What did you do to your MKIV today?

[hey_allen]

It'll probably outlast newer trucks too.
So many chevy 5.7 and 6.0's with as many miles as our tdi's out there.
Ford and toyota have some good ones too.

Will have to see how it goes, but it's starting with blown head gaskets due to the daughter of the PO letting her boyfriend drive it, who broke a coolant hose tee and then drove it until it overheated.

GM 4.8l so it isn't a rare engine, and easily replaced if the initial evaluation of the engine damage doesn't look reasonable to repair.

 

[GlowBugTDI]

Will have to see how it goes, but it's starting with blown head gaskets due to the daughter of the PO letting her boyfriend drive it, who broke a coolant hose tee and then drove it until it overheated.

GM 4.8l so it isn't a rare engine, and easily replaced if the initial evaluation of the engine damage doesn't look reasonable to repair.

Those are reliable engines, cheap, and easily replaceable. No guts, but they run for a long time. My buddy has 250k or so on his, and its not even close to giving up. Lots with high miles out there.

 

[MORTAMIR]

Put new parking break cables. Though it seams like the left spring on the caliper is not working.
Except I don't see the spring on either caliper.

 

[valvecrusher]

^^^^ Did you find a good deal on new cables? That is next on my list.......old cables aint holding tight....



My mk4 got a fresh Delvac 1 change today.....At 9600 miles the 97F temps for next two weeks made me jump gun 400 early.
The stuff that came out was old Rotella T6, and it was black and clumpy......
Delvac 1 is ok, I really liked the old Mobil1 TDT TurboDiesel Truck.


That AND......
this Jetta is black, and I'm in N.C. aka the center of the sun's most intense high energy waves.....

I gambled and procrastinated for almost two years fixing the blend door foam.(when i bought car 2 years)....and Monday it paid off, and i lost the gamble with two years of nearly cold trips, and a near oven from April - October.
but now, the day has come.


My AC fan control switch rotated Monday, and rotated, and then some more. The speed didn't increase and the fan went off, with the knob crumbled into my fingers.
I ordered new 1J0 820 045 F HVAC control unit, and I'm now pulling the dash, the steering underpanel, the center console, etc...

tl'dr
I'm fixing the blend doors, and installing new HVAC controls after oil change.

 

[MORTAMIR]

Got them at idparts.

 

[GlowBugTDI]

Put new parking break cables. Though it seams like the left spring on the caliper is not working.
Except I don't see the spring on either caliper.

Hit it with some PB blaster and penetrating oil. They'll free right up usually. Did that on mine this spring as I hadn't used my parking brake in about 2 yrs. Cables were seized and caliper springs were sticking. 20 min freeing things up and all is working again.

 

[MORTAMIR]

I will give a go

 

[KrashDH]

Put new parking break cables. Though it seams like the left spring on the caliper is not working.
Except I don't see the spring on either caliper.

Some came with helper springs, some didn't. Mine did not (02 Golf). If it's sticking, you may be in for a rear caliper rebuild since they are integrated. I Rebuilt both my OEM calipers then added the helper springs. People usually put them on as a bandaid fix for underlying issues (like needing a rebuild) but with fresh pistons, seals, and a good cleaning, then add them, they will serve you well for a long time into the future

 

[P2B]

Put new parking break cables. Though it seams like the left spring on the caliper is not working.
Except I don't see the spring on either caliper.

No springs on stock calipers.

Caliper Spring for Rear Axle - Left (A4)

This spring attaches on the rear caliper and aids in the retraction of the parking brake. This clip fits the left side....

www.idparts.com

Caliper Spring for Rear Axle - Right (A4)

This spring attaches on the rear caliper and aids in the retraction of the parking brake. This clip fits the right side....

www.idparts.com

I remove the levers and dust shields, scrape out the oxidized aluminum with a dental pick, and grease the shafts. Lasts longer than penetrating oil, might delay a full rebuild for a few years.

 

[Mozambiquer]

Not my car, not a TDI, and not a VW, but a fellow (lady) teacher at work got a quote from the Nissan dealer of $589.68 to change her rear hatch struts. Manual hatch.

Had her order a pair from Amazon for $31 and changed them for her in the parking lot in ten minutes.

Hey, they don't call them stealerships for nothing

 

[KrashDH]

No springs on stock calipers.

Caliper Spring for Rear Axle - Left (A4)

This spring attaches on the rear caliper and aids in the retraction of the parking brake. This clip fits the left side....

www.idparts.com

Caliper Spring for Rear Axle - Right (A4)

This spring attaches on the rear caliper and aids in the retraction of the parking brake. This clip fits the right side....

www.idparts.com

I remove the levers and dust shields, scrape out the oxidized aluminum with a dental pick, and grease the shafts. Lasts longer than penetrating oil, might delay a full rebuild for a few years.

