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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: J Z on December 30, 2011, 03:12:16 pm

Title: A little mishap..
Post by: J Z on December 30, 2011, 03:12:16 pm: Had a little mishap with my 1.6 td.

Were filled with 15 liters degreaser by mistake :-[
After 10 km this happened...

Well, If nothing else is broken, I will replace this 8 mm head with a 10 mm. ''after a thorough cleaning''

(http://forumbilder.se/images/ff30201180525ea3a.jpg)
Title: Re: A little mishap..
Post by: 8v-of-fury on December 30, 2011, 05:34:34 pm: thought the td's had 9mm heads?? am i wrong in thinking so? Or was it an ECO pump.. did they have 8mm?
Title: Re: A little mishap..
Post by: J Z on December 30, 2011, 06:10:11 pm: I'm not sure.
The car been imported second hand from Germany and has, among other things, no LDA.
Can not make out numbers on the pump.

My second 1.6, ''sold in Sweden'', has a 9 mm.
Title: Re: A little mishap..
Post by: chrisg on December 30, 2011, 07:29:52 pm: i'm confused? what was filled with degreaser? the fuel tank?
Title: Re: A little mishap..
Post by: ORCoaster on December 30, 2011, 09:00:45 pm: 15 liters hmmm I say oil not fuel tank. But how? And if by a shop of any kind wouldn't they be fixing this on their dimes?
Title: Re: A little mishap..
Post by: chrisg on December 30, 2011, 09:14:41 pm: Quote from: ORCoaster on December 30, 2011, 09:00:45 pm
15 liters hmmm I say oil not fuel tank. But how? And if by a shop of any kind wouldn't they be fixing this on their dimes?

didn't think the engine could hold 15 liters?
Title: Re: A little mishap..
Post by: 8v-of-fury on December 30, 2011, 09:36:39 pm: Engine definitely cannot hold 15 liters.. That is a fuel pump plunger.. The tank must have been filled with 15L of degreaser :( didnt know you could run on degreaser ;)
Title: Re: A little mishap..
Post by: ORCoaster on December 30, 2011, 10:09:42 pm: BRAIN DEAD. did the conversion all wrong in the brain before blurting out engine oil. 15 liters is about the same number of quarts not divided by about 4 to get quarts. That gives gallons. So about 4 gallons in the fuel tank.

but I bet the IP is real clean now baby! Injectors too.

But I still can't figure out the part or how they got that fluid in the tank? Grabbing up a Jerry can and pouring unknown fuel in tank for lack of cash to go for a beer run?

Come on fess up.
Title: Re: A little mishap..
Post by: CRSMP5 on December 31, 2011, 06:26:13 am: ORcoaster.. sent pm.. needs a real jpg of your avitar to make a sticker for my toaster from...

yep id like ot know how this happened too...
Title: Re: A little mishap..
Post by: J Z on December 31, 2011, 06:56:23 am: Quote from: 8v-of-fury on December 30, 2011, 09:36:39 pm
didnt know you could run on degreaser
Well you can, but not for long.. :o

Well, it was entirely my own fault

'Short story'... Almost empty in the tank. Dark garage. In a hurry. 2 canisters (Jerry can?). One with diesel , one with degreaser. Took the wrong one... ::)

Then, 10 km later, on the fly, it just felt like turning of the key. No noise, no twitching.. just died.

Then... I went home and had a beer... ;D
Title: Re: A little mishap..
Post by: burn_your_money on December 31, 2011, 07:53:09 am: You should replace the injectors as well.
Title: Re: A little mishap..
Post by: ORCoaster on December 31, 2011, 09:55:43 am: Ahhh, It is the piston from inside the pump. No lube equals friction, then seize. Ouch.
Title: Re: A little mishap..
Post by: J Z on December 31, 2011, 09:59:46 am: I decided to replace the entire engine against a 1.9 td instead ;D