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colesey:
Not as exciting as the last post but cv boots / tracking / engine oil / gearbox oil / brake fluid / plugs / filter have just been done. It’s been @12k since I last fitted iridiums and the car is now boosting up smoother and sooner than before. Mental note to change them more often. Went for the liquimoly green oil this time instead of millers nt.

ROH ECHT:
Been a while, but recently;

I've had the headliner redone. Cost was $850usd for the upholsterer work, and $675usd for the VW shop to remove and reinstall it.

Found a leak, accidentally, in the DV relocation at where the AWE Tuning's DV-mount connects to the side of the intake-to-turbo hose. I was reversing the position of the DV and mount and a tightening of its clamp was all it took (clamp location shown in the picture). Apparently it wasn't secured tightly enough, when the turbo was replaced in 2021. This dropped the LT-fuel trim (partial) from near +10% to +4.7%.

And soon I am having the seats recovered with Katzkin by one of their dealers. Just doing so with leather that's a close enough match to the original color; nothing fancy. The cost will be $1325usd for both fronts and the rear.

SANDEGTI:

--- Quote from: skkane on October 17, 2023, 09:22:50 pm ---Slowly getting there



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Damn, nice work! Keep us posted!

Thinking about doing a CDL swap when my AXX gives in. Going strong so far, plan to go KO3 hybrid soon at 145k miles.

Stupots:
I did lots of things whilst the car was off the road over the last 4 days I've been meaning to do for 5-6 years...

As mine is a 4Motion TDI, and taking the front of isn't hard or takes that long, plus I was fitting a larger intercooler, I opted to remove the engine for this work.



New turbo
New Sachs clutch kit (inc DMF and CSC)
New genuine VAG timing belt kit + Meyle HD water pump (last done when I got the car in 2015, but I changed idler and tensioner studs this time)
New gearbox end crank seal (Febi)
Front H&R anti roll bar
S3 type intercooler and hard pipe kit.

Glad to have it all on the car. Still alloy wishbones/hubs, rear ARB and new top mounts to fit, but I ran out of time after a few issues... The CSC was bent during shipping and wouldn't fit into the gearbox (discovered on the day) and it snapped trying to straighten it, so I had to source a new one. Also turbo feed pipe wasn't coming undone from the union that screws into the turbo, the whole things was turning, so glad I took the engine out as sorting that, in situ would have been nigh on impossible.

As a note, the 8 year old timing belt was in great condition, I genuinely think it would have done another 8 year/70K. The water pump was OK too but I think that would have probably caused issues before the belt.



Stu

skkane:
Almost done

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