850 TDI Estate ; spares or repairs

robinofloxley · Jul 27th, 2016, 08:25

Dark Metalic Blue, TDI Estate P381 AUD .
180 k, went pop, well not pop more of slow fade..., on way to MOT . Have been told its the imobaliser unit. Can be replaced for £311 ,quoted by Volvo.
Car is solid, with FSH. (from new) so MOT shouldnt be a problem.
Just spent £1000 on new ecu , as i was told was the problem, so thats why im bailing out, needed wheels sharpish so bought an 06 V70 for my sins. (feels newer but not as solid as 850 somehow....)
Had car for 8 years , never broke down till this point, once the pump action timing belt starting prob was fixed, years ago. Sad to let it go.
Scrappy has offered to collect and give me £75.
Would much rather it went to Volvo world, to live on in some way. This is not a concours car so usual scrapes & dents for age.Nothing serious. But it scrubs up v well after a decent valet. (pic available but cant seem to import from my phone. Im a bit of a der. Call/txt me and ill sent to you)
Offers.
Brighton area.
07779 459 126
Cheers Jake

PNuT · Jul 27th, 2016, 22:00

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Originally Posted by robinofloxley

Dark Metalic Blue, TDI Estate P381 AUD .
180 k, went pop, well not pop more of slow fade..., on way to MOT . Have been told its the imobaliser unit. Can be replaced for £311 ,quoted by Volvo.
Car is solid, with FSH. (from new) so MOT shouldnt be a problem.
Just spent £1000 on new ecu , as i was told was the problem, so thats why im bailing out, needed wheels sharpish so bought an 06 V70 for my sins. (feels newer but not as solid as 850 somehow....)
Had car for 8 years , never broke down till this point, once the pump action timing belt starting prob was fixed, years ago. Sad to let it go.
Scrappy has offered to collect and give me £75.
Would much rather it went to Volvo world, to live on in some way. This is not a concours car so usual scrapes & dents for age.Nothing serious. But it scrubs up v well after a decent valet. (pic available but cant seem to import from my phone. Im a bit of a der. Call/txt me and ill sent to you)
Offers.
Brighton area.
07779 459 126
Cheers Jake

If it died while you were driving I doubt it will be the immobiliser!

robinofloxley · Jul 28th, 2016, 08:41

Felt like an engine break had kicked in. Happened before. Was ECU. This time old ecu couldn't be repaired. So new ECU. While they( volvo ) were working on it they stumbled on immobiliser that seemed to get it going when ' tapped'. Got 20 mins up the road. Mechanic will do proper diagnosis by Monday. Anyway, seems like no one here wants a TDI, for what would be a bit of work or maybe £500 spent. ( MOT might be cuppla hundred. Usually sails through) so its off to the scrappy next week. Shame

BigMonty · Jul 28th, 2016, 10:18

I desperately want one, just the recovery for such a vehicle would cost more than its worth. Which is a bugger

robinofloxley · Jul 28th, 2016, 10:35

Where are you? If the car gets to live, I'm.into chipping in a bit for that. Transportation is about £1 per mile. Sometimes empty carrier does a deal for less.

robinofloxley · Jul 28th, 2016, 17:38

Ok mechanics looked at it. As poster PNuT suggested its not imobaliser. Something internal has gone. Bit of a mystery why that should have happened whilst stationary but cranking. Anyway , there it is. Guessing they ll be no interest. So to the scrappy it goes.Damn shame , I wanted to get it to 200k. Ah well.

brickman · Jul 30th, 2016, 11:12

There is normally a good demand for TDI, often in 850 shape even more so!

If you can handle to keep hold of it a few more weeks than someone will invariably scoop it up. £75 from a scrappy is good going at the minute though, most are £0 to 'you pay us if you want it collected'.

If it is going scrap then I would suggest removing a few choice bits. ECU, injectors, MAF sensor (I need one!!!).

