Thread: Lecturing a TDI D1.

Dave, me thinks if I get up your way in the beginning of January, I will have to drop in for a look-see of your beastie and get some tips off you!

OR..

you could just find out where Im going to be mid december

PM sent....

so, not so much a lecture but a degree?

If all that is going to need replacing inside 18 months I'm selling it.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

what you do is....

get a tdi D1 and over the span of about 18 months have your now ex wife trash 2 turbos, a couple of heads, the radiator, the clutch, a complete engine, a complete gearbox and tcase and propshafts.

while /before/as you fix all that you (and in no particular order)...

fit a suspension stuff 2 inch lift HAS HAD ONE PREVIOUSLY
fit dual battery setup HAS HAD IT DONE PREVIOUSLY
fit a true track rear end THOUGHT ABOUT IT
swap the bull bar HAS A GOOD ONE
add a winch CHECK
add 2x side tanks DONT HAVE
add a table to the rear door CHECK
add a solar panel DONT HAVE
add some custom electricals HAS COUPLE
put some led lights in DONT INTEREST ME
add an EMS IN PROGRESS AS I FIT NEW HEAD
boost gauge "
EGT "
3 inch exhaust DID EXHAUST BOUT 1 YR AGO
custom wheeled td04 coolant jacketed turbo charger TOO SERIOUS
awnings
charge air-coolant intercooler
and then you give the boost compensator a bit of adjustery and the max fuel screw some windyinerry and then you fiddle the idle and max speed set screws to normal and then wind up the waste gate till its nice and tight then not bother to hook up the signal line and blank that off that fitting on the turbo.

the real trick to it is making it sound like its the kind of thing you do just to fill in 5-10 minutes while you wait for your kids in the school yard car park and yes, some of those mods were done in carparks in various places.

Will be adjusting fuel pump after ems is working and am in process of redirecting wastegate signal as part of the head works.

Seems to me you will be in the vicinity in December?

In 9 years i have but scratched the surface of that list, she must be tough on vehicles then .
Better replace it with an isooso perentie.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

In 9 years i have but scratched the surface of that list, she must be tough on vehicles then .
Better replace it with an isooso perentie.

lets try this....

if you dont want to disconnect the heater because the matrix leaks and refuse to check the coolant every 3 days as directed do you think you would cook the engine eventually?

once youve had that head replaced and had a low coolant alarm fitted but still refused to have the heater matrix fixed because of the time the car has to be off the road but have had a low coolant alarm fitted, what do you do when it starts to go off?

when youve trashed that head and turbo....

how long do you drive towin ~2t worth of trailer with the little red light that looks like alladins lamp on for before you ring up and ask if you can keep driving?