Recent content by SJon

Well, that was an ordeal. But, it's all back together and the car is back on the road, all the annoying errors in the OBD are gone, except for the Turbo underboost error P0299 that has plagued me from the get go. Oh well, the car needed an oil and filter change anyway.

I left it overnight, and my step son went out this morning and two minutes later came back in with this in his hand and a big grin on his face. I owe him a beer! Right, so now "all" I have to do is put everything back together.

Ok, so after many hours, I've drained the oil, removed the EGR, the coolant container, the thing that contains the oil filter (I've got a new filter, and new gasket for that) and finally got the cover off the sensor, and I've run into one final issue. The damned screw holding the sensor in...

LoL... I had one of those, I only paid a grand for it, it was great, only problem was the salt on the roads, eventually the hole in the driver footwell made it undriveable. Nice thing about that car was I didn't care about bumps and dents and the AWD. Oh well.

Sounds lovely, but I'm a builder, I need something that can haul stuff without needing me to play nursemaid. I wouldn't mind having a car that needs TLC if I had something more reliable as a daily, but there's already 5 cars in our family, my son has 2 bimmers and a Suzuki Justy for aping about...

Yeah, I seem to remember it being his video that showed me that hidden bolt. I would have changed the intake manifold to one without swirl flaps, but if I remember rightly, it didn't fix the issue he had. I finally found that the cap of the swirl flap actuator kept coming off, so I taped it on...

Yes, I've followed his suggestions before. Helps that he has the same car as me. Since I've had this car I've cleaned the intake manifold, changed the EGR and swapped out the battery and alternator. Yeah, I got that I need a new gasket, and the coolent is sitting on the minimum line as well...

Thank you Mine is the 170 BRD, so it's the same car. That looks like a lot of work, but I need to change the oil and filter anyway, so... many hours later... At least we don't expect rain this weekend. Cheers mate. Gonna be busy with the rachet I guess.

Hello all OK, so the next issue on my never-ending trail of engine faults is P0335, a faulty Crankshaft Position Sensor I've now got the replacement part, but for the life of me, I can't find the location under the bonnet. I've had a good root around, and checked Google, but can only find...

Tha ks a lot man. With your advice, a whole lot of swearing, a bit of blood, and a lot of sweat, I've managed to get the new alternator in place and it's working fine. So much for a quick swap out, but it's done :)

Thanks. The bottom cover is on because of snow, but I've had off previously, it's not too difficult. Ok, I'll use the bike jack, that'll spread the load a bit better. It's flatter when down too so easier than the trolly jack, I wouldn't use a scissor jack, too wobbly. Ok, looks like I have a...

Mate, I'm learning this stuff as I go along, I'm not a car mechanic. I've been riding and repairing big motorbikes for the past 20 years until my accident. My last car had a carburettor None of the videos I found showed raising or lowering the engine mount just to get a damned bolt out. Is...

Thanks. Turns out the reason it was slipping is because it's 16mm, so by using the right tool, I was able to get it sorted. None of the videos seem to have this particular alternator, which is a pain. The Alternator is fixed by 2 forward facing bolts, which get stick on the radiator fan cover...

I need to swap out my Alternator on an A4 B7 2.0 TDI, but I'm having trouble with the serpentine belt tensioner, which means I can't get it off the alternator. I've tried to put a 17mm spanner on the bolt circled here, but when I rotate clockwise, the bolt just slips, and there's no reduction...

Poor starting is also a symptom of a malfunction in the alternator. Do you see the battery light on the dash ever, once the engine is running?