mat88
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I wouldn't steam clean the heater matrix, especially if its the original one which more than likely it is, just in case. I'm sure if its now running clean that will be more than good enough. Ps if you do maybe keep the pressure to minimum. It's not the original one I replaced it with a known good one last year.. but I get what your saying I may just dump another hot water, dishwaser tablet, tfr concoction in it and then let the hose run through and call it done. Tbf I've just dumped the bucket of water I caught flushing it yesterday and it was pretty minging in the bottom (definitely had rad weld floating round too) Cheers |
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misteralz
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Love this thread. For silted up heater matrices and heat exchangers I've always used Coca Cola, then vinegar, then Coca Cola, then vinegar, rinse and repeat until it flows without lumps and crud in it!
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mat88
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Love this thread. For silted up heater matrices and heat exchangers I've always used Coca Cola, then vinegar, then Coca Cola, then vinegar, rinse and repeat until it flows without lumps and crud in it! That's not a bad idea actually coke is pretty nasty stuff (really glad I don't drink it anymore haha).. Il see what the water looks like when the hose has been through it and go from there Cheers |
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mat88
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Well updates with minimal pictures and maximum waffle are never good.. And this is no exception. Been on and off all day at work then had a load of work dumped on me for tomorrow. Job in Bromsgrove then a job Birmingham way means I probably won't see the car tomorrow 😠so wanted to try and achieve summat today. Managed to crack on and do a bit of summat this morning. Needed to make a new lower rad support. Which meant boxing in the open ends of the chassis first..   Then got the rad back in place, jacked up to the right height and figured out the space I had to play with  Then forgot to take any pictures 🙈 but to explain I used some of the 25mm thick wall box I got yesterday (overkill but least it will stop the wheelies) 🤣.. made a piece that is same width as the opening. Then a couple of little drop bars 2 inch long to drop th support bar to right height and allow clearance for bottom hose outlet.. Managed to salvage the old mounts so cut those off and welded the 2 skins of the mounts together. Then welded those to the new 25mm box. Added a couple of lower intercooler mounts (there only really to keep it at right angle).. job done   Now I'm not going to pretend it's some kind of amazing fabrication.. it's not pretty, and I ran out of normal wire and had to finish it with gasless (that stuff is horrendous).. but it's all fully hidden. And its strong.. the old lower rad support was two skins of bodywork thickness steel and nothing else.. this is made of thick wall 25mm box welded fully both ends on the droppers and now I can actually jack the car up off it! So id call that a win.. Barring some kind of work based disaster (it has been known) tomorrow is gone and so is this week. But it now just wants the bay cleaning up/painting and the engine can go in! Running before Xmas... That's the goal Cheers |
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mat88
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Dec 11, 2021 15:26:40 GMT
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So car related but not this one. But thought I'd ask you knowledgeable lot.. I know there's a few engine builders on here so if there's an underlying issue it would be brought up. I've had a Google but like owt no one posts the good stuff only the bad..
Modern scrap (I know I'm sorry)... The Mazda bus I bought to replace the broke Tiguan last year. Looking to replace it 🙈... Now kids are older were out and about a lot more. Day trips, camping is a firm favourite and there's talk of a caravan next year...🙈 And it's not brilliant on fuel.. like at all haha. And now juice is £1.50 a litre it's smarting (like 150 quid a month!)
Been having a look and seem to be able to pick up a late 2000s vw touran with the 105bhp pd engine in for not silly money. Still big enough, tow a small caravan (1500kg braked rating) and the pd is a generation older than that hateful common rail thing in the Tiguan.. plus it should do twice the mpg!
I had a 200bhp fabia vrs years ago that had done moon mileage and never missed a beat. And Mrs had a standard one that had done 170k before the Tiguan and only ever needed a cam sensor. But is the 1.9 105bhp pd the same engine?
Don't want to buy one and find out the 105bhp is infact made of chocolate..
