shmcquilkin
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Oct 28, 2002
- Location
- Maine
- TDI
- 2016 E63S estate, 1995.5 S6 avant, 1987 Vanagon Syncro GL, 1971 Westfalia
***SOLD***
Location: Southern, coastal Maine
Hello all,
Long-time member (nearly 20 years), having moved on in life and changed automotive platforms, finally at peace with selling my 2003 Jetta, my first new car. A very involved story regarding this well-loved vehicle; the epitome of "labor of love," it has literally and figuratively transported me through my mid-adult years, being an incredible object of fascination, pride, performance, efficiency, automotive education and life lessons. It carried me through two graduate schools + medical school, coast to coast and back (to New England) at least five times and up and down the Eastern seaboard regularly. I had met my wife with it, on our first date, etc. It has been a reliable and trusted transporter for my extended family, too, as I let my best friend use it for two years when he was under hard times, and the same for my sister-in-law just last year. It is tastefully modified with only high grade components, with ~80-90% of all work completed, performed by me.
With honest and full transparency, I am including in this package, the matching-numbers short block, VNT-15 turbo, 10mm injection pump, and a little-used OEM head. Any plans to utilize these will require R&R services prior to use. For ~40k miles, from 50k to 92k vehicle miles, I had been involved in the biofuel/WVO craze, having tinkered with multiple systems over that mileage (these are pics from that time, when I was all over S. Maine collecting fryer oil and had a few school and local newspaper articles about my endeavors; https://www.gettyimages.ae/photos/s...&mediatype=photography&phrase=scott mcquilkin ). At 92k miles a high, bottom end knock appeared just prior to a year-long cross-country trip (third year of medical school for clinical site rotations). I swapped out the OEM tappets, then a head gasket, and then a full, OEM head (the Kobleschmidt listed later), only to find that the sound was coming from just below. I did not see any obvious signs of piston skirt slap, nor any metal when I dropped the pan, but I needed the car within a month. So, I ended up blowing almost all of my saved travel funds on a new, OEM crate ALH that I installed with a friend with a week to spare (I have great film pictures while I was living on the ocean during that time). I also had sent out the O2J tranny to Aaron K.(BleachedBora) in Orgeon (I still have the plastic travel cooler that I sent it in!) as I found that the casing had some damage. The previously-installed Peloquin was serviced, with a new heavy duty clutch and SMF installed.
Waiting for the new lump+gearbox, I stripped out the entire WVO package (sold after I returned the next year), with the new mechanicals never being exposed to non-dino fuel. An expensive lesson, but I had a blast during that time... so absolutely no regrets.
Here is the thread that I in which I was trying to make some money back on parts before I left for a year:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=248741
Here is the WVO system for sale following my return after the year away:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=283824
*** PLEASE only consider this package if you know what it is, recognize what was involved to this point, and understand the platform! ***
While I will obviously have no control over it's utility post-sale, I would hope that it is not used just for parts (heart-strings being tugged here).
It's loud. Its exhaust smells (duh). It rattles at idle (SMF) and is a little hard on the back (Bilstein HD). And it is by NO MEANS a beauty queen; it has dents, scratches, dings, pocks, and some body rust (front quarter panels; right front the worst, needing replacement, but passing inspection). It has been regularly cleaned throughout its time with me, including regular Winter undercarriage washes. I know this car so well that I can show you its first ding (left, rear door edge from my friend's a$$ brother who hit the parked car next to it after only two months from purchase... I was pissed!).
Frame was just scrutinized due to the full, rear beam being replaced for rust last month, and was confirmed safe and rot-free from a respected, local German auto specialist service (Autowerkes, Freeport, ME). Again, no accidents, just the loving wear coming from prolific adventures.
It does NOT mark its territory with any fluid drips either; the engine/trans are tightly sealed.
And, this little rig rips! A wonderful formula that it possesses: (Torque + LSD)/Cornering = exponential Grins!
And, I'm being completely honest, even coming from the owner of his bucket list dream car; a W212 Merc E63S AMG wagon (which is my second new car, to this Jetta TDI which was my first!).
Particulars:
- 191,600 miles
- 5-speed manual trans
- Originally purchased (03/2003) at Thompson VW in Waterville, Maine by me, a non-smoker (Window sticker, manuals, + all documentation preserved; Over $40k in receipts)
- Two other owners besides myself (“sold” to my best friend for two years, and my sister-in-law for one year)
- Clean Carafax (available for serious inquiries); no accidents ever, original airbags, bumpers, etc. All original paint.
