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1995 Discovery 1 300TDI Automatic without EDC I wired a new alarm system to my car and would like to wire it so it closes all four windows. The alarm has one lead for windows and it is timed to provide negative power for a few seconds upon locking the car . I was able to trace the wires...

I took the new turbo back to the Garrett dealer for testing and they said it was working well and it did not leak. They suggested the return hose which I checked and had just replaced (used one) with the turbo. The also suggested that there could be back pressure due to a plugged breather...

I was thinking about this again. Let's say the stem seals are bad and somehow that leaks oil to the manifold which explains the oil in the inlet ports. When I ran the car with outlet pipe that goes from turbo to intercooler off, the smoke stopped and oil dripped out of the turbo. How does the...

Hi Alex, I got a new Garrett core to be on the safe side. I also took the time to remove and clean all the hoses and intercooler. It worked well for a couple of days and about 200 kilometer then it suddenly started smoking like crazy. Clouds of smoke. I pulled over immediately and popped the...

I was replacing the turbo on my TDI 300 when I noticed the wastegate was not moving. I gripped it with a vice grip and got it moving with some wd40. Looking at the video below, is this all the movement you get off a wastegate? Is there any way of checking it before assembly? video 2012 07...

Does anyone know where I can find core assembly for TDI 300 Turbo? I have been looking all day and can't find any in UK!

I know very little about cars in general and I answer just because I have gone through a head gasket change. It does sound like head gasket. The head is aluminum not cast iron and quite soft at that. It may have warped or not. You will only know when it's off and checked. No reason to...

The problem I find with paddock spares and a couple of other suppliers is they don't carry enough genuine parts specially when it comes to gaskets. That creates a problem when ordering a bunch of parts and have to split them between suppliers and pay shipping on each order.

Hello it's me again :D 1995 TDI 300 Auto no EDC no EGR So I had a smoke problem that got worse then turned into a huge oil leak coming from the exhaust-spring portion (there's a hole in it) right under the turbo/manifold area. I finally got around to taking it apart and on removing the...

What's a big end bearing? Is that the crank shaft bearing? Rear of front?

Sorry to keep coming back to this. I looked under the car as it was running and oil was squirting out the bottom. Upon closer inspection I found it is coming out of the spring portion of the exhaust right under the engine (not sure what is technically called). Obviously it is not drivable now...

But goes wring with the pump? And how would a brand new pump get damage by replacing a hose? The damage was immediate and unexplainable.

Will do. Thanks

Breath heavy as in lots of smoke come out? Yes and if I leave the cap on it dances.

1995 TDI 300 Automatic 230000KM Steering was a bit hard when the car is stopped/parking and worked well otherwise. Nevertheless I decided to replace it with a new non OEM one and it worked quite well. A couple of weeks later I noticed a few drops of fluid and traced it to the hose going from...