Sorry if it's wrong place to ask. But I'm more likely to get a sensible answer here tha on a "dub" page haha
Cheers
P.s. as expected didn't see the car yesterday 😠sad mat
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Last Edit: Dec 11, 2021 18:03:42 GMT by mat88
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Dec 11, 2021 17:56:05 GMT
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1.9 is the one to go for. They fitted a 1.6 tdi to later Turdans and they are utter rubbish in comparison.
2.0 Pd engine had a few issues with oil pump so there is an after market in fitting the gear driven pump from the 1.9
105hp is very understressed for the 1.9
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Needs a bigger hammer mate.......
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Dec 11, 2021 18:18:30 GMT
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yes its basically the same engine as the fabia, different turbo and injectors.
I have a 2003 pd100 1.9 SE, 247k on it!
the 2.0 engines in the transverse platform I think escaped the cam wear and oil pump issues that plagues the Transaxle variants like the A4 for some reason, not that its a huge issue, spares aren't expensive.
one thing I would like to do with a 1.9 is a mild map and a longer box off the 2.0, mpg is great if you keep the speed down, but if you cruise at 70+ its not that great, quite a notable difference to the taller geared higher power variants
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Dec 11, 2021 21:31:10 GMT
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Does that get you into a dpf? most of the early ones were a complete pain in the backside even when they were new.
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Dec 11, 2021 21:52:48 GMT
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good point, none of the 1.9's got a dpf, some of the 2.0 did, all the high power ones do vu they are much later than mine.
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75swb
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Dec 11, 2021 23:11:41 GMT
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I've got an atd code 1.9 in my T5 replacing the axb 1.9 which had a snapped cambelt when I bought it. Don't know much about tourans but up to late '06 the t5' s run a bosch edc15? ecu rather than edc16? so are pre-canbus and easier to play with. Mines originally a 74 or 84 bhp engine tuned to ~130 i think and runs really well (touch wood!). New turbo and injectors will see ~175 I'm told. They're fussy on the oil (805.1 spec or something), but if serviced regularly are a proper workhorse of an engine. Pd150's had a bad reputation to the point I think tuned pd130's were preferable, but Id double check that before taking it as gospel!
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mat88
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1.9 is the one to go for. They fitted a 1.6 tdi to later Turdans and they are utter rubbish in comparison. 2.0 Pd engine had a few issues with oil pump so there is an after market in fitting the gear driven pump from the 1.9 105hp is very understressed for the 1.9 Yeah I know the 1.6s are awful. My boss had a nearly new one and even that was grief. I figured if it was the same fundamental engine but only making 105bhp (rather than 130/150) it should last forever.. Cheers |
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mat88
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yes its basically the same engine as the fabia, different turbo and injectors. I have a 2003 pd100 1.9 SE, 247k on it! the 2.0 engines in the transverse platform I think escaped the cam wear and oil pump issues that plagues the Transaxle variants like the A4 for some reason, not that its a huge issue, spares aren't expensive. one thing I would like to do with a 1.9 is a mild map and a longer box off the 2.0, mpg is great if you keep the speed down, but if you cruise at 70+ its not that great, quite a notable difference to the taller geared higher power variants Cheers that's what I wanted to hear. I remember some having cam wear issues but not til high mileage unless they've had wrong oil in. A cam isn't a lot of money for one tho now so that's not end of world.. One I've seen is a 105bhp 6 speed? So should hopefully be best of both worlds gearing wise. An with a fairy tame map surely 130/140bhp should be fairly easy.. |
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mat88
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Does that get you into a dpf? most of the early ones were a complete pain in the backside even when they were new. No they escaped dpfs at that age. Least the pd ones did. Think they were only euro 4 so I won't be allowed in London... And that's good, cus I hate the place 🤣🤣 Cheers |
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mat88
