[Vwdiesel] Quantum Diesel Parts Needed

[Gerald Hughet]

Wow.  What a great response to my diesel problems.  Thank you all for your inputs.  

To make things simple, let's ignore the starter problem and look at the injectors.  When I bought this Quantum four or five years ago, it had a remanufactured engine with about 40,000 miles on it.  I thought wow, how lucky for me to find this fine old car.  Ha.  It has required an injection pump rebuild, a new head gasket, a new crankshaft pulley, and that's just the engine.  (But I still love this car).  

A week or so ago, the engine started smoking bad at start up and,sometimes, at idle.  I assumed it was one injector leaking.  What else could be causing this smoking?

Thanks,

Gerry
Indianapolis

> From: mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk
> To: Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:29:54 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Quantum Diesel Parts Needed
> 
> Why do you think you need new injectors? Do you have some history with this 
> car?
> 
> This is a Quantum, not a Golf, so you don't need to spend much on it to keep 
> it running. Ask William ;o)
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "mark shepherd" <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>
> To: "vw fans" <Vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 6:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Quantum Diesel Parts Needed
> 
> 
> >
> > Just remove the starter and give it a good clean. Strip it and inspect the
> > brushes, drain the engine oil out... Inspect the bendix, and the flywheel
> > for damage.'burrs' can be filed, but problems are usually stuck bendixes.
> > Just buy a set of 4 injector nozzles for about $40, and rebuild the
> > injectors yourself.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Tony and Lillie" <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net>
> > To: "Gerald Hughet" <ghughet at hotmail.com>; "vwdiesel vwfans dot com"
> > <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 5:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Quantum Diesel Parts Needed
> >
> >
> >>
> >> I generally have my starters rebuild here locally. The guy only uses
> >> German
> >> parts, and they cost about $110. However, on the older diesels, I buy a
> >> new
> >> TDI starter for a mk3 (97 or so). They trun the engine over a bit faster,
> >> and help with starting because of that.
> >>
> >> That's about the price I've found for injectors as well. BTW, the TD ones
> >> are different than the NA ones. Not sure what sort of issues you will 
> >> have
> >> swapping them out, but I'm sure it will run different. The NA ones open 
> >> at
> >> 130bar, the TD's at 155, IIRC.
> >>
> >> Hope that helps,
> >> Tony
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Quantum Diesel Parts Needed
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Good Morning,
> >>>
> >>> I'm in need of some parts for my 85 Quantum Diesel, TurboCharged, 1.6 L.
> >>> The starter likes to just overrun without engaging the gear and I think
> >>> the quick fix is to pull it, clean it, grease it and reinstall it.  It 
> >>> is
> >>> my plan to do just that after the clutch/transmission replacement is
> >>> completed on my 90 Jetta (gas) and I find and repair the grinding noise
> >>> on
> >>> my 82 Rabbit diesel (pretty sure it's a front wheel bearing and I have
> >>> the
> >>> replacement).  I would, though, like to have a spare starter.  Parts are
> >>> getting harder and harder to find and I don't really want to order that
> >>> new or rebuilt starter from Bosch in Atlanta for $221.
> >>>
> >>> I also need a set of injectors.  I priced the new ones available here in
> >>> Indianapolis and they ran $43 each.  I checked at a turbo/injector pump
> >>> repair facility here and for about $45 each I could have them rebuilt. 
> >>> I
> >>> expect there are some better choices available and would appreciate any
> >>> feedback on this problem.
> >>>
> >>> I do have an 80 something Jetta diesel in need of an engine rebuild.  I
> >>> suppose that I could, in this interval of time finding a cost-effective
> >>> method of rebuilding injectors, just pull the injectors from the Jetta
> >>> and
> >>> put them in the Quantum.  Anyone see any problems with that plan?
> >>>
> >>> I really look forward to receiving and reading the email from this 
> >>> group.
> >>> It's always interesting.
> >>>
> >>> Sincerely,
> >>>
> >>> Gerry
> >>> Indianapolis
> >>
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