Cork Mechanic

What part of Cork are you located.?

Milly33 wrote: »

Its my beetle that's the problem from the get go she has been hassle..

Ah shes with the mechanic now so hopefully it will be sorted. Problem started after filling it with petrol she died. Hence thinking fuel pump replaced that and she died, cleaned out carburator all that goes and she still does nothing..new battery still the same.

Im in Ballintemple Kadman but as mentioned she is with a mechanic now lets hope he knows what he is doing

Is the partner car mechanic " savvy ".

If it was running, then it must be a small issue. And could be easily walked through on the phone.

Cork is full of beetle owner/drivers who do their own servicing.

If you dont get sorted, i,ll pm my number to you, and talk your partner through the start up check, or direct you to youtube vids on the same.
kadman

Milly33 wrote: »

Thanks Kadman but this is how all the problems as such started... I need someone to work on her who knows what they are doing

I,m working on beetle engines for 45 years, and drive my own cars and campers at the moment.

If your car was running prior to this hiccup, it should be a simple matter to pin point the issue.

Your problem started when you allowed messers to poke at the beetle.:eek:


I know them inside out, as do other owner drivers

But good luck

Better still, take the engine out, and pop it on the bench, and crank it up.



If you have the right mechanic, it should be running now, hopefully for you:)

I put the vids of my engines up for you to prove I know these engines well enough to pinpoint your
problem in minutes...........yes minutes.

Your own post on when the problem started, points directly to where the issue is. And now that you have
a good mechanic on board............it should be fixed within minutes. If not.............you,ve picked the wrong
mechanic. Sorry for that.........but thats a fact.

Free advice..........
Your engine relies on two things to run........fuel+ spark. Any mechanic will know that, its not a bug thing.

You pinpoint that the issue started when you filled the car with petrol. Thats where the problem points to.
Some issue with the fuel delivery from the tank to the carb.

Beetle tanks, especially old tanks, rust inside fairly badly and cause issues at the fuel filters.
One of the most overlooked filters, is the one beneath the fuel tank. Its a tank out job for easy access.
Or experienced guy will work it from the wheel arch.

As well as this there may be more filters at the gearbox rear end of the tunnel, and in the engine bay.
These should also be changed. AS well as flushing the fuel line from front to rear.

Fuel pump also has filter in it, that needs to be checked.
Quick check for fuel pump working, is to disconnect the pump fuel line to carburretor, and then get a
helper to quickly crank the starter and see if fuel pops out the line into a smal bottle.

Once this is done, it points to the next step.

So NOW, me knowing beetles does help you, not to forget I offered to go through all this by phone
for you.

Milly33 wrote: »

Sorry but I did mention we have been through all this.

Himself was talked through all this stuff by the main mechanic on the phone and it didn't fix anything... I was willing to pay for anyone to fix the car and all I get is the same thing, Haynes manuel, look up videos.... Im not a mechanic, his not a mechanic, I just don't understand Im like here I will pay you to come fix the car and its like wow there horse no don't do that, lets talk...

Sorry I am not being smart tis just like saying stuff like this when we have already tried it and again if it was that easy to get someone to fix it in Cork would ya not think I would have got one...And no, not really, you knowing beetles and telling me about it is like me reading you a bedtime storey..

So we have established that you want someone to fix it, and you dont want a walk through on the phone to fix it. Fair enough.

So lets cut to the chase and find out exactly the condition of this car now.

In post 12 you say something on the car cracked, and there is oil all over the place. Can you elaborate on this at all. Has additional damage been done since the non starting issue.

1. Does the ignition light come on when the key is in the ignition.
2. Does the car try to crank when the key is turned to engage the starter.
3.. Does it try to start, any firing or backfiring at all.
4. Any heavy clanking/banging when trying to start.

5. Has the NEWEST mechanic any news for you.
6. Is the newest mechanic familiar with classic beetle engines.

kadman

Unfortunately after so many involved already, other mechanics may be reluctant
to get involved, as they dont know what mischief has taken place before them.

You have people here that want to help you. At least 6+ beetle mechanics are following this thread.

When you,ve stopped throwing the hissy fit, let us know. And we,ll get the bug
on the road.

tim

Well, any updates. Hopefully its running now:)

Good luck with it.

Has it survived the assessment ??

So is it fair to say at this stage,

that you have had quite a number of mechanics looking at this engine, and to date,

none of them have told you whats wrong, and what you need to do to fix it, and what its likely to cost you.

And if thats the case, you need vw experts to look at this now for you, not regular mechanics.