voo51 0 Posted July 15, 2009 Im just learning about engines and wondered if anyone could tell me what these bits pictured are? Sorry if they are obvious things, but as I say, I am just learning! Oh and it is just the rusty looking metal bits I am after the names of! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vwdeviant 0 Posted July 15, 2009 From the top: ABS pump and distribution block Oil cooler/ filter mount Silver thing is something to do with the ignition I believe? :confused4: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted July 15, 2009 Silver thing by the coil is the ignition amplifier. It's by the ecu for the KR. The bit behind it is the coil, which provides the spark for the plugs. The two parts poking out the top of the filter bracket are the oil pressure switches, these sometimes leak, so it's best to keep an eye on them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voo51 0 Posted July 15, 2009 Thankyou. Is the ABS pump the black cylinder on it's own or the whole meatl bit contected to it and the black cylinder? or is the distribution block the bit underneath with all the rusty plugs? Is the oil cooler the black cylinder and the big metal bit the mount? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shaung60 0 Posted July 15, 2009 Thankyou. Is the ABS pump the black cylinder on it's own or the whole meatl bit contected to it and the black cylinder? or is the distribution block the bit underneath with all the rusty plugs? Is the oil cooler the black cylinder and the big metal bit the mount? ABS pump is the black cylinder and the metal part next to it that it connects to? The distribution bit of the pump is the bit where the tubes connect? I believe all 4 cylinder cars use the same ABS pump whilst the VR6 had a different one. 6 tubes going into it instead of the 4 tubes on yours. The big black cylinder is the oil filter. Sometimes it's orange in colour. Depends who makes it. I guess the big metal bit it connects to is the oil cooler/filter mount. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted July 15, 2009 The oil cooler is the aluminium cube with the water pipes attached to it, it is screwed up between the filter, and the bracket. There is a pipe through the centre with a thread on the outside that the filter screws onto. There's also a nut around this to hold the cooler in place. The cooler has a rubber oring around the top to form a seal. Oil passes through holes in the cooler, which has pipework inside it with coolant being pumped through, and into the filter, it then passes back up through the central pipe and into the oilways... Or it goes the other way round, down the pipe, through the filter, up out through the cooler... I can never be sure... :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kempy 0 Posted July 15, 2009 buy a pink haynes for a passat, thats what I use for mechanical stuff, only one I found with a 9a Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild-Animal 0 Posted August 18, 2009 or a the Volkswagon Corrado Official repair manual basically the corrado bible, but yeah costs an arm and a leg.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swompy 0 Posted August 18, 2009 or a the Volkswagon Corrado Official repair manual basically the corrado bible, but yeah costs an arm and a leg.... Not if you quick in the sale section and grab one for half price :grin: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted August 18, 2009 or a the Volkswagon Corrado Official repair manual basically the corrado bible, but yeah costs an arm and a leg.... The Bentley doesn't cover the 16V's though unfortunately as they didn't get them in the US Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kempy 0 Posted August 18, 2009 the pink passat haynes is the way to go I think Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted August 19, 2009 Wonder if it's worth looking for a Bentley for the equivilant Passat in the US which DID get the 9A engine...? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
