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The good news - after engine/car vibration & loads of engine noise at idle and low revs. and alternator pulley clutch seized and belt tensioner wobbling about, it's all been fixed with a new dual mass flywheel, new alternator pulley and a ribbed belt. The bad news -

Thanks harpster. Is that the thing with the plug on it in the outlet pipe from the air filter to the turbo. I had one of those go and it was about

Hi Lots of abbreviations floating around here! What are TIS, ISV, ICV & MAF to help us all out?

Have you read the thread "alternator Workshop" Error. Noisy At Idle? on page 3 all about the alternator pulley & belt tensioner? And things on the Dual Mass Flywheel?

I have this and they say it needs a new dual mass flywheel & clutch for at a cost of

Can you unlock it with the key in the lock? Can you open it from inside by leaning across from the passenger side and pulling the open handle?

Much is said about using the correct oil in the 115 hp PD diesel engine i.e. PD oil to VW spec 505.01 (hope I got that right) but what happens, what are the symptoms, of using "ordinary" 10W/40 or 15W/40 reasonable quality diesel oil for 2 - 3 years in the Gal.

In the middle of a thread on PD oil yesterday I started asking the symptoms of using non-PD low-spec oil, as my engine is noisy, rough, vibrates and shakes the whole car at idle and low revs. A garage has quoted me

What are the symptoms of a "knackered" engine after using low spec non-PD oil? Does it vibrate? Sound lumpy at low revs? Shake the whole car?

The drive shaft problem is likely. I was on the M23 doing about 70, restored the cruise control, bang, revs shot up into the red & no drive. Had to be towed and get a new left hand drive shaft! ED