eight this i mainly a exhaust query. im in the process of fixing my powerloss woes. after fitting the new fuel pump and fixing anymore loose ends while im at it. im gettint the car to run fine just need to tune the carb a bit more. but it would seem im getting loads of white smoke coming from the in...

yeah ive just this min ordered a new mechanical fuel pump off heritage. so should be in my hands tomorrow. my mate is adimant its just the lift pum thats cauding me the problems ive got. but after removing the old in line filter in the engine bay and seeing loads of debris and tiny deposits of rust ...

well it would seem my mechanical fuel pump is on its way out as its leaking from the first diphram. so heres the question do i convert to an eletric fuel pump at a cost of £30 or do i just get vwheritage tosend me over a repacement mechanical fuel pump? sure its easier to just bolt off and back on b...

Yeah cheers for the pikis. Im useless unless i can see a picture of what im looking for. Did you make that filter out of a inline filter thats next to the cambelt? Ive checked and double checked my filler neck and its fine. So after i finish work ill be looking in the tank for any rust/debris. Dont ...

well my rocco has decided it doesent even want to bother going up a hill or run fine at all, it's sort of ok running cold, ive started it up and noticed the fuel filter is hardly filling up, i was driving home tonight and stopped due to the starvation issue 7 times before admitting defeat and gettin...

So from what ive read i need to check. Fuel lines. The pump. The swirl pot. Fuel filter. Filler neck. Carb. Fuel return line. Ignition amp.


Grrr i was really starting to love my rocco now its turning into a head ache

so all i need is. new pump and a restrictor in the fuel return? as i too are getting the same problems. car hates going up any hill or hates over taking just splutters and ends up limping up the rest of the hill. only does it when up to temp. SOOO ANOYING!!

right so this is what was in the strainer... http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p346/callumconde/20121020_153215.jpg the piece im holding was lodged in the strainer aswel.... http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p346/callumconde/IMG-20121020-WA0001.jpg and the rest of the plastic in the bucket is was ...

Well it deffinatly cant be a oil pump impeller. As its a sealed unit. Only exit is the oil ways and the strainer that has a gause on it. So it has to be a baffle of some kind. Ill up load a photo of my bucket of plastic i pulled from the strainer and sump

Saturday just gone, saw a grey MK2 J reg going past Sainsburys in Kidderminster around 3PM that was me Sweet! Nice to see a local member :good: Local member lol theres only 2 roccos ive seen. One on chester road always parked up and 1 driving from telford to bridgnorth. Apart from them its pretty d...

Im just going to stick with the baffle idea. As there are some rather large bits there all in a oily bucket now so meh. The bottom end looks spotless for a car thats done 177k its not bad. But thetappety noise it used to make has completly died down. And theres no more annoying engine oil light buzz...

Oil is out sump is removed. To find the strainer blocked with bits of plastic and quite a few bits of plastic shards sitting in the sump.

RESULT!! just ota clean the strainer out and refit and re-fill

It would seem i need to invest in a haynes bible at some point. Would certainly help me now im married to the ways of the old school vw's

How hard is it to replace the oil pump? Today im only going to be dropping the sump nd cleaning the strainer i might even remove the pump and see if i can clean it out and see whats broken on it. But i cant get a pump now for a few days. Which sucks coz it is on its last legs litterally. Also is the...

cheers pal.