Well, my buddy pulled the motor down from the VW, and one of the pistons had a catasrophic failure, and snapped off where the connecting rod connects..... The rod then beat the piss outta the piston wall..... He junked it, and has found a newer VW diesel engine, and is gonna try to throw it into the car...... On a side note, the geo pulled 56 mpg this last tank.... That's almost 4 times the mpg of my truck...... Pictures really are coming, but I gotta get to the inlaws with the camera first