Hi all,
I've been away for a long time...I bought a 2002 Colorado back in 2011, but as it was my only vehicle at the time, I couldn't stomach paying the fuel costs! I sold it with a very heavy heart in 2013.
But now i'm back in the market! I've now got a pretty efficient octavia as my daily driver, so looking at a 1997 GX TD Auto.
What are the main things I need to be checking over on the TD engine? I've read a lot about the notorious overheating and cracking of the head, and with this being an auto, i'll definitely be looking out for that, though how would one do that if they're trying to mask it?
The vehicle i'm looking at seems to have a pretty good MOT history, and only has 150k on it, so i'm fairly confident it will be a good one.
Thanks for reading!
I've been away for a long time...I bought a 2002 Colorado back in 2011, but as it was my only vehicle at the time, I couldn't stomach paying the fuel costs! I sold it with a very heavy heart in 2013.
But now i'm back in the market! I've now got a pretty efficient octavia as my daily driver, so looking at a 1997 GX TD Auto.
What are the main things I need to be checking over on the TD engine? I've read a lot about the notorious overheating and cracking of the head, and with this being an auto, i'll definitely be looking out for that, though how would one do that if they're trying to mask it?
The vehicle i'm looking at seems to have a pretty good MOT history, and only has 150k on it, so i'm fairly confident it will be a good one.
Thanks for reading!