+1 coconut

where exactly are you? what car is it?
Id just take the back roads too

it looks like they did make a

disc version

I could swear that I still have my old shimano LX flangeless hub, which is silent, but i cant find it now. I was considering building it up as my hope hub warns the wildlife to my presence, but its V brake only which limits its usefulness, as does it being 8speed

The only one i can see online is the RO80

Liqui Moly Diesel Purge looks like my next logical step, to try to clean the injectors.
And a compression test if i can find a way to do that

the vanes etc are clean and moving fine now, vac is good and n o under/overboost codes, as I said i didn want to complicate the discussion with things that werent relevant, so trying to keep it to the point
google is a minefield

this figure of 8 bandage you wanna get asap
laser treatment was an option years ago, steve peat had it to get back into racing in 3 weeks iirc
nhs appear to just keep litigation free, leave it if they can, and maybe fix it further down the line if/when they can
private i assume would be actively trying to fix it, and the sooner thats assured and in motion the better

ask jedi, he likes woodwork and keeping fit

1, Go private
2, Can get a figure 8bandage/bra thing,to keep it straight, but the nhs have stopped doing these so may take a bit of effort to get one.
3 if i recall youre bout my age (60+) so may get complications due to osteoporosis, take lots of calcium, and dont assume it’ll heal as well as a teenagers
I got mine plated twice, but only cos nhs found out it wasnt gonna heal itself
Its a great time to get ambidextrous

ok, yes i dont want to give too much info to generalise the problem, was trying to keep things specific to my outlook, i cant deal with evry possibility.i come to a conclusion, then i need to expand on/solve that before i move on
Its a 15yr old a4 2.0tdi 16v pd140, history unknown, 170k miles
Probably should have checked evryting before remap, did mr muscle thing, but something,probably loose bits of carbon went into and wrecked the turbo, so got a new chra and cleaned as best ass i can.the vnt vanes were carbon heavy

checking the injectors with VCDS I found;
Group 013: Idle Stabilization (Injection Quantity Deviation)
0.00 mg/str Injection Quantity Deviation Cyl. 1
-1.88 mg/str Injection Quantity Deviation Cyl. 2
0.80 mg/str Injection Quantity Deviation Cyl. 3
1.06 mg/str Injection Quantity Deviation Cyl. 4

From what I can gather, a deviation of 1mg/str is not good enough, something needs to be done with the injectors.
I did not find a way to do a compression test with vcds
As regards the leakoff tests the cheap adaptors on ebay seem to be for common rail diesels, which mine is not
Its a bit too windy for me to judge the smoke colour and smell

this is an actual remap, which was done before the turbo blew.

It will smoke at idle when warm,but I drove for an hour,and it was still smoking at idle, so maybe not stem seals.
I could restore the original map.
And it doesnt have a dpf

I cant help thinking it wouldnt be a bad idea to include some reference to the actual size.
So i know if i can geta tent in it and a bike to fit it

thats a good informative video. if all videos were like that…

im not burning any oil.

if it was valve stem oil seals leaking, how would i diagnose and is it a simple fix?
Or is there an additive to fix it for a while?

oil looks good- just changed it.
smoke is more greyish -at idle, or under slight load at 1500rpm
Id like to check the injectors and/or compression. Even if its too much to fix it, I want to know where the probleem is.

I got no further with this, but have a couple more questions

The smoke from exhaust is mostly when its idling, so;
Could the oil feed to the turbo,create this smoke at idle?

If the PCV/CCV valve is blocked/dirty, would this create a smoky exhaust at idle??

Im now thinking that the turbo is not a problem, possibly too much pressure/blowby from a worn engine is creating the smoke.
Does this sound feasible?

I really need to get the emissions down for an MOT test soon

Get some gel insoles, from Aldi or wherever
I need some arch support too
but for me they make a world of difference, specially wearing workboots and standing up all day

I too believe coffee increases cortisol.
I stopped for a while,and it helped with anxiety, but didnt help as much with the insomnia as i thought it would,so now its 2 cups a day not after 2pm, or maybe 6pm if im working past midnight

you can code a new key for my 2010 ford with Forscan software,BUT you need 2 working keys already before you can do it

just spent 2 nights in the lakes,it was pouring down all night at seathwaite and the new planet X 400g down bag was way too warm, had to eep it open all night

how is wild camping near scafell pike? Or Buttermere?
Only have a tent so some sites will be overkill,and we like the quiet, but maybe a campsite will fit in to our plans

no, its now running better than ever, seems to have some residual oil in the silencer to clean out.
I dont recall exactly what the guy in the turbo shop said, but definitely got the impression that all was good to go, him having seen the new turbo and old chra
it is a major job to remove the intercooler, and the garage would want more than the car is worth
it is obvious that the damage was done to the exhaust side of the turbo, so the intercooler should not be affected, no?
Its done 300miles now
But thanks for your insight

who said anything about a garage?
sometimes you gotta do things yourself.
Like fix a puncture. Or learn how to ride around a corner, one has to think for oneself
I dont want a garage in charge of my financial situation if i can help it

ernielynch, thahks for that pheasants story
I was once pushing my bike by some trail at thetford forest,when i heard a hiss, and thought i had a puncture. when i looked it was an adder.
Also almost stepped on one there

I refilled just a few miles back as i was on reserve.
It runs very well, with new turbo and stage 1 etc, but i’ll get vcds on it this week too, see if i can figure out how to get a graph of expected vs actual boost. And egr figures too

The exhaust isnt smoking on cold startup
Booest pipes were fine, i cleaned them.
Not sure how much end float, but more than with the new chra.

im sure i got the vacuum hoses on the right way.
not so sure on the smoke coloue, but its not white.
Dont know exactly what happened with the turbo,was just overtaking a bus when it lost power.
Prior to that i tried mr muscle to clean some carbon out of it

I have 3 Canon EOS 500 film cameras that are taking up space
I bought them accidentally, untested,I’d be happy to post them at cost if anyone wants one (or 3)

i looked for them this year but didnt find any. Havent seen one for 20years, there were a few in thetford forest then

did it eat you?

the oil level is pretty constant.
The smoke does smell of oil, and is grey/black, and coolant level is the same.
I’ll take the exhaust off for a pressure wash

its a major operation (for me) to remove the intercooler, and people i spoke to didnt deem it necessary.
There was a loss of power, and something had gone into the turbo and bent the fins
so i got a new chra

Thats 300 miles at a good pace now, still smoking on idle.
If there was an intercooler problem, would that only affect things when the turbo is active?
The car did not smoke before, that i noticed, so what else can it be?
If the engine was overfilled with oil before, would that force oil through valve stem oil seals and out through the exhaust? and if it did, would the valve stem oil seals be damaged, so it would continue to happen?
Do i need a compression test?
Its done >160k miles
its done my head in too. Im leaving it alone till next week

if its slightly overfilled with oil, would that affect it in this way?

the intercooler itself .hasnt been touched
its now been for a 50mile run at 60-70 and over 3000rpm

So who can lend me a heavy trailer, and a steep hill?

it doesnt have a DPF.
Its done >100miles since rebuilding,, did 25miles yesterday at 3500rpm, mostly
To get the heat, does it have to stay at high revs for a long time, or keep it under load continuously(accelerate up a big hill all day)?

It keeps the plebs like us poor and in our place, that’s all you need to know..

how do the rich stay rich if theres no plebs keeping them rich?
have you seen this from Carol Vorderman?
Something about corruption in the go vt