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turbocharged798 replied to the thread Exhaust Manifold Copper Pinch Nuts. Still need washers?.This 100%. Best place for copper pinch nuts is in the trash. Use the OE nuts that aren't the pinch kind. -
turbocharged798 replied to the thread 2005.5 Jetta TDI losing massive amounts of oil, looking for ideas.Those bore look great if thats the actual numbers.
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread WTB MK4 front door window weatherstripping.Yeah its the rubber trim track piece that goes from the mirror around the glass and ends at near the door handle. Its a big upside down...
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turbocharged798 posted the thread WTB MK4 front door window weatherstripping in Private TDI Items for Sale/Wanted.Looking for the section of window track/weather stripping that goes on the front doors of MK4 cars. Either golf of jetta should work...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread 2005.5 Jetta TDI losing massive amounts of oil, looking for ideas.Take a ring and check the bore in multiple places and see if the gap changes at all. The bores tend to taper out which will cause oil...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread Time to "End of Life" my '03 Golf TDI?.In my experience, any TDI you get for $1000-1500 is going to be a rolling dumpster fire. I have bought a few of them over the years and...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread 2005.5 Jetta TDI losing massive amounts of oil, looking for ideas.The two main places these engines usually use oil is rings and turbo. Valve guides won't leak oil in the combustion chamber because...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread Mating an awd drivetrain with an ALH.That's not a B5, this is a B5.(B5.5 actually) And yes they are torsen, not haldex. Latitudinal engine. And lots of 4 motion ones in the US.
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread Mating an awd drivetrain with an ALH.I would think you would be better off going to a B5 platform and then you have torsen instead of haldex. Problem is you are dealing with...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread 2005 Jetta BEW crank no start, G28 code. "solved", picture.They are ultrasonically welded together. I didn't know what ultrasonic welding was at the time. Pretty weird pulling apart a harness and...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread ALH Timing Belt Slipped.... now what?.White smoke usually means retarded timing. Did you check IP timing graph?
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread Mating an awd drivetrain with an ALH.You will probably need to source a transmission from europe. Users RyanP and Frans both specialize in importing that kind of stuff to...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread Downpipe Flex Leaking - Quick Weld or New Downpipe?.A lot of cheap aftermarket downpipes won't last a year without either rotting out or breaking the flex pipe. OEM downpipe is far better...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread Downpipe Flex Leaking - Quick Weld or New Downpipe?.I have had very good luck rebuilding the OEM downpipe. The cat really doesn't restrict much or clog so there really is no reason to get...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread Immobilizer issue.Disconnect the battery, touch the terminals together for a few seconds and then reconnect. That will put the gauge cluster into hard...
