2 minutes ago, sepulchrave said:

 

So not a Mondeo, Octavia or Superb but a VRS in drag, what does it all mean?

I'm not sure, I'm at a complete loss at this stage whether to throw more money at it or to change it, but i have so little money i will only be able to afford an old clapped out lemon like this again so I've no idea what to do with it to be honest

21 minutes ago, Tomjones1995 said:

2005 Volkswagen polo Gt tdi 1.9 PD130 BLT engine code thanks

 

OK pd 130 actually a great engine.

 

33 minutes ago, Tomjones1995 said:

The engine does shake quite violently when it idles rough but i very rarely get the gear selection issue now, its still knotchy occasionally in lower gears but nothing too major. To be honest, I was banking on a new clutch/dmf kit fixing the rest of the problems. Are all the things you suggested in an earlier post easy things for a garage to check?

 

Is it running on three cylinders at times? Have you had any codes read?

 

9 minutes ago, bigjohn said:

 

OK pd 130 actually a great engine.

 

 

Is it running on three cylinders at times? Have you had any codes read?

 

I used to think it was great until it needed a new head gasket and then it comes back running rough at idle and occasionally struggling to start from cold. I'm so fed up at this stage, all I'm after is a good, reliable car that doesn't spend most of its life in the garage. It seems to be pretty powerful so i would say no to running on 3 cylinders, only a glow plug fault read with an obd2 reader which was cleared after head gasket and hasn't returned

 

Thanks

Edited 12 February, 20197 yr by Tomjones1995

1 hour ago, Tomjones1995 said:

I used to think it was great until it needed a new head gasket and then it comes back running rough at idle and occasionally struggling to start from cold. I'm so fed up at this stage, all I'm after is a good, reliable car that doesn't spend most of its life in the garage. It seems to be pretty powerful so i would say no to running on 3 cylinders, only a glow plug fault read with an obd2 reader which was cleared after head gasket and hasn't returned

 

Thanks

 

Sounds like the timing is slightly off, you need to check the torsion value with VCDS, your symptoms are classic post timing belt change.

The PD is notoriously sensitive to fractional timing inaccuracy.

10 hours ago, sepulchrave said:

 

Sounds like the timing is slightly off, you need to check the torsion value with VCDS, your symptoms are classic post timing belt change.

The PD is notoriously sensitive to fractional timing inaccuracy.

Okay, do you know where i can get vcds from please? Also, it only struggles to start occasionally when its cold like maybe 1 in 3 sub 4oc starts and then once the engine is warm, it starts fine. Is that possibly the timing very slightly out too?

Edited 13 February, 20197 yr by Tomjones1995

VCDS Lite which is the free version is here...

 

www.ross-tech.com/vcds-lite/index.php

 

Not sure if the free version has what you need though. Others may know.

 

 

Edited 13 February, 20197 yr by TMB

1 hour ago, TMB said:

VCDS Lite which is the free version is here...

 

www.ross-tech.com/vcds-lite/index.php 

 

Not sure if the free version has what you need though. Others may know.

 

 

Just checked and you can't check the timing on it :( thanks for checking though

2 hours ago, Tomjones1995 said:

Just checked and you can't check the timing on it :( thanks for checking though

 

It's only ninety nine bux for a licence.

Money well spent.

11 minutes ago, sepulchrave said:

 

It's only ninety nine bux for a licence.

Money well spent.

Where did you find that it said £90, I thought they were £200 plus?

https://store.ross-tech.com/shop/vcdslitereg/

17 minutes ago, sepulchrave said:

https://store.ross-tech.com/shop/vcdslitereg/

What do they mean by third party interface? https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=USB+hex&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=FTDI+FT232+Chip&_sacat=0

Is this what they mean?

Edited 13 February, 20197 yr by Tomjones1995

36 minutes ago, Tomjones1995 said:

What do they mean by third party interface? https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=USB+hex&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=FTDI+FT232+Chip&_sacat=0

Is this what they mean?

 

Yes, check that the registered version does torsion value, pretty sure mine does.

3 minutes ago, sepulchrave said:

 

Yes, check that the registered version does torsion value, pretty sure mine does.

Okay, will do thanks

Purely out of curiosity. Does this sound like early DMF failure?

 

Possibly, hard to tell with the shaky video.

It seems like a DMF failing isn't a noise you can mistake! Unless it gets a lot worse than that, I wouldn't worry.

17 minutes ago, gman88667733 said:

Possibly, hard to tell with the shaky video.

It seems like a DMF failing isn't a noise you can mistake! Unless it gets a lot worse than that, I wouldn't worry.

I had hoped the audio was clearer than the video itself. The video was taken two years ago and recently that noise has disappeared and I get a fair amount of vibration through the cabin, steering wheel and pedals etc instead. It mostly vibrates around the 1,900rpm mark (like a very deep noted vibration) which is where the peak torque is on my engine, which makes me think it's early DMF failure. Just curious as I'm sure it could be worse than it is

Edited 25 February, 20197 yr by Tomjones1995

What mileage is your car on? A DMF will wear out eventually, so if you are past 90-100k miles, i'd say it is no surprise.

9 minutes ago, gman88667733 said:

What mileage is your car on? A DMF will wear out eventually, so if you are past 90-100k miles, i'd say it is no surprise.

135k. The noise in the video started around the 100k mark and left at roughly 130k to leave this deep vibration. I also get quite bad vibration through the steering wheel for the first 10 miles or so in the mornings and then it fades but that may be another issue. Are DMF's worse when cold do you know?

You are well into new DMF territory then! I believe they are worse when cold.

I'm sure i've seen a few posts of people saying that the rattles got better towards the end of the life of the DMF for some reason. If you have the funds and are looking at keeping the car going, I'd say it is due a new one. Or at least get a specialist to give a proper opinion.

39 minutes ago, gman88667733 said:

You are well into new DMF territory then! I believe they are worse when cold.

I'm sure i've seen a few posts of people saying that the rattles got better towards the end of the life of the DMF for some reason. If you have the funds and are looking at keeping the car going, I'd say it is due a new one. Or at least get a specialist to give a proper opinion.

That's handy to know. I am looking to keep the car long term, IMO it's way better than anything I can get in my current budget and it would suit me better to pay for all the work it needs. Thanks again

I think you're probably right, best to keep a car you know than to change for something unknown! Best of luck with it

1 minute ago, gman88667733 said:

I think you're probably right, best to keep a car you know than to change for something unknown! Best of luck with it

Exactly, better the devil you know they say. Thanks!