Google tells me the 300 tdi has a compression ratio of 19:1 - so at 15 psi (air pressure at sea level ) times 19 means a max of 285 psi - your readings of 400 would using my logic be way too high - of course I could have the cat by the horn's Even if it is wildly wrong the readings on cyl 2 and...

One other thing I would try is to remove the air filter and go for that same drive and see if any diff in the smoke level's. I guess I am trying to eliminate air scavenging from the sump with this test

You need a boost gauge to give you any real answer on the smoke you mentioned. Those compression numbers are good. Was it a cold or hot test ?

In saffa land we got a 4.0 L petrol V6 as well

Of the Marie Antoinette type

Please share where you bought the multi metal head gasket - thks

Glad you caught it in time In saffa land we change the cambelt at 60 000 km's. The tensioner bolt and bearing assembly was a recall for us a long long time ago The bolt hole the tensioner gets tightened to is just aluminium and any slight over tightening leads to that bolt hole going oval and...

Did that many years ago - cleaned thoroughly - rinsed with copious amounts of water and dried in the oven for an hour Couldn't smell any fumes when I put it back together Started - rev's climbed very fast - for some reason I was able to rip the top hose off the intake manifold before implosion

On my D1 300 tdi there is a pressure sensor on the aircon pipe which runs fairly close to where you would have been fiddling Its a 2 wire I think the aircon system - probably just a bunch of relay's in series - needs a couple of inputs for all the relays to say yes and feed power to the...

It's just an intercooler - your existing hoses etc all attach as per normal vgt is the ultimate answer though

People say putting a 63 mm exhausts on is also a damn good move - also removing the centre or first silencer box My one buddy did this mod and the exhaust drone was horrible - but it did fly though

It's a sa made one but probably a copy of the cirrus one - they made 2 bigger versions - mine is the smaller of the two and slots straight in - I think the bigger one just needs the steel down plate to be bent straight It probably makes sense to fit the biggest one first as the diff in price...

on my 300 tdi i fitted a bigger intercooler - slots straight in with no mods - and that has proven to be the single best mod I have done lower egt's by a good 50 deg and motor just feels to breath a lot easier

So from my post earlier re the hole in the fork possible - I went thru the replacing both master and slave cylinder rubber seals first before I saw it was the clutch fork hole problem Several times on and off on the master as it's a difficult / tight fit After using the same "new" seal kit on...

Is the clutch not allowing you to select gears sometimes. Here in saffa land the clutch fork suffers from the pivot pin pushing through. I had to do mine recently and by the looks of it a bulge could be created before it actually pushes through on the pivot point and that would change the actual...

Never heard something like that before - but - your aircon compressor clutch is an elctro magnet thingy Follow the two wires back from the aircon belt and in about 6 inches or so you will find a plug - disconnect it and c what happens

I measure mine using an adapted brass plug on the top bleed/fill hole on the thermostat housing

In Saffa land we had the last of the D1's with a manual box and edc - not many but I nearly bought one when I got mine in 2003

The two are in no way's connected All have flywheel's

The sock drawer of the God's - shirley they also have lot's of single odd sock's