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General => Chatter => Topic started by: Head Womble on January 19, 2014, 02:03:27 PM
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Well it started with me going to the breakers to get an in-tank pump for the 306 (that's an ongoing sarger of it's own), couldn't get one for a 306 so picked up a 406 one thinking it looked the same.
Once home is was clear that they're not the same, so I started to pull both of them appart to try and make it fit, got half way through and got a phone call from SWMBO, her car was playing up and didn't want to start.
At this point I decided to stop and have a cuppa.
Then another phone call from SWMBO to say her car had cutout and would not start, so off I went with code reader in hand.
Cleared the fault code (low pressure system) and noticed the in-tank pump wasn't running.
My car is suffering from low power (another ongoing sarger) so I couldn't tow hers with that, so a quick phone call to my brother and a tow was arranged.
Once the car was home I went about making one good unit out of the two (breakers one and the one out the 406),
all back together and running giving me 30 mins to shower and get ready for a 40th birthday party (much beer consumed).
All in all to so bad, but my daughters 306 is still not running, so next weekend I'll be doing it all again.
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Mark..it's time you came over to the dark side. Sell the French and buy some more German ;D
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Mark, finally got the bits from the workshop, a second hand intank pump, facet pump, two pressure relief gizmos and a top sensor off the hp pump.
Going in the post tomorr, should be with you for Wednesday.
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Mark, finally got the bits from the workshop, a second hand intank pump, facet pump, two pressure relief gizmos and a top sensor off the hp pump.
Going in the post tomorr, should be with you for Wednesday.
Thanks Jim.
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Mark..it's time you came over to the dark side. Sell the French and buy some more German ;D
I wouldn't mind but the German one I have got is giving me problems as well, it's well down on power.
Cars are not going well for me at present.
This afternoon I stripped the old turbo down (off my C250) to rebuild it with a kit I brought off Ebay,
you guessed it, it's the wrong kit, even after giving them all the part numbers off it they sent the wrong parts.
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I feel that MB can be just as bad as the French. I was getting at maybe trading in for something VAG ;)
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I feel that MB can be just as bad as the French. I was getting at maybe trading in for something VAG ;)
I have often looked at Passat's but anything that I can afford has been to the moon and back, twice.
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You have my sympathies. It's like a row of dominos. Once one thing goes wrong, every thing else follows.
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My sons casso played up yesterday but I ain't got a maxi fing to read the fault.
Fortunately it cleared itself after 5 restarts.
Oh I wish I had a Maxi fingy.
Yet to get the Bluetooth gadget to talk to the ecu, the Torque Pro app works on me tablet though and I'm quite impressed with it.
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Mark you know on the 406s the sender is a bit tall, you have to push down and distort the base of the tank as you bolt into place?
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Mark you know on the 406s the sender is a bit tall, you have to push down and distort the base of the tank as you bolt into place?
I know mate, it's spring loaded so pushes right to the bottom.
The 306 one is a smaller diameter opening which is why the 406 one wouldn't fit.
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My sons casso played up yesterday but I ain't got a maxi fing to read the fault.
Fortunately it cleared itself after 5 restarts.
Oh I wish I had a Maxi fingy.
Yet to get the Bluetooth gadget to talk to the ecu, the Torque Pro app works on me tablet though and I'm quite impressed with it.
You'll get it back soon I hope, possibly at the same time as the telly.
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Maybe you need a Skoda Mark - VAG engineering for East European money.
Mind you, I am still sorely tempted by an Audi Allroad to replace the Rangie.
Would this be a good point to say that I have just towed my caravan 200 miles this weekend, complete with two sets of roof ladders in it with the RangeRover and, despite it being subzero this morning and the car being covered in ice, it didn't miss a beat :)
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Maybe you need a Skoda Mark - VAG engineering for East European money.
Mind you, I am still sorely tempted by an Audi Allroad to replace the Rangie.
Would this be a good point to say that I have just towed my caravan 200 miles this weekend, complete with two sets of roof ladders in it with the RangeRover and, despite it being subzero this morning and the car being covered in ice, it didn't miss a beat :)
Funny you should say that, I've just been looking at Skoda's on auto trader, not that I have the money.
My merc still doesn't miss a beat, but the beats are a little weak at present.
As you know it's not lacking in power when running properly.
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I'm presently surprised.
I sent the Ebay sell of the turbo parts a message and he's got back to me already,
it's sounding like he's going to sort it out for me.
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I've just been having a look at Skoda Octavia's and they're about the same price or higher than Passat's, WTF.
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Can vouch for Skoda!!! ;D ;D
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I've also been looking at octavia estates. Surprisingly costly.
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Nice motors, let down slightly by cheapo interiors.
I'm thinking of shifting mine. They are not big enough for 5.
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We have an 02 octavia L&K leather with heated seats etc. interior is fine. Nice car needs turbo cleaning occasionally to prevent limp mode.
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Nice motors, let down slightly by cheapo interiors.
I'm thinking of shifting mine. They are not big enough for 5.
Ah, that's worth knowing since there are five of us.
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Re. Skodas, has anyone got experience with the sdi fabia? My swmbo is bending my ear for something big enough for the dogs and small enough that she can park it, and the fabia estate looks to me like it might fit the bill. On a different point, I bought a 1.5 corsa b at the weekend for my son to learn to drive in and so far it seems ok - so long as you stand well back and squint..
