My first post and my s3 diesel ute

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Originally Posted by Muckinhell

if its rings whats the cost expected to renew those or would a whole rebuild be more benificial....

mine doesnt have that butterfly anymore so im looking as you will have read previously in here into an alternate source of vacuum preferably a alternator with vacuum pump but not a new one as there upwards of $400 and 12v vacuum systems are that price too approx. So im also looking into other diesel vehicles vacuum systems to see if i can adapr one of them somehow.

by the way nice s3 wagon i read the thread about that truck...very nice.

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It may just be valve stems and the starting unrelated.

Do a compression test, then another with a (small) squirt of oil in the bores to see where the problem lies.

If it is the rings, they are cheap, but it will depend on bore wear whether you can just do a hone and fit new rings or whether you need to do more. If it is rings, it may just be glazed bores - try driving it like you stole it...

If you have no butterfly, do you have a brake booster??? I have neither on my IIA. No problems... (EDIT - just went back and looked at the pics...)

The cheapest option (if you are happy to fabricate a bracket or two) will be to track down an alternator with integral vacuum pump which you can graft on.

someone has probably already said it but i find with my s3 diesel ute the best thing is to give it plenty of glow

korg id like to stear clear of the butterfly if i can.......it still has a little left to do yest for rego stage and i cant really take it for a drive either living in town. and yes as you would have seen isuzu it has the brake booster so i will need vacuum from somewhere....think i will just go the alternator route and see how i go retro fitting one up. also i have no working glow system at the moment so cant go the glow. thanks guys.
keep the suggestions comming though.

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Originally Posted by Muckinhell

also i have no working glow system at the moment so cant go the glow.

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What is wrong with it? Looks intact from the pics.

When I installed my 2.25D, I just hooked up a series 1/2 starter button to work the glow plugs. Though when that died (took a long time), I used a push button switch from Jaycar wired through a 40A relay.

thoese pics are from when i first got it home....i spent one whole sat working on it etc trying to get the thing started, and eventually took the heater plugs out and found the first one near the fire wall had cracked and was missing some of it so there was no circuit and the 3rd one had just cracked as well so iv since had all the wirring off it since then till i either get a update kit to glow plugs or buy new heater plugs.
It does however have a push button switch for the glow plugs on it so thats all ready to go when i get the rest done.

i have since played with the timing to see if the smoke clears a little without any success on that part but i did start alot easier and quicker yest when i went to get it outa the shed after renewing pass side front bushes etc. it started rather quick without aerostart help so ther maybe some help somewhere with the smoke etc and getting rid of it.

update on my beast....

tried changing the cooling system hoses i bought recently but alas they sent me the wrong ones, as the bottome hose i was sent looks nothin like the one i pulled off and the top hose is similar but longer, it may fit if i cut it down but i really shouldnt have to do anything when u buy hoses speciallically for that vehicle, the only thing that matches is the bypass hose (wich was labaled as county) and that looks like a mission just to get on....any tips for that would be appreciated by the way.

also as pictured i have put on the disco rims and geolander tyres i recently purchased from skiboy from this forum, there a tad smaller than the 7.50 r16s but they it least will get a roadworthy anyway.

carnt say i like the wheels mate sorry

and for the latest on ole musty as the mrs calls it,
rewirred the headlights on sat and put relays on both lo and hi beam wich works a treat along with a new indicator stalk to get things switching properly. i also found out it was orginally a petrol thats been converted to the diesel, well so the compliance plate says petrol anyway, and me old rims and tyres are for sale for best offer as well.

The bypass hose is pretty easy to remove & replace. You can either remove the waterpump or the thermostat housing (alot easier than waterpump) and pull it off like that. While you are there check to see if you thermostat is working properly, and replace the gaskets.

Where are you getting you LR parts from? MR Automotive in Brisbane will send them up to you at a good price and they really know their stuff. Never had a wrong part from them for my IIA.