- Clear title in my name (I'm waiting for the Maine title in the mail after receiving the vehicle back from my sis-in-law from NY)
- Oil/filter changes every 5k miles (5W-40 Shell Rotella T synthetic exclusively), religiously, completed again last week (with new air filter; and cabin/pollen filter cleaned)
- Brand new Pierburg MAF, OEM N75 valve, and engine vacuum hoses installed last week
- Used, full rear beam assembling installation + all new bushings/bumps stops and hardware (rust damage on original) last month (@ $1144.00 from Autowerkes, Freeport, Maine)
[Shine Racing rear sway bar, discarded due to rust... mwa, mwa]
- Full OEM brake install by me 10k miles ago, with fluid flush and bleed last month due to rear beam replacement
- AC system reconditioned last year (NOT "just recharged", as that was done with the blinker fluid change intervals ; )
- New, OEM, ALH crate long block at 92k vehicle miles (run only on diesel since), with 2um Stanadyne FM-100 fuel filtering, Amsoil oil bypass system and Bendix Eclipse oil separator since its install!
- Boraparts/Cascade German (Aaron K.) Deluxe TB kit (high mileage belts, water pump +added vacuum pump) and both motor + dogbone mounts (OEM densities) installed by me within recent, past 7k miles (Intake manifold cleaned, but only required a blowout/brushing due to EGR system revision + Race Pipe)
- OEM VNT-15 turbo
- OEM 10mm injection pump with non-degrading fuel lines made for nitromethane (that I had used for biofuels but kept because it never degrades)
- Rocketchip Stage 3+, ASV 110 Euro tuning + Race Pipe CEL delete (EGR coded in Vag-Com)
- PP764 injectors
- Dieselgeek Race Pipe EGR delete + Vag-Com settings
- Bendix Eclipse CCV oil separator
- Amsoil EaBP90 engine oil bypass system, mounted underneath battery (in space in front of left front wheel) for simple "reach under bodywork" filter change
- Old Man Intake
- Boost Valve set to 19 psi
- Upsized oil cooler (from similar year Passat)
- Stanadyne FM-100 2um fuel filter + thermostatically controlled Stanadyne heater (dash switch) and filter restriction gauge mounted on A-pillar)
- VDO cockpit gauges (fuel filter; EGT+boost on steering column; Oil and water temp, and oil pressure in single DIN under OEM single-DIN radio) with near OEM blue bulb illumination
- TDIHeater
- 5.5L windshield washer fluid reservoir
- New engine coolant reservoir (G15 always)
- Steel skid plate (Dieselgeek first generation + original installation tools and spare parts)
- Upsized NAPA battery in OEM location
- USA-Spec ipod interface
- All speakers, including tweeters, replaced with middle-of-line Infinity speakers (2010)
- Whitbread 304 SS downpipe + EGT bung, high-flow CAT, and 2.5" SS cat-back exhaust from K&B Fabrication, outside of Boston (sans muffler; the snail spool sounds wonderful!)
- Sigma 5 short shift kit (Dieselgeek)
- Peloquin LSD, solid mass flywheel, high performance clutch
- Raxles
- 0.658 fifth gear (OEM included)
- Bilstein HD shocks/struts
- E-code headlights + Euro headlight switch, with working fogs front and rear (all were redone new in 2017, with headlights covered in clear wrap)
- OEM vented right front wheel well liner for intercooler air flow
- Lightly used Nokian WRG3 on original OEM Rave rims (~7k miles)
- Lightly used Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 studded snows on steel rims (~5k miles)
- OEM donut spare
- Full size spare tire/rim in trunk well (an old snow tire of proper size)
- Original interior, immediately covered with full Wet Okole neoprene covers upon purchase in 2003, only removed recently... these covers have been, obviously, amazing! (no affiliation)
- Added arm rest and cup holder
Also included:
From this older thread of mine ( http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=248741 )
- Original, OEM numbers-matching ALH short block
- OEM Kobleschmidt head (matched original cam and journals) with ~1000 miles
- Original, OEM VNT-15 turbo
- Original, OEM 10mm injection pump
- Spare engine harness
- Many spare oil filters
- New , replacement Stanadyne 2um fuel filter (with new one just installed)
- New, OEM wheel bearing
- Spare E-code headlights
- Original fueling system brackets, etc
- Original vacuum system
- Multiple spare sensors
- Bolts, bits, bobs, etc. galore
$4000.00 USD FIRM
Stipulations:
1. This is sold as a complete package ONLY, no exceptions please! ***If you inquire about my parting it out I will not respond. Apologies, but please do not waste my time.***
2. Everything in the package is sold AS-IS. No warranties promised nor implied.
3. You have to travel to Southern, coastal Maine to retrieve. If you plan on shipping, entire expenses incl. logistics costs to be completed by the BUYER.
4. If you are a novice in the ALH diesel realm, I highly and respectfully suggest that you look for a simple, OEM vehicle to learn more about the platform and industry... this sale is kindly targeting experienced folks well "in the know," eg - gurus and long-time DIY owners.
