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Any recent work done to it?

If you are having coolant issues related to the head gasket be aware that the head studs probably will not fix that.

I would just do the head studs when the car is due for an oil change.

I did the torquing in 3 steps for each stud. I removed a head bolt, installed a stud and hardware, torqued it to like 50, then 90 and finally 125. Then I would move to the next one. I am sure you could probably go straight to 125. I just do it in three as that is how I was trained.

I torqued them in 3 steps just as the instruction said...so something like 50, 90, 125.

I ordered a pair of glass lenses from him around November 2024 and ended up disputing it with my credit card to get my money back. As others have mentioned he only contacted my after the cc dispute despite me sending him numerous emails. It is a shame because I have ordered and received stuff...

It has been 10 plus years but I did the torqueing just as the directions said. I did not move onto the next stud until fully torqued per the directions. I replaced the bolts in the exact order listed in the torque diagram included with the studs.

Exactly one at a time. Removed one head bolt and replaced with a stud and torqued it to spec. I followed the order sequence listed in the instructions.

I did it on a previous tdi I had. Just replaced them on at a time. I had zero problems. Put almost 100,000 miles on it before selling it.

I believe they are Phillips.

Yeah I have started swapping everything mentioned over. I am wondering since it was a vr6 car could I just drop in a pd fuel pump/sender without having to modify anything?

Yes they are both manual transmission cars.

I recently totalled my 03 tdi and purchased a 03 jetta vr6 for super cheap to swap everything over. I will be using the tdi engine harness and cluster. Do I still need to make wiring changes in the engine/body harness interface in the rain tray? If so anybody know specifically what wires and...

Xmanturbos.com sells rebuilt alh heads. I do not know about the quality of the heads but other products I have purchased from them have been good.

I would check the axles first since the speedometer is working. The speedometer is driven off the differential so that means it is spinning.

Have you had the car since new? If not maybe a previous owner replaced the valve cover.

The valve cover has a black plastic baffle. When I purchased my car I had to rebuild the engine due to a lifter failure and the oil pan had black plastic pieces from the valve cover.

Most of the time rattle can paint jobs end up looking like garbage. There are exceptions though.

Flanges could be the same depending on which gas engine it had.

My oil turns black almost instantly.