Ronin wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:49 pm
In that case I would fill the tank up and see if it starts, or at least get someone to crank so you can go into the boot and see if the pump makes any noise and then fill it up if it does.
This should make the car drivable and save you from working in the cold.
Spoken like a man that's frozen in the boot of an Audi before
Thank you. I'll give it a go. Just replacing some o-rings would be far preferable!
Rightthen wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:59 pm
Pretty sure I remember them being fairly cheap?
They were, but there don't appear to be any genuine VDO / Continental units left, at least not that I can find from the usual sources.
Having spoken to a friend in the motor trade, the easily available options of Lemark, Lucas and Intermotor are all chinesium garbage and to be avoided, as is the Magnetti Marelli. I think the only option we have now may be the Esen SKV which I believe is made in Poland. I've no personal experience of this unit, but I've used Esen SKV parts before and have no complaints, and I'd trust something made in Poland a lot more than anything made in China. I will have to use one of these when I get my murple back up and running.
Rightthen wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:59 pm
Pretty sure I remember them being fairly cheap?
They were, but there don't appear to be any genuine VDO / Continental units left, at least not that I can find from the usual sources.
Having spoken to a friend in the motor trade, the easily available options of Lemark, Lucas and Intermotor are all chinesium garbage and to be avoided, as is the Magnetti Marelli. I think the only option we have now may be the Esen SKV which I believe is made in Poland. I've no personal experience of this unit, but I've used Esen SKV parts before and have no complaints, and I'd trust something made in Poland a lot more than anything made in China. I will have to use one of these when I get my murple back up and running.
VDO 405-052-002-001Z
ESEN SKV 02SKV275
I'd actually given up and resided myself to the idea of a Lucas, or putting my original back on, so this is actually great news. I shall grab one of those if it's goosed. I might just replace anyway if I'm going to drag it all out to do the o-rings. The used one came off a 100k car, but who knows how long it had sat before I got it. A very long time, I suspect. I'll let you know if I have any issues with it, but that sounds pretty hopeful. And not too pricey either!