Has it got a load guard, boot floor mat, good carpets, cupholder in armrest etc. These are things worth something to us on here.

robinofloxley · Aug 1st, 2016, 21:41

I'm no mechanic at so can't do that.can pull out ECU. That's it. Dont even know an maf sensor is . apologies.. Of the list you mentioned it has good carpets. If I dont get a buyer anyone is welcome to come & take bits off. I'm paying to park it atm so won't be that lo g till its scrapped. Week or so. . Cheers jake

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Jul 27th, 2016, 08:25	#1
robinofloxley New Member Last Online: Aug 20th, 2016 20:36 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: brighton	850 TDI Estate ; spares or repairs Dark Metalic Blue, TDI Estate P381 AUD . 180 k, went pop, well not pop more of slow fade..., on way to MOT . Have been told its the imobaliser unit. Can be replaced for £311 ,quoted by Volvo. Car is solid, with FSH. (from new) so MOT shouldnt be a problem. Just spent £1000 on new ecu , as i was told was the problem, so thats why im bailing out, needed wheels sharpish so bought an 06 V70 for my sins. (feels newer but not as solid as 850 somehow....) Had car for 8 years , never broke down till this point, once the pump action timing belt starting prob was fixed, years ago. Sad to let it go. Scrappy has offered to collect and give me £75. Would much rather it went to Volvo world, to live on in some way. This is not a concours car so usual scrapes & dents for age.Nothing serious. But it scrubs up v well after a decent valet. (pic available but cant seem to import from my phone. Im a bit of a der. Call/txt me and ill sent to you) Offers. Brighton area. 07779 459 126 Cheers Jake Last edited by robinofloxley; Jul 27th, 2016 at 08:45.

Jul 28th, 2016, 10:18	#4
BigMonty ICE ICE BABY Last Online: Jan 14th, 2024 11:50 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: March	I desperately want one, just the recovery for such a vehicle would cost more than its worth. Which is a bugger __________________ The more people I meet......The easier it is to bump start my transit

Jul 28th, 2016, 10:35	#5
robinofloxley New Member Last Online: Aug 20th, 2016 20:36 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: brighton	Where are you? If the car gets to live, I'm.into chipping in a bit for that. Transportation is about £1 per mile. Sometimes empty carrier does a deal for less. Last edited by robinofloxley; Jul 28th, 2016 at 10:48.

Jul 28th, 2016, 17:38	#6
robinofloxley New Member Last Online: Aug 20th, 2016 20:36 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: brighton	Ok mechanics looked at it. As poster PNuT suggested its not imobaliser. Something internal has gone. Bit of a mystery why that should have happened whilst stationary but cranking. Anyway , there it is. Guessing they ll be no interest. So to the scrappy it goes.Damn shame , I wanted to get it to 200k. Ah well. Last edited by robinofloxley; Jul 28th, 2016 at 17:42.

Jul 30th, 2016, 11:12	#7
brickman Premier Member Last Online: Nov 14th, 2023 10:40 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Glasgow	There is normally a good demand for TDI, often in 850 shape even more so! If you can handle to keep hold of it a few more weeks than someone will invariably scoop it up. £75 from a scrappy is good going at the minute though, most are £0 to 'you pay us if you want it collected'. If it is going scrap then I would suggest removing a few choice bits. ECU, injectors, MAF sensor (I need one!!!). Has it got a load guard, boot floor mat, good carpets, cupholder in armrest etc. These are things worth something to us on here. __________________

Jul 28th, 2016, 08:41	#3
robinofloxley New Member Last Online: Aug 20th, 2016 20:36 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: brighton	Felt like an engine break had kicked in. Happened before. Was ECU. This time old ecu couldn't be repaired. So new ECU. While they( volvo ) were working on it they stumbled on immobiliser that seemed to get it going when ' tapped'. Got 20 mins up the road. Mechanic will do proper diagnosis by Monday. Anyway, seems like no one here wants a TDI, for what would be a bit of work or maybe £500 spent. ( MOT might be cuppla hundred. Usually sails through) so its off to the scrappy next week. Shame

Aug 1st, 2016, 21:41	#8
robinofloxley New Member Last Online: Aug 20th, 2016 20:36 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: brighton	I'm no mechanic at so can't do that.can pull out ECU. That's it. Dont even know an maf sensor is . apologies.. Of the list you mentioned it has good carpets. If I dont get a buyer anyone is welcome to come & take bits off. I'm paying to park it atm so won't be that lo g till its scrapped. Week or so. . Cheers jake

Aug 2nd, 2016, 10:24	#9
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