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Akispap's black GTI build thread
Hryszko:
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--- Quote from: Hryszko on May 24, 2018, 08:43:45 am ---
--- Quote from: akispap on May 24, 2018, 02:06:21 am ---I also did the cam follower. I was hesitating in the beginning but saw some DIYs and decided to give it a go. All good :)
P.S That banjo bolt is a real PITA..
It wasn't as bad as I was afraid it would be..
And I installed an induction kit, went for the ramair as I read good reviews and many people use them. I think I accidentally ordered the oversized but I didn't bothered changing it, might need it for later ;)
That sound is crazy now! So much noise, and that DV!
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Hi man, firstly the car looks awesome! Really good project you have going on. I have a couple of questions!
What oil do I need for a DSG service? / how much did it all cost (& is it easy to do it yourself?)
Secondly, i've literally just installed a ram-air filter myself and it looks like we've put the silicone pipes in different places.. (see picture)
I'm trying to figure out who's put the silicone pipe in the wrong place haha, I thought the one that had a bigger top and thinner bottom went onto the turbo inlet pipe?
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Hey, thanks!
About Dsg oil I would use either the OEM or the ones I used. I guess there are other brands as well but I wouldn’t go for them as I like Liqui Moly. The cost was slightly less than changing them in VW which was about 190£. I paid 12£ for filter, 92£ For 6 bottles but I only needed 5, 24£ for the filling hose, and around 20-25£ for some tools I was missing. It’s fairly easy I’d say. Make sure to do the basics settings through VCDS after you change the oil.
About the induction if you look closely, we have different ones, mine is the oversized one, we both installed them properly don’t worry! :)
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Ah perfect, thanks for that info! I'll look into getting mine done.
That makes sense, yeah I noticed it actually after I had posted that they looked slightly different but I thought i'd ask anyway!
Mine has created such a nice swooshy and blow off sound that I really wasn't expecting!
akispap:
So this night when I started the car ro come back from work, I got an airbag fault..
Im guessing it's the seat connectors? I will plug it to VCDS tomorrow and see what it says..
Damn I hate yellow lights on my dash!!! :sick:
akispap:
I bought a DA polisher and found the chance to fix my headlights. The result was pretty good!
I got a nice T shirt and a sticker that went on the car :)
Happy days :)
dronners:
car looks good.. you'd never know it had 125k on it
akispap:
I finally installed the new xenon level sensors front and back as mine were both broken.
The front on was really easy took about 20 minutes in total.
The rear was real PITA as the bolts were rusted and rounded.. after trying about two hours with no luck, I took it to a local garage and we cut the bolts. Installed the new ones with stainless steel bolts to avoid anything similar in the future.
As I was leaving, all of a sudden my car started sounding like it was fitted with a straight pipe so I knew something was wrong with my exhaust.. It seems to be somewhere at the downpipe but I will take it to someone to have a look at it.. Is it ok to drive it as it is for a few days? I don't enjoy the sound too much tbh. But the real question is...
Weld it or go for an upgrade????
:thinking:
Also changed my bulbs with some D2s Osram cool blues.. They light up nicely!!
Cheers!
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