My mates V10 diesel VW Tourag developed an exhaust leak in the turbo/manifold area. Anyone who is familiar with these vehicles will have heard that space being so tight any work in this area involves lifting the body off the chassis - according to the workshop manual & just about anyone who has had similar problems. It seems to me that VW designed everything to be such a tight fit that the vehicles design started out as a no-compromise 4x4 5Ltr V10 chassis before being handed over to the bodyshop with the instruction to wrap the passenger cabin around the mechanicals. I had looked at the location of the turbos right at the rear of the engine pretty much down within the transmission tunnel & agreed that access looked pretty impossible & the cutting of holes from inside the vehicle to gain access to this area not viable due to the sheer amount of 'stuff' in the way. Well, my mate never shied away from a challenge in his life & only after 'developing' (angle grinder, welder, = Frankenstien tools) new tools he only went & fixed the leak. Talk about keyhole surgery!
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Anaconda
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Should have bought a Land Rover.
Hicap phill
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Then you would only have to remove the floor screws to gain acsess
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What has this got to do with us?
I'm just highlighting the complexities of top range 4x4's versus the simplicity of, lets say, my 90 & that no matter HOW complex & to myself at least, there will always be someone who loves them & that Landrover itself has taken this path in recent years with the inaccessible drive belt on the rear of the 2.7 & 3.00ltr V6 Discovery 3 & 4 respectively. The old rule of 'if it ain't broken don't fix it' no longer seems to apply in the design halls of the Green oval with even the green oval emblem itself soon to be consigned to history & now referred to only as a trophy token? My thread admittedly is more car orientated, but at least about a 4x4 & for those who are mechanically minded I thought they might like to hear of someone overcoming adversity when all about him said 'impossible' whilst comparing where Landrover today is heading - if not already there...
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Not familiar but I know it doesn't have a separate chassis.
Quite correct & a misleading on my part admittedly. As far as I know the entire drive train, front 'axle' (independent suspension) assembly, (subframes?) engine/gearbox, rear 'axle' needs to remain presumably on many axle stands whilst the bodyshell is lifted clear, such are the tight tolerances involved. I posted this as despite many of us owning a Landy, there are also many who own 'lesser' motors & had no wish to offend in any way dedicated Landy owners. I just figured it may offer some hope to someone who may be experiencing similar problems with their Tuarag (wifes?). A problem shared & all that.
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I am sure there is a VW forum somewhere. They may even have a section on Touaregs.
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I'll bare this in mind next time I'm working on & cursing my LR's
Well, unsurprisingly there is, which leads me back to the original posting of my thread where everybody, VW forums, workshop manuals, etc, said it could not be done. My mate is very modest, but as an enthusiastic Landy owner myself, as with many others, 'impossible' is sometimes tackled head-on, & even overcome. So, I would be the first to offer even a small nod of admiration in the direction of these individuals brave enough to show true grit as it were - whether it is a Land Rover we are talking about or not. After all, tales of flying in the face of adversity may encourage others who doubt their abilities to conquer their own little challenges & as I am posting this on a Land Rover forum may even involve a Land Rover owner which surely has to be a good thing.
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Who said being a Landrover owner was a good thing?
If your mate bought a Touareg, it is a good thing he worked out how to fix it. But it was pretty stupid to buy it in the first place.
Should have got a Mondeo!
Yes, I've heard that! Defo comes under the heading of overcoming the 'impossible'. True grit! More please.
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Not really true grit. Just known work arounds coming from experience more often than not.
I very much doubt you gave to drop the complete drive train, engine, gearbox, propshafts, rear axle, suspension front and rear in one go on a Touareg.
