muddymanok Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I have a series 3 with a 200Tdi out of a disco fitted, last year I had to replace the stop solonoid as the piston type thingy seased to work and the same has happened again last weekend, is this a common thing with these or is more likely to be due to the quite heavy vibrations I get on my S3 that has caused it to go ? If you've never had to change one, they're a right pig to get at, took me over an hour for what is a 2 minute job, Cheers, Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintman Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Any bits of metal inside the unit? Can be indicative of wear in the fuel pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotal Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Not sure why the 200tdi would be any different to the 300tdi but I've taken mine out a few times on the 300tdi and it's a 1 minute job. I removed the plunger and spring to bypass the stop solenoid, but on a manual pump you'll have to stall the engine to stop it. Why is it hard to access? The first time I removed it I couldn't find a big enough spanner (think it was 24mm) that was short enough, so ended up using a pair of mole grips. Since then I got some crows feet spanners which are a doddle to use on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddymanok Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 The reason it was difficult was due to the bracket which holds the throttle cable that severely gets in the way, so I had to take that off first which was a pain in the ar5e because the bolts are allen keys and I could only turn it 1/4 of a turn at a time, but hey ho sorted now, thanks, Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotal Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I haven't got a throttle cable so that's perhaps why it's a lot easier on mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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