Vacuum pump

Asked by James May 22, 2018 at 09:11 PM about the 2012 Volkswagen Passat SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Can the oil from getting your vacuum pump
changed cause your power steering to make noise

8 Answers

James answered 5 years ago

Ok so I got the vacuum pump changed yesterday... Went to pick it up and thats wen I heard the sound ... The manager said sometimes iol leaks wen the change it and can't prevent it from getting on other parts of the car... I think he said it probably got on the steering rack

Mark helpful
34,300

charles answered 5 years ago

The rack is sealed no exposed moving parts,if it's the power steering pump belt,yes oil on that will make noise,you can clean it off with brake cleaner and see if noise goes away,if not you may need to replace belt.

Mark helpful
34,300

charles answered 5 years ago

you can also try silicone spray to quiet it down after you clean it. Your welcome.

1 people found this helpful.
Mark helpful

John answered 4 years ago

The oil return galley has chambers inside that can go bad and cause a noise that sounds like a bad belt or squeal especially on deceleration. Once the PCV return galley is replaced the noise goes away. I was chasing what I thought was a serpentine belt/tensioner issue that turned out to be this $124 oil return galley.

Mark helpful

Your Answer:

Related Questions

  • Vacuum pump 8 Answers

    Can the oil from getting your vacuum pump changed cause your power steering to make noise

    2012 Volkswagen Passat SE

    -

    Maintenance & Repair

  • Water pump and timing belt 1 Answer

    When replacing the water pump should I replace the timing belt also

    2001 Volkswagen Passat GLS V6

    -

    Maintenance & Repair

  • 2001 VW Passat Fuel Pump location 1 Answer

    My friend was asking me to post a question on here. He states: His 2001 VW Passat 4 Motion won't start. He believes it is the fuel pump that's causing the issue, as it has power, and will turn over. H...

    2001 Volkswagen Passat

    -

    Maintenance & Repair

  • My fuel pump door won't open 2 Answers

    My fuel pump door won't open but the fuse is good is there a way too manually open it

    2002 Volkswagen Passat

    -

    Maintenance & Repair

  • locking vacuum pump stoped working and top of case melting 4 Answers

    I had a bad locking vacuum pump I replaced it with a used one it worked for about a month then quit this case was melted around the top to possible another bad pump or something else John

    2002 Volkswagen Cabrio

    -

    Maintenance & Repair

Passat

Looking for a Used Passat in your area?

CarGurus has 4,189 nationwide Passat listings starting at $800.

ZIP:

Own this car?

Share your experience with others.

2012 Volkswagen Passat

Write a car review

Review another car

Shortcuts

Search Volkswagen Passat Questions

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    Deathjam4
    Reputation
    4,460
  • #2
    Chrisand Edwards
    Reputation
    2,650
  • #3
    tenspeed
    Reputation
    2,410
View All

Know more, shop wisely

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used Volkswagen Jetta
683 Great Deals out of 18,199 listings starting at $1,500
Used Honda Accord
1,496 Great Deals out of 29,404 listings starting at $450
Used Toyota Camry
2,037 Great Deals out of 34,268 listings starting at $875
Used Volkswagen Tiguan
1,030 Great Deals out of 24,172 listings starting at $800
Used Honda Civic
1,347 Great Deals out of 29,496 listings starting at $800
Used Volkswagen Jetta GLI
43 Great Deals out of 1,499 listings starting at $2,500
Used Volkswagen Golf
74 Great Deals out of 859 listings starting at $2,999
Used Volkswagen CC
41 Great Deals out of 516 listings starting at $625
Used Audi A4
397 Great Deals out of 4,742 listings starting at $975
Used Nissan Altima
1,324 Great Deals out of 37,542 listings starting at $1,150
Used BMW 3 Series
1,148 Great Deals out of 12,716 listings starting at $1,050
Used Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen
36 Great Deals out of 405 listings starting at $1,995
Used Toyota Corolla
1,537 Great Deals out of 23,687 listings starting at $1,050
Used Audi A6
243 Great Deals out of 3,619 listings starting at $2,450

Used Cars for Sale

2022 Volkswagen Passat For Sale
30 Great Deals out of 226 listings starting at $12,998
2021 Volkswagen Passat For Sale
32 Great Deals out of 449 listings starting at $13,078
2020 Volkswagen Passat For Sale
40 Great Deals out of 468 listings starting at $11,500
2019 Volkswagen Passat For Sale
10 Great Deals out of 115 listings starting at $9,200
2018 Volkswagen Passat For Sale
25 Great Deals out of 386 listings starting at $8,750

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.