First Diesel Engined Car

[BoroRover]

Tomorrow, I'm collecting my 2 litre diesel CDT Auto . New territory for me, always had petrol cars.
Apart from the obvious such as belts, are there any other specifics I should be paying attention to regarding the engine ?
Any help/advice from the wealth of knowledge and experience of fellow members would be very helpful.
The engine is on 83k

Thanks guys

[marinabrian]

Originally Posted by BoroRover

Tomorrow, I'm collecting my 2 litre diesel CDT Auto . New territory for me, always had petrol cars.
Apart from the obvious such as belts, are there any other specifics I should be paying attention to regarding the engine ?
Any help/advice from the wealth of knowledge and experience of fellow members would be very helpful.
The engine is on 83k

Thanks guys

You can take a run up to Newcastle if you like once you have it Heather, and I'll give it the once over for you

The auxiliary belt is good for 90K, A/C belt about 70K, I tend to do both together.

There are no timing belts to worry about, the engine has timing chains, more important than most things is to make sure the PCV filter is sound.

As I say, I don't mind checking it out for you though, I've seen enough of these to know what's good, and what's bad

Brian

[jim_k]

Mine has done ~80k miles and never missed a beat. Mind you I only cover low mileages but have found it to be refined and smooth. Economy is good too.
I'm investigating either remap or Ron box as it's underpowered in my view.
Finally if it's got a Webasto fuel burning heater it's well worth getting it fixed if it's faulty. It warmed the car up very quickly in the winter.

Hope you enjoy your new car.

Jim

[Lee T]

Originally Posted by jim_k

Mine has done ~80k miles and never missed a beat. Mind you I only cover low mileages but have found it to be refined and smooth. Economy is good too.
I'm investigating either remap or Ron box as it's underpowered in my view.
Finally if it's got a Webasto fuel burning heater it's well worth getting it fixed if it's faulty. It warmed the car up very quickly in the winter.

Hope you enjoy your new car.

Jim

Go with the 160 remap. If you like your high pressure fuel pump with the fuel on the inside then avoid these powerbox gadgets. Lee.

[myfirstrover]

Go for a remap and have the belts done at the same time , they'll give you peace of mind

[bl52krz]

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[Darcydog]

Originally Posted by bl52krz

The offer from marinabrian is the best offer you could ever get. Take it up.

Yes indeed - wonderful offer - wish I didn’t live so far away!

[BoroRover]

Originally Posted by bl52krz

The offer from marinabrian is the best offer you could ever get. Take it up.

Oh I will, I will, what a star he is !!

[BoroRover]

Thank you all for your great advice

[Raven Black]

I bought my Connie se cdti 6 weeks ago with 69000 miles, it's also my very first diesel. So far its going beautifully. I am wondering if I should have the gear box fluid changed, is an auto box.