Former VWDieselParts.com Forum

So I know lots of folks have built their own pop testers. I think of it again, but each time I do injector this or that I'm rather rushed, and it's always been a few years between times. Anyway, this time I new the prob was injector-related, so I thought I'd go boutique in the sourcing of them, and ...

I notice in your other post about the timing issue that you mention your battery cables. I found my starter performance vastly improved when I replaced the cables with custom new ones. If you try to fit standard NAPA-esque fare, the end pieces will need to be drilled out to a larger diameter, and th...

D'oh!

We've all lost a gem of a human being. I'm so sorry to have not made it up to BC to hang out with him.

I haven't purchased one of these from the seller, but paid more than that to have a local shop machine the parts from aluminum for my homemade press. If anybody has used this guy's product with success, you might share a recommendation with the community, because purchasing from him looks like a ver...

Well I have found that lock-tite on the valve cover nuts prevents them from eventually shaking loose and leading to oil seepage. I've used it on them for years and never had a problem. Anti-seize on the threaded studs couldn't hurt on reinstallation, but as far as factory spec having them, I think y...

No marbles; lots of white smoke once warm and under load or idling. I don't know what symptom was first; the car's fresh to all involved. No further background info available, sadly. So it's really unlikely to be the pinched return line. And nobody's experienced a similar situation with worn or malf...

Pete, the piping is correct; injector 4 is capped on one side, then the typical cloth piping jumps from injector to injector, and finally the line goes to the OUT bolt on the pump. From that same bolt a semi-rigid plastic line runs back to the tank return, and it's this line which has been sandwiche...

I would amend the previous recommendations to include priming the oil pump thoroughly using not a slotted screwdriver, but a regular metric socket; I think 14mm deep is the proper size, but you can try several until you find the one that fits! It's well worth doing I think to an engine which has sat...

I got to look at this vehicle today. The return fuel line appears plumbed correctly, but it's pinched between the middle rigid fuel supply lines. It could be, in effect, pinched closed. Would that cause the injectors to spray inordinate amounts of fuel such that it would accumulate in the crankcase?...

If the vanes are stuck from varnished diesel rather than corrosion, a soaking in Diesel Purge has been reported to free them.

Thanks, Fat. Thanks also for the education on the function of the check valves!

-Josh

Do you guys think that an engine, otherwise running well, but that seems to accumulate tons of fuel in the oil pan over a few hundred miles, has an injector problem? Or could it be just a fuel delivery valve that's stuck open? Starting is quick and easy.

Consider also the Quantum TD sedans; they're nice as well! They look a bit like Camry in size. Same as the Audi 4000 I believe. They get superior mileage and can keep up with anything on the road.

Erik,

Yep, I do. If you'd like I can bring them down to the chi-town area or send you pics.

On waterboxer vans, to completely eliminate the air pocket issues in the cooling system, people fabricate a sort of riser pipe to attach to the top of the coolant expansion tank. To do this on a car would be overkill in my opinion; going for the jacking up of the front is easy. IR thermometer isn't ...