I’m hoping for some help on an attempted DIY. I had an oil leak that became pretty noticeable and finally decided to replace the vacuum pump (as diagnosed by Berg Performance). I purchased the Pierburg aftermarket vacuum pump for the replacement and VW seal.
Install wasn’t too bad trying to follow the one video I could find online though not in English.
I messed up and didn’t completely tighten the nut on the hard fuel line going into the high pressure fuel pump on the front of the vacuum pump. When I tried to turn the car on, it wouldn’t start and spilled some fluid all over the floor of my garage. I thought it was oil (though now realize it was fuel) so I tightened the nut, topped up the oil and started the car. It struggled to stay running but after a couple starts and pressing the gas pedal, it stays running and now starts up a bit rough but is mostly normal. Then the CEL came on and repeats with a warning of Fuel Pressure Regulator 2 Performance. The new vacuum pump also seams to be pretty noisy.
Does anyone have any experience to share that may be helpful? Am I at risk even driving to a shop about 15 miles away?
Install wasn’t too bad trying to follow the one video I could find online though not in English.
I messed up and didn’t completely tighten the nut on the hard fuel line going into the high pressure fuel pump on the front of the vacuum pump. When I tried to turn the car on, it wouldn’t start and spilled some fluid all over the floor of my garage. I thought it was oil (though now realize it was fuel) so I tightened the nut, topped up the oil and started the car. It struggled to stay running but after a couple starts and pressing the gas pedal, it stays running and now starts up a bit rough but is mostly normal. Then the CEL came on and repeats with a warning of Fuel Pressure Regulator 2 Performance. The new vacuum pump also seams to be pretty noisy.
Does anyone have any experience to share that may be helpful? Am I at risk even driving to a shop about 15 miles away?
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