thedude78
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Can't really tell from the picture but it's dented a little and scraped up pretty good so I figured if there was any time to upgrade then might as well do it now.
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Replacing Engine
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Can't really tell from the picture but it's dented a little and scraped up pretty good so I figured if there was any time to upgrade then might as well do it now.
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IndigoBlueWagon
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I"d replace that too. Personally I'd stick with the aluminum pan. But I don't tend to hit anything.
thedude78
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This MADNESS has got to stop!!! I found a 2000 MK4 Jetta VR6 5spd with a 120,000 miles. The guy told me that the coolant cap came off and lost all coolant and overheated the engine and it's "no good". If it was a TDI, I would fix it up in a heart beat but it had really nice leather seats, door panels, headliner, carpet and dash so I bought it, couldn't pass it up for $300 bucks!!
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thedude78
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Alrighty....oil pan on order. When I pulled all the turbo piping, it made me sick to find out just how much oil was in the INTAKE system. I'm really interested in finding out information about intercooler piping. I've read a couple threads that say a SMIC is plenty enough for a stock'ish engine pushing close to factory numbers. So I'm wondering which is the best, SMIC or FMIC?
IndigoBlueWagon
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Stick with the SMIC. Piping is easier to route and shorter, which helps minimize lag. If you're concerned about heat soaking you can upgrade your SMIC to a larger one.
turbocharged798
Veteran Member
Oil doesn't hurt anything and is completely normal.
thedude78
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Starting to think that the juice isn't worth the squeeze.......
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thedude78
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Making a little progress, got the head back from frank and I'm ready to get this sucker rolling!
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thedude78
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Got the head on. Is that the way the oil drain tube is supposed to mount?
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wonneber
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- Monroe, NY, USA
- TDI
- 2014 Jetta Sportwagon,2003 Jetta 261K Sold but not forgotten
This is going to need a lot of Duck Dynasty Duck Tape.
Starting to think that the juice isn't worth the squeeze.......
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Maybe some crazy glue as well.
BobnOH
not-a-mechanic
As usual, I must be missing something.
Why not drop the rebuilt motor, transmission and petal, ECU and cluster right into that lovely black 2000?
Why not drop the rebuilt motor, transmission and petal, ECU and cluster right into that lovely black 2000?
thedude78
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Well after a BUNCH of expensive lesson learned the hard way (won't go into details to save what pride I have left) I can officially say that the Red Rocket is up and running. I have an ear to ear smile on my face when she fired right up. Still need to look into buying a VCDS so I can get the fuel timing down and figure out the airbag light and see what codes she it throwing after the EGR took a hike.
mathanz
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I'm in Austin and have VCDS if you want to stop by one night or weekend for me to read the codes for you. Glad to hear she's up and running.
thedude78
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Thanks brother, I just might have to take you up on your offer. This is the first time I've driven a Jetta TDI and it's a blast.
mathanz
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No prob... Just PM me if so. Also I highly recommend RunOnBeer / Robby Plenge if you need a TDI guru. He's in South Austin. High quality work at very reasonable prices.