Hi everyone,

as I'm about to move from a petrol Octy to a diesel Superb I'd thought I'd try and secure myself against the dreaded water ingress electrical failure by taking out a warranty.

So the first one I pull up is from Click4Warranty and the 5 star warranty includes all the below, but I don't think this would help me if the wiring and CCM unit are soaked. Can anyone confirm please? Cheers

ENGINE

The rocker assembly, including hydraulic followers, inlet and exhaust valves [not burnt valves], springs and guides, cylinder head [not cracks and de-coking or porous heads], cylinder head gasket [except skim], push rods, camshaft and followers, timing gears and chains [excluding tensioner], oil pump, pistons and rings, cylinder bores [excluding porous bores], con rods, gudgeon pins and bearings, crankshaft and bearings, inlet manifold, flywheel and ring gear. Timing belts are covered provided that they have been changed in accordance with the manufacturers schedules. In the event of a claim YOU will be required to provide proof that the timing belts have been changed in accordance with the manufacturers schedules. Failure to do so may invalidate YOUR claim.

MANUAL GEARBOX

Internal gears, internal shaft, synchromesh hubs, selectors, bearings and bushes and transfer gears.

AUTOMATIC GEARBOX

Internal shafts, gears, clutches, brake band, valve block, governor, oil pump, bearings and bushes, servo, drive plate and transfer gear.

DIFFERENTIAL

Internal crown wheel and pinion, gears, shaft, bearings and bushes, thrust washers and spacer.

CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION CTX

Internal clutches, planetary gears, reduction gears, shafts, variable pulleys, thrust link drives, internal seals, bushes and bearings.

PROPSHAFT

Universal joints and couplings.

TORQUE CONVERTER

Failure of any internal mechanical PART(s)

CASINGS

If any of the covered PART(s) fail and this damages the casings, the casings will also be covered.

WHEEL BEARINGS

Front and Rear Drive Axle Wheel bearings, Both front and rear wheel bearings.

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM

Viscous fan coupling , water pump , thermostat housing, thermostat, heater matrix , Radiator , oil cooler.

WORKING MATERIALS

Oils, oil filter , anti-freeze , working materials are covered only if it is essential to replace them because of the failure of a PART(s) which is covered under this POLICY.

CLUTCH

Centre plate, pressure plate, release bearing, oil contamination [centre plate only] , master and slave cylinders, labour costs included.

FUEL SYSTEM [DIESEL AND PETROL]

Carburettors , mechanical or electrical fuel pumps , injection pump, automatic choke , lift pump , tank sender unit.

BRAKES

Brake master cylinder, Wheel cylinders, restrictor valve, brake caliper seals, Servo.

STEERING [iNCL. POWER ASSISTED STEERING]

Steering rack and pinion [not gaiters], steering box, idler box, power steering rack and pump, power steering reservoir.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Starter motor and solenoid including pre-engagement mechanism and bendix drive, alternator, diode pack, coil voltage regulator, indicator relay, front windscreen wiper and washer motors, rear windscreen wiper and washer motors, window and sun roof motors, indicator flasher relay, electric window switches, sunroof switch, centralised locking, heater fan motor, distributor, electronic ignition amplifier, thermostatically-controlled radiator fan motor, horn and multi-function stalk switch.

FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION

Coil springs, Hydrolastic displacers and hydropneumatic spheres, upper and lower wishbones, ball and swivel joints.

ENGINE MANAGEMENT (ECU)

Engine electronic control unit.

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS

Throttle body, airflow meter, idle control valve, cold start valve, warm up regulator, overrun cut off valve, throttle potentiometer, fuel accumulator, pressure regulator, map sensor [except injectors and heater plugs]

FRONT WHEEL DRIVE

Drive shafts including constant velocity joints universal joints and couplings [not gaiters]

REAR-WHEEL DRIVE

Half shafts, rear-wheel external drive shafts including constant velocity joints, universal joints and couplings [not gaiters]

Hi,

From my limited experience of warranties here in Ireland, the small print is really where they have you. There are so many ways for them not to honour a claim etc etc. I'd be careful, but best of luck with it. I suppose it does give peace of mind although with the Superb's well known water ingress problem, any insurer or warranty provider could easily class it as a manufacturing defect, in which case it would possibly void a claim.

Hope this helps,

Robbie

The CCU is essentially the central locking control module so it might be covered.

You need to check for any evidence of water ingress before you buy and then take measures to prevent water ingress occuring

Can't comment for sure, but often (usually?) secondary damage resulting from water ingress is excluded? Check the small print. Why not call them and ask?

Cheers everyone.

I thought it sounded too good to be true. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be covered. I've already done most of the checks I can on the car and it seems to be good, just wanted peace of mind. I guess that ain't gonna happen via a warranty :(

Still, at least I'll have briskoda