Here we review how the oil pump/balance shaft assembly operates, fails and what options you have when considering its replacement. This is applicable to nearly all 2006-2009+/- VAG VW Audi 2.0 FSI motors, BWT or BPG specifically for Audi, and a pile of other Volkswagen engines as well.

My original pump in this video failed at 153,000 km / 95,625 miles

Updates since balance shaft delete:
January 20, 2023 : 6,000km no issues.
April 7, 2023 : 9,100km no issues.
November 18, 2023 : 14,802km no issues.

00:00 Intro
00:53 How it Works
02:07 What Went Wrong!
05:29 Option 1A : Yunk Jard Unit 15 bucks!
07:12 Option 1B : Good Used Unit
07:31 Option 2 : Free Wheel Option
08:29 Option 3 : Refurbed Chinese Unit
08:45 Option 4 : OEM unit $$$$$$
09:00 Option 5 : iAbed Unit
09:44 Option 6 : Retro fit 1.8T Pump!
13:26 Summary