no drive of sorts

**ms7** · 25-01-2015,01:36 AM

heyup. great website and forum. the information over time read from here has been of great use, especially as i've been more of a lurker than anything. so i need help again but it's a head scratcher, and can i challenge people to help me with a solution, that probably will take me some time to solve but i intend to post how i get on, so...

1.9 tdi pd100 y-plate (197,000miles), power up hill staying in third, top of hill into roundabout, should have down changed to second-hindsight a good thing, but didn't. laboured through roundabout and tried accelerate being lazy, nothing much happened, dropped a gear, again nothing happened. seemed in a limp home mode. barely reaching 40 on country national speed limit road.

eventually dash showed glow plug sign illuminated and flashing and engine workshop. pulled over. switch off checked a few things. started car, sat at 1100/1200 revs, but pressing accelerator caused no increase or decrease in revs- nothing. couldnt drive, insure recovery had no codes and couldnt diagnose fault but i got a tow home at least.

please advise and help. i will over time post how i get on.

**zollaf** · 25-01-2015,11:08 AM

you need a proper computer rather than the generic obd reader the recovery bloke had, then you will find the code and be able to fix it. have a look on the vcds map in the vcds section and see if there is a member local who can help. you will need 10 posts to be able to pm him though, so get typing.

**ms7** · 25-01-2015,12:38 PM

Many thanks. Will check that forum area. Also have a local garage that does this but car won't move as such, except on clutch biting point.ooer. Surfing through posts...might look at mass air meter area to start with myself...but will defo get a code reading. Thanks again

**ms7** · 25-01-2015,12:42 PM

There's a whistling but that's always been there since two years ago cat convertor blew...so I was told...starting after this repair.....

**ms7** · 25-01-2015,12:45 PM

An oil leak at front left of car, sitting in driver seat, large pipe causing oil crud over that chassis area near bumper behind front left headlight...

**ms7** · 25-01-2015,12:50 PM

Have the no heat from car heaters, but long term thing this...but slight heat on lowest setting. Two pipes at bulkhead seem to be hot...don't know if both should be like this...but hav aftermarket euro car parts thermostat to put in to start with....

**ms7** · 25-01-2015,12:52 PM

And green coolant? Temp sensor ? To put in also ....all these xmas gifts...lol.....so plenty keep occupied...

**ms7** · 25-01-2015,12:56 PM

Just replaced two passenger side calipers...cleaning plenum chamber at battery...took battery out, knicking a slightly corroded abs pipe and burst it. Replaced that it lead into abs pump and put battery back in....had to bleed brakes again...lol....so been busy...

**ms7** · 25-01-2015,12:58 PM

Running project really...but car is great...have passenger seat out at moment going to look at ccm area too....

**ms7** · 25-01-2015,01:01 PM

Got a question on this heater recirc flap at motor...mine was flat not doin anything with any climatronic buttons and can see motor spin etc so I pulled it upward and tied in that position...on relation to lack of heating...?.? Have I understood this point on recirc flap or not?