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Originally posted by TommyP View Post
Almost, I’m also changing the timing belt as it’s drenched in out and I think I’ve got to helicoil the cam caps as I’m sure the leak is from them being over tightened. I’ll probably shave the metal spacers down a tad too so it clamps down a bit better.
The loom and conversion is pretty simple and like the non Tdi looms it’s glaringly obvious what plugs into what. There’s just some confusion surrounding the Volvo pump as a few people have said I may need to re pin the plug as they wire slightly differently. I’ll need to get hold of some diagrams I think.
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Originally posted by S49 View Post
Whats the reasoning behind ditching the MTDI?
Ultimately, I don’t actually need to ditch the mTdi at all but rational thinking has never been my forte and I’m highly impulsive. I had the idea in my head of going ECU for a couple months but never seriously considered it. The latest gearbox carnage has obviously pulled it off the road so me and some Famous Grouse just decided we may as well.
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Is it the torque or the power you are getting thats killing the boxes.The 1.8 turbo in AEB form is listed at 148BHP standard and thats how it'll stay which ever van it goes in.If i could drop on a cheap/rusty 2.0 van i'd transplant that into the doka as i just love the way Mols drives. Not after big power me. I found out with the first Mini that as the power increased it got less reliable.What ever you do mate dont stop, your an inspiration to us behind the times T4 sheep.
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Originally posted by S49 View PostIs it the torque or the power you are getting thats killing the boxes.The 1.8 turbo in AEB form is listed at 148BHP standard and thats how it'll stay which ever van it goes in.If i could drop on a cheap/rusty 2.0 van i'd transplant that into the doka as i just love the way Mols drives. Not after big power me. I found out with the first Mini that as the power increased it got less reliable.What ever you do mate dont stop, your an inspiration to us behind the times T4 sheep.
Talking of petrols, I’m thinking about getting hold of a T4 2.5 petrol engine to look at, I think turboing one of them would be a great crack if it’s possible. The engine shares a common block with the old Audi UR Quattro so imagine that in a van! I’m not usually a fan of petrols on these vans but……..Yes. Fucking. Please! I do would.
I dunno about an inspiration, maybe a good source of amusement? I could get on board with that notion.
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The Tdi airbox arrived from Reg today. I need this as the MAF bolts to it.
IP belt came but it was just that, belt only, I need the kit that has the tensioner and guide with it so I’ll have to take a proper look, a quick search earlier only found £80-£90 kits and I’m not paying that. I think my local factors might be of help here.
Got the little bit that screws onto the concentric slave cylinder for the clutch line.
Picked up the gearbox from the specialist. He said it was perfect and not worth even putting bearings in, this is the free box from Reg I picked up the other week when I ran some bits down to him. The box is the early type that has the extra cable from the linkage that lifts and pin/plunger thingy in the box to let you get it into reverse. The cable isn’t made anymore by anyone and I bet this has written off a few vans. There’s a guy on Facebook that rebuilds them but naturally keeps his cards close to his chest regarding modifying the inside but it’s so fucking simple it’s unreal:
And this is what it looks like after it’s been ‘machined’ (with a grinder): that’s it! The box now goes into reverse without the need of the cable so it’s just reuse the standard linkage. I thought the purpose of it was to stop you going from 5th to reverse as the ACV’s don’t have a push down shifter I’m told. Well I can’t understand it as the later boxes don’t have it at all and also with a pair of grips on the selector shaft, you can’t go from 5th to reverse anyway? So what’s the fucking point VW?!?!? Worst case, if it can go from 5th to reverse when it’s all fitted, I’ll add a little bit into the lever in the cab to stop it going in without being pushed down as my shifter does that. Easy peasey.
Got the clutch back with organic linings now. I’ve had more material added to it as the pressure plate has more metal available to it than the friction material so now I have a 230mm clutch. It’s also got more material on the inside and all of it contacts either the flywheel or the pressure plate so I’m living the dream with that. Also the material is better. To talk in extremes, the standard material feels like hard plastic whereas the new stuff feels like cork. Again, talking in extremes but I think of it like tyres, harder compound, worse grip. So I guess my clutch will wear faster than a standard one but I’m not bothered in the slightest as the mTdi made the one rated at 300lbsft slip so this should work better.
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Originally posted by S49 View Postd-9 seemed to think it was too much trouble to turbo the 2.5 petrol. Trouble is that sounds like a challenge.
Just imagine the sound of the thing though!
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Originally posted by arfur fox-acre View PostNot sure if I have the wrong end of the stick regarding what a push down shifter is but my acv you have to push down for reverse. Hope this helps
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Originally posted by TommyP View Post
Wait just one cotton picking second. Did you just offer some advice/information on T4’s Arf? I shall assume this was an error on your part.
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