Re: G135EPB 8v GTI Reply #60 – January 10, 2022, 08:53:18 PM Quote from: MJA on January 10, 2022, 08:05:37 PMThe Miltek/TSR 4x1 manifold should be OK with your ABF. I recently emailed TSR to confrim as have an ABF block under KR fuelling in mine and the generic 4x1 hits the bulkhead. I'm ripping mine out and replacing with a stock downpipe and front section as find the 4x1 too raspy.Question - I was looking at your tensioner on your cambelt pics when it was in the engine stand a few pages back and noticed it's 45degrees off anticlockwise to mine. I have the same tensioner and the arrow points upwards and lines with a mark on the white plastic part but I am now doubting myself seeing yours (this is the first time I've ever done a cambelt...) Thats interesting to hear. Got any videos? I thought I would like the rasp. Mine is already noisy so your making me doubt fitting mine 😅My timing belt was fitted 18 months ago and it's still going! Doesn't mean mine is correct though. I've just done some research and yours looks correct to me. I will have to find out if mine is going to be an issue 😕
Re: G135EPB 8v GTI Reply #61 – January 11, 2022, 11:18:40 AM I think if you've been running like that for 18mths you'll be fine. I don't know enough about it - perhaps you're able to get the tension by hand on the belt and not necessarily need to get the tensioner in the right position. I've only got a couple of videos at idle and it sounds pretty good but it's more raspy under load https://youtu.be/vQq2FGLSdU0https://youtu.be/YX4g0ySGx0o
Re: G135EPB 8v GTI Reply #62 – January 20, 2022, 08:28:16 PM Quote from: MJA on January 11, 2022, 11:18:40 AMI think if you've been running like that for 18mths you'll be fine. I don't know enough about it - perhaps you're able to get the tension by hand on the belt and not necessarily need to get the tensioner in the right position. I've only got a couple of videos at idle and it sounds pretty good but it's more raspy under load https://youtu.be/vQq2FGLSdU0https://youtu.be/YX4g0ySGx0oThanks for the video. It is hard to tell but i think I will still fit the manifold at some point, I quite like the rasp.I've had some bad luck with cars this week but all 3 have failed in some way but fortunately the golf was the quickest and cheapest to repair. Ironically I was jumping in it to pickup Laura from the garage as her Passat needed a rear abs sensor. It felt like the golf had a flat battery. It would crank very slowly and wouldn't jump start. I live on a hill so decided to push it onto the road and see if i could bump it down the road. It fired up and completed the journey but when i turned it off it was the same again. I put a battery tester on the battery and it was fine and when i put a jump lead from negative to the block it fired straight up! Clearly an earth issue but all appeared visibly ok. Spoke to a mate who is close by to see if i could pinch his earth strap from his project, cleaned the earths on it a it was working perfect again. I order myself a mk3 earth strap which appears to have a larger diameter cable, again checked and cleaned up all earths and back to normal. It seems to crank better since, whether that's because the old cable was weak or because of the larger cable?Here is a photo of both side by side
Re: G135EPB 8v GTI Reply #63 – January 21, 2022, 08:00:55 AM I put mk4 leads on mine too.Makes a huge difference to cranking.Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on Flickr
Re: G135EPB 8v GTI Reply #65 – January 21, 2022, 06:23:59 PM Eddypeck, Monkey, ianmac86, where did you get the mk3/4 earth lead from?
Re: G135EPB 8v GTI Reply #66 – January 21, 2022, 07:09:58 PM I had a look as well there are some on the dreaded e-bay.
Re: G135EPB 8v GTI Reply #67 – January 21, 2022, 10:24:22 PM Quote from: nige t on January 21, 2022, 06:23:59 PMEddypeck, Monkey, ianmac86, where did you get the mk3/4 earth lead from?I got mine of Leo Burly on Facebook he breaks mk3's. Just find someone breaking either a mk3 or 4 local shouldn't be much more than £10 👍🏻 2 Likes
Re: G135EPB 8v GTI Reply #68 – January 21, 2022, 11:28:47 PM Quote from: nige t on January 21, 2022, 06:23:59 PMEddypeck, Monkey, ianmac86, where did you get the mk3/4 earth lead from?I went to the local scrap yard and removed them from a scrap car myself. I can’t remember if mine came off a mk3 or mk4, I think maybe mk4. I got them years back for my previous Golf but never got round to fitting them. When I got my current Golf I needed to change the starter so it made perfect sense to grab them out of storage and finally make use of them. I did both positive and negative leads. 1 Likes
Re: G135EPB 8v GTI Reply #69 – January 22, 2022, 06:51:50 PM I got a MK3 earth wire with the MK3 "aircon" engine loom perhaps I ought to fit it and reap the unknown benefit. Last Edit: January 22, 2022, 06:53:39 PM by AndyBa
Re: G135EPB 8v GTI Reply #70 – January 31, 2022, 09:43:35 PM The paintwork has bothered me for a while, its definitely getting worse. The scuttle has some bubbling and there is some lacquer peel along the nearside from previous work. Its generally looking 30+ years old. I decided to have it looked at before it got too bad. I was a bit worried what we would find but it could have been worse. Hopefully I can get it all sorted to keep it on the road for along time
Re: G135EPB 8v GTI Reply #71 – February 01, 2022, 07:15:23 AM Good catch, that could have gotten much worse!
Re: G135EPB 8v GTI Reply #72 – February 04, 2022, 11:35:47 PM I have a new scuttle panel fittedA bit more rust found on the sillsA bit more on the bootlidThis should all be rectified early next week. The bodyshop recommended getting a new sunroof seal and window scrapers which was shockingly expensive! £120 for a genuine seal, the scrapers were around £80 for 4. The boot lock to body seal had fell apart, bargain for £2.56I've been wondering what to do about the rear vinyl on the bootlid. I've ordered one off ebay after hearing good things this was a 3rd of the price of genuine one. I need to start keeping an eye on costs. I did consider leaving it off altogether or maybe having it painted matt black 🤔On a side note I've also had to spend a few quid on my t5 which has come at a bad time and left me car-less and walking to work 😅 fortunately only a 2 mile walk 1 Likes
Re: G135EPB 8v GTI Reply #73 – February 05, 2022, 11:11:48 AM Have you checked Classic VW?The prices for the window seal is about right but you should be able to get a genuine sunroof seal well under £100.Classic VWThe search function isn't great but they stock what you want.Buy everything together since postage can be expensive.
Re: G135EPB 8v GTI Reply #74 – February 05, 2022, 04:32:19 PM Thanks but they didn't have a sunroof seal in stock I called them to check also. I'm also trying to find new rear screen seal if anyone can find one of them?
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