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ChrisGT's Black 5 door GT TDI 170
ChrisGT:
After a little digging online then that engine speed sensor fault code could have been thrown up just because the car cranked but didn't fire for longer than it liked.
It's not come up again although still have the slow starts so going to replace the glow plugs and see if that helps.
Chris
dubvrs:
Could be worth checking your battery. Mates TDI mk5 had the same when it started to go cold and battery was not holding its charge.
ChrisGT:
Yeah, will keep an eye on it too over the next couple of weeks and see if the charge drops when left sitting. I think it had a new battery about this time last year before I bought it but will need to check with the previous owner :smiley:
Chris
farhan.ali:
Just got that error today, will be changing the crankshaft sensor as its cutting off power for me :fighting:
DOBERMAN19:
--- Quote from: ChrisGT on August 16, 2016, 08:26:17 am ---Thanks Maxitrol, much appreciated.
I wanted to let people know what's really involved with this as it's hard to find much info on it. Took us about 4 and a half hours from meeting at his garage to driving away again. We both had a lot of different tools with us too and think we tried every combination of extension bars/bits to get to some of the bolts. haha. A lot of the time was spent modifying the brackets to fit the new manifold.
Car blew out a bit more white smoke this morning but cleared up after about 2 minutes of driving. Can't wait to the remap done now!
Also in the process of buying some new wheels and have been exploring the options for upgrading the stereo. Nothing fancy but think I'm going to go for an rcd510 with Aux/usb in down by the gearstick.
Chris
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Hi Chris, Excellent right up, I don't know how you found time for all these mods, and still compile a detailed work in progress. may I inquire. My motor is 170. would the manifold conversion eliminate the rough start up when cold, other than this she drives faultlessly. I have a little play in the actuator side and wondered if this was the cause, and is it worth it with having make to the new manifold fit. thanks.
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