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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #10065 on: January 28, 2017, 09:51:58 am »
Finally getting round to sticking a new head unit in the car cant stick that rcd 300 anymore
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #10066 on: January 28, 2017, 12:17:33 pm »
Cam follower and DV done (How bad is it ?) . My DV was defo shot to bits as the car feels 10x smoother now and a lot more responsive which is a plus.

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #10067 on: January 28, 2017, 12:35:49 pm »
That doesn't look too bad at all, do you know if it was ever done before and how many miles?

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #10068 on: January 28, 2017, 06:39:33 pm »
Annual crud clearing from behind the arch liner.  We know how MK5s love to rust, so prevention is better than the cure  :smiley:

The first time I did this after getting the car, the crud was half way up the wing, but not so bad after a year....



Back to how it should be  :smiley:  And yeah, that is a new wing under warranty.  VW don't paint the underside of it at the factory, tight barstewardss!

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #10069 on: January 28, 2017, 06:56:46 pm »
Annual crud clearing from behind the arch liner.  We know how MK5s love to rust, so prevention is better than the cure  :smiley:

The first time I did this after getting the car, the crud was half way up the wing, but not so bad after a year....



Back to how it should be  :smiley:  And yeah, that is a new wing under warranty.  VW don't paint the underside of it at the factory, tight barstewardss!



I've never thought of doing this before. Dam, another job on the list
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #10070 on: January 28, 2017, 09:02:28 pm »
That doesn't look too bad at all, do you know if it was ever done before and how many miles?

No clue if its been done before & currently @ 68k

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #10071 on: January 28, 2017, 09:34:50 pm »
Cam follower and DV done (How bad is it ?) . My DV was defo shot to bits as the car feels 10x smoother now and a lot more responsive which is a plus.
Mine looked the same, similar mileage

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #10072 on: January 29, 2017, 09:12:01 am »
Cleaned my engine "bae"

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #10073 on: January 29, 2017, 02:16:55 pm »
Wow, very clean :congrats:

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #10074 on: January 29, 2017, 03:19:00 pm »
flushed old brake fluids out and new in + aired the system. Much better feeling in the clutch now.

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #10075 on: January 29, 2017, 04:18:05 pm »
Annual crud clearing from behind the arch liner.  We know how MK5s love to rust, so prevention is better than the cure  :smiley:

The first time I did this after getting the car, the crud was half way up the wing, but not so bad after a year....



Back to how it should be  :smiley:  And yeah, that is a new wing under warranty.  VW don't paint the underside of it at the factory, tight barstewardss!



I've never thought of doing this before. Dam, another job on the list

Somebody else who needs to do this!  :thinking:

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #10076 on: January 29, 2017, 06:08:53 pm »
The reason mud flaps belong in the bin :happy2:

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #10077 on: January 29, 2017, 07:06:11 pm »
I remember when I took the plastic arch liners off my mk4 and the amount of mud behind there was unreal. Was 2 full dustpan and brush worth.

I am going to do the ed30 in a week or so when I get bored. Anyone know if removing the bit of sponge behind the arch is a good idea too? I've heard this aids in a lot of the rusty arches cases.
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #10078 on: January 30, 2017, 11:28:50 am »
Yeah you just need to cut back the foam block an inch or so where it touches the arch's folded lip.  Don't need to remove the whole thing if you don't want to.

Yeah only do it if you're bored.  I did it whilst the car was on stands doing other stuff  :smiley:

My MK4 had shed loads back there too.  It must be the rubbish that falls down the scuttle drain holes?  I can't see how else that stuff can get behind there?  It was the soggy 'mud' that surprised me.  Not sure how that gets in there, but it stays wet for ages, which promotes rust.


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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #10079 on: January 30, 2017, 07:18:52 pm »
Not happy, just pulled out of the sh*tty works car park and the pressure sensor beeps at me, so stopped and a quick check revealed a screw in the sidewall of my rear tyre (eagle F1) that still had about 5mm left. So straight to the nearest tyre place that wasn't kiwi fit.