stuntman Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hello again everyone! Well I collected my disco today ( a replacement for my sh*tty old wreck) I have shed loads of reciepts to go with for callipers and new gearbox etc, however it doesn't run, there's no starter and no power getting through. I have a feeling once I put a starter in this should cause the power to return, howere the engine is supposedly in fine fettle but running badly, it has a full service history and is VERY clean, along with a VERY clean cylinder head. The block is a golden yellow colour. Is this normal? My big question that I have is, are there any 200tdi enthusiasts anywhere near me that could pop over at the weekend and stick their head under the bonnet and give me a hand to find out what the heck is wrong with her. I have a decent engine but I don't want to have to swap it out if it's not needed. Is there anyway to check the timing on these engines, diesel is new black art form to me Well I should start my own investigations on thursday, so here's hoping! Andi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco tony Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 you did all that welding and got rid of your disco? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Might help to put your location in the post, or even in your profile!! Can't help, though, sorry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuntman Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 Haha, sorry about that, I'm based in Derbyshire near selston. Yup, all that welding and in the end 2 outriggers and the rear 'barrel' that spans the 2 chassis rails are FULL of perforation rust, leading the chassis to twist very badly. I decided it would be foolish to draf it out any longer and I took the car off the road on sunday.! Andi K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I believe that gold engines are factory reconditioned units (known as Goldseal). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_a Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I'd heard that too, the old disco has a gold engine. Though when I did a search I couldn't find any positive links to confirm the gold block theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzaz Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 mine was gold inside and out...now it is even more! Look at my album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridaT Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 mine was gold inside and out...now it is even more!Look at my album The 200TDI original silver colour tends to turn sort of golden over time due to heat etc, this is quite normal. Frida T www.turner-engineering.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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