High pressure fuel pump

I think I understand where the confusion is coming from.

There is an HPFP on the FSI engine.

The fuel rail operates at 110 bar (1600 PSI). The only way to get there is an HPFP. The HPFP on the FSI 3.6 (and the smaller 4 cylinder FSI motors too) is mounted to the block and driven by the crankshaft. See page 36-38 in the attached SSP.

Now - what he describes doesn't sound like the HPFP. I would check things in this order:

• Coil packs
• LP Fuel Pump / Fuel Filter (tank mounted)
• Injectors

GL!

Thanks for replying ameoba. I took it to a shop and they told me it was showing 3 codes, P2293, P0087, and P2294. They told me that it needed the hpfp, a fuel line and sensor with the total cost of about $1275 all done. I just bought the car about a month ago it's an 09, 70k miles, ran great. I took it out one day last week and went on about a 30 mile drive. Stopped the car, ate dinner, came out, started the car no problem and drove off the lot. The car started bucking and hesitating, engine light cam on, and ran like crap for a few minutes. I stopped the car, shut it off, waited a few minutes, restarted an got on the hiway and headed home with no issues. Put the car away, the next day I took it out, ran fine, no engine light. I made an appointment with a shop to get it checked out and that's when they told me their diagnosis. I didn't have them do anything and took it home, drove it yesterday and it's still acting up. Like to hear your thoughts on that.

Pops, this is the thing with buying a used car. No matter how great condition it's in, there will always be something to creep up on you. When I bought my 09 T2 with a V6, it looked great and the interior looked like anyone hardly sat in it, even the driver's seat. So as soon as I got it I took it to my mechanic friend who is an expert in European cars. He went through it top to bottom and gave me the list: A/C compressor, some vacuum part in the engine, practically all suspension bushings and ball-joints and rear control arms, driveshaft center bearing, differential mount bushing, and a new set of tires. I may have forgotten something, but you get the idea. All that and he tells me that the car is in great shape and that all of this is just normal maintenance. Cost me almost the equivalent of US$ 2000. And I haven't taken a look at the spark plugs or coils yet. But apart from that whine or more like kind of a whistling sound when starting cold in the morning, the engine runs pretty strong and smooth.

Next on my list is to replace the "new" engine mounts which the previous owner installed. Apparently he went the cheap route and had solid mounts installed instead of hydraulic. I didn't even know you could get solid mounts for these cars.