Thread: NEW CAR!!

right, so viscous fan hub spanner arrived, got the fan and guard outta the way, now im having a hell of a time getting the PAS pulley off... any tips? destroyed one 10mm socket so far.

Originally Posted by sandman

right, so viscous fan hub spanner arrived, got the fan and guard outta the way, now im having a hell of a time getting the PAS pulley off... any tips? destroyed one 10mm socket so far.

Never taken it off, but WD40 soaking?

already soaking, will try again soon.

Sandman, have a look at my thread. Same problem.
I ended up having to cut the bolts off

ARGH rounded bolt - 300tdi PAS pump pulley

thanks tomalophicon, been poring over your thread. yikes, into the engine bay i go with the cutting wheel. a little afraid, oh well, at least i have a new pulley if i really screw it up....

this is taking quite a while, but i'm doing it all myself, when i get the time to, and when it's not freezing cold outside.
finally got the old PAS pump out, now to fit the new one, grind some bolts to fit, and bleed the system... not quite sure what's involved with that, will bug when i'm ready to tackle it.
thanks again for all your help everbody.

For the leaking heater I would advise that you bypass the heater core by removing the hoses and joining them together in the engine bay, as it is a dash removal job to get to the core,that way you should be able to get the correct radiator water pressure for cooling, I too recommend that you fit a low water alarm, with light and buzzer,my warning light is mounted in one of the switches by the instrument binicle The BLACK radiator expansion tank HAS to GO they are responsable for destroying more 300TDI's than enough

cheers

hey dudes.
so, i'm getting everything back together again now, got the new PAS pump in, and i have a loose wire from the second battery (-ve) that looks like it should connect to the alternator? i dunno where i goes, and would prefer to not burn the car down. wanna see a pic?