No I didn't take any more pics. I know from my search that there was one person on this board who seemed to have the same problem and he was getting all kinds of diagnosis from his mechanic. I wonder if he ever figured out the problem.

Now about the timing, I noticed my W123 diesels have similar plugs on their IP's, not quite the same but in a similar location. Does anyone know if these are timing holes and if so what degree of the crank they're supposed to be checked at? I guess for the W123's the drip method is the only official method.

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL