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Offline Horney

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Re: Horney's Polo TDI
« Reply #50 on: 21 October 2009, 17:17 »
The part I need replacing is:

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Polo_1.4_2000/p/Car-Parts/Electrical-and-Lighting/Electrical/Alternators/?425440010&1&f5c388d6a981cfdf4f524c2d101962a396d5878d

Which is cheaper than the garage quoted for it. An alternator is about £150, if I can find one. ECP don't have one listed for the 1.4 PD so gonna have a look on GSF.

Nick
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Re: Horney's Polo TDI
« Reply #51 on: 21 October 2009, 17:26 »
Humm GSF don't have one listed either. The 1.9 TDI one is £190, the ones for the petrol cars are about £80. You can bet it'll be the expensive one!

Nick
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Re: Horney's Polo TDI
« Reply #52 on: 21 October 2009, 17:55 »
Right after some excellent help in the MKIV section and some internet digging it looks like I can get the pulley for £33, the belt for about £10 and the tool for about £15. So £57 plus 1/2 hour messing about to change it,much better than near on £100 it'll cost at the garage.

Nick
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Re: Horney's Polo TDI
« Reply #53 on: 21 October 2009, 17:57 »
Love it when a plan comes together  :cool: 
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Re: Horney's Polo TDI
« Reply #54 on: 21 October 2009, 20:30 »
well done on the Derv, is it the S or the SE?  Missus had this engine and i enjoyed coming back from Ikea in Warrington and joining the motorway with a 316 on the rear end, keeping in the power band and slightly easing away :evil: not impressed rep when he finally got past :grin: Funny old engine, but not bad at the pumps.

Schmidt wheels look hella nice on these, but what plans you got for them?  summat cheap n cheerful?
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Re: Horney's Polo TDI
« Reply #55 on: 21 October 2009, 22:28 »
It's a S so not got the fogs and a few other bits.

No real plans, just run it and save money. Maybe some rims but I'm actually quite liking the black steelies look at the minute!

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Re: Horney's Polo TDI
« Reply #56 on: 22 October 2009, 09:02 »
Well I was pretty happy with the car until today.

Picked it up from the garage and there was some interesting news. The camblet that had been fitted on the car before had been a tooth out on the cam timing.

Now I'm fecking in love with this car! It's gone from being Ok to drive to AMAZING. Feels like it's gained about 1/3 more power and growls like odd number cyclinder engine should. Before the power came in and then seemed to tail off near the top, now it pulls hard from just over idle all the way to the red line. Feels like a completely different car and the garage said it should be better on fuel than it was before as well.

Happy days!

Nick
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Re: Horney's Polo TDI - Bad news that's good news.
« Reply #57 on: 22 October 2009, 09:06 »
 :laugh:: good stuff!

so whats up with the pulley then?

theres always a way of getting round special tools  :afro:
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Re: Horney's Polo TDI - Bad news that's good news.
« Reply #58 on: 22 October 2009, 09:08 »
Don't write things the way you just did!!  Reading the first couple of lines I thought 'poor Nick, something else has broken on his car!'

Glad its good news!!  :cool:





Now....that remap.....  :tongue:
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Re: Horney's Polo TDI
« Reply #59 on: 22 October 2009, 09:14 »
Quote from: Horney on 22 October 2009, 09:02
Well I was pretty happy with the car until today.

Picked it up from the garage and there was some interesting news. The camblet that had been fitted on the car before had been a tooth out on the cam timing.

Now I'm fecking in love with this car! It's gone from being Ok to drive to AMAZING. Feels like it's gained about 1/3 more power and growls like odd number cyclinder engine should. Before the power came in and then seemed to tail off near the top, now it pulls hard from just over idle all the way to the red line. Feels like a completely different car and the garage said it should be better on fuel than it was before as well.

Happy days!

Nick

awesome post mate!! this should be renamed the good news thread!!  :grin:
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