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Wifes car, 1.9 BXE auto, now has orange steering wheel symbol lit up. I wonder if it's low on fluid (don't laugh) then quickly discover it's not going to be that. Hey! I didn't know. I try the old lock to lock trick, it doesn't work. I check the fuse with a multi meter, seems fine. So, what else could it be before I get to the pump and what could I try within the realms of reasonable cost (to myself) ? Pump wise, where is that located? I have tried searching this forum and youtube to no avail. Suggestions, tips and cheats all gratefully received. It's also got a lazy starter motor, but I can't see that from above either so advice appreciated.

Hi guys Wifes car, a 1.9 TDI, automatic, with BXE engine. It's just had an MOT, which required new cv boots, and I've just changed the one way pulley on the alternator as it's been juddering its noggins off for, admittedly, a couple of years now, surely. So that's all done. Anyway, I drove it home and parked it up, but it felt funny. With the car in park, and the engine running, I could feel a vibration through the seat, that wasn't there before. I've read that it could be nothing more serious than a blocked injector/dodgy connection or an engine mount that has seen better days. Any suggestions? Maybe you've had a similar thing. Many thanks in advance

OK, thread revival time. I never did get round to investigating the horrid noise. Anyway, as luck (for her) would have it, I volunteered to take it for MOT to the garage near where I work as we all use this garage (Magna Carta, in Egham). It failed the MOT due to CV boots, usual MOT thing aren't they! anyway, so the chief mech in there, Chris, top bloke, told me off the top of his head, the alternator pulley is shot. I bought a tool to do the job, bought a pulley, replaced the alternator pulley, the noise has gone.

oh yeah, forgot to say that before that, I got it scanned. Had a code of P0403, pointing to the egr.

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Hi guys. Right, so, 2.0L TDI 140, 2009 era, manual gbox'd VAG car. Driving along this morning and suddenly the glow plug light came on and started flashing. This went away when I did the ol' IT trick, of turning it off and on again, but soon came back on. Not only that, but now, the EML has come on too, presumably to keep the glow plug light company. Car is in limp mode, obviously, and sounds lumpy AF when started after being left a while. When I switched the car off, I had the bonnet up, and after switching ignition off, I heard a couple of, what I can only describe as, squelches. My ol' obd reader isn't reading any codes, probably due to its age. This is my daily, so priority is paramount.. Suggestions based on experience at this stage will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance

Good idea MicMac. The tensioner was moving around a lot when I looked at it the other week, because I remember my Mk1 doing a similar thing.

I popped the cover off and it still makes a noise. I charged the battery up and it turns over ok. It's my wifes car, and because she's a blue badge holder, she doesn't drive it everyday like most of do when we use it for commuting, so might just have run down through lack of use, but she has killed batteries in the past, so it might be safe to assume this one too has seen the best years of its life, being only a 75ah and not getting used everyday. Still doesn't solve why it sounds a bit rough.

I was due to check that, but now it's mashing down with rain. Not to mention that I went to start the car and the battery was flat. I say flat, it had 11.6v but would barely turn over. Does that sound like the starter motor has pooed its pants? Maybe that was the horrible sound I alluded to in my original post. How can I check for sure the starter is toss?

Just reading this as my wifes car has a similar thing, also sounds rough, but I think that's something else.

OK, that's audio only for some reason. It shows and plays as a video on my pc. Anyway, there's a knocking noise in there, and I don't believe it belongs there.

Cheers for that Micmac, the battery isn't that old, but it isn't my car either. I'm wondering also, if someone could tell me what this god awful noise is? I think it may either be the belt tensioner bearing, or the clutch mechanism on the alternator, which was an issue I had on my Mk 1 L&K. engine 1.mp4

Agreed. I've been trying to film it, but it's gotta happen while filming.

When the key is released. It sounds like it's fired, then you let go, and it cuts. So you turn the key again, and as it spins, give a bit of gas, and it'll take. It is also intermittent, but mostly after a run, so when its all warmed up. Doesn't happen cold, I've just tried. Filmed it half a dozen times on a cold engine, deleted them all, lol.

Hi guys, and girls My wife has a 1.9 ambiente. 105 btw, so nothing fancy. Anyway. When one turns the key, it sounds rough as a badgers jacksie. Sometimes, it has to be started again and given a tiny bit of pedal, as it cuts out as soon as you let of of the key. The noise then settles down, but she isn't as quiet as it once was. I had wondered if it was starter related, but I'm not sure. Also, it's more prone to doing this when the engine is warm. Any ideas folks? Please don't tell me it's something expensive