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As in title. I've seen that most people use a Jason fb spec oil but I've got Jason fd fully synthetic spec that I run my crosser on, will that be ok for my passat?

howey wrote:if injectors are being swopped its essential new seals and bolts are used (quite pricey for what they are)

I swapped my injectors over with the old seals and just sprayed everything in copious amounts of wd40 and used the old bolts and mine has done 30k with no problems

I never found out tbh I think it may of been Headgasket but it worked out cheaper to get a new engine. But today I had to get a new alternator and battery fitted as im away from my workshop which cost £350

I've been on here a while now with my problematic passat but I've finally got round to sorting it and I've just put a new engine in it. The car has done 188k but the new engine has done 70k so hopfully she last me for a good few years http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb368/chris_d_1986/Mobile%20U...

The injectors had already been removed from the engine before I bought it that's why I had to swap them and I never knew that there was so much involved

Ffs this just seems to be a never ending thing. So far this car has cost me £700 in parts and still isn't running should of scrapped it

How much am I looking at tho? For parts and labour

No mate just swapped them over. How much dose it normally cost to have them set?

I've just put a new engine in my tdi 130 passat on a 2001 plate with the awx engine but typical not having injectors like most of the engines on ebay amd I've had to fit my injectors into it. My question is how do I set the rockers without a dial guage as i don't have one and none of my local garage...

Well that certainly could explain it, I'm experienced in building engines but I'm certainly no boffin

You know more than me then, because it goes through copious amounts water when it's gone over 110 degrees I'm also thinking possibly a cracked head

That is correct. So he just cleaned it up and put it back on but he's heard that you can get them done and run a thicker gasket

Were are you from matey?

Welcome along, that does seem to be top end money for that year but I got my 2001 tdi estate for 300 with a blown head gasket but if it's clean enough and got plenty of history it could be the best 700 you have spent

Yer I've had my fair share of car parts stolen from my cars in the past but I did grow up in Merseyside but possibly the worst was a windscreen out of my nova when I was 17 was nicked but I found out who done it and stole it back

steviemac wrote:Sounds like you've found the problem Chris!

it has to be the only explanation so I think I'm going to source another engine for it

Well after today's behaviour of using 7 litres of water in 18 miles and the mrs said when I drove off it was emitting a fair bit of white smoke I think that the head gasket was never done properly as I hit a fairly steep hill aswell and the temp shot up and the heaters went stone cold and never went...

Finally had a chance to spend some time on it today. The system wil presurise but dosnt seem to be circulating well if at all but I've got hot air coming in through the heaters, it currently has no thermostat in and I've taken a few of the smaller hoses and blown a airline down them but still no joy...

Swear at it alot after leaking fuel from the tank, the dipstick tube snapping and getting a puncture it was nearly going on ebay lol

So I've had my b5.5 wagon for little over a week now and appart from the coolant issue. Which I knew about its.been brilliant but yesterday was pay.day so I brimmed the tank for the first time since ive had it and it's leaking diesel from somwere at the rear of the car, I've not had a chance to insp...

You don't get electric viscous fans, its pointless as one is electrically driven operated by coolant temp/switch and the other is mechanically driven by fan belt/pulley, operated by the air temp around the fan pulley. I think all Passats have electric fans mounted on the radiator and wouldn't have ...

That's basically how they work but mine had sized so that's why it was faulty but I'm still having the same problems

I'd get the power flex ones as they make a big difference, I put them on my nova and it was money well spent and you won't be disappointed. There new black series bushes are ment to be the holy grail

Flow flex in North Wales might do them but imo you pay for what you get a powerflex are the daddy when it comes to polly bushes

Try this before you do any more. When the car has been in use and the engine is hot, just leave it ticking over and see if the temp remains at 90 or starts to climb further, (it should not exceed 90). If it continues to climb, and the car starts to overheat, it could be that the electric cooling fa...