MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Technical Workshop => Topic started by: gillm on March 04, 2010, 08:52:37 pm

Title: hpfp removal ?
Post by: gillm on March 04, 2010, 08:52:37 pm

im sure it was posted up somewhere but i cant find it .


does anyone know if you need tdc ?

Title: Re: hpfp removal ?
Post by: Hurdy on March 04, 2010, 08:58:22 pm

tdc?

Title: Re: hpfp removal ?
Post by: MAT ED30 on March 04, 2010, 09:01:11 pm

top dead centre

Title: Re: hpfp removal ?
Post by: gillm on March 04, 2010, 09:01:57 pm

are you joking ?
































top dead centre on no1

Title: Re: hpfp removal ?
Post by: Hedge on March 04, 2010, 09:03:14 pm

According to the proper manual then yes but if you are careful then no.

If you have a manual car then its not too difficult to set so for piece of mind its probably worth it.

Title: Re: hpfp removal ?
Post by: MAT ED30 on March 04, 2010, 09:09:07 pm

and do not open the door when doing it or u will set the pump off

Title: Re: hpfp removal ?
Post by: Hedge on March 04, 2010, 09:12:47 pm

Quote from: MAT ED30 on March 04, 2010, 09:09:07 pm

and do not open the dooe when doing it or u will set the pump off

My mate did that. It got messy and smelly...  :chicken:

Title: Re: hpfp removal ?
Post by: gillm on March 04, 2010, 09:20:28 pm

yeh i know about the door priming the pump , vw have been doing this on cars for some time now , the misses lupo gti cought her brother out once lol . decided to do some more things which involved having the rims off so i will defo do tdc now , and having 2 peice cambelt covers will make it alot easier . oh and my tdc vernier tool too :)

Title: Re: hpfp removal ?
Post by: Hedge on March 04, 2010, 09:42:33 pm

You don't need to take the cambelt cover off just get a bit of slack and use a dental mirror.  :smiley:

Title: Re: hpfp removal ?
Post by: gillm on March 04, 2010, 09:44:30 pm

good idea

Title: Re: hpfp removal ?
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on May 07, 2010, 10:02:03 am

Quote from: MAT ED30 on March 04, 2010, 09:09:07 pm

and do not open the dooe when doing it or u will set the pump off

When working on FSI fuel systems, you should really be pulling the relay, of disconnecting the battery.