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09 Touareg HPFP replacement time and difficulty

Hi, can someone tell me the difficulty and time involved in replacing the hpfp in my 09 Touareg with a 3.6 liter please. I've been working on cars, trucks, and industrial equipment all my 64 years so I'm not a novice. thanks in advance

 

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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.

 

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I'm from the Metro Boston area. I do not have access to any of that. I agree, but as you said the codes are fuel related. I would assume if I had a failing fuel pump, it would just leave me on the side of the road somewhere. Being an intermittent problem I would lean towards a spark related issue like a coil pack, as you suggested. I wouldn't mind if I owned this car for awhile but I just bought it and paid all the money for it because it was a one owner, always garaged and in super clean condition. Just s!!t luck I guess.

 

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I guess I'll have to take it to a dealer or a shop with (hopefully) a background in German car service. Thanks again, Ameoba

 

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I know, I'm the first one to tell someone not to complain, you bought a used car. You want perfect, buy new.

 

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Turns out a new hpfp fixed the problem. Thanks for everyone's help.