Recent content by DiscoTDi

Checked mine the other day and my TDi300 puts out between 2 degrees C and 4 degrees C when outside ambient was 20 degrees C You can feel the pipes on the air con compressor, the high pressure side should get very hot and the low pressure pipe cold (but not necessarily freezing) and the clutch...

mmm, all I said was each valve opens every third revolution ? It's a bit complicated I know, so I'll go slowly : commence 1st revolution Induction Compression commence 2nd revolution Power Exhaust commence 3rd revolution Induction Compression and so on.... Basic stuff I would have thought...

OK cool, well it certainly seems a mystery. I know the last time I checked my coupling there were cracks in the rubber - your post has made me put this job at the top of the list now. Good luck mate

Nasty, glad to hear you escaped. Looking at the way the rubber coupling has sheared around the bolts, it does seem as if something locked up. Especially as you were only cruising along with nominal torque being applied. If either the diff or gearbox/trans box seized that would certainly...

Did my TDi and just has the rubber seal around the stat, no other gaskets involved. Nice easy job with no cleaning up of mounting faces required ! Cheers

Hi - what frequency is the knocking, is if for example approximately 4 knocks a second ? If so it could be camshaft/tappet/push rod related, as you will find the noise has a frequency of around 4 knocks per second (240 knocks / min) at idle, assuming 720RPM idle (this is because each valve...

Good point and to be honest I don't know other than co-incidence perhaps. I may have missed something but I didn't get the impression from the OP that the engine was being turned over by the starter motor after switching it off. Although surely that would be pretty obvious if that was the case...

Hi bear with me with the following story / possible explanation to your problem: I had a TD5 that when turning off the engine you could hear the turbo still spinning down and would go on for ages - made a similar sound. At the time I thought nothing of it as was a brand new car, however the...

Hi - are the bulbs the standard 55w or have they been upgraded to 100w jobs, that might explain the damage ? A short or partial short circuit upstream of the wiring would not explain the damage at the bulb holder end of the wiring, so it does seem like the bulbs are drawing too much current, or...

Hi - are the bulbs the standard 55w or have they been upgraded to 100w jobs, that might explain the damage ? A short or partial short circuit upstream of the wiring would not explain the damage at the bulb holder end of the wiring, so it does seem like the bulbs are drawing too much current, or...

I agree with theBigLad, it's easy to remove and no bleeding required. No need to jack the car up, just go underneath and reach up. Undo the bolt on the top holding the bowl, you can't see it so have to go on feel. The worst bit is the 'wet arm' syndrome when removing the bowl :p I did mine and...

With a correctly functioning stat on the TDi300, it will get up to correct operating temp when driven normally (ie not thrashing it) within 1 to 2 miles, even in sub zero temperature with the fan fitted. Mine behaves like this after I put a new stat in! FYI - I have also subsequently taken the...

I think the one you are looking at is the EGR solenoid valve mounted on teh side of the wing. It should have three connections 1) vacuum feed from T-piece on main braking servo vacuum pipe, 2) connection to EGR diaphram and 3) vent to teh air filter box. The cruise control pump/solenoid valve...

Hi - I got a set of the red (rear door) and black (door panels) from eBay, if your not in a huury for them try a look on there. Cheers

It's totally normal. The diesel engine is far more efficient than petrol in that produces much less heat (wasted energy) for similar power. Cheers