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Re: Removing engine cover
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2009, 10:49:09 pm »
If you were keen, you could have noted the revision versions of your PCV, coil packs and HPFP for future info purposes...  :smiley:
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Re: Removing engine cover
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2009, 10:57:50 pm »
Quote from: bacillus on April 05, 2009, 10:49:09 pm
If you were keen, you could have noted the revision versions of your PCV, coil packs and HPFP for future info purposes...  :smiley:

Any idea where they're located? Feel free to use my posted pic and draw arrows to where they'd be located.
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Re: Removing engine cover
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2009, 11:18:13 pm »
If you look at the top of the HPFP, the last letter of the code will be the pump version e.g. H

For the PCV, you will need a small mirror as the version letter is at the underside of the circular bit and it would be the last letter. Mine is version C.

For the coil revision, you may have to remove a coil pack so unless you are confortable doing so, give it a miss.

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Re: Removing engine cover
« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2009, 11:21:34 pm »
Cool beans.  :happy2: I wondered what that flat circular thing was. Had no idea it was the PCV.

Quote from: bacillus on April 05, 2009, 11:18:13 pm
For the coil revision, you may have to remove a coil pack so unless you are confortable doing so, give it a miss.

Put it this way: is it harder than removing the engine cover? If not, post up how to do it and another pic of where I should be looking would be useful mate.  :happy2:
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Re: Removing engine cover
« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2009, 11:39:48 pm »
Be warned the coil packs can break if your not careful when removing it/them.

This link tells you what to do.

http://www.golfmkv.net/blog/archives/9
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Re: Removing engine cover
« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2009, 11:48:01 pm »
Quote from: bacillus on April 05, 2009, 11:39:48 pm
Be warned the coil packs can break if your not careful when removing it/them.

This link tells you what to do.

http://www.golfmkv.net/blog/archives/9

Amazing dude!  :happy2:

Would I have to look at all coil packs or just one for the revision no?
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Re: Removing engine cover
« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2009, 11:51:25 pm »
Normally all the coil packs should be the same version.
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Re: Removing engine cover
« Reply #22 on: April 05, 2009, 11:59:34 pm »
Awesome mate! I'll have another look when I get another chance. I paid £15 for a new air filter and I'm sure as hell gonna fit it.
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Re: Removing engine cover
« Reply #23 on: April 06, 2009, 12:17:18 am »
Quote from: stealthwolf on April 05, 2009, 11:59:34 pm
Awesome mate! I'll have another look when I get another chance. I paid £15 for a new air filter and I'm sure as hell gonna fit it.

This link could be handy then, http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2547554
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Re: Removing engine cover
« Reply #24 on: April 06, 2009, 12:24:30 am »
Quote from: bacillus on April 06, 2009, 12:17:18 am
This link could be handy then, http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2547554

Yeah that's the one I've been following. Except I thought the hardest part was lifting off the engine cover.The real hard part was trying to undo the clamp on the air intake. If I'd managed to get that off, I'd have been able to change the air filter.
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Re: Removing engine cover
« Reply #25 on: April 06, 2009, 09:06:35 am »
great write up stealth, very funny!!  :signLOL:
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Re: Removing engine cover
« Reply #26 on: April 06, 2009, 09:32:03 am »
replacement air intake are just as much of a pain  :happy2:



abd i will vouch of the pain in the ass job getting the cover off  :grin:
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Re: Removing engine cover
« Reply #27 on: April 06, 2009, 11:38:18 am »
Quote from: x5pea on April 06, 2009, 09:32:03 am
replacement air intake are just as much of a pain  :happy2:

Do you still have that god-awful clip on the air intake bit?

When I first read about air intakes, I didn't want to lose the engine cover because I thought it looked nice. Now I don't give f00k about it!
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Re: Removing engine cover
« Reply #28 on: April 06, 2009, 11:41:44 am »
Quote from: stealthwolf on April 06, 2009, 11:38:18 am
Quote from: x5pea on April 06, 2009, 09:32:03 am
replacement air intake are just as much of a pain  :happy2:

Do you still have that god-awful clip on the air intake bit?

When I first read about air intakes, I didn't want to lose the engine cover because I thought it looked nice. Now I don't give f00k about it!

For the Carbonio he will have an easier clip that loosens and tightens like a screw  :happy2:
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Re: Removing engine cover
« Reply #29 on: April 09, 2009, 09:13:07 pm »
Done and dusted within 30 mins.

Still a complete pain in the arse though.
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