What did you do to your MKIV today?

[IndigoBlueWagon]

Stumbled onto this photo today This is kind of MKIV content (there are 3 MKIVs in the photo).

My kids (silver Golf, MKII, MKIII) were home, the rest of those were mine. Still have IBW, and still have a red '99.5 Golf, but not that one. And my youngest son has a silver Golf, but not that one.

Guess I like VWs.

 

[csstevej]

Lol nice !

 

[pkhoury]

What did I do... got the 2000 Golf running. Something was shaking inside the fuel filter and it was dry. Swapped that with a fresh one, bled the IP and injectors, and took a video for the seller (his request). I think he was dismayed he sold me this car for $1500 and here I get it working two days later. Also swapped keys. Rather than f***ing with his crappy Ilco key, I opted to swap with a mk4 immo2 key I picked up from the junkyard. Swapped ignition cylinders, got the SKC via @gmenounos ' kw1281test, then programmed in VCDS and it worked beautifully. I just need to change the door lock next, and I don't care about the hatch. Then, I changed out the rear brakes, and had to put in new calipers, because several things were wrong with the ones that were already on there.

Also, in the 2003 Orange NB, I put in new transmission speed sensors... and found the PO or someone else stripped the hell out of one of the transmission mount bolts, so I need a new transmission mount now.

 

[pkhoury]

Stumbled onto this photo today This is kind of MKIV content (there are 3 MKIVs in the photo).

My kids (silver Golf, MKII, MKIII) were home, the rest of those were mine. Still have IBW, and still have a red '99.5 Golf, but not that one. And my youngest son has a silver Golf, but not that one.

Guess I like VWs.

Almost looks like my driveway, but mine's more cluttered. 9 TDIs in all, if you count my 6 and mom's 3!

 

[hey_allen]

I just fixed the rear shocks on my car.

I'd installed a set of Monroe MaxAir air levelling shocks a couple years ago, due to constantly carrying a "bit" of a load in my trunk.
(The fact that I could get a set of shocks and the plumbing kit for under $75 at the time, was also a factor, as I'd had yet another Bilstein shock fail, and didn't want to cough up another $125 per shock...)

It turns out that I'd installed the air shock turned with the inlet connector to the rear on the right side, and it was too close to the fender liner where it apparently covers the tank fill neck. It eventually rubbed through the plastic line as it made the corner into the shock tube.
All it took was a bit of fiddling with the air line to cut it beyond the abraded spot and then re-flare the plastic with a lighter and a mechanics pick, as well as rotating the shock and applying a dab of silicone paste to lubricate the o-rings in the newly cleaned connection, and it was holding air again.

 

[Nero Morg]

Drove my wagon to the chiropractors, had to goose it a little to merge into traffic on the highway, and had a bout of it stumbling, misfiring, and loooottttss of gray smoke. Lasted a good solid minute.

I can't wait til I get my replacement engine. I'm so done throwing money at this one.

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

Saw this today:

 

[benmarks]

I can't wait til I get my replacement engine. I'm so done throwing money at this one.

Is this the one with the larger pistons, or am I remembering someone else's recent post?

 

[Nero Morg]

Is this the one with the larger pistons, or am I remembering someone else's recent post?

Mine is getting 0.5 over pistons, I think it was something I posted on a thread you started. The engine in my car currently is 100% stock internals.

 

[ssaric1.9TDI]

Saw this today:

Thats a lot of upside down chairs...

 

[PakProtector]

Did you take it aaaallllll the way back to the firewall or just cut/splice? The BEW harness comes with like 5ft of wire IIRC.

Cut and spliced up front. Bare butt splices and shrink tube. Still fits in the cover. Staggered the splices over about an inch each.
cheers,
Douglas

 

[P2B]

Crawled under it in the snow to replace a rear spring that broke in half and fell out onto the highway

Thankfully I was close to an exit and only 10km from home. If you have driven a MK4 with one rear spring you know it feels dangerous above 40km/hr.

I had a used spare in the shed but don't trust it, pair of new ones ordered.

 

[sriracha]

Just passed CA smog inspection with my 2005 BEW.

 

[pkhoury]

Just passed CA smog inspection with my 2005 BEW.

It's biennial, right? So in theory, you could have your EGR cooler plumbed in, and then take that crap right off and go back a tuned car? And do they actually check for the cat underneath these days?

