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Bollocks. VAG strike again, twice in one day.
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Re: Bollocks. VAG strike again, twice in one day. -
03-29-2007
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In news:jNidncFv47i9o5HbRVnyuwA (AT) pipex (DOT) net, Vamp <None (AT) none (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith; Ah, my beloved Mk2 GTi decided today was a good day to knacker not just one but two piston rings. Bollocks, buggery titwank. I am getting seriously pissed off with superior German machinery, having said that, the Audi has at least got soft-touch everything, it's even got a soft-response throttle at the moment... Aha ... Liverpudlian man wants a Rover 416Si that'll keep him going and doesn't blow head gaskets/pistons. Not while bus passes exist I don't. It's an excuse to do a 2.0 transplant to the GTi if nothing else.. what no VR6 transplant? whats the point!  The point is I need my lovely Golf back, upgrading it to a 2.0 will work out slightly *cheaper* than rebuilding the 1.8 and is *piss easy*, requires *no faffing* about changing bloody fuseboxes and dash clocks, looks pretty standard and gives me more torque. *It'll also bolt in.* I'd love to throw a VR6 lump in it, or even the G60 lump, but that'd take more than about 4 hours from start to finish. I might VR6 it next year just for the noise. I'll fit damped grab handles while I'm at it. |
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In news:euhtfd$97g$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org, Pete M <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wittered on forthwith; In news:jNidncFv47i9o5HbRVnyuwA (AT) pipex (DOT) net, Vamp <None (AT) none (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith; Ah, my beloved Mk2 GTi decided today was a good day to knacker not just one but two piston rings. Bollocks, buggery titwank. I am getting seriously pissed off with superior German machinery, having said that, the Audi has at least got soft-touch everything, it's even got a soft-response throttle at the moment... Aha ... Liverpudlian man wants a Rover 416Si that'll keep him going and doesn't blow head gaskets/pistons. Not while bus passes exist I don't. It's an excuse to do a 2.0 transplant to the GTi if nothing else.. what no VR6 transplant? whats the point! The point is I need my lovely Golf back, upgrading it to a 2.0 will work out slightly *cheaper* than rebuilding the 1.8 and is *piss easy*, requires *no faffing* about changing bloody fuseboxes and dash clocks, looks pretty standard and gives me more torque. *It'll also bolt in.* I'd love to throw a VR6 lump in it, or even the G60 lump, but that'd take more than about 4 hours from start to finish. I might VR6 it next year just for the noise. I'll fit damped grab handles while I'm at it. I just thought I'd highlight the most important bits of my last post... |
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In the meanwhile I got my hands on a '99 Audi A6 V6 TDi Avant, which has developed a serious lack of go. I think the fly by wire throttle thingy is a bit fucked, it revs ok until its under load.. then it's slower than an Atlantean bus with low compression and flat tyres. I'm about to have a GooglefestT to see if there's an easy cure for that... |
just need a new AFM - don't be tempted with a cheap pattern one off
eBay, get a Bosch original.
HTH
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JackH
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In the meanwhile I got my hands on a '99 Audi A6 V6 TDi Avant, which has developed a serious lack of go. I think the fly by wire throttle thingy is a bit fucked, it revs ok until its under load.. then it's slower than an Atlantean bus with low compression and flat tyres. I'm about to have a GooglefestT to see if there's an easy cure for that... |
electronic throttle- they usually work- and failure mode is a stuck circa
1400rpm idle and nothing more and MIL on.
Tim.
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In news:MPG.20763d58f05155ce13d0 (AT) news (DOT) individual.net, Elder <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith; In article <eugv0v$3tf$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org>, pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressed...er (DOT) co.uk says... Bollocks, buggery titwank. I am getting seriously pissed off with superior German machinery, having said that, the Audi has at least got soft-touch everything, it's even got a soft-response throttle at the moment... Wanna buy a Rangie, I'm making practically nothing on it know what I mean Not right now, Dude... At present my fleet is a Mk1 Golf GTi with no MOT (this is also not exactly easy to get to, it's up a friends path and he ain't local), the Audi with about 40 bhp, the Mk2 in dire need of an engine transplant, the 190E with a semi-stripped motor and bugger all else. The Merc will take longer than the Golf to fix, the Golf is an easy repair provided I can find a decent ABB motor tomorrow, the Audi will have to wait... at the moment I'd love another Rangie but I ain't got room or spare cash.. |
from a MK3 with the PB head. Anyway, do tell me how the MPG and performance
is afterwards. If it's a decent trade off, I might get round to doing it to
my 8V, but I'm liable to end up doing a lot of miles for work so need it to
be vaguely economical.
