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didnt really answer my quesiton, but i appreciate the help. finally got back from work overseas to sort this. you didnt mention if i can just replace the solenoid, or the whole starter? :rolleyes: anyone else had this?

didnt really answer my quesiton, but i appreciate the help. finally got back from work overseas to sort this. you didnt mention if i can just replace the solenoid, or the whole starter? :rolleyes: anyone else had this?

didnt really answer my quesiton, but i appreciate the help. finally got back from work overseas to sort this. you didnt mention if i can just replace the solenoid, or the whole starter? :rolleyes: anyone else had this?

didnt really answer my quesiton, but i appreciate the help. finally got back from work overseas to sort this. you didnt mention if i can just replace the solenoid, or the whole starter? :rolleyes: anyone else had this?

didnt really answer my quesiton, but i appreciate the help. finally got back from work overseas to sort this. you didnt mention if i can just replace the solenoid, or the whole starter? :rolleyes:

The starter sometimes doesnt engage all the way on the wifes galaxy, leading to it grinding like hell every now and again when it doesnt.. then we just have to try it a few times. I dont want it to get to the point where it wont start at all and its got her stuck. can i just replace the solenoid or do i just have to replace the whole starter?

Yep, was loose and had wound itself in. Took it out by removing all the other 3 bolts that were still torqued up and matched it with the head, no more metal wandering about in the engine ;) All sorted now, was a bit rattly on startup due to no oil in the top end but soon sorted itself out. Thanks to all who replied.

perfect, thats what i used. main dealer didnt have a clue. incidentaly i bought this set to fit them: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270626176136 was cheap and of good quality. worked perfectly and got here the next day.

yep, certainly is. in this case anyway it was cylinder 3. *or third from left if the sequence is different.

whats the recommended torque setting for the OEM injector rocker stretch bolts?

Sussed it. Feel like a bit of a pleb for not noticing it the first time i had the rocker cover off, but its a proper 'jeeezus' moment. I decided to check all the torques on the bolts to ensure nothing had come loose. That was when i noticed that one of the four bolts holding one of the injector rocker rails on wasnt there! Then panic set in - if it wasnt there.. where the feck was it. Out of sheer and blinding luck, i felt right down into all the oil ways and nooks in the head and found it, and managed to get it out with a circular magnet attached to some strimmer wire (didnt want more metal flying about in the engine). One lucky escape. Thing is, looking under the head of the bolt i found its flush. The bolt left in the engine is sat about 2mm into the hole where it sits. So i started fishing again and found nothing more after an hour. So i took the oil filter off, and again came up with nothing. I intend to get the other three bolts off and see if the head of the bolt matches up to the rest of it. If not, ive got about 2mm of metal kicking about in the engine somewhere and its sump off time soon as it stops raining. Im aware these are stretch bolts and have to be replaced each time, so im *hoping* that it does match up once i get to it. Four new bolts on order from VW cost

as per title, PD 1.9tdi engine, one duff injector shown by an engine knock and on vagcom. knock disappears on overrun when the engine cuts the fuel. vagcom shows 01 engine - 023 injectors: 19 - 35 - 34 - 36 So i presume the one with the lower fuel flow is at fault. How do i work out which injector this is?

How would i know if its an injector? Surely the engine would run rough and/or vagcom scan would flag it up? Is there a way to test?

Driving it today, when using engine braking the knock disappears. Could it be the 'reverse torque' of the engine braking stopping the knock? Any ideas what it could be from this? I intend to remove the camshaft on thursday.

To be honest thats the speed i was at engine wise when it started - i was pulling about 3krpm on the motorway. Worth a go though i suppose, going to go out this afternoon and inspect the cam lobes and followers in detail. If i can ill put some photos up but theres not a lot to see tbh.

Thanks mate, thats really really good info - ill give it a good inspection tomorrow and hopefully ill get good light and no rain! Ill post my findings soon as i can. I predict i wont be able to find anything and might have to resort to a garage to diagnose it :)

ahh right cool, i just wanted to get my terminology right so people know what im on about lol Ive taken the rocker cover off (back two bolts are a swine) and with the aid of a towel collecting oil started it with the cover off. Seems that its actually coming from the right hand side (around no4) but i just cant seem to narrow it down as its pretty loud. if i put my hand on each rocker arm in sequence they all feel pretty similar. Nothing that obvious unfortunately. No scoring on anything, nothing looks knackered. Engines all nice and clean inside. If i turn the engine over by hand from the crank pulley should i be able to see if any of the followers are sticking?

I thought tappets were the same thing as followers? Im not scared of taking stuff to bits i just want to be sure im making a difference.

Ok, just been out, definitely the top end. You can feel it through the rocker cover. Feels like no2 but cant be sure. Whats the commonest thing that can cause a noisy tappet/follower? Ive only just drained the oil out but im tempted to change it again with a flush.

Thanks, ill have a good look at the tensioner. I have only just replaced the pulley the other week as the clutch in it went. Praying for the tensioner lol, dont want to be having the head off it if i can help it.

thanks mate ill give it a go tomorrow. its raining tonight so ill try and get into the bay in a bit more detail soon as possible.

Weve got a mk2 1.9tdi Galaxy 02 plate, and we just drove from Preston-ish to Glasgow in it. Motorway all the way, sat between 80 and 90 all the way. When i slowed down to 40 off the M8 i noticed the engine was tapping like hell, certainly more than normal. Its loudest between about 1500 and 2000 revs, and is there on idle. It rises with the engine speed, but wierdly it disappears when you take your foot off the throttle and the engine speed is returning to idle. Once at idle speed it is there, and pretty loud. More like a noisy tappet but a bloody loud one! Just wondered if anyone else has experienced it, and if its time to think about getting a new head on it. Ive just serviced it using the correct oil about 2 months ago, VAGCOM scan comes up with nothing. Not underpowered, no smoke, no oil leaks etc etc. Any ideas?

just to add it was the switch on the back of the barrel. accessible by removing the upper, then lower ignition cowling. Ford price was

bugger, i have one for sale in the shed you could have had for

Thanks, i was thinking thats what it is, how do i go about changing the barrell? can i just change the barrel and keep the key/transponder? thanks paul.