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What did you and your MKV do today?
lazy:
--- Quote from: GeeTeeEye on August 20, 2024, 11:42:55 am ---replaced the battery with a Bosch S5008. Which weirdly enough stopped my drivers window squeaking when buzzed all the way open. Used a load of silicone lube on it and that didn't make a difference, but new battery = no squeak :shrug:
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It's amazing what doing something completely unconnected to something else can do :grin:
GeeTeeEye:
--- Quote from: lazy on August 21, 2024, 07:38:14 am ---It's amazing what doing something completely unconnected to something else can do :grin:
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lol yeah it blew my tiny little mind :surprised:
skkane:
Changed the oil today.
ZoliWorks:
So my radiator fan blew out out of nowhere :fighting: I thought I sent a piston to check the outside temps but glad that wasn't the case. The force of the fan exploding was large enough that bits went through the engine cover underneath and they also dented my hood. Buddy of mine had a few fans laying around so I found a working one and replaced it. New would have cost about 100 euros so giving him a beer for it is a pretty good deal if you ask me.
While at it, I've also installed a bigger intercooler. I've had to trim the radiator support for the AC radiator to fit since it sticks stick 2cm further out. The intercooler is a Ta-Technix bar and plate cooler with a core size of 595mm x 400mm x 56mm. It's almost twice as thick as the stock cooler.
I ended up buying a used AC rad and trimming the frame based on that cause I didn't want to take mine off. It's a lot easier to slot the cooler and rad in when they are off the car. The quick connect adapter they include with this kit is for the newer gen, ea888 engines, which use a smaller diameter turbo outlet pipe. I've ended up cutting the quick connector housing off of my aliexpress chargepipe and using the quick connector and a piece of my old intercooler pipes as a bridge between the 2. Yes I could have welded the quick connector into the housing, but I cant weld aluminium :ashamed:
Now as for how well it works... well here are the graphs. The first pic is with the stock GTI cooler and the 2nd pic is with the Ta Cooler. Both runs were done on the same patch of road, both runs start after a 140kph cruise lasting 5 minutes and both runs start from 50kph. The first run ends at 200 on the clock, the 2nd ends at 240 on the clock. During the stock cooler run, outside temps were 12 degrees Celsius and during the upgraded cooler run, they were 15 degrees. Not only did the temperatures barely move but I've also decreased my wastegate duty cycle. I'm not sure if this is due to my stock cooler leaking or cause of the new cooler cooling better but safe to say I dont regret it one bit.
mjmallia:
The old girl had cancer (aka rust) flagged on a recent MOT. It appeared to be a small crusty hole that was not visible (red circle), due to the VW underseal looking perfect and a few suspect looking patches near the plastic skirt adapter
Took it to a friend that is a professional welder/fabricator, and it was worse than expecting. Its a mazing how well the VW underseal disguises rust, and shocked us both
Had it cut out and replaced. Underseal etc applied. Thankfully it di not go higher than where the side skirt would mount, so no need to paint/blend in.
But had to buy a new side skirt adapter, as the original one disintegrated on removal (20 year old plastic)
Just glad it got sorted before winter kicks in and made it worse.
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