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hi all i have finally got myself a syncro!! I'm a massive vw fan and have my fair share of vw's but have wanted a single cab syncro for a while,found one near to me, there is no doubt she IS A DOG body work wise but the engine and transmission seem fine (i can fix the body but I'm no mechanic!) but I'm soooooo pleased to finally have a syncro to add to my excessive amount of vw's!

a couple of questions, firstly i bought the truck knowing that the front and rear diff locks are nt functioning, i have been told they need a strip down and clean and thats all, although i take anything a seller has to say with a pinch of salt really, after all he is trying to sell me a vehicle right.

what should the led indicators show, will they either be on or off? or i think i read somewhere that they may well also flash? some guidance would be good please as i know nothing on these!

the second is probably a more general question, after an hour and a half drive i notice the oil warning light illuminated when i pulled up at junctions (on tick over) kind of flashed a little and stayed on, one i revved or pulled away it went right out, also whist driving it was not lighting up. i got home and forgot about it, ( it was dark so didn't check the oil level) i started her up so my brother could hear it run and the oil light didn't illuminate on tick over? i will check tomorrow but i thought i would mention it incase its a sign of something other than needing an oil top up?

longest forst thread in the world!???? all comments will be greatly received.

You dont say what engine and what year ( stick it in your sig helps in future) get that oil pressure checked or do it yourself with a guage typically the lowest pressure is hot idle, check oil level first but if its been run low damage may have been done.

sorry no idea about running gear

itchyfeet wrote:You dont say what engine and what year ( stick it in your sig helps in future) get that oil pressure checked or do it yourself with a guage typically the lowest pressure is hot idle, check oil level first but if its been run low damage may have been done.

sorry no idea about running gear

I'm hoping its not going to have done any damage, it was sounding s sweet as a nut upon arrival home this evening so I'm hoping tomorrow a little top up and thats it

Fingers crossed for you dude...
I don't know much about diff locks but this little link explains the knobs but not the LED's. I'm sure others will assist you more thoroughly!
http://diamondhell.com/content/view/41/30/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Cheers and good luck... Let us know how it goes.

ignition on back lit,pull knob to engage diff lock and the green light comes on when engaged,push back in to disengage,my rear actuator was a bit slow or sticky and I followed Jeds tip and unscrewed the switch and poured some gearbox oil into where the switch unscrewed worked a treat,comes on nearly straight away.As you can see in the pic the front is on.

Ok brilliant, thanks for the help so far
i don't seem to have the illuminated back light either ( or i didn't notice it) so first thing i will do is check that.
i have also downloaded the trouble shooting guide to diff locks on the transmission tech page, thanks again for the info so far, excellent forum and fantastic vehicles, i will also take a look at my oil levels this morning.

Am I missing something but, if your front diff is on why is the rear diff lock knob pulled out??

there both pulled out rear has not engaged yet.

Just to add to this, ...

The front one should flash before it engages, then light up on constant once engaged.

Rear should only light up once engaged.

ok so if the front should flash before its engaged, but it doesn't?? does that mean anything in particular? unfortunately i have not had the time yet to take a closer look printed of the tech tips for fault finding tho so I'm poised and ready!

Ive heard of the flasher unit sometimes failing, could be as simple as that...?

Was this Sika from Gloucester? I was tempted but my misses said no !!!

Where are you based? I,m near Swindon if you want to pop down for a beer I would be happy to check it out