took a few photos of the engine room today as i had the first good look at it really. Is there some pics or explained photos of what is what under the hood really. theres lots and lots of stuff as you know.
i found an iteresting looking sticker aswell and would be cool if there is someone who could translate it.
also what is that thing in the 2nd picture? i had a good look but didn\'t really get an idea of it.
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Second picture is an air con condenser i think mate!
yeah its air con in 2nd pic
Quote from: AshRXyeah its air con in 2nd pic
ah i had something like that in my mind. i don\'t know if it\'s a shame or something that i really can\'t tell 100% that what is what when i open up the hood. it\'s annoying, eventho i have had the car for 2 days. but owning a charade GTti for 5 years including full rebuild to the whole car including every nut and enginne etc , gives a man some idea of the parts there is and what they do. Now i\'m like starting from the beginning again. hehe. i even had hard time to understand where do you actually add coolant on the FD...heheh. 3 holes in one system.....eeeeeerrrrroorrr in my brain :Laugh. now i suppose the "radiator cap" is the one more close to the driver :Viking
you add coolant to the cap thats in the middle of the bay. As you look at the turbo pack its to the right on the front of the block. There will be a hose running from there to the rad
Quote from: AshRXyou add coolant to the cap thats in the middle of the bay. As you look at the turbo pack its to the right on the front of the block. There will be a hose running from there to the rad
yeah. i have now read like all the manuals there is i think. will see when i get some experience with it in the first place
I think the sticker says warrenty void if removed.
The canister in the second photo is the aircon dryer, the condenser is the thing like a thin radiator in front of the actual water radiator. If you look in the little window on the dryer when the aircon\'s running you can tell what state the system\'s in or why it may not be working too well. Loads of bubbles mean it\'s not good in terms of gas-tightness but at least the pump (compressor) works! I got quite good at chasing faults round my aircon system before running out of patience and money with the $&*@! thing and resigning myself to being hot all summer!