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Mk5 General Area / Re: 62% insurance increase anyone?

« Last post by Bagus on Today at 10:18:10 pm »

I was previously with tesco and paid £210 last year. It went up to £300 so I left them. I was able to a my classic 911 policy making it multi-car and it only cost £30. No idea how insurance company’s work but wasn’t complaining with this option.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: What did you and your MKV do today?

« Last post by Bagus on Today at 10:14:54 pm »

Central locking failed on the passenger rear door so bought a new actuator for £20 and replaced it today. Pretty easy DIY.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Should I replace my turbo? *Attached picture*

« Last post by ZoliWorks on Today at 10:12:04 pm »

Here are the pictures I promised.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: K04 Conversion - Do you ever regret it? How is it for daily driving?

« Last post by ZoliWorks on Today at 09:43:19 pm »

Car is running 1.54-1.58 bar (actual) at WOT and the specified is 1.55 max. It's surging till 4.2k or so and then quiets down. For now it's a stock cooler but I'll be picking up an S3 cooler cause I can feel it losing power.

I'd have to check, not sure. It's surging all the way from 3k to 4.2 or so in 4th gear and above. In 5th, it's surging from even lower rpm.

2.58-2.72 g/s. The MAF is a tiny bit oily, like slight surface oil. Under WOT the highest I got was 240g/s

I'll deffo be fitting pump internals and the pressure valve.

Same here, no issues with the rev D. it holds boost fine and seals quite good even when not powered.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: What shall I do? New turbo, 2nd hand turbo or reconditioned turbo?

« Last post by ZoliWorks on Today at 09:25:18 pm »

I'd buy a new turbo but I would go for original Borg Warner, not any of these aftermarket suppliers. If it's a K03, any used turbo you buy will most likely have the same issue as yours does or will fail not long after. There's a reason why they are under $200. Reconditioning it is another moneypit I'd avoid because they are very hit or miss and in most cases cost as much as an aftermraket Autodoc turbo. Between recoditioned and new aftermarket, go with the latter.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Stage 2+ K04 Conversion Burning Oil

« Last post by K03MK5 on Today at 09:23:24 pm »

Do half that mileage in a month though.   


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Mk5 General Area / Re: Stage 2+ K04 Conversion Burning Oil

« Last post by ZoliWorks on Today at 09:21:20 pm »

1 liter per 2k km or something like that is fine according to VW. This generation of the 2 liter burns oil. That's just how they are.

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Mk5 General Area / What shall I do? New turbo, 2nd hand turbo or reconditioned turbo?

« Last post by Reeceyy on Today at 08:54:42 pm »

I've got a huge crack in my turbo and I'll need to sort it asap. I'm not the expert here so id like to know what my best option would be? My options are the following:

1. But a new compatible turbo from autodoc (which one I don't know yet)
2. Buy a 2nd hand turbo
3. Recondition my current turbo

What would youse do?

Thanks

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Car Parts / Re: Shocks & springs

« Last post by opcgti on Today at 08:18:42 pm »

Truthfully, what does the car drive like with these on? Just bought a new gti the other day and it drives terrible has some cheap cheap coilovers so need a change

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Stage 2+ K04 Conversion Burning Oil

« Last post by K03MK5 on Today at 05:51:06 pm »

2 ltrs in one month didnt record mileage though.  It's on 155k but still.....