Well maybe not fixed. I've been out of town off and on so I am just now getting back to it.
It is smoking off and on, power seems good, MPG sucks at 32 mpg (it normally sits at 42). I let it warm up to about 78 deg c and drove it down the road to warm it up a bit so i could check my timing...
:D I got it fixed!! :D
Here is what I did and how much it helped.
New filter - no more bubble in fuel line but power still bad and smokes still.
diesel purge - Way better but still slow and smokes.
clean intake - OMG better than ever!!!
I guess the injectors were screwed and with the...
thats kinda what i was thinking, it is not misting the fuel quite like it needs to. I will see if i can try that tomorrow and see if it helps any. I know i did wrong...just trying to get it back in the game.
A simply modified 7mm socket will get you the same thing. Simply use a dremel and remove material off of three of the interior surfaces to make it a triangle shape. took me about 5 minutes, cost was near nothing and it worked great.
:o I'm a bit embarrassed about this, but here goes, I was trying to clean my garage and found some old oils stashed that I was using for alternative fuel on my 85 jetta td. To get rid of it I put in the fuel tank of my B4. About that same time it started smoking like no end and lost all...
A simply modified 7mm socket will cheaply replace the metalnerd tamper socket.
Get a 6 sided 7mm socket
grind the end till the 6 inside walls extend to the very edge
use a rotary tool to eat away at 3 of the interior walls
eat away at them untill it basically neatly joins the adjoining...
I have a '96 TDI Passat, I love it BTW, with some air conditioning system troubles. I think I know what is going on but only have a week to get it fixed and not so much money to try and try again, so I am asking for your help in confirming or rejecting my diagnosis.
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1. Ambient air...
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