Thread: Gutless 97 TDI

You say "get over the top doing 40k and the disco was screaming it's box off", I gather it is an auto? Are you talking redline screaming?

It might be normal (doesn't sound like it though) so get someone who knows the cars to have a drive.

If it's slow, it could be something simple like a blocked turbo pipe or the pump timing might be out of whack.

mine was doing that , diesel lift pump was worn out . dont have to get out of fifth for greenmount hill now .

mine was similar also lift pump and had to do both filters

another cheap mod that made a huge diffrents was removeing the main muffle it aint much louder and now acely gains speed that hill

Also check for slack in the acc. cable, this can make a big difference. It shouldnt be screaming at all, if its revving its head off and going nowhere then clutch is fooked or auto needs a service.

Is it auto or manual, sounds like a transmission problem if the engine is running at high revs. or it could be a turbo issue, check all your pipes.

Would the engine not be sluggish and struggling if it were a lift pump?

...also worth checking out the top end of the injector pump. (Have a look through Jokers recent threads as there's quite a bit of info there)

HTH

M

G'Day
I go up and down greenmount hill every day and I was having the same prob in my TDi.
I did some research and did the following :

*Removed intercooler, cleaned and repair match head size hole in core !
*Adjusted some slack out of the throttle cable
*Removed secondary Foam from Air Filter (as I run Uni-Filter)
*Adapted back of radiator cowling to allow more airflow
*Replaced boost hose and drilled and tapped new fitting into plenum & re-plumb.
*check all hose's for internal de-lamination.

Also I fitted my Boost and EGT gauges and I am getting about 15 - 16lb boost and was able to fine tune the IP to get a good result !

All in all the power has picked up to what I want it to be !! pull up greenmount easily in 4th with 265/75R16 10ply mud tyres (heavy buggers)

Hope that helps
Cheers