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by AndyRach
13 Jul 2011, 19:14
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Temp Gauge
Replies: 3
Views: 716

Re: Temp Gauge

All wiring has been checked and it doesn't rise as you said, but again i could run like this with out the safety net of a temperature needle. nothing is shorting, all the cooling system was replaced last year, all pipes are clear and water flows freely. The temp sender was also replaced last year. C...
by AndyRach
08 Jul 2011, 13:20
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Temp Gauge
Replies: 3
Views: 716

Temp Gauge

In a nut shell after a few minutes of running the needle goes all the way over and the water light flashes (1.6 TD JX), but the van doesn't over heat, uses no oil, water or consumables, pulls like a train and keeps plodding on (202, 000 miles and counting). This only happened when i changed a knacke...
by AndyRach
19 May 2010, 13:58
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: 1.6TD JX Auxiliary Water Pump Replacement?
Replies: 3
Views: 1018

Re: 1.6TD JX Auxiliary Water Pump Replacement?

I replaced mine last year with one from GSF. it was around £85ish i think. You need to snip away a bit of the plastic to get the connector to fit.
by AndyRach
06 May 2010, 17:54
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: life span of a 1.6td
Replies: 13
Views: 1813

Re: life span of a 1.6td

Ours had done 163K, but i replaced it with another JX that had covered only 67k with all reciepts and MOTs to prove it. The only reason i replaced it was because the piston rings were going. When i got it out i found metal splinters every where and what appeared to be a crack on one of the pistons a...