Mr Wizard
Veteran Member
Hey Guys,
I purchased a 01 TDI a few weeks ago and unfortunately have been having problems with it ever sense.
The other day I was driving it and it hesitated a few times and then died. Got it pulled over and discovered that fuel was leaking from the injection pump. Upon further investigation I found the engine would run after prolonged cranking and fuel would come pouring out at the gap between the cast head and the rest of the pump.
I did some research on it and found that Dieselgeek has a repair kit. This has been ordered. A few questions though.
1. In the instructions it links back to a TDIClub article regarding rotating the engine such that the Injection Pump piston was at maximum extension. What is the best was of doing this on these engines? Usually I would put a breaker bar on the crank nut and haul it around. Does this work on these cars? Or is the best way to kick the starter?
1B. If kicking the starter is the way to go, how do you go about ensuring that the engine does not start? On gas cars you could pull the ECU fuse so that the injectors do not fire. Is there a way of doing that to an injection pump? Changing something electrically so no fuel goes in? Or does the electric system just alter the fuel flow a little bit?
2. Are there specific torques to use? I was told 8-10 ft lbs for the T30 bolts, but that leaves quite a few others.
3. When I was looking at the injection pump it looks like there is a gap between the cast head and the rest of the pump. It appears that this is supossed to be there as there are bosses around the bolts which are firmly contacted to the aluminum. Is this something to be worried about? Just looking for general comments on this one.
Thanks
Christian
I purchased a 01 TDI a few weeks ago and unfortunately have been having problems with it ever sense.
The other day I was driving it and it hesitated a few times and then died. Got it pulled over and discovered that fuel was leaking from the injection pump. Upon further investigation I found the engine would run after prolonged cranking and fuel would come pouring out at the gap between the cast head and the rest of the pump.
I did some research on it and found that Dieselgeek has a repair kit. This has been ordered. A few questions though.
1. In the instructions it links back to a TDIClub article regarding rotating the engine such that the Injection Pump piston was at maximum extension. What is the best was of doing this on these engines? Usually I would put a breaker bar on the crank nut and haul it around. Does this work on these cars? Or is the best way to kick the starter?
1B. If kicking the starter is the way to go, how do you go about ensuring that the engine does not start? On gas cars you could pull the ECU fuse so that the injectors do not fire. Is there a way of doing that to an injection pump? Changing something electrically so no fuel goes in? Or does the electric system just alter the fuel flow a little bit?
2. Are there specific torques to use? I was told 8-10 ft lbs for the T30 bolts, but that leaves quite a few others.
3. When I was looking at the injection pump it looks like there is a gap between the cast head and the rest of the pump. It appears that this is supossed to be there as there are bosses around the bolts which are firmly contacted to the aluminum. Is this something to be worried about? Just looking for general comments on this one.
Thanks
Christian