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Tornado 05 GTI Red Rocket
-Elliot-:
So did my 'big service' today, took ages getting to the thermostat!
All done now though. Filters, thermostat, oil, HPFP cam follower, diverter valve, spark plugs and new coolant.
Sounds so much quieter on idle now than it did before, not sure if that's down to the oil change or the cam follower though.
The oil that came out was very black, seemed like it hadn't been done in a while.
Here are pics of the Cam follower and Diverter valve that I removed - Nowhere near as bad as some of the examples I've seen on here, but cant be ideal surely!
Just need to take it for a drive now to get my warning lights to go out!
v4rley:
A good days work!! Looks like those part were a bit tired, should imaging you will notice a bit more performance too :happy2:
Andy:
welcome to the forum :signLOL:
-Elliot-:
Yes, it feels like a different car.
I've only had it a week or so because I have been away with work, and I wouldn't have said it was slow. But now it feels so much more responsive and smoother. It also gets up to temperature quickly too and stays there. So a decent bit of work!
Gave it a clean after, not really into the whole detailing side of things, just a good wash and quick polish works for me!
Before that though, had a couple of bits to do.....
Remove this sticker
Fit my bottle opener and test it as a cup holder
And nice and clean....
Tortaruga:
Looks good.
You'd be shocked at the difference a professional polish makes...takes years off the car. I had my red one done recently and it makes a huge difference.
If you start detailing you will probably get addicted...
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