Thank you!
Location: Southern, coastal Maine
Hello all,
Long-time member (nearly 20 years), having moved on in life and changed automotive platforms, finally at peace with selling my 2003 Jetta, my first new car. A very involved story regarding this well-loved vehicle; the epitome of "labor of love," it has literally and figuratively transported me through my mid-adult years, being an incredible object of fascination, pride, performance, efficiency, automotive education and life lessons. It carried me through two graduate schools + medical school, coast to coast and back (to New England) at least five times and up and down the Eastern seaboard regularly. I had met my wife with it, on our first date, etc. It has been a reliable and trusted transporter for my extended family, too, as I let my best friend use it for two years when he was under hard times, and the same for my sister-in-law just last year. It is tastefully modified with only high grade components, with ~80-90% of all work completed, performed by me.
With honest and full transparency, I am including in this package, the matching-numbers short block, VNT-15 turbo, 10mm injection pump, and a little-used OEM head. Any plans to utilize these will require R&R services prior to use. For ~40k miles, from 50k to 92k vehicle miles, I had been involved in the biofuel/WVO craze, having tinkered with multiple systems over that mileage (these are pics from that time, when I was all over S. Maine collecting fryer oil and had a few school and local newspaper articles about my endeavors; https://www.gettyimages.ae/photos/s...&mediatype=photography&phrase=scott mcquilkin ). At 92k miles a high, bottom end knock appeared just prior to a year-long cross-country trip (third year of medical school for clinical site rotations). I swapped out the OEM tappets, then a head gasket, and then a full, OEM head (the Kobleschmidt listed later), only to find that the sound was coming from just below. I did not see any obvious signs of piston skirt slap, nor any metal when I dropped the pan, but I needed the car within a month. So, I ended up blowing almost all of my saved travel funds on a new, OEM crate ALH that I installed with a friend with a week to spare (I have great film pictures while I was living on the ocean during that time). I also had sent out the O2J tranny to Aaron K.(BleachedBora) in Orgeon (I still have the plastic travel cooler that I sent it in!) as I found that the casing had some damage. The previously-installed Peloquin was serviced, with a new heavy duty clutch and SMF installed.
Waiting for the new lump+gearbox, I stripped out the entire WVO package (sold after I returned the next year), with the new mechanicals never being exposed to non-dino fuel. An expensive lesson, but I had a blast during that time... so absolutely no regrets.
Here is the thread that I in which I was trying to make some money back on parts before I left for a year:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=248741
Here is the WVO system for sale following my return after the year away:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=283824
*** PLEASE only consider this package if you know what it is, recognize what was involved to this point, and understand the platform! ***
While I will obviously have no control over it's utility post-sale, I would hope that it is not used just for parts (heart-strings being tugged here).
It's loud. Its exhaust smells (duh). It rattles at idle (SMF) and is a little hard on the back (Bilstein HD). And it is by NO MEANS a beauty queen; it has dents, scratches, dings, pocks, and some body rust (front quarter panels; right front the worst, needing replacement, but passing inspection). It has been regularly cleaned throughout its time with me, including regular Winter undercarriage washes. I know this car so well that I can show you its first ding (left, rear door edge from my friend's a$$ brother who hit the parked car next to it after only two months from purchase... I was pissed!).
Frame was just scrutinized due to the full, rear beam being replaced for rust last month, and was confirmed safe and rot-free from a respected, local German auto specialist service (Autowerkes, Freeport, ME). Again, no accidents, just the loving wear coming from prolific adventures.
It does NOT mark its territory with any fluid drips either; the engine/trans are tightly sealed.
And, this little rig rips! A wonderful formula that it possesses: (Torque + LSD)/Cornering = exponential Grins!
And, I'm being completely honest, even coming from the owner of his bucket list dream car; a W212 Merc E63S AMG wagon (which is my second new car, to this Jetta TDI which was my first!).
Particulars:
- 191,600 miles
- 5-speed manual trans
- Originally purchased (03/2003) at Thompson VW in Waterville, Maine by me, a non-smoker (Window sticker, manuals, + all documentation preserved; Over $40k in receipts)
- Two other owners besides myself (“sold” to my best friend for two years, and my sister-in-law for one year)
- Clean Carafax (available for serious inquiries); no accidents ever, original airbags, bumpers, etc. All original paint.
