I've seen worse. Allot worse. As in a chimney on fire. but yes thats blow-by.
Is the car hard to start in the winter?
Could be sticky rings. Has the car been sitting around for any length of time?
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- Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:11 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: to much blow-by? let me know what you think.
- Replies: 14
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- Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:19 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 97 MK3 Jetta TD - Rear Wheel Bearing Gets loose 150km - w/Pl
- Replies: 5
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I'm guessing at the torque i'm giving her. I just know it's lighter then doing the cam nuts which is 15ft. lbs. The noise i'm hearing is coming from the front.. finally. more noise on the passenger side the the driver but no play... think my tran bearings is going for a shit. might be due for the fa...
- Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:10 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 97 MK3 Jetta TD - Rear Wheel Bearing Gets loose 150km - w/Pl
- Replies: 5
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97 MK3 Jetta TD - Rear Wheel Bearing Gets loose 150km - w/Pl
I recently replaced my rear wheels bearings after 2 years of service of tightening tightening season after season. (result in cracking chipping). replaced them with NEW OEM bearing, greased and packed the **** out of them. Tighten, rolled, loosened, tighten, rolled, loosened, and tightened back up t...
- Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:31 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 1.9L Turbo off - eninge misfire's at higher RPMS
- Replies: 0
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1.9L Turbo off - eninge misfire's at higher RPMS
1.9L TD, 97 Jetta complete head rebuilt last year no leaks nor oil missing/coolent new injector's this year glow plugs changed two years ago. timing on the button compression 390 - 410 PSI no blue, white, black smoke running with the turbo its fine @ higher RPMS but when the turbo's waste gate is op...
- Mon May 31, 2010 12:11 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Auto Wheel Balancing? - Brain Plucker
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1408
- Fri May 28, 2010 10:55 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Auto Wheel Balancing? - Brain Plucker
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1408
Auto Wheel Balancing? - Brain Plucker
i remember putting some liquid run flat in my tire and it acted like an auto wheel balancing system.. i hear people with 4x4 are putting bb's or airsoft pellets to balance the tire's (Jeep). there also Dynabeads http://www.innovativebalancing.com/index.html Liquid Tire Balancer http://www.deltatires...
- Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:39 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Engine dies suddenly whilst driving
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3141
the rpms started dropping slowly when this happend? as if the throttle got less and less. i had this happen in montreal. not fun. i was running WVO and i didn't get all the crums out.. [leason learnt] almost as if there still stuff in the tanks.. better get that cleaned out tank/intake screen. eithe...
- Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:27 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Bad wheel bearing?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2132
- Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:16 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: just rebuilt engine and it seems to lug
- Replies: 34
- Views: 10434
on mine its high rpm to idle, it bucks (at a certain gear/spot [4th]). but acceleration it doesn't do this, just deaccelerating in gear (4th). (as if one cylinder is still getting fuel) turn the smoke screw down it changed position (lower) i ended up doing a head rebuild not too long ago. may have g...
- Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:40 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: just rebuilt engine and it seems to lug
- Replies: 34
- Views: 10434
- Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:18 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: A/C recharging
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5361
you should read up on r12 b4 you buy
heres one
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_can_you_get_R12_freon
Ebay...the catch is you have to email the seller certifying you are buying the R12 for your certified auto tech to install!
heres one
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_can_you_get_R12_freon
Ebay...the catch is you have to email the seller certifying you are buying the R12 for your certified auto tech to install!
- Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:13 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: A/C recharging
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5361
- Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:50 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: how did this happen to the pressure plate
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1733
how did this happen to the pressure plate
how did this happen to the pressure plate
- Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:29 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: A/C recharging
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5361
theres a bunch of r12a. Red-Tek, Duracool, Freeze 12, Envirosafe and some others. Red-Tek smells pine tree Duracool smells butane/propane basically its 70% propane, 30% butane the molecules are bigger with less chance of it escaping.. less head pressure on the pump. = longer life + less mpg used O-z...
- Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:10 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: help asap turbo oil return line??
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3305