VW Audi Main Bearing Set - Glyco 026198491

To my knowledge, Volkswagen parts diagrams include ALH main bearings as an assembly with the crankshaft. This means there is no specific OEM part number available for just the main bearings. My 2000 Beetle 1.9l Diesel ALH was getting low oil pressure after large hill climbs and dropping to idle. I decided to replace rod bearings and spin in new mains in an attempt to extend the engine life. FCP carries all the required hardware and bearings to do this, Great! There are two main bearings listed as fitting for my vehicle profile, but not much information on which set will fit my engine. After reaching out to FCP with my VIN, they confirmed GLY-H0275STD was the correct fit for my engine according to their catalog. Unfortunately on install I found the existing bearing set to be what I believe is oversized. The existing bearings are stamped "0.25" and "09-98". after contacting the original owner of my car and confirming the engine has never been rebuilt, and referencing the build date of 10-99, I can only conclude Volkswagen shipped my engine from the factory with oversized bearings. FCP did list any oversized bearings for my engine (at the time of writing this) I found them at KermaTDI under 068198493 or H084/5 0.25MM, it appears FCP does sell these, but the catalog does not list them as fitting. My engine has since been running great, with not more low oil pressure warnings! Please vet you own part numbers, my review is primarily to notify of the possibility of having oversized mains installed at the factory, double check what comes out of your engine. Especially if you're doing an inframe and spinning new mains in, you won't be able to properly measure clearance.