- Clear title in my name (I'm waiting for the Maine title in the mail after receiving the vehicle back from my sis-in-law from NY)
- Oil/filter changes every 5k miles (5W-40 Shell Rotella T synthetic exclusively), religiously, completed again last week (with new air filter; and cabin/pollen filter cleaned)
- Brand new Pierburg MAF, OEM N75 valve, and engine vacuum hoses installed last week
- Used, full rear beam assembling installation + all new bushings/bumps stops and hardware (rust damage on original) last month (@ $1144.00 from Autowerkes, Freeport, Maine)
[Shine Racing rear sway bar, discarded due to rust... mwa, mwa]
- Full OEM brake install by me 10k miles ago, with fluid flush and bleed last month due to rear beam replacement
- AC system reconditioned last year (NOT "just recharged", as that was done with the blinker fluid change intervals ; )
- New, OEM, ALH crate long block at 92k vehicle miles (run only on diesel since), with 2um Stanadyne FM-100 fuel filtering, Amsoil oil bypass system and Bendix Eclipse oil separator since its install!
- Boraparts/Cascade German (Aaron K.) Deluxe TB kit (high mileage belts, water pump +added vacuum pump) and both motor + dogbone mounts (OEM densities) installed by me within recent, past 7k miles (Intake manifold cleaned, but only required a blowout/brushing due to EGR system revision + Race Pipe)
- OEM VNT-15 turbo
- OEM 10mm injection pump with non-degrading fuel lines made for nitromethane (that I had used for biofuels but kept because it never degrades)
- Rocketchip Stage 3+, ASV 110 Euro tuning + Race Pipe CEL delete (EGR coded in Vag-Com)
- PP764 injectors
- Dieselgeek Race Pipe EGR delete + Vag-Com settings
- Bendix Eclipse CCV oil separator
- Amsoil EaBP90 engine oil bypass system, mounted underneath battery (in space in front of left front wheel) for simple "reach under bodywork" filter change
- Old Man Intake
- Boost Valve set to 19 psi
- Upsized oil cooler (from similar year Passat)
- Stanadyne FM-100 2um fuel filter + thermostatically controlled Stanadyne heater (dash switch) and filter restriction gauge mounted on A-pillar)
- VDO cockpit gauges (fuel filter; EGT+boost on steering column; Oil and water temp, and oil pressure in single DIN under OEM single-DIN radio) with near OEM blue bulb illumination
- TDIHeater
- 5.5L windshield washer fluid reservoir
- New engine coolant reservoir (G15 always)
- Steel skid plate (Dieselgeek first generation + original installation tools and spare parts)
- Upsized NAPA battery in OEM location
- USA-Spec ipod interface
- All speakers, including tweeters, replaced with middle-of-line Infinity speakers (2010)
- Whitbread 304 SS downpipe + EGT bung, high-flow CAT, and 2.5" SS cat-back exhaust from K&B Fabrication, outside of Boston (sans muffler; the snail spool sounds wonderful!)
- Sigma 5 short shift kit (Dieselgeek)
- Peloquin LSD, solid mass flywheel, high performance clutch
- Raxles
- 0.658 fifth gear (OEM included)
- Bilstein HD shocks/struts
- E-code headlights + Euro headlight switch, with working fogs front and rear (all were redone new in 2017, with headlights covered in clear wrap)
- OEM vented right front wheel well liner for intercooler air flow
- Lightly used Nokian WRG3 on original OEM Rave rims (~7k miles)
- Lightly used Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 studded snows on steel rims (~5k miles)
- OEM donut spare
- Full size spare tire/rim in trunk well (an old snow tire of proper size)
- Original interior, immediately covered with full Wet Okole neoprene covers upon purchase in 2003, only removed recently... these covers have been, obviously, amazing! (no affiliation)
- Added arm rest and cup holder
Also included:
From this older thread of mine ( http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=248741 )
- Original, OEM numbers-matching ALH short block
- OEM Kobleschmidt head (matched original cam and journals) with ~1000 miles
- Original, OEM VNT-15 turbo
- Original, OEM 10mm injection pump
- Spare engine harness
- Many spare oil filters
- New , replacement Stanadyne 2um fuel filter (with new one just installed)
- New, OEM wheel bearing
- Spare E-code headlights
- Original fueling system brackets, etc
- Original vacuum system
- Multiple spare sensors
- Bolts, bits, bobs, etc. galore
$4000.00 USD FIRM
Stipulations:
1. This is sold as a complete package ONLY, no exceptions please! ***If you inquire about my parting it out I will not respond. Apologies, but please do not waste my time.***
2. Everything in the package is sold AS-IS. No warranties promised nor implied.
3. You have to travel to Southern, coastal Maine to retrieve. If you plan on shipping, entire expenses incl. logistics costs to be completed by the BUYER.
4. If you are a novice in the ALH diesel realm, I highly and respectfully suggest that you look for a simple, OEM vehicle to learn more about the platform and industry... this sale is kindly targeting experienced folks well "in the know," eg - gurus and long-time DIY owners.
Thank you!
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