Mk III TDI

[yowie]

finally located a MkIII TDI.
Its original everything, including an auto box.
Interested in an economical daily driver for the teen, nothing flash
Would have loved manual, not sure what else I would change, done 211,000 kays some blow-back, otherwise sound, all maintenance suggestions welcome.
http://liveimages.carsales.com.au/pr...616580476.jpg/

[HaydEn]

Noice.

Blow back is what you want in a diesel

[yowie]

Thanks mate, what would I know?
All good. Cant find the trip meter

[Gigitt]

And they say you can't find Hens Teeth!
Pretty lucky to get an Auto.

Once you get it take the Intake off and clean it out... as well as the charge piping and Intercooler...
Intake will be choked with muck and intercooler will have oil in it... It is not serious and ALL TDI's have this problem.
Cleaning them will Help breathability and reduce the soot out the back and up the performance back to original - You will ceiratinly need it with the Auto as it is slugish in a TDI.

Does it Have Criuse Control? - It you want it... all you need to add is the Steering Colum Stalk and hook up the wires... it's all Controlled via the ECU

[yowie]

And they say you can't find Hens Teeth!
Pretty lucky to get an Auto.

Once you get it take the Intake off and clean it out... as well as the charge piping and Intercooler...
Intake will be choked with muck and intercooler will have oil in it... It is not serious and ALL TDI's have this problem.
Cleaning them will Help breathability and reduce the soot out the back and up the performance back to original - You will ceiratinly need it with the Auto as it is slugish in a TDI.

Does it Have Criuse Control? - It you want it... all you need to add is the Steering Colum Stalk and hook up the wires... it's all Controlled via the ECU

Thanks Gigitt,
And thanks for the tips, it certainly needs some performance happening.
I will also be guessing as to which pipes are which, but cleaning anything can only help...
Service records are good for all but the last 30,000, so not assuming.

And we feel lucky, as some in here will know, been looking for a good while
It does have a cruise control stalk.
I am not sure how to engage it, different from the MkV anyway.

I wasn't aware the auto was rare, would have preferred manual as it is sluggish, but that's what they had, so.
Will get some pics up. I think I have to revisit photobucket anyway

[sparkie]

To find the trip counter, turn the ignition on, and press the button under the odometer, it switches between odo and trip, but only with ignition on. To engage cruise, turn the front switch situated about 3/4 in down the stalk to the left and then press the switch on the end of the stalk in at the desired speed!. Good luck, I would never call my Tdi sluggish, so either it's the auto sapping the power or mine's been flashed!

[Buller_Scott]

Once you get it take the Intake off and clean it out... as well as the charge piping and Intercooler...
Intake will be choked with muck and intercooler will have oil in it... It is not serious and ALL TDI's have this problem.

dont be worried about oil in the intercooler - i once spent time flushing the piping and intercooler out, put it all together, took it for a drive, and the next day there was oil in the intercooler again, haha.

nice find! mk3 tdi is rad.

[Gigitt]

dont be worried about oil in the intercooler - i once spent time flushing the piping and intercooler out, put it all together, took it for a drive, and the next day there was oil in the intercooler again, haha.

hence why you install an oil air separator catch can - on the PCV !!!
I made the one in my Mk3 (before Provents were around)
My Mk5 Jetta TDI has a Provent 200

[Gigitt]

Oh dude...

Salt = rust, no matter how well you wash.
(And Sand)

At least the bumper is plastic so it will hide anything that might rust.

Rear bearings are not water tight - nothing is really. Rear bearing are races on spindle that is attached to rear beam.

You should have spotted a bloke with a 4x4 a fiver ($) to launch the boat for you. and another fiver to pull it out.
Yeah tow it by all means, but get someone else to put their car/4x4 into the water.

One thing to wash thoroughly is the aluminium brake weight propertioning valve on LHS of car attached to the rear torsion beam.
All the rear brake lines attach to this and there is a metal plate with a spring and rubber boot covered piston.

[yowie]

Thanks, Yes, I thought the same. Its a school thing, might get a parent with 4x4 next time.
It wasnt a tow, just a club boat needing a 30m launch.
I will get the bearings done and wash that valve and spray fish oil.
Including up behind and under the bumper.
I pulled the spare wheel and that looks fine in there.