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What did you and your MKV do today?
pandaman:
Oil changed
G-olf:
--- Quote from: fakie1977 on June 21, 2022, 08:48:28 am ---Decided enough of sagging headlining. Not today but recently I have had my headlining retrimmed along with pillars and the door cards. Went with lighter grey alcantara-like material to lighten up and refreshed the interior.
And then I figured since I had the doorcards off I should just replace/upgrade the speakers. Went for focal vw fit replacements front and back.
Yes it was all a bit of an indulgence and not strictly needed but felt like splashing out on it. Now it makes it a little trickier deciding which car to take out for the weekend spin.
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Did you do the headlining re-trim yourself? if not may I ask how much it cost? I've replaced mine for the sagging issue with a good one from a breakers yard but its happening again in exactly the same place. Its like the foam breaks down and separates rather than the glue failing. Thanks
fakie1977:
--- Quote from: G-olf on June 26, 2022, 07:12:34 pm ---
--- Quote from: fakie1977 on June 21, 2022, 08:48:28 am ---Decided enough of sagging headlining. Not today but recently I have had my headlining retrimmed along with pillars and the door cards. Went with lighter grey alcantara-like material to lighten up and refreshed the interior.
And then I figured since I had the doorcards off I should just replace/upgrade the speakers. Went for focal vw fit replacements front and back.
Yes it was all a bit of an indulgence and not strictly needed but felt like splashing out on it. Now it makes it a little trickier deciding which car to take out for the weekend spin.
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Did you do the headlining re-trim yourself? if not may I ask how much it cost? I've replaced mine for the sagging issue with a good one from a breakers yard but its happening again in exactly the same place. Its like the foam breaks down and separates rather than the glue failing. Thanks
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Whole job was done by seat repairer local to me (Middlesbrough). If it was just headlining and in similar fabric to original it was quoted at about £250. But I decided to upgrade to the suede material which was more expensive (£400) and then did all trim pillars (£150) and door cards (£200) at same time.
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mjmallia:
I noticed at the weekend a vacuum leak at idle on the boost gauge, on checking the usual I decided to check the oil cap and the complete neck extension came off the cam cover with cap attached :confused: heat cycles must have taken its toll on the joint. The cap is now directly on the cover, so looks a bit odd with the engine cover on :doh: but I can live with it at the moment.
OllieVRS:
--- Quote from: Pudding on June 25, 2022, 12:12:24 am ---
--- Quote from: GilesWoodward59 on June 22, 2022, 04:08:44 pm ---Head gasket, piston ring wear and timing belt / chain stretch can all be causes of low compression across all cylinders. Presume you’ve ruled these out? Also checking your tester isn’t faulty would be a good plan!
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You were right, the tester was bad. Mister second opinion measured 14 bar across all the whole bank, so back to the drawing board, but I'm relieved the engine isn't fooked.
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I know I'm late to the party, but congrats Pudding! :drinking:
Makes me think maybe I should try with another tester, since mine measured at 145psi (10 bar). That was also measured before I changed the timing belt.
When the engine was turning over did the needle stay at the highest value it reached or did it drop back down as the piston went back down? I used my friend's old compression tester that did the latter, so I couldn't get a reading unless I looked at it while continuously turning over the engine. Interestingly his tester didn't have a pressure release valve.
EDIT: What brand of tester did you use? Looking at getting one myself without breaking the bank.
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