Forum: Help! My car died!
02-23-2010, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-24-2010, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 34,472
Ok, found a local supplier for BG109, he said...
Ok, found a local supplier for BG109, he said that I would need a quart of the stuff. Is it worth it? or do you guys think I'm wasting my $$ and should just watch my oil levels and get it re-ringed...
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Forum: Help! My car died!
01-11-2010, 03:45 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 14,142
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Forum: Help! My car died!
01-10-2010, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 14,142
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-10-2010, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 34,472
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-10-2010, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 34,472
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-06-2010, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 34,472
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-06-2010, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 34,472
I can't find BG109, the local parts stores have...
I can't find BG109, the local parts stores have never heard of it. I went to the website and there are three sites in my town that are listed for special services but it doesn't mention that BG109...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-05-2010, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 34,472
Ok... Let me just hit each question...
Rotella...
Ok... Let me just hit each question...
Rotella 15-40, same as in my Dodge Cummins
oil seperator??? I have a rubber tube from valve cover to air intake that is an exhaust gas recirc of sorts......
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-03-2010, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 34,472
The guy that had it before the person I got it...
The guy that had it before the person I got it from was using conventional oil in the car, not oil for diesel engines, I don't know that this matters much but thought I might ought to add that small...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-03-2010, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 34,472
Excessive oil consumption
Ok, now that I have the car actually running I took it on a short trip today. All in all aprox 100 miles round trip. I started out with topped off fluids including the oil. By the time I had gotten...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-02-2010, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,089
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Forum: Body and Interior
01-01-2010, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 9,712
EVIL Volvo Wiring
Finally got the car running so I was doing a light check on the turn signals and such. I reached in to flip the turnsignal switch to the left blinker and when I pushed down I killed the car.
What...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-01-2010, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,089
Glowplug system
Ok, How does the glow plug system function? More specificaly, what drives the glow plug light on the instrument cluster?
I just replaced 3 glow plugs to get my car started, I KNOW the other 3...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-01-2010, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,911
All the suffering..... OVER
Well after all of my trauma over things that might have been wrong with the car. What did it end up being?
GLOW PLUGS
I only replaced the front 3, but the rest will be replaced at a later...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
12-17-2009, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,911
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
12-12-2009, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,911
Ok
my brain won... figured I wont know if the...
Ok
my brain won... figured I wont know if the injector pump is working if I don't crack the lines.
When I cracked the lines and cranked, I got dribbles instead of spray's of fuel.
What does...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
12-12-2009, 07:54 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,911
I made one small change to your suggestion.
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I made one small change to your suggestion.
Instead of cracking the banjo bolt, I pulled the return fuel line off. With the return fuel line in hand, I used my air compressor to pump air down it...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
12-10-2009, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,911
Fred (guessing thats your name)
THANK YOU ...
Fred (guessing thats your name)
THANK YOU
I'll post how it all turns out after saturday... But I bet you just "fixed" my car.
I know she had let the tank drop to below a quarter of a tank and...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
12-10-2009, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,911
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
12-10-2009, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,911
Fuel basics
Ok, Same scenario that I've read about a couple of times on these forums already. Car was running fine, parked it, two days later would not start. Local mechanic said the injector pump was dead and...
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Forum: Help! My car died!
12-10-2009, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 31,437
OK.... YOU LOST ME. I found a solenoid right...
OK.... YOU LOST ME. I found a solenoid right behind the ashtray like I was told there would be. Was told that this specificaly was a fuel relay for the electric fuel pump.
Does this car have a...
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