The 1998 B5 Passat TDI (one of 2 stateside?)

[JFettig]

So in the pic above with all the oil, where else could that be coming from other than the intake?

I think I'm just too much of a surge junkie for the BV43. Could have been FOD, could have been surge.

Just need to fix the exhaust and button up.

I got curious to see what the VL would look like on there. Bolts and ports won't line up, especially without a spacer.

[JFettig]

Back alive!

Sadly, back alive with only 17.5psi.

The whole reason I popped the hood in the first place was to disconnect the downpipe to redo the connections to the muffler then to the rest of the exhaust. I didn't take the time to cut and weld new connectors onto the muffler, instead it got replaced with an 18" long 2.5" tube. Wow that thing is throaty sounding and in the car, it is not much louder. Outside, completely different story.

[tail090382]

hello JFettiq, whats the volvo turbo partnumber?

[JFettig]

Its from a Volvo D5.

30757079 might be the part number It also says 757779-4 on it.

[NoJoke]

The VL is a great choice for drivability! Will you connect coolant to it? Also what will be your HP for the Porsche; unless you bought another VL?

[JFettig]

I have a GTB2056VK that I'll stick on the Porsche. It solves my actuator problems, I can tuck it right next to the block and use a tubular manifold.

I don't plan on connecting coolant lines at the moment, but if I decide to, i can use the EGR coolant lines.

[NoJoke]

That worked out nicely on both ends. Keep up the good work!

[JFettig]

Teaser pic, more tomorrow if I finish

[JFettig]

Oh, and this


The cash is for the bodies I'm picking up on Tuesday.

[sirpuddingfoot]

Originally Posted by JFettig

Teaser pic, more tomorrow if I finish

Pins and needles man, we're waiting

[JFettig]

Sorry, I have had misc things holding me up. I had to swap out the window regulator panel in the drivers door, the front doors gave me hell lining them up, the window regulator is now giving me hell so I need to go back in for a third time. I didn't 100% finish it but I'm driving it and its nice I might drop by to kill some time tomorrow if you are around and you can check it out in person.

[G60ING]

I haven't done the front window regulators but after tearing apart the rear PS door to fix a lock assembly I've gotten pretty proficient at disassembling the rear doors...What a PITA the 1st two times. The 3rd time was a snap. Those plastic roll pins can be the make or break of what you think of the job. BTW 3 months after doing the lock the plastic roll pins pulled out and the window dropped. Putting back in was simple but this time I put some RTV on them to help slide them in and hold them in after drying.

[JFettig]

Interesting, and I totally forgot to put those back in place on the front doors. That little bracket in the front doesn't really make much sense as to why its there. I'll see how much noise it makes tomorrow.

I finally got the front drivers regulator situated. Its the cheap aftermarket regulator I have in there, it didn't give me any grief until I put it in this new door. The glass actually fell off today right when I got home.

How does the rear door regulator panel come out? Last time I pulled the door card, I thought it was riveted to the door. You mention plastic rivets, I don't remember seeing this.

Jon

[G60ING]

There was one rivot that needed to be drilled out on the rears. The plastic roll pins hold the window to the regulator.

The lock assemble has to be removed with the window regulator which requires you to pull the door handle.

There is a how to on www.passatworld.com that explains what has to be done to pull the regulator. It was a big help

[JFettig]

A set of Rosten rods just happened to show up