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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11040 on: April 07, 2018, 08:29:48 pm »


Been working on ChristianK’s Passat CC climate control retrofit mod, should hopefully be right when fully dry tomorrow (it’s sanded perfectly flat it’s just the ripple in the paint while it dries).

Needless to say I wish I paid someone to do it for me . Also ordered the actual climate dials for it.


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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11041 on: April 07, 2018, 09:40:28 pm »
Replaced the main thermostat, what an absolute pig of a job, everything fought me :fighting: I just hope it cures the low gauge reading and I've not caused any leaks, never ever again  :doh: trust me people, pay someone else to do it. :phew:

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11042 on: April 09, 2018, 06:32:47 pm »
Service items arrived 6L of Millers Nano Oil, air filter, 1 spark plug and a smashed oil filter... I had ordered 4 sparks so I guess they were left out, and I didn't know I had to specify unsmashed for the oil filter  :sad1:
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11043 on: April 10, 2018, 10:35:55 am »
got some of the things done now on the list

1.   Rev G DV put in   (old one wasnt split very surprised)
2.   Had to remove HID lights and conversion kit replaced back to standard lights
3.   Cam follower   O Ring  and  Fuel Filter all replaced   (fuel filter cover was a bitch all rusty)
4.   Cam belt and water pump done
5..  Air filter and serviced
6.   New battery

Thats me skint now for month  ha    next on the list to do is to remove the top cat from exhaust

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11044 on: April 10, 2018, 06:55:35 pm »
Finally got my headlight washer bumper moulds paint and fitted them today only took me a few months





Then followed by a quick engine bay clean




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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11045 on: April 11, 2018, 08:41:44 am »
They look great Will!

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11046 on: April 11, 2018, 08:57:28 am »
They look great Will!

Cheers Ross, old covers had changed colour a bit so these match the rest of the bumper too which is a bonus!


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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11047 on: April 11, 2018, 06:35:36 pm »
Picked it up from Statller after having a few bits done and a good chin wag with Steve as usual.

Clubsport S discs with brand new calipers and pads. New cam follower. Fixed a split/popped clutch valve thingy. Dropped the oil etc. Boring preventative maintenance really, but I think these cars are now getting to the age you've got to commit to that and spend some money, or move on.

Next trip around summer will be a big service and fuel filter, oil pickup, potentially chain tensioner. Then maybe some fun bits.

The usual top service and standards from Statller. I'll always vouch for these guys. They've never let me down or scratched their heads at a job.

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11048 on: April 12, 2018, 11:58:28 pm »
Picked it up from Statller after having a few bits done and a good chin wag with Steve as usual.

Clubsport S discs with brand new calipers and pads. New cam follower. Fixed a split/popped clutch valve thingy. Dropped the oil etc. Boring preventative maintenance really, but I think these cars are now getting to the age you've got to commit to that and spend some money, or move on.

Next trip around summer will be a big service and fuel filter, oil pickup, potentially chain tensioner. Then maybe some fun bits.

The usual top service and standards from Statller. I'll always vouch for these guys. They've never let me down or scratched their heads at a job.
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11049 on: April 14, 2018, 11:44:25 am »
Front springs and bushes done last week, got advised that drivers side cv clip had come off and brake disc had corroded!  :surprised:

Fortunately on further inspection today they meant the dust guard and not brake disc  :doh:

CV boot looks in good condition also so will just re-grease and re-clip.

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11050 on: April 14, 2018, 08:26:50 pm »
I am being eco friendly and saving the planet by growing some trees, I also cleaned my pipe out  :innocent:

That design of the front wheel arch liner has to have been a Monday morning job its a soil magnet!!! If you havent done it yet... spend a few hours in your wheel arch... its very therapeutic knowing how clean it is afterwards and I am sure I can get 0.05 mpg more now with the weight loss.



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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11051 on: April 14, 2018, 09:56:30 pm »
This irritated me every time I happened to look through my grill so it had to be painted



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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11052 on: April 14, 2018, 10:24:25 pm »
This irritated me every time I happened to look through my grill so it had to be painted




You had front end repair once, right? I hit a racoon and the new bumper was done the same way but I made them redo it in black since they were not aware it would show and neglected to mask it over. Nice work there.
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11053 on: April 14, 2018, 11:07:21 pm »
I am being eco friendly and saving the planet by growing some trees, I also cleaned my pipe out  :innocent:

That design of the front wheel arch liner has to have been a Monday morning job its a soil magnet!!! If you havent done it yet... spend a few hours in your wheel arch... its very therapeutic knowing how clean it is afterwards and I am sure I can get 0.05 mpg more now with the weight loss.



My journey around all four wheel arches continues...

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Good work! Amazing the amount of crud that builds up behind there!

What’s that pipe hanging out of the petrol cap area?


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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #11054 on: April 15, 2018, 12:01:40 am »
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What’s that pipe hanging out of the petrol cap area?

That my friend is the little known drain hole for water in your fuel filler recess. I never knew I had one until I took the inner arch off and saw a dangling pipe!! :smiley: It was full of old petrol and grit, so wasn't actually doing anything
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