the nerd Posted February 18, 2018 Posted February 18, 2018 Speaking of thermostats, my old man replaced his water pump on his 1976 Merc 230.4 and filled the system with water but the temp gauge went sky high on the first run but the top hose off the radiator was cold.I gave him a hand and drilled a 1mm hole in the Thermostat flange to allow the air to escape and thus bleed the system allowing water to be at the thermostat instead of just air and not allowing it to open.My old Landrover Series III had a small hole in the thermostat and a little floating ball type goodie that did that automatically and then shut the bleed hole when the water floated the tiny ball. I think a lot of airlocks are caused by air not being able to go past the thermostat that is well sealed in the housing. Same thing in my MK1 golf, made a little hole in the thermostat... also used to just run without it
gazzacpt Posted February 18, 2018 Posted February 18, 2018 Speaking of thermostats, my old man replaced his water pump on his 1976 Merc 230.4 and filled the system with water but the temp gauge went sky high on the first run but the top hose off the radiator was cold.I gave him a hand and drilled a 1mm hole in the Thermostat flange to allow the air to escape and thus bleed the system allowing water to be at the thermostat instead of just air and not allowing it to open.My old Landrover Series III had a small hole in the thermostat and a little floating ball type goodie that did that automatically and then shut the bleed hole when the water floated the tiny ball. I think a lot of airlocks are caused by air not being able to go past the thermostat that is well sealed in the housing.I've had that issue. I've found the cheaper thermostats don't have the little air relief wobbler in them. I've started using Hella or Echlin only. You also need to pay attention to how they are installed. If that valve is at the lowest point it will also cause headaches. I suppose if it is a hole it won't matter. The valve type must be at the highest point it can be in the housing or the air just will not come out. Lot's of systems also have bleed valves at the highest point of the cooling systems now to make life easier. Sent from my SM-A510F using Tapatalk
New Landy new life Posted February 18, 2018 Posted February 18, 2018 Same thing in my MK1 golf, made a little hole in the thermostat... also used to just run without itAlways best to run with a thermostat and not remove it. Besides warming the engine quicker in Winter, it slows down the flow of water in the radiator, thus allowing the heat exchange better than running full flow and not giving off enough of it's heat to the fins.
sias Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 VW again!!! Quote for 2 front brake pads - R4000!!! The guys at the local brake and clutch can do it for me for R950 and they skim the discs too...
Skylark Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 VW again!!! Quote for 2 front brake pads - R4000!!! The guys at the local brake and clutch can do it for me for R950 and they skim the discs too...Get Ate pads from Goldwagen, same OE manufacturer for most of the VW branded pads.
LazyTrailRider Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 VW again!!! Quote for 2 front brake pads - R4000!!! The guys at the local brake and clutch can do it for me for R950 and they skim the discs too... That is quite rough. My X3's pads used to cost R4300 for 2 and only lasted about 25,000km if I look at the motorplan history. I only kept the Beemer for 30,000km (how long I usually keep a vehicle) and had both replaced about 15,000km into my ownership just before its motorplan lapsed. It would have been insanity to take it to the dealers after that!
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 bloody hell. Cam position sensor has packed up on my caddy, and there's a vacuum leak somewhere wreaking havoc with the boost controller and wastegate actuator. Thought I found the leak, but nooo. Getting it sorted tomorrow, but that's another 4k.
Eddy Gordo Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 Dont want to be a bearer of bad news, but a friend of mine had a caddy as well. He spent well over 30k on repairs in the 4 years or so that he had it.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 Dont want to be a bearer of bad news, but a friend of mine had a caddy as well. He spent well over 30k on repairs in the 4 years or so that he had it. I've already spent 20k on it, so this is a bit of a kick in the nuts.
stefmeister Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 bloody hell. Cam position sensor has packed up on my caddy, and there's a vacuum leak somewhere wreaking havoc with the boost controller and wastegate actuator. Thought I found the leak, but nooo. Getting it sorted tomorrow, but that's another 4k.How many km on the odo? VW/Audi are ***. They start giving trouble after 80-ish kkm. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 How many km on the odo? VW/Audi are ***. They start giving trouble after 80-ish kkm. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalkhehe... 1.9 tdi 232000km Just had a full top end overhaul Head skimNew camNew glow plugsnew intake valves & guidesnew cam followersfront control armsnew Crank position sensornew cam position sensor (that packed up after 3,000 km - Goldwagen unit) These 1.9's have been known to be pretty sturdy, as long as you look after em. Seems the previous owners did a very good job of not looking after it.
Jakalaka Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 How many km on the odo?VW/Audi are ***. They start giving trouble after 80-ish kkm. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkHey now, let's keep things civil. Everyone has a few stories of manufacturer x..... Let's keep this thread useful.
stefmeister Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 hehe... 1.9 tdi 232000km Just had a full top end overhaul Head skimNew camNew glow plugsnew intake valves & guidesnew cam followersfront control armsnew Crank position sensornew cam position sensor (that packed up after 3,000 km - Goldwagen unit) These 1.9's have been known to be pretty sturdy, as long as you look after em. Seems the previous owners did a very good job of not looking after it.Yikes. That's rough man. And you only recently got the car? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 Yikes. That's rough man.And you only recently got the car? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalkyea, for a really good price. Was prepared for work on it, but this latest fault is now pushing it a bit.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 I still love the fecking thing, though. So flippin practical. It's also mine, now, so I may as well swallow it and get it running like a peach. Plan to keep it for a very long time.
stefmeister Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 Hey now, let's keep things civil. Everyone has a few stories of manufacturer x..... Let's keep this thread useful.As a VW golf owner, I am not just talking from anecdotal experience, but new piston rings on 40000 km. My dad ran a fleet of 1000+ vehicles - and guess what? Toyota was still the cheapest car to maintain. VW and Audi not so much. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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