Fuel Injection Pumps: Questions & Answers

Hello,
Since my VEP (VEHICLE ELECTRIC POWER UNIT, Golf 3 Variant, year 1995, engine code 1Z) was leaking at the high-pressure side, I removed it to seal it.

During disassembly, I discovered that a spring in the high-pressure section was broken.

When I asked the 'friendly' Bosch service representative about these springs, the initial reaction was 'Huh?' followed by 'Just a moment, let me get the manager,' and then utter disbelief.

How can you?
Why are you doing that?
That will never work!

Now that I was finally allowed to order the suspension components, I was told that the ESP (Electronic Stability Program) absolutely had to be calibrated on a test bench due to the required calibration speed.

Now, the question is:
Is that correct?

When I asked if the EDC system doesn't handle that in the TDI, the boss just said: 'If you think that will work.'

My conclusion: The service was very unfriendly and incompetent; only the boss seemed to know what he was doing.

Hi,

Don't worry, the EDC will handle that. It just takes a little while to configure the basic settings of the quantity setting device, but there are specialized articles on that topic.

Best regards, Rainer.

Thank you.
So, he just wanted to make a little money.

I didn't touch the point machine, so it should be obsolete now.

Could someone possibly tell me the Bosch part number for the spring set?

My Bosch service center is unable to sell me the correct springs (which were about 5-8mm shorter) because they cannot read the Bosch part number on the pump.


Car:
Volkswagen Golf 3 Variant.
Year of manufacture: 1995.
1.9 TDI (1Z)
ESP: VW Part No.: 028 130 109 H

hello golfschrauber1981,

Check under the search function; it was there a few months ago.
A contribution from a participant who described this repair!

Regarding your experience with Bosch - it aligns with mine.
experiences from last year - I needed a sealing set and had to...
It's annoying to hear such unqualified comments from so-called 'experts' - really.
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Thanks to Hezo from DieselSend.
Do I have the correct part number for the spring set: 1 467 010 410?

By the way, the ESP part number at BOSCH is 0 460 404 994.

Thanks again to DieselSend.