Valerian

Could be the ignition switch .........what are the symptoms of the fault?

Ya ....i have been using a stick to find TDC and the pulley and flywheel. This rattle sounds like a diesel engine rattle but ten times louder.

Many years ago we used to split the links on Ford DOHC chains....used to save lots of time. There seems to be plenty of oil in the rocker cover anyways but i'll try pouring some oil in there when the engine is warm. Tapping gets louder as the engine warms up you see. FLUSTED....you have P.M. by the way

I'de imagine your VW dealer would be able to get you a bolt . If you have any probs i can visit a local engineering supplier and forward one on to you.

I would gain......it would be a lot less bother than removing the cams..... if i use the link remover to split the new chain as well....get my drift? Not sure if the oil pressure connectors are connected the right way. I know if i swap them round the light/alarm goes off....wondered what the heck it was when it did go off. Found that my temp sensor wires were the wrong way round......temp guage reads correct now.

I haven't looked yet....but i have a question Is there enough room under the cam cogs to remove the cam chain in situ if i use a link remover. Would save me going through the hassle of removing the camshafts.

I suppose oil pump failure could be another suspect.....have to try and find my guage.....(which i haven't used in eons)....and check the crankcase pressure. Could be the chain....sounds as if the whole top end is rattling right from one end to another. Does sound rather camy though.....but different engines also sound different when they go wrong. Doesn't help that i'm new to VW's to be honest. I was giving it a right royal thrashing (almost to the redline) just before it started though which wasn't wise considering i haven't took the time to change the oil since i bought it.

You can spray them any colour you like but you need to key up (sand with a very light grade paper i.e. 1500 grade) the existing paintwork. it will be no good stripping the paint if you don't like them. I'de only suggest changing the colour if the wheels if theyare really aged, badly scratched or pitted. Altenatively you could pay to have them sand blasted and powder coated by a proper wheel referbisher......an expensive option.

well .....i'm going to have a look at it AGAIN next weekend and if it's anything major that will be the last straw. I'll sell it for spares or repairs.....all in all it's cost me £1000 so far (what i' paid for the car plus all the new parts i've fitted) and it's still not right. RANT OVER .....lol

I can see the marks on the flywheel but i can't see where you have to line them up to

I'm hoping it is the cause of the rattle.....not entirely sure if the cambelt position has changed at this point in time. I'm just assuming it could be as that was the last thing i touched on it. After all i've spent on it lately, i really hope it's not in neeed of a top end rebuild. Another weekend job in store

Just done a 50 mile round trip and now i have top end rattle. Last thing i did to the engine was fit a new timing belt tensioner. While i was fitting this the belt came off the bottom pulley so i had to relocate it and line everything back up. Thinking back....i do remember that originally the top camshaft pulley mark sat half a tooth before the case marking (or seemed that way). After fitting the tensioner....i'm pretty sure it sits half a tooth (or there abouts) after the case mark. Problem is...the crank pulley mark is on the cambelt cover and the cover itself can be wiggled from side to side thus i don't really know for sure where the crank pulley should sit at TDC. Even having a stick down no.1 cylinder to check TDC seems a little inprecise. If the cambelt was one tooth out would this cause all the rattling?

Walesy .....i'de imagine it will be sluggish .....i think that engine is rated about 65bhp which is equal to a slow 1300/1400 petrol car. I had an Escort non turbo diesel a few years back and that was the same.....people use to toot and curse when behind me on a steep hill. Guess that's why they put turbos on all diesels these days. The Escort also had the same probs with starting first thing in the morning. Never did get to the bottom of it though. way thing are going you can have my Raddo coz now she's started rattling grrrrr

If it runs fine apart from cold starting ...the usual supects are the glow plugs The Glow plugs are used to ignite the fuel in the cylinders on start up. *wave from just up the coast*

It would probably be cheaper to get another cheap bendy silver pipe. Available at most good motor factors or failing that ...Halfrauds

he'll get back to you eventually and i assure you the product is well worth the wait

yup .....thats the correct place

I was confused enough when someone sid to me ....."where you too then?"...and ....."How long have you had thee?" Seems Devonians don't like to use tenses correctly.......*scratches head*

It is indeed ......as long as you have very deep pockets

Chargers are usually constantly spinning as they are belt driven by the engine thus giving extra boost through out the rev range. Turbochargers are free spinning and do not provide extra power untill the engine is pushing out enough boost to turn it (usually 3k revs upwards)

Ahem ....well maybe i should have said Waz about .....as in pi*s about. Some of the chaps i used hang about with in the good (bad) old days used to say waz and so do i . That particular word is not in the dictionary and therefore open to interpretation, however, i've now changed the word "waz" to "spin" just to keep the peace. Proper job

Yeah sorry .....where i come from it means a P ....lol....but down here apparantly not (i hope)

A Corrado that needs fixing ???!!!!!!! lol.....i'm just waiting for the next thing to break now but untill then..... i'll enjoy

Well.....the weather has been pretty good down here today and for the first time in weeks i took the C out for a spin. Now....i'm use to turbo cars so i'm pretty hard to impress......but......i thought i'de really open her up today and wow does that power kick in when you reach 5k revs .....only thing that annoys me a little is the rather loud exhaust pipe that she has fitted. Anyways ....i'm now relaxing with a nice cup of tea and some ibroprufin while feeling quietly impressed.

Weather has been pretty good today so had a look to see where it was leaking from and BLOW ME.....I'de left a pipe clip off one of the pipes in my rush to put it all back together *wack* Thanks for your support though guys