 

[pkhoury]

What did I do... worked on the 2000 Golf, carrying over from yesterday. Put in a short shifter, but before that, removed the heatshield and downpipe to get to the shifter. I couldn't dry shift (with the car off) into first, as it kept choosing reverse. Turns out enough plastic was gone from that J shaped hook that latches when you press down on the shifter to go into reverse, that it would just slip in on its own without pushing down. So today, I removed the shfiter assembly and replaced it with another I had lying around. Then put in my dieselgeek short shifter and it feels pretty damn tight now. Also changed all four brakes and realized I need to buy some DOT4 to bleed and drain out the nasty dark fluid that's in there there. I bought shocks and struts, but I'm waiting for my shock/strut mounts and rear axle bushings, and then I'll take care of all the suspension/steering related stuff, and eventually get an alignment at Firestone. Also going to try and tackle replacing the climate controls, as the PO put in some Chinesium crap that won't even turn anymore.

 

[Zak99b5]

Not my car, not a diesel, and not a MkIV, but helped my son with replacing the rear wheel bearing on his (my old) B5 A4 tqm.
Shell was seized in the housing, and thr harbor fruit bearing tool was not going to work. Had to do more disassembly to lay the upright over and pound the shell out from the back side. Just started reassembly, but ran out of time. Looks like it’s sitting where I usually park my Jetta for the next four days as my son works 7:00 to 7:00, and Thursday is his next day off.

 

[flan]

Read a intermittent CEL that turned out to be a P2564. Drivability is good so I reset and will monitor.

 

[pkhoury]

Bled my brakes and somehow it doesn't feel like I used nearly as much DOT4 as I should have. The old stuff was nasty and expected. Couldn't get the car to start and eventually figured out I need to replace my head seal. I have a spare dieselgeek kit, but I'm not happy about having to install it. Prior to that, reattached the heatshield and the downpipe. I think this is the first time I've ever reattached a stock downpipe to a TDI. Usually when I take it off, it gets replaced with something more hollow!

**EDIT**

Was going to take the 2000 for a test drive, and found my injection pump is leaking. I ordered 2 o-ring kits from dieselgeek, but I think they only sent one. So I opted to start on the timing belt, since I'll be swapping out injection pumps to get the car running anyways. Of course, there's no TDC mark on the crappy XTD clutch, and the damn flywheel is like half an inch smaller in diameter. I'd punch in a TDC mark, but I don't have a chisel that smell/narrow. I figured out how to set TDC on the crank via the notch on the harmonic balancer matching that on the timing belt metal cover, and I'll probably finish up this job tomorrow, when it's not below 32 outside (no garage to work in, sadly).

 

[sriracha]

It's biennial, right? So in theory, you could have your EGR cooler plumbed in, and then take that crap right off and go back a tuned car? And do they actually check for the cat underneath these days?

Yes. Yes. No. They were inspecting under the hood for most of the time. Mechanically, the engine bay is stock in my car. Everything is operational.

 

[Nero Morg]

Rebuilt and installed both cv axles in my dad's car. Left inner joint was gouing out, he insisted on doing all four joints.

 

[pkhoury]

I'm exhausted; finished up the timing belt on the 2000 Golf and then took it for a test drive. Put in an 11mm pump (that's not leaking, until I get some reseal kits from dieselgeek). Then, I finally narrowed down this annoying noise on my Golf. I thought my flywheel was really on its way out. Nope! Turns out it's something on the accessory belt. Tried changing out the tensioner to no avail, but I'm thinking it's either the HVAC or the alternator (more likely). I'll post a dropbox link in another thread.

Two pics of my TB work. This is now my third timing belt on an ALH. Last time I did it, I still had a concussion, but I managed to remember everything I was supposed to do and didn't really rely on a guide for most of it. I had to time the 2000 Beetle I got a few weeks ago, so that gave me more practice on making sure everything's timed after tightening up the belt tensioner.

 

[benmarks]

Getting closer...

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• benmarks
• Feb 16, 2022

 

[mjydrafter]

I have done three little road trips and my '04 BEW is returning some of my best mileage ever.
I did a 400ish mile trip at the end of January: 45mpg
Then I did 2 - 450 mile trips last week and did 47 on the first and then 48.5 on the last.

Prior best was ~42.

 

[pkhoury]

Put on an EGR delete from IDparts on the 2000 Golf and forgot where I put my 1' PEX fittings, and then found them at the tail end of the night. So no more EGR/cooler (the cooler apparently is worth more than the block off plates, anyways). Also replaced vacuum lines, as the old ones were leaking or non-existant in some cases.

