Diesel Crank replacement

**Golf Loon** · 31-08-2006, 08:15 PM

Its not a secret.

GSF. German Sweedish and French. www.gsfcarparts.com

I just paid 70quid delivered for rings and bearings.

**smithy010** · 01-09-2006, 06:30 PM

It's cheaper from the states... just depends on freight charges.
Just over $100 from the states, and 130 from pommyland.
Do bearings come without the thrust washer attached these days? What are the advantages?

**hiho** · 22-09-2006, 06:08 PM

Hi Smithy, how is your diesel project coming along?

**smithy010** · 22-09-2006, 06:35 PM

It's been a little stalled by funding and uni keeping me busy.

I'll be getting engine bearings and seals soon, then it should be all go.

One thing i'm still concerned with..... I mentioned it in an earlier post, but when i pulled the bottom end down (locked inj pump and camshaft with flywheel at TDC mark). Now, i thought at this position that pot 1 should be at TDC, but in fact 1 was down, and 2 and 3 were up....

Is this a problem?

brackie · 22-09-2006, 08:18 PM

It's out of phase. Can't work out why but when you reassemble it set it back to TDC in all respects. Check that both valves on #1 cylinder are closed. (If the cam and ip are locked it's most of the way there anyway.)

**smithy010** · 22-09-2006, 11:52 PM

I could probably work it out if i thought about it, but is "Out of phase" bad? wouldn't the injector pump be timed as such? I think where the camshaft is locked, Pot 1 was low, and both valves are shut. I'll double check it.

**peter_j_g** · 23-09-2006, 03:45 AM

Is it possible that the flywheel which has the TDC mark on it can be put on 180 degrees from the correct pposition?

**smithy010** · 23-09-2006, 10:50 AM

That's not possible, because there are 6 holes in the flywheel and all of them are equally spaced, except for one of them- so it can only go on one way. WHy it says TDC on the flywheeel and isn't at TDC is beyond me.. suggestions?
How can it be 180 degrees out of phase? Is it a manufacture fault?

brackie · 23-09-2006, 12:57 PM

Mark.. If the #1 cylinder has both valves closed (points up), and the injection pump is fixed with a pin into the engine front plate, it must be at TDC. The chances of a manufacturing fault (TDC marks in the wrong place) are zero. Even if someone had put a flywheel from a different VAG car into it TDC would still be in the same place. Go back to basics and check the IP (you can do this with a "spill" test. Take of the #1 injector pipe and you should get diesel as the pump approaches point of injection for #1 cylinder). Then check your camshaft lobes at #1 to ensure that the valves are closed (check with a feeler guage). If both of these check out then you're at TDC