Audi a4 TDI investigation.

[Tamworthbay]

This could be a mad idea but what about just sticking a new belt (or even one from a scrappy just to see), cranking it over and seeing what happens? I know it's a very long shot but for little/ zero outlay and very little time I would give it a punt.

[Cavcraft]

I thought you got pissed off with the Vectra when you tried/considered breaking that? I'm all for it (so you can get try and get a few quid out of it) but the reality is you'll end up getting stressed out overa  car with a handful of bits missing, people not turning up to collect stuff and your landlord on the case. Then the scrappy will get arsey about it not being complete. Get Cartakeback round, keep the battery and save up Â£500 for a decent car. I know you want something big and automatic or whatever, but even a small manual is better than walking.

 

The TL:DR version of that is scrap the Audi and don't be fussy about what you get next.

[Lacquer Peel]

You can lock the cam with a house door hinge and the pump with a drill bit.

Not sure about the tensioner on these older TDIs but the newer ones need a special tool.

[Dave_Q]

You can lock the cam with a house door hinge and the pump with a drill bit.

Not sure about the tensioner on these older TDIs but the newer ones need a special tool.

When I did mine the "special tool" was a pair of needlenose pliers.

[garbaldy]

Im not so sure you will be able to put up with breaking it,

Saxo I managed to sell a pair of door cards.

Corsa x2 managed a headlight.

BMW the clocks.

Mitsubishi colt the starter and alternator.

Peugeot 206 not a single sale.

 

In all that time I've answered hundreds of emails to sell a hand full of shit and in that time the price of scrap has fallen so I missed out on that to.

[bub2006]

I agree cav. Thing is I'm sick of losing money hand over fist so things have to change.

[purplebargeken]

I am sure they will soon enough mate.

[bub2006]

Maybe with the giffer wagon. Who knows?!

[purplebargeken]

Indeed

[twosmoke300]

I'd be doing as said above - pop a new belt on and try it first . It's unlikely to be ok but nowt to loose

[bub2006]

I'll try it I think. You never know!

[purplebargeken]

^^ Indeed

[stripped fred]

I made about £800 from my 2001 A4. Took about 6 months and lots of man hours though. Stripped the lights, doors, tailgate, stereo, alloys, trim, basically anything I could take off in a day or so then the scrap man took it away for free. It was hard work and I'm not sure I'd do it again unless I had lots of free time and patience but financially it was worth it.

[SiC]

If you need to go really cheap, belt from scrappy?

[bub2006]

That's the plan! Need to price bits up for giffer wagon so may as well get belt while there

[dieselassist]

what engine code is this bub? I 'muck about with' AHU/ALH tdi's - as they are cheap n 'early TDi's; good in many 'applications'- over here you can pick up a 'bare' engine here for €80 usually - ive 4 or 5 AHU's - 3 are good, one has a stripped thread 'injector securing'  bolt hole... one of the others, I got for free...

 

...I got an entire a4 B5 tdi for €100 plus a turbo; said full A4, was previously ground scrapingly lowered n somehow the bottom timing belt cover was scraped through n the belt reduced to ribbons; the chap thought it had 'stretched belt' /tensioner problems as hed not long done the belt - I lobbed a belt on it and it ran sweet - its just an engine donor for another project - sold the coilovers n got my money back...

..as said above, you can make yr own locking tools with 3mm steel n a grinder - headbolts n a head kit might be your only outlay, otherwise a cheap complete 'block n head' n bolt up yr own ancillaries; depends on 'can I be arsed levels'/ have I the time/inclination etc etc

[bub2006]

I think mine is the 1z/ahu. 90bhp 1.9

[Coprolalia]

If the engine is good I may be interested. Hell I might just have the engine and gearbox and do a rebuild. They are relevant to my current motoring plans.

What were the ratios on the box like?

[bub2006]

The box itself is fine. As for ratio I am unsure. 60 is approx 2.2k if I remember right. Weather looks amiable but I've been told no car tinkering till I've fixed the wardrobe

[sierraman]

I'm fairly certain you'd get a sound car for £500. 90% will be utter dog shit you might well drop on. Forget Audis at this money though.

[omegod]

Keep the cat as well, always get a few quid for em

[Lacquer Peel]

And Skodas.

[Parky]

You need something like a Corolla or Carina automatic, they tend to just keep going and quite a few in budget

[Parky]

For example £495 of the queens pounds purchases this wee beastie. 93000 miles, this things barely run in:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-Carina-E-1-6-auto-GLi-DRIVES-SUPERB-/162145201508?hash=item25c09b6d64:g:lDcAAOSwdzVXkqBb

[fordperv]

^ fantastic cars carina's 1000000 taxi drivers couldn't be wrong

[dollywobbler]

He's bought a delicious* Kia now. He needs not Toyota temptation.

[bub2006]

More to come on the Audi at the weekend when I'm free!

[Ghosty]

If you do decide to break the A4, you'll probably make decent coin off the Polish, they seem to like them.

[beko1987]

 

The poor thing would rather kill itself than listen to your great* CD's...

[bub2006]

Engine kippered I guess but everything else still works. Alloys might be worth a bit too