So about summer of 2016 I bought a golf that someone who had recently installed a rebuilt IP, new clutch, and few other small items to use for spare parts on my jetta as things broke.
The previous owner thought it needed a new turbo but had become frustrated with the repairs and wanted it off his hands. Turbo issue turned out to only be vacuum lines. A few weeks into ownership, I was cleaning out the car and I found a receipt that basically said timing belt jump and should inspect vehicle for damage valves. I pulled the valve cover and cam shaft and unfortunately most of the caps had spider cracking. I wasn't bothered because I was going to use it for parts for my jetta. Apparently parting out a vehicle that can be fixed relatively easy isn't in me. I was suppose to part out a red 99.5 that had a blown transmission but that didn't happen. It is now being drive everyday by a friend of mine. Back to the golf. I got the head uninstalled and sent it to Frank06 for rebuild with Stage 2 cam and porting.
Block with no head being cleaned
Head back from Frank
Head installed
I also replaced both control arms with some from impex since they were running a special and the bushing on both were basically no longer there. I also replaced inner and outer tie rod end on the driver and the tie rod end only on the passenger side, both sway bar bushings. I replaced shocks and struts with bilstein sports, new glow plug harness plus a bunch of other small stuff. I also ran a can of Diesel Purge thru the injectors. The golf is running pretty good but my fuel economy is down by 5mpg compared to my jetta due to the arriettas I installed
The previous owner thought it needed a new turbo but had become frustrated with the repairs and wanted it off his hands. Turbo issue turned out to only be vacuum lines. A few weeks into ownership, I was cleaning out the car and I found a receipt that basically said timing belt jump and should inspect vehicle for damage valves. I pulled the valve cover and cam shaft and unfortunately most of the caps had spider cracking. I wasn't bothered because I was going to use it for parts for my jetta. Apparently parting out a vehicle that can be fixed relatively easy isn't in me. I was suppose to part out a red 99.5 that had a blown transmission but that didn't happen. It is now being drive everyday by a friend of mine. Back to the golf. I got the head uninstalled and sent it to Frank06 for rebuild with Stage 2 cam and porting.
Block with no head being cleaned
Head back from Frank
Head installed
I also replaced both control arms with some from impex since they were running a special and the bushing on both were basically no longer there. I also replaced inner and outer tie rod end on the driver and the tie rod end only on the passenger side, both sway bar bushings. I replaced shocks and struts with bilstein sports, new glow plug harness plus a bunch of other small stuff. I also ran a can of Diesel Purge thru the injectors. The golf is running pretty good but my fuel economy is down by 5mpg compared to my jetta due to the arriettas I installed
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