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ChrisGT's Black 5 door GT TDI 170

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ChrisGT:
Had a quick break in the rain so opened up the fuel filter canister and could see the filter straight away (the first time I had to syphon out quite a bit of fuel before I could see the filter).

The Fuel is much clearer although still quite cloudy and dark so didn't look that different in the couple of pictures I managed to get. Going to run a few more tanks of fuel through and then check it again and once it's cleared up more then I'll change the filter again. It was very contaminated to start with so going to take a while to get it all out of the system but feeling pretty good that it's improving  :jumpmove:

Chris

doylebros:
You'll be pleased with that then - give it another 1000 miles and change the filter again and you'll see a great improvement on the following inspection.

ChrisGT:
Thanks mate, Yeah that's the plan. It's definitely better than it was so hopefully the rest of the contamination will go over the next few tanks of fuel. Pleased the car isn't using oil anywhere near as much as it was too  :happy2:

Chris

ChrisGT:
Got a couple of little things done on the golf this evening.

Replaced the bolt that holds the windscreen washer fluid filler tube. It's the first thing I noticed when I opened the bonnet for the first time and has driven me nuts ever since. officially It's an M6 x16 bolt although it does stick out the back of the bracket a bit so could be a few mm shorter. I used a stainless steel flange hex head bolt which is fine although not quite as big as the washer on the original it makes no odds as there is no weight on it so it's supported enough. Also had a quick clean around the area too.

ChrisGT:
I also bought some new number plates as the old ones looked a bit scabby and I don't like the border on them. I think it looks much neater without them, it's not easy to see in the pictures but the border is dark green and just looks out of place. The old front plate had partly come off at one side as the sticky pads had given up so put quite a few extra on the new plate to make sure it stays stuck on.

New plates:



Lots of sticky pads!



Old plate, hanging off at left side:



Old plate removed and new plate ready to go on:



What was left of the old sticky pads:



I used Autofinesse obliTARate to remove what was left and then used Meguiar's APC to clean the area, followed by Gtechniq panel wipe to make sure the surface was as clean as possible to ensure a good bond with the new sticky pads, which left me with this:



So here's a before:



And after:

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