lennybhoy

hi bud just done the same swap same engine afn from the passat grage done it for me ,they changed the flywheel and clutch and engine mounts etc basicly the same engine just they had the same engines side by side to see what was needing changed over i think the starter was changed too but mine was u/s anyway but go ahead if its a good un ,but the experts will be on soon to help im sure all the best though len

update on the stiff gears,took out the battery tray first supported the gear box then undid all four bolts took away all the gobbings like expansion bottle ect ,not much room but enouggh room to see the top of the gear box,3/4 gears moving ok so it was just the rest ,(the blue cable )stiff as hell ,thought i would spray wd49 all about the area,hard to get onto the gear linkage but never the less sprayed it put some grease on the shaft with a stick/small screw driver then got a long pole and gently tapped at the selector it seemed to go down ,tried the gears from inside the car ,deffo felt it was moving a bit better so some more tapping /spraying and it now was able to move ok was able to move the selector with my hand now so more grease /wd40 and all was well every gear put it all back again and tried it on the road ,no probs even better than before,just thought i would share this in case someone else has this prob many thanks to all who replyed to this prob, len

hello all the saga continues here with the ole gal now the gear change is very stiff ,very hard to get into gear most times can change ist/2and but hard to cross over the box for third and forth well reverse is just fingers crossed time anyhoo there are times when all gears are fine(haydays and holidays) checked the forum for any help but its usualy the floppy gear change any clues trying to save her from certain death by swmbo spent way too much on her its a mrk 1 v reg 110bhp diesel tdi thanx lads lenny

for got to mention the glow plug button was never used on the engine before it was to be used if the temp was realy low the car used to start first time without any probs and no smoke what so ever ,len

aye i know just what you mean about the timing belt issue slipping and the worn cog,but you see there comes a point when you loose faith in the car,have got three g/kids who need ferrying about here and there ,and have set times otherwise i get into trouble from social work if they are late the car just lets me down all the time, if you remember i had probs before with thius car i used cooking oil and thought that was the problem until i was told much later that the prob was although a new timing belt was fitted they had not fitted the whole kit,that was ttwo weeks ater buying the car and getting stuck lots of miles from home,the expence of redoing the head outweighed the cost of a s/hand engine so i was told (say no more about that) i would get the car up to the young lad who first told me of my prob but now the gear shift is wonky, so you see how ive come to this decision to sell on, all new parts have been bought incl clutch/water pump relays maf even bought a tow bar for getting the kids out in the caravan some hope, we bought this car because we were assured its great on diesel,cheap to insure,and run,so far quite the opposite as far as we are concerned, but will try to get it running right so we might be able to recover some of the outlay from this car, as allways will keep you all posted yours very low len

well here we are or not?got all the pipe connections checked ,bought new fuel filter,new spill pipes ,new maf, new sencers ,checked all wiring got the bloody beast fired up after an age but heh ho it was going,some smoke some air still just wee bubbles though then the final straw the dreaded gear selecter went ,checked the pop on connecters ok so its the bolt or something else,well its gonna be like that,cos ive had enough of this piece of crap,late nights burst bruised knuckles lots of hard earned money spent,no more ,so its up for sale soon let someone else get the misery of this" thing" yours very pissed off len

yes i am trying to keep the car but its not getting any easier,i have a vag com lead but cant get the interface to identify so will prob buy another one with the drivers,was out at the beast earlier and was going over all the pipework to try to find out where the air is getting in,noticed the feed pipe rubber was very short ,so was wonering if i were to cut off the metat fitting and just attach the clear fuel line to the ends ,i might be able to see where the bubbles are ,you see when i attach the priming bulb to the line after the filter i can get it primed up but moments later i chave to prime again some times i see bubbles (car still not starting right away though)so seems i am pulling air in from the feed?but i might be drawing air in from the spill pipes? changing them over tomorrow for new ones,just to eliminate them what you guys think then am i in the rigt direction ? yours len

that might be trick as button on underside of tray concealed just above the ash tray?so not able to show it ,would not get a camera near to it and the picture would be too dark,tidy job though cant tell if the button is there unless you know about it,no loose wires or bits of tape etc must do something though as car does try to start a lot better len

by the way many thanks for the piccs am now able to figure out the bits that are missing thankyou for taking the time to do this for me

the button is under the tray ,by holding the button in for 20 secs then let go it starts up a lot better less winding up on the starter then a cloud of grey/blue smoke clears quickly though and runs ok,the down side is i cant get to my mates garage at the mo,to get the timing seen to as this with the fuel prob was driving me crazy now when i get this thing all okydoky then i will do all the bits an bobs that are missing, the wife has great hopes though as she just bought a bloody tow bar for it ,? anyhoo many many thanks lads we are getting somewhere was this, your mate len

what you reckon then leave as is or check out the wiring ? getting beyond me now saw a post about testing bus bar to a test lamp/multi meter ,will replace relay 109 ,see if i can start without button hmmm wonder any hoo many many thanks to all who gave advice its great to feel like part of a family, getting to the bottom of this now i think/hope will keep posted though heres hoping tomorrow morning will see if she fires up first time then ,noticed today after the button thing that there was little or no smoke ? len

no mention in the hand book or the workshop manual about the button ?

nae bloody wonder i couldnt fit the the thing its the wrong bloody one they have left me with the one ive got is metal with three legs one shorter others its the one from the doner engine grrrrrrrrrr,will try to see if any in local scrapyard as far as the other thing bubbles in the line the filter is brand new and if you mean the rubber ring in the filter its there the tee piece is a snug fit over the top no rings in the box when i got it,now heres a thing ive found out today ,i have a wee button uder the long shelf above the ash tray if i press and hold for 20 secs the car will spin faster and fire up wee puff of smoke then alls well now i rember when i bought the car the guy did say something about there being an aux heater for extreem cold weather ? is this right thanks lads len

near in tears now have stripped the battery box took out the coolant res,tried to see how this cradle/housing fits on to the back of the battery box? got to thinking have the gave me the housing from the doner engine /car ,this one has three legs bent at the ends one leg shorter than the other two,no matter which way i try it it wont fit has anyone got a piccy of what the thing looks like,(was never any good with jig saws lol,sorted the spill/leek off pipes as per pics thanks for that,still drawing air in at random,used a hand/primer pump to keep pressure on the fuel line seems ok for a wee while then intermittent air bubbles but car still runs? yes am going to get the timing seen to as well,its a bloody nightmare going over what should have been done grrrr anyhoo will keep you all posted on this one many many thanks lads ( where the tissues) LEN need the tissues for clearing my eys from blue smoke lol

cheers for that,its a bit too much for me though,but i have a mate who now owns his own garage (knows his stuff,it was him the first time that told me about the timing belt being slack other garage never even looked at that,) will get him to check this out for me,will keep you all posted about this,give me an old lister/petters engine any time heh heh,len ps still no joy with the cradle lol