I posted the rebuild vid I followed years ago, was super easy

 

[GlowBugTDI]

No springs on stock calipers.

I remove the levers and dust shields, scrape out the oxidized aluminum with a dental pick, and grease the shafts. Lasts longer than penetrating oil, might delay a full rebuild for a few years.

All of the car's I have had came stock with springs on the stock calipers.

Yes grease will help. For getting them moving though oil is the best way to go. Then you have to clean the oil off with brake clean as if you add grease to the oil it won't stick as well and can come off.

 

[MORTAMIR]

I will put the rebuild on the list. This one?

 

[P2B]

All of the car's I have had came stock with springs on the stock calipers.

They must have been omitted from Canadian spec cars. After all, why would you want the handbrake to work in winter?

 

[CanadianALH]

They must have been omitted from Canadian spec cars. After all, why would you want the handbrake to work in winter?

Oh weird I always forget about Canadian spec cars and some of the well weirdness

 

[GlowBugTDI]

They must have been omitted from Canadian spec cars. After all, why would you want the handbrake to work in winter?

I was wondering if that may have been the case. I'm not sure though. I will say that after 23 years of life they don't work that good anyway so your not missing out on much.

 

[P2B]

I was wondering if that may have been the case. I'm not sure though. I will say that after 23 years of life they don't work that good anyway so your not missing out on much.

I retrofitted all our cars years ago. I think they help, but I still need to clean and lube the shafts every other year and replace the cables every 4-5 years. Tried the "heavy duty" cables, no better so not worth the extra cost.

 

[GlowBugTDI]

I retrofitted all our cars years ago. I think they help, but I still need to clean and lube the shafts every other year and replace the cables every 4-5 years. Tried the "heavy duty" cables, no better so not worth the extra cost.

I can get cables on rockauto for sub 10$ so even if I replace them every 3 years I'm saving money. On my last car I never replaced them a 2nd time.

 

[PakProtector]

Idea is you keep the car on the ground and remove the upper strut nut to take the cap off. Then you can remove the lower flanged strut nut (what keeps it together) and replace it with a non-shouldered nut. Weight of the car prevents anything else from moving. Jack the car up, and you can finagle the old mount out & new one in. Lower car, swap back to the shouldered nut, and reinstall cap & nut.

OK...but for this job, replacing the bearing is part of the exercise, so these are coming out. The OE mounts, and even the track density 034 don't seem to be captured by the shoulder nut( I have pulled 4 off over it so far). The PowerFlex mounts, aside from being the next best thing to converting the mount to concrete, are quite thoroughly captured by the nut.

Douglas

 

[PakProtector]

Yeah...no way that was happening with the wheels on... PF black strut mounts installed, along with new bearings. Not so bad at all.

Douglas

 

[dieseldonato]

Fwiw, my 01 jetta does not have springs on the rear calipers. Actually didn't even know there was an option for them till you guys mentioned it.

 

[MORTAMIR]

Got these coming. I will probably rebuild them on a rainy weekend. Got plenty of those.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3113523011...EEsL_gVSfS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3132052891...EEsL_gVSfS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[BoiseTDI]

Picked up a couple euro light switched for $8. =) Any other parts worth grabbing? Sadly there is a blue golf tdi wagon (shell left only) they are about to crush.

 

[Bradm]

Pucked up a couple euro ligjt switched for $8. =) Any other parts worth grabbing?

What a deal, from a p&p?

 

[BoiseTDI]

What a deal, from a p&p?

Yep a mil base junkyard (in Germany). There were 2 mk4 boras and 2 golfs.

 

[P2B]

Yeah...no way that was happening with the wheels on... PF black strut mounts installed, along with new bearings. Not so bad at all.

Douglas

Wheel bearings or strut bearings? Strut bearings are a wheels on job

 

[northern diesel]

On the topic of wheels, has anyone got experience or a source thread or site for info on what the max offset is for rims on mk4s with stock brake setups?
I am looking for a wider than stock wheel set up. I see OEM rims are usually 6" wide, I would like a little bit of poke, but not interested in effing around with spacers.

 

[BobnOH]

It has been discussed.

Programmable Search Engine

cse.google.com

 

[northern diesel]

It has been discussed.

Programmable Search Engine

cse.google.com

I clicked your cse.google.com link and it failed to open anything.

 

[Bradm]

I clicked your cse.google.com link and it failed to open anything.

You have to type in what you want to search