Cburb88
Well-known member
Just signed up i work on diesels, motorcycles, planes blah blah i have mechanical experience but im new to these cars for sure, I put a deposit down and am going to go look at a 02 Golf TDI GLH 5 speed 4 door. Driving 6 hours to get the damn thing. Has 214k Miles just had timing belt service done no check engine lights, cold AC. Good tires and has newer suspension and brakes he says, almost no rust.
I Was told it runs and drives fine and will blow some black smoke when it boosts up. I believe the guy bought the car to resell not knowing much about it. He listed it saying larger turbo, custom exhaust, intake and a "computer program". I asked him a ton of questions and all seemed well i wish he knew what MPG it was getting but he doesn't. I also asked if its quicker then a stock one and he just yea just a little bit. Kind of a red flag for me because it should be more than just a little bit...
I googled the vin and found out the guy that owned the car and did the mods is a member on here http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=459916
After reading the thread and talking to him after messaging on here its like a stage 4 tune. intake, exhaust, VNT17 turbo, injectors with bigger nozzles, sbc endurance clutch, SMIC and maybe a few other doo dads but he said it was detuned when he got rid of it i guess meaning the tune he had on it to run strong with the setup is no longer there due to him taking his little flashzilla thing or whatever ( still new to this).
Anyways sorry for the novel but a unique situation and any pointers on what to look for on these cars would be helpful besides the regular stuff with any cars. thanks!
I Was told it runs and drives fine and will blow some black smoke when it boosts up. I believe the guy bought the car to resell not knowing much about it. He listed it saying larger turbo, custom exhaust, intake and a "computer program". I asked him a ton of questions and all seemed well i wish he knew what MPG it was getting but he doesn't. I also asked if its quicker then a stock one and he just yea just a little bit. Kind of a red flag for me because it should be more than just a little bit...
I googled the vin and found out the guy that owned the car and did the mods is a member on here http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=459916
After reading the thread and talking to him after messaging on here its like a stage 4 tune. intake, exhaust, VNT17 turbo, injectors with bigger nozzles, sbc endurance clutch, SMIC and maybe a few other doo dads but he said it was detuned when he got rid of it i guess meaning the tune he had on it to run strong with the setup is no longer there due to him taking his little flashzilla thing or whatever ( still new to this).
Anyways sorry for the novel but a unique situation and any pointers on what to look for on these cars would be helpful besides the regular stuff with any cars. thanks!