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Re. Skodas, has anyone got experience with the sdi fabia? My swmbo is bending my ear for something big enough for the dogs and small enough that she can park it, and the fabia estate looks to me like it might fit the bill. On a different point, I bought a 1.5 corsa b at the weekend for my son to learn to drive in and so far it seems ok - so long as you stand well back and squint..
The 1.5TD Corsa is a cracking little car, well - more like a go-cart - and does good mileage on the fuel :)
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It's not the TD - just a plain old D. Insurance for new drivers is insane but the D is only group 4. Mind you, it still goes along nicely enough and the boy's over the moon with it. I've got 120L of bio on hand from my first efforts at making bio to run through the corsa to begin with, and after that I'll get to use the new improved processor which now has an SHHE and a bit of plumbing to take the bio from the settling tank back into the processor so I can water wash and dry. I never got settling out the soap to work. :P
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I did my driving lessons and test in a Corsa D. I thought it was a bit lacking in power, but trundled along real good.
Indestructible little motor, as proved when I went from 4th to 3rd, instead of 4th to 5th, like I was supposed too........
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Just as well they're indestructible because this ones got a tough few months coming up getting my boy through his test!
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well that's a new one on me a 406 has an intank pump? is this for an HDI and TD's? cant say I seen one on my car...
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well that's a new one on me a 406 has an intank pump? is this for an HDI and TD's? cant say I seen one on my car...
It's only the HDI with Bosch system (Siemens doesn't have one), so not something you'll have to worry about.
Unless you feel the draw of the dark side that is.
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well that's a new one on me a 406 has an intank pump? is this for an HDI and TD's? cant say I seen one on my car...
It's only the HDI with Bosch system (Siemens doesn't have one), so not something you'll have to worry about.
Unless you feel the draw of the dark side that is.
cheers mark, I been to that darkside couldn't see shizz
8)
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Hmm, time stamp of 11.50am? you didn't make it to work then?, i dunno two days on a shovel, one off to recover!, youth of today! ;D ;D ;D
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Oooooooops!
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Hmm, time stamp of 11.50am? you didn't make it to work then?, i dunno two days on a shovel, one off to recover!, youth of today! ;D ;D ;D
hahaha I just seen this...
nice to know someone cares
;D
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Hmm, time stamp of 11.50am? you didn't make it to work then?, i dunno two days on a shovel, one off to recover!, youth of today! ;D ;D ;D
hahaha I just seen this...
nice to know someone cares
;D
I thought "youth of today" was pushing the boundaries a bit though.
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Hmm, time stamp of 11.50am? you didn't make it to work then?, i dunno two days on a shovel, one off to recover!, youth of today! ;D ;D ;D
hahaha I just seen this...
nice to know someone cares
;D
I thought "youth of today" was pushing the boundaries a bit though.
He was whining about an aching back yesterday, just trying to make him feel wanted (cos he aint finished the job yet ;D )
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Hmm, time stamp of 11.50am? you didn't make it to work then?, i dunno two days on a shovel, one off to recover!, youth of today! ;D ;D ;D
hahaha I just seen this...
nice to know someone cares
;D
I thought "youth of today" was pushing the boundaries a bit though.
He was whining about an aching back yesterday, just trying to make him feel wanted (cos he aint finished the job yet ;D )
There's a long way between wanted and ridiculed.
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How can it be ridicule? he is younger than me :)
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Hmm, time stamp of 11.50am? you didn't make it to work then?, i dunno two days on a shovel, one off to recover!, youth of today! ;D ;D ;D
hahaha I just seen this...
nice to know someone cares
;D
I thought "youth of today" was pushing the boundaries a bit though.
hahaha we need to go party somewhere lol, be some night... 8)
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How can it be ridicule? he is younger than me :)
Really.
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Hmm, time stamp of 11.50am? you didn't make it to work then?, i dunno two days on a shovel, one off to recover!, youth of today! ;D ;D ;D
hahaha I just seen this...
nice to know someone cares
;D
I thought "youth of today" was pushing the boundaries a bit though.
He was whining about an aching back yesterday, just trying to make him feel wanted (cos he aint finished the job yet ;D )
im a very needy person! i like to feel the love
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Hmm, time stamp of 11.50am? you didn't make it to work then?, i dunno two days on a shovel, one off to recover!, youth of today! ;D ;D ;D
hahaha I just seen this...
nice to know someone cares
;D
I thought "youth of today" was pushing the boundaries a bit though.
hahaha we need to go party somewhere lol, be some night... 8)
How about the first weekend in July.
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How can it be ridicule? he is younger than me :)
Really.
Now that can be read soooo many ways ;D
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How can it be ridicule? he is younger than me :)
Really.
favouritism or or gangland warfare, i still love you as friends
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Hmm, time stamp of 11.50am? you didn't make it to work then?, i dunno two days on a shovel, one off to recover!, youth of today! ;D ;D ;D
hahaha I just seen this...
nice to know someone cares
;D
I thought "youth of today" was pushing the boundaries a bit though.
hahaha we need to go party somewhere lol, be some night... 8)
How about the first weekend in July.
ever seen the film Edward scissor hands?
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Hmm, time stamp of 11.50am? you didn't make it to work then?, i dunno two days on a shovel, one off to recover!, youth of today! ;D ;D ;D
hahaha I just seen this...
nice to know someone cares
;D
I thought "youth of today" was pushing the boundaries a bit though.
hahaha we need to go party somewhere lol, be some night... 8)
How about the first weekend in July.
ever seen the film Edward scissor hands?
No. Why?
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ever seen the film Edward scissor hands?
No. Why?
Perhaps he wants you to cut the grass in Chugs field ready for the BBB.