Golf PD TDI Cabby

Well a good deal popped up on ebay so on the 4th december i went to pick it up with my recovery man,a 2003 polo sport Tdi with a remapped ecu,140 bhp and lots of torque  8)
The car has had 2 owners one not too carefull    full service history,piles of invoices and reciept for the remap,and origional invoice for £13,800
The stripping has begun,im planning on fiting the engine and cable change 02R to a mk1 cabby i have with a nice body but a tired 1.8 carb engine,heres the polo

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I have stripped the interior out,most of the engine bay has been stripped,and the dreaded loom has been removed to be picked at, so just a running engine loom with eobd diagnostic port is left over.

Bert

bert i have seen your post over recent month and i wonder what you were up to

all is now clear!!

this could get very interesting

removed the front end to get to the engine with ease, came apart easily,no seized bolts  





heres the loom inside,like a bad smell, went everywhere,cut the loom into the roof for the lights etc…



removed the loom behind the dash,my lord theres a lot of wiring on a modern motor



theres 2 convenience modules which run most of the electronics,soon cut them out,then theres ecus for airbag abs,then canbus wiring running between all the brains for comminucation
and then the engine bay wiring i dont need like eps abs,etc

after hours with a pair of cutters i had given it a loom cut




heres the engine bay loom i had left over



now as far as i can tell it should run if all plugged back in so fitted it all together again



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 8)  bert

wow thats quality

thats going to be one very quick cabby

i love my pd 130 mk4 golf fantastic engine

dan..

cheers dan,the polo was rapid,205 tyres and it spins them easily,now ive dumped the a/con,removed the cat,having a better flowing exhaust,fitting a smaller alternator (140A overkill now all the electrics are gone) it should feel quicker  :wink:
Bert

thats some job on the loom fella

i love pd engines mine is mapped to 180 bhp and 300lb/ft torque i have a GTB2056VK turbo converted to a pd manifold sitting in my loft i was going to fit it to my golf but house move/renovation has made it stall

and my mk1 is in bits so i just have to wait

I do love a turbo whistle..   

Can't wait for this sleeping chip van!  :mrgreen:

Great stuff Bert !!!

I had a 150PD Mk4 Golf, was a great car :-)
It only let me down once when the boost pipes split.

I'm going to love watching and reading this Bert! No doubt you'll do a cracking job on it, any plans for a Halal grill under the bonnet aswell?

I presume everything you'll need is on the polo?

Bert………..i have now read this,,, also seen it in for real (and had your permison to add my own dent to it    )……………………….
Not looking forward to following another 'chip smelling car'    

Do you know what you are doing ?? !
DaZ

daz1971 said

Bert………..i have now read this,,, also seen it in for real (and had your permison to add my own dent to it    )……………………….
Not looking forward to following another 'chip smelling car'    

Do you know what you are doing ?? !
DaZ

im playing it by ear  
Bert

bouchay said

I'm going to love watching and reading this Bert! No doubt you'll do a cracking job on it, any plans for a Halal grill under the bonnet aswell?

I presume everything you'll need is on the polo?

I have the complete car,so yes ive got everything i think,need gearbox mounts from a guy on ebay etc,
going up garage tomorrow to start stripping cabbbbbbby  :wink:
Bert

Nice work Bert  8)

Is PD abbreviated for Proper Diesel only or can the PD run on chip fat     

I believe the seals in the PD injectors perish if chip fat is used !!

vegetable oil can be used,it states so im my passat owners manual,i wouldnt like to add much though,the electric pump in the tank wont like it  :wink:
Bert

Bert said

………..the electric pump in the tank wont like it  :wink:
Bert

The electric pump in the TD4 didn't like the viscosity of veg oil…..killed the pump     , any savings from making bio diesel was totally lost and more with the price of a replacement pump  

What is the difference in  the gearbox mountings Bert?

GAMMYGOLFGTI said

Bert said

………..the electric pump in the tank wont like it  :wink:
Bert

The electric pump in the TD4 didn't like the viscosity of veg oil…..killed the pump     , any savings from making bio diesel was totally lost and more with the price of a replacement pump  

What is the difference in  the gearbox mountings Bert?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120826317602?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 8)   :mrgreen:
Bert

Bert said

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120826317602?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 8)   :mrgreen:
Bert

Tidy    

"………..mounting comes complete with bracket for Seat clutch cable"

Keeping the cable clutch then  :clap:

your reading my mind again sir G  

got this from the bay for it  :wink: bolts to the place the hydraulic cylinder goes,just got to find a cable for it,worth a try or ill go hydraulic



Bert

top work bert, can those polo wheels go on the cabby as well?, or are some of them not round anymore !

looking forward to keeping an eye on this thread

i should of done this and had a diesel cabby as my daily for work rather than the bm!