2000 jetta TDi

[M4wdFab]

man im glad this thing isnt a customer car haha


bad luck and continue to screw myself.


looks like i need a rear caliper, and snapped a fuel fitting on second dis-assembly of fuel filter to fill.




brakes are odd- first half pump tight, then terrible squishy.  going to do a full bleed, then replace the sticky rear caliper.  zone and advance were way to proud of them to just grab and go.  kinda lost my ebrake so that needs some adjustment i guess.

oil changed.  driving.  ride much better.  still some clanks up front. 

[mr.mindless]

brake squish and ebrake probably related? rear calipers need to come back out. self adjusts with ebrake application IIRC

[M4wdFab]

ya that rear caliper needs to get replaced.  the piston dust seal was torn / flapping.  left side appears to be newer and retracted easily. 

gona do a fluid level check also.  something goofy could be going on if its way over filled

[mr.mindless]

for some reason that reminded me of an ABS bleed mode that can be triggered in the computer.

I think that was only if the master or ABS pump was replaced though, so hopefully nevermind on that.

[M4wdFab]

this thing is getting on my nerves

front driver wheel bearing had play and was def shot.  you have to pull the knuckle and press in new parts.  done.

still makes humm like a jet ski


abs issues taken care of with rear sensor swap.  PITA but done. 


abs functional in a panic stop, brakes are weird until a few cycles after a panic stop. 

running it for now.  rear hubs dont look at all like they want to come out easy. 

[M4wdFab]

has been cold starting ok so far

let me down this morning.  4 failed cranking starts with 3 key cycles each.  pleanty of crank but no fire.  not even a pop.


Truck said -8F after walking over to the shop. 



booooo.

[rejeep]

dipstick oil heater...

[M4wdFab]

haha

[M4wdFab]

outlawed in Canada from car fires lol

cant use in plastic dipstick tubes (like VW)

[rejeep]

I have them here

[mr.mindless]

They'll start fine without glowplugs until it actually gets cold. can check resistance on them, or can just replace them and the harness and be done with it "forever".

[M4wdFab]

i figured a glow plug failure would be known to CEL

something def partly works cause it gets mad if you dont cycle the key enough

[mr.mindless]

you probably have 2-3 at least kinda working. but not 4 fully working.

[Harrison]

Mercedes glow plug light stops illuminating if more than one plug goes bad. I've replaced 3 total so far. In low teens at night leaving work, it usually takes 5 attempts to start. I let the glowplugs glow for about 25 seconds as the relay keeps them on for 30 seconds even after the light goes off.

Do the glow plugs stick right into the combustion chamber on an DI?

[Wingman]

Skip the technical stuff and spray some ether in the air cleaner.