Thread: Now the fun starts.

Picked up my 2001 TD5 on Thursday. So far: clear coat on roof starting to peel (it's a white one luckily), air cleaner element clogged!!, roof lining starting to sag, remote key broken, new battery, belt tensioner bearing, fan shaft bearing, crank pulley and seal, camshaft seals, fuel pressure regulator leaking, oil leaking behind turbo somewhere, wrong coolant, front disc's rotors, pads, hand brake. All filters and fluids, new tyres, seat cushion mounting clips. Just had a new fuel pump, that's about the only thing i won't have to fix or replace! Some people just should own cars. Body's straight and looks good and is basically unmolested, has 195,000Km's so bit of life left yet. Started pulling it to bits today and making up the list of parts i need. This forum has been a great help, just about everything listed that fails is on the list!
Where is technology up to with Nanocom type devices now, what is available?
PeterN

After losing an afternoon with the centrifuge bolt, i did the fuel pressure regulator, put the new kit in, used the new gasket bolted it up and .... leaked everywhere. Pulled it off and refitted being extra extra carefull, still leaked. Remembered noticing the sealing ridges in the gasket where different, quick phone call to the supplier, seems like my 12/2000 has an early model regulator which has a different gasket. if you change the whole assembly you don't get this problem... but it's an extra $300. Put the old gasket back on for now and it looks good no leaks. Just need to fill with engine oil, transfer case oil and coolant and it will be ready for a test drive to see if i have any other leaks or problems.
My original $1000 budget for parts has blown out to $2000 so far. and still going.
PeterN