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On 29 Mar, 19:03, "Pete M" pete.mur... (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote: In the meanwhile I got my hands on a '99 Audi A6 V6 TDi Avant, which has developed a serious lack of go. I think the fly by wire throttle thingy is a bit fucked, it revs ok until its under load.. then it's slower than an Atlantean bus with low compression and flat tyres. I'm about to have a GooglefestT to see if there's an easy cure for that... Like almost every other VAG TDI that performs poorly, it'll probably just need a new AFM - don't be tempted with a cheap pattern one off eBay, get a Bosch original. |
Every car, without fail, that's fitted with one has issues with 'em.
Quite funny - in the Alfa group, the only issues people appear to be
having these days are with the Bosch sensors and ECUs.
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jackhackettuk (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk> wrote: On 29 Mar, 19:03, "Pete M" pete.mur... (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote: In the meanwhile I got my hands on a '99 Audi A6 V6 TDi Avant, which has developed a serious lack of go. I think the fly by wire throttle thingy is a bit fucked, it revs ok until its under load.. then it's slower than an Atlantean bus with low compression and flat tyres. I'm about to have a GooglefestT to see if there's an easy cure for that... Like almost every other VAG TDI that performs poorly, it'll probably just need a new AFM - don't be tempted with a cheap pattern one off eBay, get a Bosch original. What is it with those Bosch AFMs? Every car, without fail, that's fitted with one has issues with 'em. Quite funny - in the Alfa group, the only issues people appear to be having these days are with the Bosch sensors and ECUs. |
interior build quality, bizarre electrical problems and crap
manufacturer aftersales support?
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SteveH wrote: jackhacket... (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk> wrote: On 29 Mar, 19:03, "Pete M" pete.mur... (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote: In the meanwhile I got my hands on a '99 Audi A6 V6 TDi Avant, which has developed a serious lack of go. I think the fly by wire throttle thingy is a bit fucked, it revs ok until its under load.. then it's slower than an Atlantean bus with low compression and flat tyres. I'm about to have a GooglefestT to see if there's an easy cure for that... Like almost every other VAG TDI that performs poorly, it'll probably just need a new AFM - don't be tempted with a cheap pattern one off eBay, get a Bosch original. What is it with those Bosch AFMs? Every car, without fail, that's fitted with one has issues with 'em. Quite funny - in the Alfa group, the only issues people appear to be having these days are with the Bosch sensors and ECUs. Is that because they all expect the problems with the iffy trim, poor interior build quality, bizarre electrical problems and crap manufacturer aftersales support? |
never get nearly as much actual road use as the VAG products afflicted
with said AFMs, and therefore spend more time in the dealers when they
could be out soiling their AFMs.
HTH
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JackH
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On 30 Mar, 14:19, Douglas Payne <doug... (AT) cheerful (DOT) com> wrote: SteveH wrote: Quite funny - in the Alfa group, the only issues people appear to be having these days are with the Bosch sensors and ECUs. Is that because they all expect the problems with the iffy trim, poor interior build quality, bizarre electrical problems and crap manufacturer aftersales support? No... it's because due to the above said problems, the cars concerned never get nearly as much actual road use as the VAG products afflicted with said AFMs, and therefore spend more time in the dealers when they could be out soiling their AFMs. |
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jackhacket... (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk> wrote: On 29 Mar, 19:03, "Pete M" pete.mur... (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote: In the meanwhile I got my hands on a '99 Audi A6 V6 TDi Avant, which has developed a serious lack of go. I think the fly by wire throttle thingy is a bit fucked, it revs ok until its under load.. then it's slower than an Atlantean bus with low compression and flat tyres. I'm about to have a GooglefestT to see if there's an easy cure for that... Like almost every other VAG TDI that performs poorly, it'll probably just need a new AFM - don't be tempted with a cheap pattern one off eBay, get a Bosch original. What is it with those Bosch AFMs? |
However, before reeling off an anti VAG tirade, see below...
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Every car, without fail, that's fitted with one has issues with 'em. |
go on them.
Hardly an issue given:
A: The car still runs with the AFM malfunctioning, and therefore
doesn't leave you at the mercy of the AA etc.
B: It's a part that costs under £100 once every four years or so -
hardly an outrageous amount, and cheaper than a full engine
replacement as seems to be the case with so many fubar 156s you see
advertised these days.
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