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Re: sudden car death (shuck's sucks)
BTW, shucks gave me the wrong fram filter...!!!
geordy wrote:
> I bought a new fuel filter today, no it's not a bosch....
> It's a fram, they had it in stock and it was $10 cheaper than
> the bosch, I hope no one has a problem with this!
>
> Now, my question, are these filters directional or is does
> it matter which way I hook it up? Should the seam face the
> front or the rear of the car?
>
> Cheapass Ron wrote:
>
>> Yes, there is a timing mark under the inspection cover
>> on the tranny. there is also a 6 deg mark, which
>> looks like a chisel mark. Just to the left of that,
>> viewed bending over the driver's fender, is a little
>> square protrusion (there's also one to the right, a
>> little farther away - you want the one to the left). Set the engine
>> there...easier to remove the plugs and
>> crank from the 19mm pulley bolt on the front end of
>> the crankshaft. Line that squarish mark up to the
>> indicator on the bottom of the inspection hole (you
>> have to remove the whole green plug, not just the
>> little clear thing in the middle, good luck). Then
>> check the timing mark on the cam...which should be at
>> 12:00 and aligned with the little pointer on the inner
>> cover. That should tell you whether the cam timing is
>> on or off.
>> AFA the fuel, easiest way to check is with a gauge and
>> a double-length banjo bolt...but these are not in
>> every garage. I'd guess the next easiest thing to to
>> is remove one injector, preferably all, point it into
>> a jar, jumper the fuel pump relay, and lift the
>> airflow sensor plate to make sure all spray
>> sufficiently...this procedure is in the Bentley. Cracking loose a
>> fuel line fitting from the filter
>> could tell you a little something, or maybe even
>> removing the return line to the tank and checking flow
>> there...that on 2nd though could be valuable because
>> that fuel has already been past the pressure
>> regulator.
>>
>> You do have a fat spark, right?
>>
>> And BTW, you *do* have the Bentley...or at least a
>> Haynes...right? No shit, the Bentley is super
>> valuable.
>>
>> Good luck, let me know how you progress.
>>
>> Ron
>>
>> --- Geordy Rostad <grostad@thresholdnetworks.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Cheapass Ron wrote:
>>>
>>>> NOw it's starting to sound like a fuel pump...but
>>>
>>>
>>> you
>>>
>>>> BTDT, right?
>>>
>>>
>>> Welllll, not exactly, I turn the key, I hear the
>>> fuel pump. Aside from that,
>>> I crank the motor and I think I still here the fuel
>>> pump. What is the easy way
>>> to check and see if I have actual flow?
>>>
>>>> Can you set it to TDC and see where the
>>>> cam mark lines up? That'll tell you whether your
>>>
>>>
>>> cam
>>>
>>>> timing is off.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> You mean the mark on the timing belt gear on the
>>> cam?
>>> And see if what lines up? Is there a mark under
>>> that
>>> inspection plug on the trans?
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ron
>>>> --- Geordy Rostad <grostad@thresholdnetworks.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone thing I may have a fuel problem? I
>>>>
>>>>
>>> just
>>>
>>>>> replace my injector seals btw.
>>>>> Could it be a fuel filter? Maybe I went over a
>>>>
>>>>
>>> bump
>>>
>>>>> and dislodged a grain of muck and clogged
>>>>> it? Could the fuel pump shaft separate from the
>>>>> pump mechanism so that it sounds like
>>>>> it's spraying fuel but actually not...? What is
>>>>> the easy method to check fuel flow?
>>>>>
>>>>> When I put the new airboot on it almost started
>>>>
>>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>>>> then died so I don't think it's spark
>>>>> or timing. It only does the almost start and
>>>>
>>>>
>>> then
>>>
>>>>> die thing after having sat for quite a
>>>>> while.
>>>>>
>>>>> Geordy
>>>>> '88 jetta 16v
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> geordy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I want to replace the t-belt anyways since I
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> have
>>>
>>>>> absolutely no idea
>>>>>
>>>>>> how long it has been on there.
>>>>>> BTW, It died when I hit a bump in the road, my
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> scirocco did the same
>>>>>
>>>>>> thing to my brother one
>>>>>> time, he hit a bump (or jump) in the road and
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> threw the timing off and
>>>>>
>>>>>> it ran shitty all the way home.
>>>>>> Mine just died, I wonder what's up...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I put the airbox/intake stuff back together and
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> the car still wouldn't
>>>>>
>>>>>> start. I left all of the other
>>>>>> belts off however... I wouldn't think that
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> would
>>>
>>>>> be a problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>> 16v Jason wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Doesn't have to be that huge!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you were able to see daylight in there, you
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> have about 0 chance
>>>>>
>>>>>>> that the car will run.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That's your problem from the sound of it. Try
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>> to
>>>
>>>>> start the car with
>>>>>
>>>>>>> a new one on there before you kill yourself
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> checking the timing belt.
>>>>>
>>>>>>> And why you going through so much trouble to
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> check the belt this
>>>>>
>>>>>>> way? Couldn't you just have taken the upper
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> cover off without doing
>>>>>
>>>>>>> all that other shit?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jason
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> At 01:17 AM 5/9/01 , Geordy Rostad wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's not THAT large, but when I removed the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>> pipe
>>>
>>>>> between the two
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> boots I saw
>>>>>>>> daylight...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Brett Van Sprewenburg wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Also, I have noticed a big tear in the
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>> throttle body air boot.
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Just so I can be the first.... :)
>>>>>>>>> But this is probably the reason your car
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>> won't
>>>
>>>>> run, or start, or
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> what-ever...
>>>>>>>>> Any tear in the boot is likely to cause
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>> running
>>>
>>>>> problems, a large
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> one will cause the car not to run at
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> all...probably got your culprit
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> there.
>>>>>>>>> ==Brett
>>>>>>>>> \/ '84 Scirocco (ITB racer 2B) | "Hot VW's,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> take two home. They're
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> small"
>>>>>>>>> \/\/ '88 Scirocco 16v (Show), '92 Passat 16v
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> (Winter+) | -
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> brett@netacc.net
>>>>>>>>>
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