New Big Black Galaxy

[Griff]

I used steel seal in a 1.3 tdi corsa D van of mine, it worked a treat, did many thousands of miles in it with no problems, I did however treat it very gently, would it work for you ? I have no clue for some it seems to work and for others it does nothing, the engine had 200 thousand miles on it when I sold it, guy had another low mileage lump to put in it, the rest of the van was very good nick you would never know the miles by looking at it.

[suffolkadam]

john i had an old 1/2 ratchet with a short scaffold bar on it and then me 6 foot 2 and 18 stone plus and they weren't gonna budge. i used to rebuild 6 cyl perkins lumps and ive snapped a few bolts off in my time . but as i say it ain't that bad. went for a run yesterday down to Yarmouth 70 miles each way, showing 27 deg outside temp and it never budged above 90 and it never lost any water , so until it gets worse i ain't gonna bother now. shes now got a new a/c pump and new front brembo discs and pads that i fitted friday so i've spent enough for a while. might try the steel seal if i see it in the shop. thanks again guys

[johnnyroper]

Yours clearly ain't the reported common problem of bolts stretching then,oh well was worth a try anyway I suppose.

6cyl Perkins lumps that brings back memories I have stripped a fair few 2006-twh in the past they used to suffer pressurising due to head gaskets or loose liners.

[egg]

Hi again, been busy so sorry about the delay.

Just tightened the bolts a quarter turn, now i'm running the car up to temperature and see what happens

Oh, i changed the brushes in the aux pump too... What a bugger. Its fitted now anyways after nearly being launches over the field



Fingers crossed.

[johnnyroper]

Yes fingers crossed it goes ok.
Were they easy to turn?
Also did you have a little look at condition of cam lobes and lifters while cover was off?

Those brushes are a bit of a pain to get back together ain't they?

[egg]

3 or 4 were easy enough and the rest turned but not as easy. If i didn't have the breaker bar it would have been impossible. Don't know if it will make a difference or not. I dont know weather or not i should flush the coolant and refill slowly to see if there is an air lock. the level still seems to be going up and down.

Im going for the pd 150 headbolts, have been waiting to see if they're needed or not.  But considering i'm going to be keeping the car for a good long time, i think i may as well whip the head off, and do the cam belt/water pump as well as a full service.
Might bung in a genuine thermostat as well, just to be sure to be sure.

http://www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk/products/pd150-arl-head-bolt-set-for-1-9-2-0-8v-tdi-pd-engines.html



Yeah, getting the cap back on that pump... took about 7-8 attempts with the cotton.

[johnnyroper]

As you have had pump off to do brushes you will no doubt have some air in system,it will settle down once it gets hot and circulates. They can be a pig to bleed.

Sounds like some had stretched then as they all should be at same torque. Out of interest were the easier ones in area of no2 cylinder?

[egg]

Now that you mention it, they seemed to be above cylinder 2 alright.

So what now?

See what happens for a while, possibly may have cured it. Or just bite the bullet and do the work?

I mean its goona be 330 euros.
Thats:- Head bolts and head gasket, gates cam kit with water pump, genuine thermostat, oil+filter and g13 coolant.

Incidentally, what thermostat will i get there's 2 options 80c or 87c?
http://www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk/products/genuine-vw-coolant-thermostat-for-1-9-8v-tdi-engines.html
oh, and is the kit i need the one with the Hydraulic tensioner or not. They said there's 2 kits available.

[johnnyroper]

Much like mine was then they were all a bit looser than expected but around no2 was the worst, if it were me I would run it and see what happens first.

The thermostat in my auy engine is an 87 so would go with that.
Belt kit wise mine is an auy of similar age to yours and it's not the hydraulic type if that helps?

[egg]

Am pretty sure its not the hydraulic type, yer man in the shop said the kit is either with it or without. He said it was more expensive with the hydraulic tensioner as that was a 5 piece kit, as opposed to a 4 piece. Gonna drain and refill, i need to add coolant anyway, as it has been running on near pure water for a couple of days. I'll keep the updates coming, and when i do the gasket and service i'll post the results too.

When i took her out today, the heater was blowing warm when set on cold. Will i start a new thread, or is there a simple explanation?

Thanks a million johnny for all the help btw, a diamond. 

[johnnyroper]

Had you been running it with heater set to hot after filling with water? If so could just be the heater box hadn't cooled down very quick due to ambient temps being higher?
Failing that blend flap or motor could be at fault,have you got climate or manual controls? Although I think same motor/flap set up on both types.
See what it is like tomorrow after all cooled down I would.