80k BRM 5m maintenance

waterpump
timing belt
cam check/replacement
consider clocking cam covers
oil, fluids, filters
engine mount check/repair
replace any charge air piping seals (O-rings) if the connections are weeping oil
change gear oil
Flush brake system every 2 years
Check EGR?
check wheel bearings?
check that both of your electric fans for the radiator and air conditioner condensor are functioning
glow plug recall

Am I leaving anything out?

Do you have an owners manual? A bentley? Get both! 100,000 miles is the accepted interval for the TB on a BRM although I think the OM says 80,000.

Bill

Thing is, the OM or the bently isn't hip to mount failure and cam failure and dmf failure like we are. That's why I'm putting together the real world, tdiclub 80K checklist.

40X40 said:

Do you have an owners manual? A bentley? Get both! 100,000 miles is the accepted interval for the TB on a BRM although I think the OM says 80,000.

Bill

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Which mount is failing?

FWIW--I am going to 120000 on the TB..

I just did the DMF and used 10.8 grade bolts and replaced the TTY's which are junk...

Use the dogbone mount insert as well and get rid of another TTY...I got rid of all the TTY's on the dogbone mount and drilled mine to a M14 and got rid of the Dogbone mount failures once and for all...

40X40 said:

Do you have an owners manual? A bentley? Get both! 100,000 miles is the accepted interval for the TB on a BRM although I think the OM says 80,000.

Bill

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TB change interval is 80k miles. It might be accepted not to change TB at all but that's not the right way to go.

Since BRM is a clone of European 1.9 L TDI engine, here are the maintenances for our engines:

Toothed belt change intervals



DIESEL ENGINES
Engine type Engine codes Period Change interval Tensioning roller



TDI-PD


BJB, BKD, BKC, BXE
BXF, BRU, BLS, BMM,
BMN


up to MY 2006


every 240,000 km


TDI-PD


every 300,000 km


PETROL ENGINES


AXX, BPY, BWA

I'd replace the gear oil if its got a manual transaxle.

--Nate

PDJetta said:

I'd replace the gear oil if its got a manual transaxle.

--Nate

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x2! I've also done that @85k miles. Mine is a 6-speed manual. Oil was *BLACK* like the sooth would be there...

Also, replace any charge air piping seals (O-rings) if the connections are weeping oil. That's what I did on mine. They are disconnected anyway.

--Nate

We were discussing the timing belt interval on the BRM engines a couple of years ago.....

Link:

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=171926

Bill

40X40 said:

We were discussing the timing belt interval on the BRM engines a couple of years ago.....

Link:

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=171926

Bill

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Making the long reading short, what were the conclusions?

SS, which mounts are failing?

Maintenance

Flush brake system every 2 years.

Thanks for asking. My build date is 06/06 (I have the upgraded mounts that make changing the timing belt easier) and I downshift. I'm just saying I need to check my mounts since I saw a post about them failing. And after reading your post above about your mount fix, I think I'll print it out as an extra how-to.

Mach1 said:

SS, which mounts are failing?

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