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I've got an atd code 1.9 in my T5 replacing the axb 1.9 which had a snapped cambelt when I bought it. Don't know much about tourans but up to late '06 the t5' s run a bosch edc15? ecu rather than edc16? so are pre-canbus and easier to play with. Mines originally a 74 or 84 bhp engine tuned to ~130 i think and runs really well (touch wood!). New turbo and injectors will see ~175 I'm told. They're fussy on the oil (805.1 spec or something), but if serviced regularly are a proper workhorse of an engine. Pd150's had a bad reputation to the point I think tuned pd130's were preferable, but Id double check that before taking it as gospel! Yeah I remember when the pd130/150 golfs were new the 150s had a bad rep.. I know they were fussy on oil which is the only concerning thing buying summat this old of unknown heritage. But if it runs right and sounds right, a service and right oil should set my mind at ease.. Cheers |
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Dec 12, 2021 10:20:46 GMT
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we had a Golf PD 130, used to get 60mpg on an 80 mile and hour run from Leicester to Newcastle
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Dec 12, 2021 14:09:25 GMT
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Very tough providing they get the occasional oil change with the right oil with sufficient anti-scuff additives. Otherwise the cam wears out as the unit injectors put very high loads on it. Respond well to a bit of chippery too. One of the best VAG diesels.
Nick
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Dec 12, 2021 20:05:08 GMT
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the pd100 was the standard spec diesel and all for 6 speed, there was a 90 Bhp 5 speed but not ul market
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mat88
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Dec 13, 2021 19:39:20 GMT
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So after all the hype of going to look at the pd105 touran today (organised with the seller on Saturday)... I noticed the advert disappeared last night. Perhaps he's just one of those genuine blokes who took me for my word and assumed I was coming... Or perhaps not. Since the same car has ended up on FB today but 500 quid dearer from one of the local "dealers" ffs!! So if anyone has a mid to late 2000s pd engined Vag (big enough to tow 1400/1500kg) failing that a focus/mondeo/Saab 9-3/pretty much anything diesel.. there looking to sell (sub 2k ideally) drop me a message or post on here 😠(perhaps that could be an idea for a separate for sale section) "cars for car enthusiasts owned by enthusiasts" haha Anyways modern rubbish out the way. The lexus! Managed to sneak an hour today so wasted no time pushing it out of its dusty grave.. looks a bit like one of them "barn finds" that are all over FB at minute.. not helped by fact landlord is putting a second skin on building roof at minute and covered it in curse word!      Doesnt look great does it. Haha. And the mess under the bonnet that greeted me  Sprayed all the wiring with wd40, then gave under the bonnet a good soak in tfr and worked it in with a stiff brush.. since I've not got any of my proper cleaning stuff at work and didn't want to put swirls in the paint settled on just blasting the outside with the steam cleaner. Tbf with the bubbles on the cleaner the water was coming off brown.. after a bit of a faff were here!!     Il be honest. I'm probably not going to paint the bay. Most of it is hidden by engine and the bits you can see il polish or touch up. After all the hype about painting it it just seems like a wasted exercise for summat that's not seen and will end up filthy again (it's not a show car after all).. Also while it was out left the hose running through the matrix for a good hour swapping which way the water was flowing every now and again.. can't believe the crud that came out but happy it's now clean..  Managed to get it shoved back into its spot inside ready to do some work. Definitely looks better for a bath  And just so I felt like I'd done summat proper. Got the gearbox chucked back on. I know it's not clean. I know it's not painted. And I know that's how it's staying.. if you can see the box I've run you over. And it's cleanliness is the least of your worries 🤣🤣   Anyways. I'm back to Birmingham tomorrow for work. But hopefully it's not a big job and I'm back in time to do "something" 😉 More soon!! Cheers! |
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Dec 13, 2021 20:59:50 GMT
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Engine bay looks pretty good anyway?
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Engine bay looks pretty good anyway? Yep, indeed it does. But just look at the state of the gearbox, honestly...  |
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