Absolutely no go in my TDi :(

[jez238]

My Golf seems to have died. I was driving about 10 mph when on trying to accelerate there was no power and clouds of whitish smoke from the exhaust. Now it won't start and chucks out more smoke when I depress the throttle whilst trying to start.
The car has 177000 miles on the clock and full service history, the cam belt was done at 135000 by last owner.
Any ideas before I send it to the great scrapyard in the sky, something I'd rather not have to do as it's been a great car up until this.

[zollaf]

any chance of finding the engine code, its on the sticker by the spare wheel. it sounds like a turbo boost fault, but that wouldnt stop it from starting, but if you can come back with the engine code and we can go from there, and the age of it as well would help. the code may also be on the cambelt cover or the service book, and will be 3 letters, like ANU.

[jez238]

The engine code is AHU 099 611 if that helps.

cheers
Jez

[zollaf]

try removing the top part of the timing belt cover and see if theres still a timing belt there.

[jez238]

that was one of the first thing I thought of. looks intact to me. Any chance it could've slipped?

[zollaf]

could have slipped, or lost some teeth. try turning the engine over and see what the cam does. usually lost teeth are around the crank pulley. crack off the injectors and make sure theres fuel coming out of them as well. theres not much on one of those engines that will prevent it from starting though.

[jez238]

Thanks I'll have a look on Friday morning and see what's to see and take it from there I guess.

Cheers
Jez

[phil miller]

did you put fuel in it just before it started playing up? if you did is there any chance you put unleaded in? im not trying to be rude but ive had customers before who have only ever had diesels put unleaded in there cars, its just a thought

[jez238]

Nope definitely diesel from empty and I'd done about 120 miles before it went. there was no warning at all running sweet as a nut then nothing :confused: got a few days off to look at it but if it's too costly looks like the knackers yard for it :(

[philbrook]

Nope definitely diesel from empty and I'd done about 120 miles before it went. there was no warning at all running sweet as a nut then nothing :confused: got a few days off to look at it but if it's too costly looks like the knackers yard for it :(

i might be interested in it for spares i live in huddersfield
07910 235 321 phill
what year is it

[zollaf]

if philbr doesn't want it, you might get a better price if you stuck it on ebay, rather than weighing it in.

[jez238]

Hi Philbr, it's a '97 P and the concencus is that the turbo is goosed (mate of mine is a diesel engineer)