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khz30:
The previous owner ended up buying a e46 M3 which was his dream car and wanted to get rid of this. I think he got bored of all the mods. Lol.
It drives well, although the clutch pedal can stay down and I have to flick it with my foot. Not a issue but I was told maybe there’s some air stuck and needs bleeding? Also, they’re very tappety on cold start?
shannon-ob:
--- Quote from: khz30 on March 31, 2021, 10:54:03 am ---The previous owner ended up buying a e46 M3 which was his dream car and wanted to get rid of this. I think he got bored of all the mods. Lol.
It drives well, although the clutch pedal can stay down and I have to flick it with my foot. Not a issue but I was told maybe there’s some air stuck and needs bleeding? Also, they’re very tappety on cold start?
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Can't say I blame him, I'd sell my Golf for E46 M3 all day.
Yeah, I'd look at getting that bled through mate, not nice to try and drive like that!
They are very tappy engines at anytime mate, the injectors are noisy and the cam follower. Perhaps have a new cam follower fitted as a piece of mind, and maybe a service. Unless there's history showing it's been done recently.
khz30:
Your right..will get it checked in the next week or so. The Cam follower was changed at 72000, mileage now is at 84000. It was only serviced 3000 miles ago but will get another one done in the next couple of months too. What do you think?
muff1991:
Nice car and plenty of stuff done to it. I don’t want to scare you, but when the clutch sticks down and you’re having to pull it up with your foot usually means there’s a leak or air in the system! (If there’s a leak you could be sucking air in) It may just need a bleed but when I had this exact same issue, it became more regular, all of a sudden when parking up at work the master cylinder popped and fluid was everywhere lol.
I’d bleed it, see how you get on, but keep an eye on it. You don’t want to be stranded somewhere.
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Dizzi:
Looks a very clean example this and seems to have been looked after.
I always service my cars right after buying them just for peace of mind. Probably worth changing the cam follower, i've heard of guys getting bad wear after just 10k miles and others lasting up to 20k miles so since it's cheap and easy to replace id say its worthwhile for peace of mind again.
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