Recent content by ronco

hi krumz, hope your car is still running ok. had another member e-mail me about the same problem with his car, a 2007 cabrio, 2.0 tdi having done about 95k, he'd approached dealer and customer services, but as we know, they didn't want to know. his one had also burnt top of piston, was yours...

hi krumz, sorry to hear that, how many miles have you done since you put it back together? it seems odd that you have wear already. have you spoke to cam suppliers? keep in touch. ron

hi krumz, no problem, now mine's stripped out i found No 4 exhaust cam follower worn right through and NO 1 showing signs of wear, cam has excessive wear on No 4 exhaust, as expected, but very little wear on No 1. it may be that the followers wear first then the cam. send me your e-mail address...

hi krumz glad you've got yours running. i think i may have been a bit hasty with the warranty item, after looking more in depth at the website, it appears its the 1.8 and 2.0 t engine that has had problems with worn cams and these are the units that the extended warranty has been offered. so...

hi krumz, whilst looking through web to find cam prices, i found a website which i think is american called the tdi forum. of which there was a post about cam failures and warranty, this had a link to a german website called AUDIZINE.mobi. ( i dont know how to give you a link to this site)...

hi krumz, how's it going with your rebuild? managed to find time to remove rocker cover this morning, and there it was number four exhaust lobe worn excessively, (haven't seen one this bad since the old ford ohc units used in the seventies) i'm amazed that no other lobe showed signs of wear...

hi krumz, as always they dont want to admit they had problems or cheapskated on the parts. e-mail address is RKJLITTLEFIELD@BLUEYONDER.CO.UK. did you buy oem parts or pattern? do you know if the cam has been improved? hope all go's well with the rebuild. cheers ron

sorry, forgot to say, whilst reading through the cam wear article i noticed they didn,t include the BPW engine, did vw not use this unit or did vw use different engine codes?

hi krumz, not had chance to start on audi yet, still have 3.0 tid saab stuck in my garage which has been more trouble than the audi ever has been, but thats another story. do you know if any of the vw owners managed to get recourse from vw? if so it may put us in a better posistion to get help...

hi krumz, very interesting, surprised we havn't heard more of this from forum members, we cant be the only two. what oil grade have you been using? what was the outcome on your cam? have the followers suffered? have you priced a kit? ron

hi krumz, yes i would agree you do normally get misfire and smoke, but i've had valve seating problems on commercial diesels and you dont always get a distinct missfire, modern electronic controlled systems can compensate for minor irregularaties, although there is normally an increase in...

hi krumz, no havn't read your original engine document. engine code is BPW 018485 mileage approx 105000. haven't had time to start on engine yet, [weather not helping] would have thought if injector was pre injecting, we would have had more of a 'diesel knock'. i live in essex, Cheers ron

hi krumz, have similar problem with mine, was intermittent at first, would be ok one day next blow back through filter, then it would occour on start up but go as you drove off down road. because of this situation i ruled out inlet valve problem, suspected egr fault, but after speaking to an...

hi, have DRL's on my a4 cabbie b7 look great, not quite as bright as o.e's but still look good. If you want them to come on with igntion, (as o.e's) you can spur off of headlamp height adjuster wire, which is ignition fed, but you will have to fit two diodes one on side light wire and one on...

hi have an 06 2.0 tdi 130bhp, has started popping back through air intake on start up, engine is running fine, (no missfire) and as you drive off sounds like exhaust blow and knock (not mechanical) as speed picks up noise and knock stop, popping through intake stops and car drives as normal...