Description
Oil pump belt for 2015-2016 common rail VW TDIs with a CRUA or CVCA engine code. Very well known failure point that should be addressed around the 250,000 mile point.
As reported on TDIclub: Alldata indicates that you have to remove both lower and upper oil pans. This is incorrect. One design flaw that is nearly as stupid as the belt driven pump is that the bolts entering the front oil seal housing from the oil pan enter from below. This requires removal of the bottom stamped steel oil pan to access these bolts. This needlessly complicates things for those who simply want to replace the front seal/housing and oil pump drive belt.
The oil pump itself is pretty bulletproof and should not need replacing.
