VW Golf 1986 Injector Question
April 16, 2012 - 7:06pm
Hello,
I have a VW Golf '86 and was told by a mechanic who's dealt with grease before that I may need to replace my injector pump (or replace with a used one with new non-rubber seals in it) in order to prevent the stock rubber seals from eventually degrading when using grease. This would apparently cause a leak in the injector pump and a big headache if you are far from home.
He also said I should replace the stock fuel and return line from the diesel tank to the diesel filter, as those can degrade as well.
I thought maybe the stock fuel lines are OK with the greasecar system, because no grease would be in the diesel tank anyways.
So, will I need to rebuild an injector pump? And will I need to replace the stock fuel lines?
Thanks,
Bob
June 5, 2012 - 8:18am
#2
I believe this is only a problem with using bio, not with wvo.
I've run about 60 gallons of wvo thru my 92 jetta so far with no issues.
I did have to replace the throttle seal and pressure head o ring just PRIORto wvo conversion (its a 20 yr old pump with 200k miles on it)
but no issues to date on wvo.
June 16, 2012 - 2:20am
#3
Where is the thermostat located on a 1986 VW Golf GTI??
June 18, 2012 - 6:54am
#4
IIRC it's down below the water pump, between the pump and the lower radiator hose.
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So, will I need to rebuild an injector pump? And will I need to replace the stock fuel lines?
Are they leaking now???
If not, I would leave it alone until leaking.
If the car has been running with the new ultra-low sulfur diesel ULSD for a while already and there is no leak leave it alone.
My two cents.
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