Nice, are those seats out of a beetle?Just some cleaning, but it's been a loooong time since I've posted on TDIClub so here are a few pictures of the same Jetta I owned when I joined here!
Has it ever been repainted? How is it so clean...i can't find a scratch on it.Just some cleaning, but it's been a loooong time since I've posted on TDIClub so here are a few pictures of the same Jetta I owned when I joined here!
Nice car, and nice to see a fellow Texan with a personalized TDI-related plate.
Yes, one of the Color Concepts cars
It's never been repainted. There are plenty of scratches it's picked up over the past 193k miles, the silver just hides them pretty well
Ah, that's where those are coming from.. just saw a beetle at the junkyard that has the blue door cards and blue cloth seats, was wondering.. Looks good!Yes, one of the Color Concepts cars
Thanks! The fronts bolt right in if you want to use them, I really like the higher bolsters.
Looking for a gti recaro driver's seat at the moment but those beetle seats sure do have a lot of bolster, I'd pull the pair (and backseat) if someone wanted them..
Nicely done! Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you have a good handle on things! I am sure you know, but I just want to double check for your sake... BEWs can have cam issues and are picky on their oil so you need to make sure you got VW spec 50̷5.0̷1 oil, and it may be worth inspecting those cams.
I'm a fan of shell T6 and seems enough people use it l/have with minimal issues. Isn't certified but they don't pay anyone for a certs. I use it in my XJ and my STI. It's good enough for this first oil change as I track everything. And see if any other big issues are present.
My ALH car doesn't like T6 for whatever reason. I use Mobil 1 Turbodiesel Truck 5w40 oil. Watch for excessive clatter on startup after the car sits for a few days, that's what mine did with T6, doesn't do it with the Mobil 1, even after sitting for a month or longer.
I second that. My car consumes more T6 than Mobil 1 as well.
Interesting. I always get that clatter for the first 15 seconds or so. Figure it's normal because it's just the lifters pumping up and oil reaching the top end.
It's not a case of not paying for the certification, it's a case of not meeting the specifications. There are some guys who run it, but I do not recommend it or use it for these
I've been running T6 5w40 in the jetta as long as I've had it, zero rattles or noises at start up even after prolonged sitting. During covid I ran mobile delvac in it. Didn't notice a bit of difference. Actually run t6 in all my diesels and my big block.
Well my sense of this for my car is that she’s been on TDT starting with the first oil change and run with TDT for about 250k miles. So she’s just used to it. My mechanic used something other than TDT or T6, and she’s doing pretty good with it. Edit: he used Rowe 5w30.
I'm bad and run whatever's cheapest - T6 or 5W40 from Carquest. It's marketed as Fram, but I'm told it's made by someone else (I'd never use Fram filters). I've even been known to mix and match in a pinch. The tractors and truck get 15W40 though, since that's what they call for. and I think my generator calls for 10W30 or something.
I’m curious why you would.
Put fluid film on it - it's not galvanized?
sounds a lot like a tcl tv. had to do the same on my tclDrove it to pick up a used smart tv mainboard.
A friend gave me the tv because it was stuck in a boot loop and he'd been told it wasn't worth fixing. I figured it might be a corrupted EEPROM and managed to get it to boot with default settings by shorting the SDA line to ground during power up, but it still kept rebooting before I could get into the service menu. Power supply voltages checked out so I figured it needed a mainboard.
60" smart tv for $45
