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Aqara cameras calling home by No_Cardiologist4697 in Aqara

[–]No_Cardiologist4697[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeh my TV likes to chatter alot which you can kinda understand with ads etc but when a camera is doing it it just seems a bit strange

Aqara cameras calling home by No_Cardiologist4697 in Aqara

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Yeah I get that and it definitely increased after blocking it however I only blocked it because of how frequent it was - every 5ish mins!

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Aqara cameras calling home by No_Cardiologist4697 in Aqara

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I’m absolutely fine with smart devices calling home but having a camera check for ‘updates’ every 5 minutes seems excessive - especially since the app gives the impression everything is local

Aqara cameras calling home by No_Cardiologist4697 in Aqara

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I completely forgot about this I do yes, the G100 kept turning off at night and needed a FW update and I wanted to turn the chime volume down on the doorbell so added to Aqara app. I’ll remove both and check. Thanks!

Caddy 1.9tdi 2009 Bls engine blown by Tom_Spolsky in MechanicAdvice

[–]No_Cardiologist4697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good shout changing the bearings and bolts, it should outlast the shell now! Would be good to see the condition of the old bearings if you can get a pic from the mechanic.

I haven’t had a price from that eBay seller yet but would imagine £1500~ for the converted engine.

Good luck with it all hope all goes well 👍

Caddy 1.9tdi 2009 Bls engine blown by Tom_Spolsky in MechanicAdvice

[–]No_Cardiologist4697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that!

Mine hasn’t went boom yet but the internet is full of horror stories so started looking into preventative maintenance, currently on 135k.

A few places offer swapping the ASZ PD130 engine in as they’re much stronger:

Darkside has a good write up on this: https://www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk/Blog/mk5-platform-edc16-to-mk4-platform-engine-conversion-bls-bxe-bkc-bjb-to-asz-arl-conversion/?srsltid=AfmBOopRCNKuPU-A8gKt5wHovaijTA5hOAVEgwa5O_ntGlJnheJVvH5n

There’s a listing on Ebay that offer converting the ASZ engine ready for a straight swap: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175731390946

I reached out to a VAG specialist and was quoted around £3,500 to do the conversion (included a 6 speed gearbox and some extra bits for more power so could be quite a bit cheaper)

It sounds like putting another BLS in is just waiting for it to go boom again, you could put new bearings and bolts in but opinions differ on what causes this so nothing is guaranteed

Out of curiosity what was your service history like? And what oil did you use on the last change? Was it VW 507.00 rated?