 tdi superbs then yes they are far more reliable....it was a pity that no bad feed back was issued when the 2.0 tdi model 1st came out.

Andy...my error> Yes his car is on a 58 plate and 2.0 litre engine.

Are we talking the mk 1 or mk2 superb?

I'm currently having this debate myself. There seems to be a lot of bad things about the 2.0 TDI 140bhp. I used to have the 1,8T 150bhp Superb and now I'm thinking of coming back. I've seen a elegance 56 plate with 77k on it for £6995...I'm tempted but not if it's going to blow up. I've had enough bad luck with cars in the last 2 years, I just want something reliable!

Anyone considering buying a Mk1 Superb with a 2.0 diesel engine would be mad. Hang on, stupid as well - you can still find a reasonably good 1.9 for less money.

Let the dealers keep the 2.0 PDs.

rotodiesel.

Anyone considering buying a Mk1 Superb with a 2.0 diesel engine would be mad. Hang on, stupid as well - you can still find a reasonably good 1.9 for less money.

Let the dealers keep the 2.0 PDs.

rotodiesel.

+1

WHY would anyone who knows all about the issues still buy one with their own money? :no:

From reading the issues I see the point being made but are there really no good ones?

Well if one sorted out all the issues that the old superb has, what with the plenum chamber filling up with water and flooding into the interior and seized suspension bolts and numerous other issues the car has, then at the day what you have is a decent car, that is very comfortable with a lot of standard kit that other cars dont have, plus the interior space. The car is a very nice drive and reasonably ecconomical except the petrol v6 versions. So i can see the point chris_1d is making, if he decides to go for one. After all the elegance model is a luxurious car, and i dont see why once the issues mentioned on here are sorted, there is no reason for the car to have further problems......might pay to buy a good warranty just in case tho

My last one was a 1.8T Comfort. I loved it and now wish I hadn't got rid of it...

It's rather important to separate out the issues you can reasonably deal with from those you can't. Plenum drains, push them out + 20ps worth of mastic strip. Suspension pinch bolts - 2ps worth of grease IF you catch them early etc. Half a day of easy work will sort the lot out.

A self-destruct engine comes into the category of something I don't want to have to sort out.

Only VAG could re-badge a 15 year old design keeping all the defects of the first category - then throw in the second for good measure. Still want to do business with them?

rotodiesel.

Re-badge should have been re-bodge.

Edited 12 December, 201015 yr by rotodiesel

Thats the trouble isnt it.....one becomes atached to their wheels...i know i miss our superb, and although we have the newer version, and a nice car it is too, i cant help thinking that it would be wrong to let the car remain on our driveway sitting there gathering the elements and not being where it should be....on the road .

Having seen what Baker has done to his superb, and lets face it, it's still in the same condition when it left the factory new!!, and he has added quite a few options to his car...wonder if he will actually part with it, or keep it as a run around, because if that was my car drawing lots of looks and showing how tasteful a superb can actually be, then it would be a wrench to actually get rid of it...unless he stipulated that the new owner has to do the religious weekend detailing in order to keep it in good nick

Well Mr rotodiesel, I value your input as you seem to have vast knowledge of the VAG engines! Looks like I need to look for the 1.9 TDI 130

Yes Mr rotodiesel does know his stuff, and if i had the knowledge of what i know now about the reliability of the 1.9, then i would have gone for the l+k version or the elegance...unfortunately the reliability of the 2.0 tdi 140 wasnt even mentioned when my wife and i bougt the car, and having read the threads on here, then we would still be driving around in luxurious version of the superb with a 1.9 tdi engine.....luck of the draw i guess.

Yes Mr rotodiesel does know his stuff, and if i had the knowledge of what i know now about the reliability of the 1.9, then i would have gone for the l+k version or the elegance...unfortunately the reliability of the 2.0 tdi 140 wasnt even mentioned when my wife and i bougt the car, and having read the threads on here, then we would still be driving around in luxurious version of the superb with a 1.9 tdi engine.....luck of the draw i guess.

skodanut when we purchased our 140 it was never mentioned about oil pump problems in the nov 2006. as the euiv engine was in brochure avaible from week42 16 oct o6. mine was manufactured in aug that year salesperson never informed us of any dpf i was told it was improved version of 1.9 that was not av then all stock gone. the correct manual was missing on del as was service book replacement did arrive but was 1.9 book i have made a number of enquires about oil pump but seems grey area last one was again to the manufacturer of happy drivers! still waiting for tel call 2weeks ago .car now done from new 18.640 so still got some credit left i pray.by the way my engine number is bss 005280 could you advise what yours is?and are you any where near having repair yet yes i am a UNHAPPY DRIVER . regards , john

Hi there john...i've sent you a pm....hope you recieve it....that is basically what we was told by our supplying dealer......the car was an improved version of the old1.9 tdi...the salesman even got the tax band wrong...and gave no indication about he problem of the engine. well to be fair no one did who bought their superb, it was mainly after the 3yrs that the problems began to rear their ugly head....only wished i purchased an extended warranty...then it would be a very different senario...i'd be pushing for a new engine...but alas i thought diesels were supposed to be long lived, but in this case i was proved wrong...but before the problems arosed, the car was perfect, and hopefully if its repaired it will be the same again, as there is nothing else wrong with the car.And given the mileage the oil pump failed......if it takes another 38k miles to fail again then that equates to around 6yrs of local and occasional driving as it will be relegated to local use as from now.

Snag is, you'll plug the DPF up using it for short journeys.

Don't forget VAG knew all about this problem well before the 2.0 PD Superb Mk 1 was released.

Audi 2.0 PDs were failing all over the place as were some Passats.

Nice people to do business with - who would give them any more money?

rotodiesel.

I won't buy VAG again. Jury is still out on service aftercare, but I've just bought thye missus a Hyundai to repalce her Fabia.

I'll stick to the regime i had before, which was a combination of local driving and a weekly cruise on the motorway to heat things up, as we never had a problem with the dpf in the 3yrs that we have owned it. Of course there will be the wear and tear issues that every car has in its life cycle, so hopefully it will be back on the road soon.