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ChrisGT's Black 5 door GT TDI 170
ChrisGT:
@Matto - thanks, much appreciated :drinking:
I was planning on the replacement part: http://www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk/productimage.php?product_id=331¤t_image=4
There might be a slight increase in vibes from this mount although from what I've read on the product reviews threads then the subframe mount alone doesn't really cause much more but fitting the other stiffer engine mounts as well will increase this a lot more (None of the threads I read were anyone who had a diesel so can only imagine vibes would be worse). That's why I thought I'd change the subframe mount for the stiffer one and the others for standard mounts and hopefully therefore get some reduced engine movement without too many vibes. I definitely have more engine movement than I think there should be so going to check all mounts and make a decision at that time.
The engine manifold in my car is plastic yes. The kit they have sent me is an alloy one from the BKD engine which is apparently quite a good mod done by a few 170 owners. it is pretty much a straight swap and removes the swirl flaps which the 170BMN had but the 140BKD didn't. The seal at the actuator end of the plastic manifold can fail (which mine is showing signs of) the swirl flaps also get chocked up with soot and rubbish that comes in through the egr and can stick a bit, making them useless at best or restricting air flow at worst. Some of the very first 170BMN engines came with an alloy manifold with swirl flaps but these are damn near impossible to find. more info in paragraph two of post #38.
Thanks for looking and commenting, I started reading your build thread last night and got to page 5 so will finish reading that today, really like the ed30 front splitter and the colour of yours is awesome! It's the one thing that almost put me off this car is that it's black... Looks great when it's cleaned up but gets dirty and looks terrible so quickly! :smiley:
Chris
ChrisGT:
Went to replace the air filter a few days ago and was met by these screws holding the air box together:
Went to look about online for new screws... couldn't find any... Nipped along to local car parts place and was told they couldn't get screws for it and couldn't just replace the lid of the airbox had to buy the whole airbox... for over £100... no thanks.
A friend managed to find a part number for skoda airbox screws that looked exactly the same as one that I had managed to remove.
The part number was listed as the right screw for the airbox on almost every vw, seat, skoda and audi apart from my car...
My friend was near a vw dealer in Edinburgh and went along to check if it was on their system and they too had the same part number for the screws but said that there wasn't any listed for my car or any GT models... bought some anyway and they are a perfect fit, identical to the ones I removed so replaced all the airbox screws for about £12 instead of buying a seond hand air box off ebay or a brand new one...
The part number is WHT 002 087 in case anyone else needs new screws for their airbox :happy2:
So, new K&N panel filter in today too :smiley:
Chris
ChrisGT:
Changed my fuel filter tonight. Was met by some very black fuel...
from what I've read this is an indication of oil in the fuel which is caused by the failure of the oil seal in the tandem fuel pump.
The car sometimes just cranks first thing in the morning and doesn't fire up very quickly unless you turn off the ignition and turn it on again then starts perfectly. The car does smoke a bit and can be quite dark smoke which would indicate oil being burned.
The car has burned about a litre of oil in the last 1300 miles which is more than I think it should be although I know these engines are supposed to burn a bit of oil so that you top it up and therefore keep the oil cleaner for longer and that's supposed to help with the long life servicing.
A new tandem pump from Darkside developments is £310... one from a vw dealer on ebay is £235... or a used one is about £50. I'd rather go for a genuine one though.
Edit: having looked around I have found a seal kit to rebuild the tandem pump with for £35: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171851464956?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
One thing to note is that with the tank of fuel, which has about 60 miles left in it, I put in Archoil DPF cleaner which may be the cause of the discoloured fuel however with the other things I have noted above I believe it is more likely the tandem pump. It's probably the original and the car is 61k now.
Can anyone confirm from the pictures that it's oil contamination??
Cheers,
Chris
ChrisGT:
The car seems to be running really good and feels up on power a bit with the new fuel and air filter.
Have ordered the seal kit for the tandem pump so will get that changed as soon as I can and then run a couple of tanks of fuel through and then check the fuel filter again and see if that clears up the black fuel issue. If I take the tandem pump apart and it's obviously completely knackered and not just the seals that have gone then I can always buy a new pump but figure this way I could save myself £200 by just changing the seals instead of the whole pump.
Chris
ChrisGT:
Tandem fuel pump seal kit arrived today so will hopefully get that changed over in the next couple of weeks and then run a couple of tanks of fuel through the car and if it's still contaminated then will replace the injector seals.
Also got a little thing of touch up paint as there are a couple of bad stone chips on the bonnet and a scratch on the rear driver side wing.
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