Cambelt + Water Pump Replacement - Official guidance
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Confuse the situation more how about the rover 200 diesel with three glow plugs on a four cylinder? Or perhaps that forth cylinder was for show
2x V16 British Polar generator sets on Oberon class Diesel electric sub’. Betty Swollocks every day.
Sorry, I thought we were on the T6 forum talking about VW diesels, which use secondary residual heat from the in-cylinder glow plugs as part of the integral design of the combustion chamber.
I found this in SSP-316 regarding Extended Glow period, it is not activated if coolant temperature is above 20 degC.
Obviously a compression ignition engine isn’t using a glow plug as a spark plug! It seems VW are using extended glow to reduce emissions?
Obviously a compression ignition engine isn’t using a glow plug as a spark plug! It seems VW are using extended glow to reduce emissions?
I think you are confusing diesel engine operation where injection of high pressure atomised fuel into the high temperature environment of compressed air causes the fuel to ignite with a glowplug engine as used in Radio-Controlled models, which runs on Nitromethane.
In those, each combustion cycle keeps the platinum glowplug filament hot and ignites the mixture on the next cycle.
Not the same process.
In those, each combustion cycle keeps the platinum glowplug filament hot and ignites the mixture on the next cycle.
Not the same process.
Off on a tangent another this to contemplate is if anyone is thinking of going down the aftermarket belt route is to ask who makes the bearings, I’m sure the engineers on here will agree that it’s not to be overlooked the quality of there parts, don’t want any old willy woo sung bearing that’s 10% grit from new
Grow up. You blithely stated the above general sweeping statement. You were corrected on that.
Hi all, have been reading this thread (all of it!) with interest.
My van is a 66 plate 102ps and has done 50,000 miles, bought second hand last summer.
It’s now due an annual service, so I think I’m going to get the water pump/cam belt done at the same time.
I understand that there was a cambelt recall, which kind of makes me think that going to a dealer is the way to go, to see if it’s affected by this or anything else as I’m not sure of the service history.
Was originally thinking of going to a local independent, but they won’t know this presumably?
I’m near Hampton Court in SW London, so Lookers in Hersham is the nearest I believe, anyone used them?
They are quoting £179 for an annual service and £549 for the cambelt and pump, is this reasonable?
Any advice or feedback welcomed! Thanks.
My van is a 66 plate 102ps and has done 50,000 miles, bought second hand last summer.
It’s now due an annual service, so I think I’m going to get the water pump/cam belt done at the same time.
I understand that there was a cambelt recall, which kind of makes me think that going to a dealer is the way to go, to see if it’s affected by this or anything else as I’m not sure of the service history.
Was originally thinking of going to a local independent, but they won’t know this presumably?
I’m near Hampton Court in SW London, so Lookers in Hersham is the nearest I believe, anyone used them?
They are quoting £179 for an annual service and £549 for the cambelt and pump, is this reasonable?
Any advice or feedback welcomed! Thanks.
The price is approx what I paid (including vat)with breeze vw dealer here in Southampton . Yes
That's an ok price.
Thanks for the quick reply!
I’ll see if the van is affected by the recall, and if so I’ll be expecting a discount on the £549 price!
Will report back.
I’m also going to ask them to look at an intermittent fault with my passenger side fog light which intermittently goes on or off. Any advice on any DIY troubleshooting before I take it in?
Re the light. I'd try the bulb holder first. Sounds more like an earthing issue.
