A friend advised it be skimmed ? And yes diesel mate you reckon this could be the root of the
problem ? And the heaters blowing hot and cold is intermittent but say I'm doing 40mph at 2000 rpm car is fine if I decide to put my toe down a bit it the temp shoots up and warning light flashed and beeps and Haynes ain't what they used to be lol a pal recommended this forum so thought I would give it a try and the head gasket and water pump change isn't as hard as it sounds I watched a video on YouTube as I did it as long as you replace the bolts in the right order (new ones of course) and to the right NM of torque you can't go far wrong always been pretty hands on and keen to get in there so thought would give it a shot as lack of funds would have left me looking at scrapping it borrowed the timing tool of my friend and after a quick how too i was off other than the over heating
problem the car runs spot on starts at the slightest turn idles smoothly accelerates brilliantly especially when boosting that's why I can't see it being the head again as when that was blown it was sluggish struggled to start and was underpowered
The test will hopefully give me some sort of answer
Really want to get it sorted as I love it but it's getting silly now
I'd have personally stayed away from having the head skimmed mate, not something I'd recommend at all... I can't say what it will do nor whether that is the root cause since all I believe is that it will change your compression ratio, if someone can clarify this I'd be grateful! Albeit as said I can't say if it is or isn't the root cause of your
problem.
I was making sure of it being diesel or petrol due to the skimming, as I know some petrol cars tend to work better with the head being skimmed, I had a pug 306 which had the head skimmed after the head gasket went and it ran a charm, though that was petrol
How instantly does your temp jump and warning light flash? Have you considered checking your thermostat? I don't believe there has ever been a Haynes manual for this engine and if I right I'm sure someone posted on here somewhere that there would be no Haynes manual made for it either.
I'm quite like you in that respect, I like to get my hands dirty and give things a go, but I like to feel confident in certain things first such as my car, I won't personally mess with things I believe I'm not 100% certain on, as I don't want to ruin it and end up in a bind with me having to rely on the car as much as I do, if I had another runner besides this, I'd give everything a go with enough revision on
how to do what I need to do!
If you don't mind sending me some links when your post count is higher to some of the YT videos of the head gasket replacement for our car that would be sweet!
Have you managed to find anything out given the test yet mate? As for starting first time, I'd love that but I don't have the joys of it just yet. Think my timing on the pump might be slightly off or my glow plugs, not 100% sure, on cold it starts pretty well, after a run and the cars warm, that's when it's more of a pain in the rear! I'll be having a power test as soon as the oil and oil filter change is done so I can see what the car is running, don't have the original N75 valve on mine (long story short it was replaced to test if it was the
problem and mechanic never put my original back). I'll tell you else where about my car unless you read my readers ride thread save you having me take your post off topic!
These cars are lovely, I'm in love with this car of mine even though it has the little bits to sort out, it's a car that's definitely taken my heart!
hey folks, have a 110tdi se myself. black with
cupra kit factory fitted. only recently purchased. very pleased! looking for some pics of
lowering springs and kits that people have installed to theirs as im looking for a nice look to mine but unsure how low to go. dont want decked just a nice stance, slightly
lower at the front.
cheers
Hey mate, 110TDi SE crew coming along! We should make a meet sometime get all our babies together haha! :toast:
I've not gone to the route of
lower springs yet and might not, depends as I've got so much to do to mine that I can't afford to do all at once!
Best place to visit would be the
DPM Performance forum here and speak to the guys in there, highly recommended and they can recommend to suit your needs/requirements!
You got single or double din mate?
Never saw this thread before...
So I have a 110tdi SE, 2001, 137000. Red (because that makes it go faster to an Italian alledgedly)
It has a remap to 143 and gloss black multi-spoke 17" wheels.
Due to an a~*e of a mechanic (don't give your car to a Jez in Westerham, more details on application) it has been laid up for the last year while I try to get it sorted after he botched a head gasket change. Caught between learning
how to did it myself to make it affordable or scrapping the car.
Also have a 130tdi SE (not as fast as the 110 because it's not red).
Hey mate, nice to see more and more people with the 110TDi SE!
As I mentioned above, we should form a meet up at some point and get a nice juicy pic up for SCN of the 110 TDi SE's
Hahaha, Red because it goes faster to an Italian? That's news to me
How're you finding the remap from standard? What have you had done to your car to suit the increase? Who did you go to for the remap too?
Ouch, sorry to hear about your Cowbow mechanic! Don't scrap the car mate, while you have access to your second runner, take the time to learn and do it yourself maybe? That's what I'd personally do hehe!
Hope all is well for everyone! Time for me to catch some Z's
--Lee
-- I don't fit in to that category though! ;-)
