Driving to Best Buy on the highway today I got about 15 minutes into my drive and my car starter to sputter when I was merging. I was going 60 in a 55 in the right lane the whole time. Driving normal. Not stepping on it at all at any point. All of a sudden. Huge clouds of white smoke started pouring out of my tail pipe.. Enough to where a car behind me started flashing his lights to let me know.
I pull over and the white smoke rolled over and it was everywhere. Pouring out of the tail pipe like crazy. I turn my car off for 5 minutes to look online to see what's going on. Tried starting it and clouds of smoke again poured out. Turned it off. Waited 10 minutes, ended up trying to start it again and it wouldn't turn over.
EPC and CEL flashing on the dash.
AAA comes picks me up and brings me to closest VW dealership. Harper VW in Knoxville TN. Got great reviews. The VW worker sits in the car tries to start it after 45 minutes from last start and it almost turned over but it was very quick sounding..
He says... not good. Cylinder heads need replacement, timing chain and a bunch of other things. He then said it will be most likely a $4,000 repair..............
I couldn't believe it. Still can't. I had to tell the guy to give me a minute so I can sit down and think. Man this is tough and I hope this doesn't happen to anyone. He's going to call me tomorrow morning to do a diagnostic on it to tell me what is wrong..
Side notes: I put in R8 coils, changed spark plugs, and had intake manifold replaced under warranty over a year ago..
2009 GTI
I pull over and the white smoke rolled over and it was everywhere. Pouring out of the tail pipe like crazy. I turn my car off for 5 minutes to look online to see what's going on. Tried starting it and clouds of smoke again poured out. Turned it off. Waited 10 minutes, ended up trying to start it again and it wouldn't turn over.
EPC and CEL flashing on the dash.
AAA comes picks me up and brings me to closest VW dealership. Harper VW in Knoxville TN. Got great reviews. The VW worker sits in the car tries to start it after 45 minutes from last start and it almost turned over but it was very quick sounding..
He says... not good. Cylinder heads need replacement, timing chain and a bunch of other things. He then said it will be most likely a $4,000 repair..............
I couldn't believe it. Still can't. I had to tell the guy to give me a minute so I can sit down and think. Man this is tough and I hope this doesn't happen to anyone. He's going to call me tomorrow morning to do a diagnostic on it to tell me what is wrong..
Side notes: I put in R8 coils, changed spark plugs, and had intake manifold replaced under warranty over a year ago..
2009 GTI