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turbocharged798 replied to the thread Turbo replacement - is it worth it?.No sounds like you have a massive vacuum leak somewhere. It would take some troubleshooting to find the leak. -
turbocharged798 replied to the thread ABS going berserk.Sounds like cracked solder joints in the ABS module. I spent months chasing down random speed sensor codes and random engagement. Turned...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread cylinder bore tolerances?.Well you have to measure and see if you can clean it up with the hone if you can remove more material. I am not a fan of ball hones...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread Weakest internal???.We are talking WHP here not BHP. Also we do not have PD150 engines on this side of the pond.
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread CV axle assembly front right.Don't use cheap axles, unless you like doing the job over again. The cheap solid axles are also very hard on the transmission. OEM only...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread Weakest internal???.Nope. 350WHP is going to take some serious work and probably won't be very street-able.
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread 2001 1.9 tdi fuel system.If its too far off it either won't start or will runaway. It does not take much to completely throw it out of range.
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread 2001 1.9 tdi fuel system.You need to get your injectors pop tested. Even if it will run the pressures will be all off and it will smoke like a train. Also you...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread TYC headlights installed, very weak and uneven -- 02 Jetta.TYC is pretty much pure garbage. Even their side marker lights suck, the bulb melts right out of them.
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread help! front brake caliper mounting bolt threads stripped?.Common problem, I keep a 9mm helicoil kit on hand for this exact thing.
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread Re-setting timing.Disagree 100%, especially on the engine mount bolts. If they break, then the motor mount will break the block and your engine will fall...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread Another driver's side water intrusion question..Those covers warp and start letting water in over time. The early cars that use the 2 piece cover don't seem to have that problem as the...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread ALH Clutch Suggestions Needed.IMHO DMFs all suck. Over engineered pieces of cr@p. Throw them in trash and put in proper one piece flywheels. I replaced so many bad...
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread ALH Build Help.For $4K a VNT17, clutch, nozzles and a tune will pretty much burn that up.
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turbocharged798 replied to the thread Question regarding compression height of stock pistons....The problem we seem to have an influx of people who have no idea what the hell they are talking about and are armchair mechanics...