Then I tried to troubleshoot an injection pump I resealed. I'm pretty sure I royally f**ked it up. I forgot about setting it "on cam", and was sloppy and forgot to make sure the quantity adjuster lobe was on the ring in the pump. Well, I got the car to run (this is on my Ute), but now I see what a runaway diesel (due to fuel) can do. Thankfully, I had it ready in 5th gear, and that got the engine to stop when i needed it to. Hammer modding didn't work, so I'm worried the shim fell out of the pump. Swapped pumps in 90 minutes (and found the cam and crank were slightly out of time with each other, anyways - someone else who I won't name did the TB on this car), and then realized the damn pump I put on came from the 2000 Beetle I bought, that was 180 degrees out of tiem (and apparently isn't able to prime). So if I have time tonight, I'll swap it again with another 11mm pump I have. Thought this one was an 11mm by the part number, but it's probably a 10mm. I could reseal it, but nah - I'd rather an 11mm on this car (and I have one left, unless I find more at the junkyard tonight).

 

[KrashDH]

A $40 indicator kit would allow you to properly time all of the IP's you can dream of. Any reason you don't go in and fix the pumps properly while they're out? Seems you're sitting on a gold mine of pumps that with a little time and minimal money you could have refreshed!

 

[Rrusse11]

@pkhoury,

And use this most excellent "how to";

IP Pump Tear Down and Seal Replacement, Bench DIY

Since I have been upgrading a lot of parts lately on the Golf for power, it was apparent that I was going to need to swap my manual's 10mm pump from an 11mm. A new pump was out of the question for me with the laundry list of other things I have been purchasing for the car, so I had to seek out a...

forums.tdiclub.com

 

[pkhoury]

A $40 indicator kit would allow you to properly time all of the IP's you can dream of. Any reason you don't go in and fix the pumps properly while they're out? Seems you're sitting on a gold mine of pumps that with a little time and minimal money you could have refreshed!

I think I'm currently sitting on 3 spare pumps right now. 2 are 10mm, 1 is 11mm (and almost looks like new when I pulled it). I'll probably put that 11mm into my Ute tonight if I'm feeling up to it, just so I can then move the Ute to shelter (anticipating rain next week). It's not complete, so the back half of the car is chopped off. The kit I ordered from Smyth was missing a bunch of parts, so it took him like 3 months to send me everything. By the time I got all the parts, I got in my major accident and had injuries and a concussion, and now I don't have anyone to help me assemble it.

Off that soap box... what's this $40 indicator for timing pumps? So one of the 10mm pumps leaks, and another, I can't pull a vacuum on it, so I'm thinking there's a bad seal somewhere. Someone screwed with the triangular security screw (DFIS in Portland sent me some replacements) and cut a notch to get it out with a flathead screwdriver, and then the other 10mm pump works, but came from my 2000 Golf and is leaking at from the pump head.

 

[TDI_YWG]

After at least 1.2 billion spins my original alternator packed it in. Was on its third pulley. Just under 455K. Unfortunately the head of the top mounting bolt did not stick around for that many km and departed the car at some point. Had to cut the ear off of the alternator (driver side) with a flathead screwdriver and a hammer, after removing the IP, PS pump, passenger-side cooling fan and a/c compressor to give space. Thought I was going to have to remove accessory bracket.

There was just enough space to get a #5 Vise Grip on the stud of the broken bolt and a #10VG on the threaded sleeve that was formerly attached to the alternator. 27 turns of a stud 1/8 of a turn at-a-time takes quite a while! But it came out, and eliminated the need to remove the acc bracket. Woo hoo!

Since the IP was out I decided to do the TB job the car was due for.

Put it back on the road last night. Much quieter with the new alternator! Went with a Bosch. If the first lasted 455 I should be able to hit at least 650K with this one.

 

[KrashDH]

I think I'm currently sitting on 3 spare pumps right now. 2 are 10mm, 1 is 11mm (and almost looks like new when I pulled it). I'll probably put that 11mm into my Ute tonight if I'm feeling up to it, just so I can then move the Ute to shelter (anticipating rain next week). It's not complete, so the back half of the car is chopped off. The kit I ordered from Smyth was missing a bunch of parts, so it took him like 3 months to send me everything. By the time I got all the parts, I got in my major accident and had injuries and a concussion, and now I don't have anyone to help me assemble it.

Off that soap box... what's this $40 indicator for timing pumps? So one of the 10mm pumps leaks, and another, I can't pull a vacuum on it, so I'm thinking there's a bad seal somewhere. Someone screwed with the triangular security screw (DFIS in Portland sent me some replacements) and cut a notch to get it out with a flathead screwdriver, and then the other 10mm pump works, but came from my 2000 Golf and is leaking at from the pump head.

It looks like you found my write-up on the pump re-build. If you saw the first post, I list that indicator kit you need to set the plunger height correctly

 

[Nuje]

Finally got around to programming my CCM to do the remote window control, then played around with some new tail lights. Now I'm almost as cool as IBW

Did you do the hatch-does-what-doors-do (lock/unlock) as well? If you can do remote windows, you can do the hatch thing.