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Let us know how it goes. Hope they get it done quickly.

Sometimes it is hard to assess for leaking since the belt motion will create draft effect that will spew fluids all over the place. Self lubricating chassis feature may be useful for some, but not the rest of us in the South as well as Kalifornistan. You all have a nice climate over there. Here...

Upload them to your media, then copy image link from there. Each photo will have a box for image link you can copy and insert image into the message. Let us know what you find out

I saw your other thread on oil in injector wells. I had the exact same thing, it was valve cover leaking. I ordered a new valve cover, decided to replace the whole thing instead of just the gaskets and that fully resolved the oil accumulation in the injector wells. That will not explain the...

It looks like ID Parts lists turbo on backorder, plus the price is definitely up. When I looked last, it was listed for $759 which also included all the needed gaskets as a kit. Make sure your PCV is not clogged, as backpressure in the crankcase can cause otherwise normal turbocharger seals to...

I work slowly, as I don't want to rush and break something. But that was a very quick job. With lunch breaks, I estimate maybe around 3 hours. And that included diligent cleaning all over the place, all the nooks and crannies got the love.

I completely agree with you, Brian, there is a right way to do it. And I think many folks that do it for the first time, get to "close enough" and hope it will work itself out. Until the car fails to start, then they become more detailed with retiming and realize they are off by a tooth, which...

@ULTRAJUDE The no start or intermittent hard start issue is often caused by incorrectly timed engine. Most individuals that retimed the engine were off by 1 tooth. Not enough to cause any damage, but enough to cause no start due to incorrect cam-crank positions. I would start there, especially...

That forum post is updated with correct tool number in the text and photos, you can trust it now since the kinks have been fixed. For Teflon seals, 4 hours is by the book. It is exactly what I did. So far, no issues in 13k miles. I used the official ErWIN repair guide. Seals themselves come...

Yeah, pretty much need the timing belt tools, since you will be replacing timing belt, a couple counter holds which can be useful, and seal puller with 2 seal installers - one for cam and other for crank. I would suggest buying ID parts counterhold, it will be too cost prohibitive to ship, the...

I have never seen a silica bag or any bag in my coolant take since my car was new. I am surprised to know that is even a thing, I thought you all were nuts!

I expected my cam seal to leak when I started my timing belt job, however if my "lucky" case the cam seal was bone dry and my crank seal was wet with oil. So my recommendation is that if you decide to venture into seals, check them both since timing belt has to come off for both of them. You...

It looks great! What looks even better is the idea of having a drain in the garage. Fantastic idea, I reckon makes sense for people in the north with all the snow and ice. Our last snow here in MS was in Feb 2021 - it snowed for 1 evening. Missed snow days in 2022 and 2023. Maybe we will get...

Funny enough, the OEM bolts go in with a little friction (and still thread by hand) while Chinese bolts are threading smoothly. There may be some variances in threads, but original Chinese shorter bolts thread nicely. Check torque on all of them if you decide to keep Chinese oil cooler, since...

@watatrp I think I may be too tough on it. It is not a bad construction, by no means. Maybe I got a bit of a dud, because the other 3 holes with Chinese shorter bolts are a perfect fit. My goal was to use OEM VW bolts, but they are a tiny bit too long. Just one of the holes is a little...

So with that said, another small detail - that spring tensioned valve. Trying to blow through OEM, the valve does not have retrograde leak. Blowing into Chinese one, you have some air leaking. It is not possible to swap them around as you'd have to bend those ears up to remove, I doubt it can be...

Just in case I am not clear enough. Bolt is fully bottomed. Yes, I realize gasket will take some thickness, but if I need it compressed equally and not all hopes are equally deep and some may not be deep enough, how do you know the compression seal is good. How hard would it have been for them...

So, I have not had much chance to measure, though most of my measurements are within 0.1 of a millimeter. Here are some pics. There is one thing that bothers me enough to return this. The fact that oil cooler itself that bolts into 4 holes - those holes are not drilled all the way through...