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  1. Mark Reilly

    Blue A2 at East Kilbride

    yes it was that one mine has roof bars aswell black with red and and needs a good paint job at the moment
  2. Mark Reilly

    Blue A2 at East Kilbride

    i spotted a 2005 silver one in Hamilton a fortnight ago going into garages across from equis could this be you
  3. Mark Reilly

    TDi rough starting with smoke..

    after fitting new plugs did u notice if light stayed on longer than it did , I had an issue with smokey start up as it was turning over a few times there was unburnt diesel causing smoke , anyway I tested glowplugs with meter all 3 open circuit so replaced , after replacement problem solved and...
  4. Mark Reilly

    balancer shaft chain amf

    spec on chain says closed link, and being internal I would be surprised to see a split link (week link)
  5. Mark Reilly

    Battery died and the car won't even jump start.

    the date is on the terminal post 2/05 by the looks original battery
  6. Mark Reilly

    balancer shaft chain amf

    thanks steve very usefull and reading between the lines its possible with engine in car , but think I will require to use a ramp as don't fancy it on my back lol
  7. Mark Reilly

    balancer shaft chain amf

    does anyone know if replacement of this is doable with engine in car or out and any special tools required for tensioner , will need to investigate further but sounds to me like my a2 has a slight rattle (sounds like a timing chain rattle )so convinced this is the cause , any feed back would be...
  8. Mark Reilly

    Battery died and the car won't even jump start.

    I used to maintain fleet of taxis sierra 2.3 diesels at the time some of them on 300000 plus miles and before overhaul the only way to start them was to tow as compression was so far down, they were the days lol
  9. Mark Reilly

    Temp 0 degrees

    compared to conventional engines theres 1 less cylinder so 1 less explosion so less heat to dissipate , that's my theory why they take so long for warm up
  10. Mark Reilly

    Temp 0 degrees

    if you start up and drive a tdi straight away without allowing a warm up period it will take an age to heat up I would allow car to idle and monitor the guage possibly for half hour with no heaters blowing (heater fan blowing acts like a cooling fan ) possible stat jammed open but I would...
  11. Mark Reilly

    Battery died and the car won't even jump start.

    very true , my set are commercials had them for years used to start pcv's /hgv
  12. Mark Reilly

    Battery died and the car won't even jump start.

    a bench charge might get it back for a bit but sounds like at 10v battery has dead cell , I'm assuming that earth cables checked and ok , when battery is that far down it will suck the life out of any jumper
  13. Mark Reilly

    Another TDI90 limp mode sufferer

    just a thought but I would think worth checking electrical connections at engine multiplug , the fact at no signal g40 intermitant could suggest poor connections especially if power not the strongest on start up regards mark
  14. Mark Reilly

    No electrics urgent help required

    also power for front windows main fuse is behind the left hand a pillar footwell trim 30 amp and there are fuses in main fusebox that also feed cccu circuits worth checking with multimeter 36,39,41,42 as visual inspections do not always find fuse blown
  15. Mark Reilly

    No electrics urgent help required

    what variation of cccu are you running as the older versions have known issues internally, version letter is at the end of part number printed on cccu
  16. Mark Reilly

    No electrics urgent help required

    all systems mentioned relate to the cccu (alarm hazards flashing , elec windows central locking etc ) but I'm with boxy on checking battery first as when its totally down with little to no power this can happen mark
  17. Mark Reilly

    Mot and HIDs

    if retrofitted hids are installed in a standard reflector then I would imagine the headlamp image would be incorrect in which case it should fail mot regardless the image should be sharp and kick up to left for uk roads , then the correct aim has to be achieved , I myself have never ventured to...
  18. Mark Reilly

    2004 TDI 90 Sudden loss of power. Limp Mode/Warning Light?

    not tried it myself but my reservation would be is the chemical makeup safe for all internal components of a turbo and what residue is left after using it
  19. Mark Reilly

    No communication to ecu

    main fuse at battery positive terminal then under passenger side footwell carpet
  20. Mark Reilly

    Fitting new gaitor and handbrake lever

    once the handle is slid of the handbrake the plastic couling is held with two plastic tabs at each side of the lever separate these and the couling will slide up over lever
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