300TDI Dis

David_Cooper · Feb 25, 2018

Top of the A-post, that's not an MoT failure. Looks good in black. My 300TDi 'uses' a bit of water too. There's a P shaped gasket behind the housing where the water pump sits. It can leak quite often and goes unnoticed. Look for some coolant staining behind the water pump, running down the block.

Farmie · Feb 25, 2018

Farmie said:
What’s the best thing to do to get the headlining better, renovate or replace ?.

Sorted it with an industrial stapler, worked a treat.

Farmie · Feb 25, 2018

David_Cooper said:
Top of the A-post, that's not an MoT failure. Looks good in black. My 300TDi 'uses' a bit of water too. There's a P shaped gasket behind the housing where the water pump sits. It can leak quite often and goes unnoticed. Look for some coolant staining behind the water pump, running down the block.

Farmie · Feb 25, 2018

That’s a relief then , I’ve been a bit cheeky with my mate as I’ll be putting it through an mot before I’ve paid for it.

Marmaduke · Feb 25, 2018

Ah the lovely p gasket....

If left unchecked it's not uncommon for your engine to boil dry without any raise showing on the temperature gauge

Farmie · Mar 3, 2018

Well happy day’s, she passed the mot with no advisory’s, I have read up a bit on them and I’ve now junked the sodden mat in the back, inner rear wheel arches are corroded along the edge, the drivers side would have a hole if I worried it with a screwdriver, Front and second row floor pans are sodden, so I’m thinking of cutting out the sponge material there as well.
What’s the best matting to put back in ?.
Also what’s the light in the picture, difflock ?,
It’s on all the time.

Dippypud · Mar 3, 2018

Farmie said:
Well happy day’s, she passed the mot with no advisory’s, I have read up a bit on them and I’ve now junked the sodden mat in the back, inner rear wheel arches are corroded along the edge, the drivers side would have a hole if I worried it with a screwdriver, Front and second row floor pans are sodden, so I’m thinking of cutting out the sponge material there as well.
What’s the best matting to put back in ?.
Also what’s the light in the picture, difflock ?,
It’s on all the time.

Stable matting is excellent for sound proofing and water resistance ...

yeah difflock light .... make sure it actually goes in and out cos they seize thru lack of use ...

Farmie · Mar 3, 2018

Low/High ratio lever is a pig to move, can just about get low, but left to right is seized, so I’m unsure of where it’s at.
Horse matting, never thought of that

Farmie · Mar 3, 2018

Dippypud said:
Stable matting is excellent for sound proofing and water resistance ...

yeah difflock light .... make sure it actually goes in and out cos they seize thru lack of use ...

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