1.6 DIESEL ENGINE

I finally got my golf started today for the first time in one and a half years . It is now starting alright but when i rev it there is a bit of a bang in the engine. A mechanic told me that the propshaft might be damaged does this sound right and are they difficult to change?. Also it used one gallon of diesel to start it and drive it a few feet and there seems to be a lack of power . If anyone has any solutions please let me know.
THANKS

maybee if u put diesel in it it would run better and use no petrol

mark

DavidI said

I finally got my golf started today for the first time in one and a half years . It is now starting alright but when i rev it there is a bit of a bang in the engine. A mechanic told me that the propshaft might be damaged does this sound right and are they difficult to change?. Also it used one gallon of petrol to start it and drive it a few feet and there seems to be a lack of power . If anyone has any solutions please let me know.
THANKS

Is this a wind up? You put petrol into a diesel to start it? And, FWD cars don't have propshafts!

I use cooking oil but not petrol in mi diesel  :?
Bert

the banging is probably crank not prop as there aint one  :wink:
Putting petrol in will scrap the pump if you run it too much,no lubrication.
David,i look foward to your posts,they are amusing  :wink:
Bert mk1 TD

sorry it was diesel i put in what would cause it to use so much?

DavidI said

sorry it was diesel i put in what would cause it to use so much?

A leak!

I dont think there is a leak because i am feeding the diesel through a bottle directly to the engine. If the timing was out by a bit would this cause high fuel consumption?

I think I know what?s happening.  All VWs have a return line to the tank, petrol, diesel, fuel inj or carb it doesn?t matter. I think 90% of your diesel is in your tank.

It?s draw it out of your bottle and used a bit in running the engine and returned the surplus to the tank.
 :dontknow:

yep,its in your tank,it will return 98% of the fuel it dont use  :wink:
bert