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  1. Dieselducky

    Smoke Out of Oil Fill Cap..?

    Oil mist...tighten the cap and keep truck'n
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    CHEAP engine splash cover side skirts

    You will change your mind the first time ya smash your oil pan to bits... 630K+ on my car...Nailed a honeydew melon sized chunk of slag... bent the skid plate to the point it was rubbing the bell housing...no other damage... took a a massive chunk of ice to the front end on the highway....saved...
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    bad fuel economy

    How heavy is your foot on the hwy?
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    Emergency brake cable

    Gemco cables are quality LOL....I've changed my cables every year for about 5-6 years straight because of the poor quality shielding on the GEMCO cables...I bet if you look at your sales invoices you will have PLENTY of repeat customers for the same cables
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    Emergency brake cable

    GET IT FROM THE DEALER... i payed 30 bux a side and is a way better quality cable than the aftermarket, solid waterproof shielding vs the wrapped shielding that lets water soak through ...Gemco and various other aftermarket garbage use the wrapped style shielding
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    Run second alternator wire?

    All of the work i have paid mechanics to fix, I have had to redo ....i have never had one crimp repair last more than a couple years....they always corrode...break off at the crimp or come loose .
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    How not to do a timing belt change - ninedee golf tdi to the rescue!

    Are the dealers REALLY that bad in the states....Up here ya might pay through the nose for repairs but at least it will be done properly....I mind you every mechanic has a "brain fart" once in a while, I just found a small pool of transmission fluid underneath the wife's car...Just had the...
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    Windshield crack

    NOt sure about south of the border, but here if the crack in the path of the wiper blades it will not pass inspection.
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    2014 Golf TDI Defrost in Cold Weather

    A/C compressor will not come on once ambient temperature drops to 50F/10C
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    Injen CAI installed

    Yep those cold air intakes are garbage....i had a cone filter on my old Cobra years ago until i noticed all the grit in the intake...took it out immediately and replaced it with a larger filter box out of a truck since i NEEDED the extra flow with a supercharger.... All that grit is gonna sand...
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    water decarbonisation!!

    Damage done by compressing a solid...such as water?...Add a touch too much water and something has to give....it will end up being a rod
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    OEM Glow Plugs

    IT's gonna have either Beru or Bosch glow plugs ...I would replace with whatever make came with your car from factory..Also since there can be a resistance difference between the brands you can not mix them.....You can test your glow plugs to see if they are still good with a test...
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    Gasoline contaminated diesel fuel

    Crack the lines loose on the injectors one at a time to bleed them out...when straight diesel is coming out each.. tighten
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    CR oil and BEW glow plugs

    Somethings are worth going to the Dealership for...batteries....thermostats..etc....Are the glowplugs in your car the steel ones or ceramic ....I know the steel ones go for almost 40 bucks each...ceramic crack and fall apart down the cylinder....NOt sure where you can find the proper oil for the...
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    Think I need a new battery

    Can not beat the OEM battery from the Dealer...They seem to be the cheapest as well.
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    No Block heater?

    My buddy lives in Yellowknife and all he has is a stick on oil pan heater and never has any issues starting....I even put one in my Jetta and noticed much quicker starts
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    Really cheap clutch kit

    i got 500K out of my factory clutch and flywheel...i did not think that was anything suprising...even my 88 had over 600k before it started to slip.
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    What snow tires do you guys use?

    You will notice come end of season your tires will be worn more in the middle...I Run mine at 32psi cold and even that is higher than manufactures recommendation ..(28psi cold)...at the pressure you are running the tires are going to wear more in the middle...not to mention you are reducing the...
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    What snow tires do you guys use?

    I love my Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice....my second season and the pair that was on the front has about 90% tread left and the rears at 100% about 35000KM on them mostly highway driving and the grip in the snow and on ice is nothing i've ever had before with snows....i use to buy the cheap tires and...
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    Will this damage engine?

    Nope not at all....a few drops will just dilute right into the diesel.
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