What did you do to your MKIV today?

[Bradm]

Yeah i don’t understand the snark comment about jack stands. Maybe it was just a friendly jab. I own jack stands but would rather use wood any day, especially if im going underneath it. I have a pile of various blocks in the corner of my shop use them on cars, trucks, trailers and tractors

 

[norbert77]

I hate interior work. New arm rest panels, I can't time the contact cement just right. Not sticking in some spots, stretching in others. Overall it has more wrinkles than my ball sack

 

[The Cream Dolphin]

Yeah i don’t understand the snark comment about jack stands. Maybe it was just a friendly jab.

I think it was just a friendly jab. And I think Nujes was genuine concern. 6×6s are honestly great, we cut a pair into ramps as well, love the things.

Today I had to pull the hatch interior panel from inside, my least favourite thing to do. But I got the trunk open, cleaned the mechanism with sensor clean til it was smooth, then lubed with wd40̷ white lithium. Lubed the sunroof with the same stuff and wiped off the excess, so water repellent and not sticky, should be good. Tested the drains and replaced my CCV grommit. Then I replaced a screw to hold up my sagging belly pan, and tucked up my zerostart extension cord. Busy day of little chores to prep for winter. Ignoring my beginnings of sagging headliner... Oh, and tucked in my stealth grille block too

 

[P2B]

I think it was just a friendly jab.

Hence the wink emoji

Then I replaced a screw to hold up my sagging belly pan

I wouldn't be without my steel belly pans for winter, saved my oil pan a few times.

 

[The Cream Dolphin]

Hence the wink emoji

I wouldn't be without my steel belly pans for winter, saved my oil pan a few times.

I know, I would love a steel one. I have a 1.5" lift instead, not the same.

 

[northern diesel]

I know, I would love a steel one. I have a 1.5" lift instead, not the same.

I think my 2” lift and atlas skid plate might be overkill- but we do have some rough logging roads and quite a bit of snow to deal with.
I need to figure out the rear hatch lock for my daughters alh golf- when it closes- it doesn’t stay latched -
Might just need to order a new locking mechanism - but yeah stayed shut until we replaced her hatch struts - now it’s a bungee job.

 

[The Cream Dolphin]

I think my 2” lift and atlas skid plate might be overkill- but we do have some rough logging roads and quite a bit of snow to deal with.
I need to figure out the rear hatch lock for my daughters alh golf- when it closes- it doesn’t stay latched -
Might just need to order a new locking mechanism - but yeah stayed shut until we replaced her hatch struts - now it’s a bungee job.

Hm, yeah I guess that would be the latch itself. Mine was just dealing with all of the arms and stuff spinning within the mechanism. With the screwdriver, can you make it close at all? Also, where again in BC are you?

 

[Nuje]

Hm, yeah I guess that would be the latch itself. Mine was just dealing with all of the arms and stuff spinning within the mechanism. With the screwdriver, can you make it close at all? Also, where again in BC are you?

I think he's just a short drive away from you over in Smithers.

To @northern diesel: have you pulled the interior trim to look at the workings of the latching and locking mechanism? If it won't stay closed, that's related to the actual latch itself - the black thing you see from the outside, held on by two M8 triple-square bolts. I had assumed that it was all mechanical to keep the latch in place after it hits the striker bar. My first try would be to just replace that thing with a different one. (Two M8 bolts, plus there's a three-pin wiring connector that you have to finagle out of it).

https://www.idparts.com/upper-trunk-latch-golf-1j6827505cb41-p-7512.html

That connector tends to collect moisture and thus corrosion, so it might be green (copper pins) and in need of some contact cleaner; or one or more of the pins may have turned to dust. I've seen and dealt with both. But - both of those can be addressed by the aforementioned first step of replacing with a known good one.

 

[northern diesel]

I think he's just a short drive away from you over in Smithers.

To @northern diesel: have you pulled the interior trim to look at the workings of the latching and locking mechanism? If it won't stay closed, that's related to the actual latch itself - the black thing you see from the outside, held on by two M8 triple-square bolts. I had assumed that it was all mechanical to keep the latch in place after it hits the striker bar. My first try would be to just replace that thing with a different one. (Two M8 bolts, plus there's a three-pin wiring connector that you have to finagle out of it).

https://www.idparts.com/upper-trunk-latch-golf-1j6827505cb41-p-7512.html

That connector tends to collect moisture and thus corrosion, so it might be green (copper pins) and in need of some contact cleaner; or one or more of the pins may have turned to dust. I've seen and dealt with both. But - both of those can be addressed by the aforementioned first step of replacing with a known good one.

Yeah - ok thanks - that’s good to know. I just ordered one (latch) after looking at it again last night. And yes - we live between Smithers and Hazelton BC.
I also think I need to source a new IC now- my botch job of the 3bar sensor using JB weld to try to seal up the escaping air from the mis sized holes isnt really doing the trick- the boost requested and actual are within range (no limp mode) but not tight. And it was a better boost seal before i ripped out the 2 bar one. 🫤
I can drive it like this - but I can hear and feel the escaping air when I stomp on it.
So I’m going to check the wreckers - but also open to anyone who is happy with an IC they installed and recommend.
I do have the parts for a water to air barrel style IC (meant for my van swap) - which is on hold at the moment - but that seems insane.
When I was fixing my brake light issues the other day; I did kind of eyeball that one little storage cubby (the one with the styrofoam shelving in the way) and thought I could fit a little water tank in there …

 

[PakProtector]

Stuffed the '02 swap Jetta into the pole barn along with the '05 Golf for dry keeping over the winter. And am gathering bits for a TB job on the '02 2D car at 200k miles. Gathering an order to IDP IOW...and seeing a Yeti cup on the horizon this time... The serp belt idler is going to get replaced too.

Douglas

 

[Sting]

Brakes are serviced and winter tires on as of yesterday afternoon. Up next, timing belt with Mr. Nuje in the near future as well as next oil, air and fuel filter changes. Bring on winter and our USA road trip at Christmas!

 

[GlowBugTDI]

As @Bradm says, 6×6s work pretty well, haha. Especially when they are free, from work.

Heck ya man, if it works it works. I use 2x4's, 6x6 iron pipe free off a jobsite, and as many widow makers as I need. Never had an issue. If you do come across a set of cheap jackstands they can be really nice to get the "right" height for certain jobs.

 

[GlowBugTDI]

I once again had to go save my wife from the stiff braked jetta. This ALH is giving me more grief in the past 2 months then most other car's I have had. Every week it is some little thing that breaks. Hopefully here in the next few weeks it will decide to become as reliable as my sacked out beetle. Her Jetta drives great, but between the coolant leaks that keep popping up all over and the hard brake pedal issues I'm about to make this my car and give her the "reliable one".
Will report back with what it ends up being this time.

 

[northern diesel]

Heck ya man, if it works it works. I use 2x4's, 6x6 iron pipe free off a jobsite, and as many widow makers as I need. Never had an issue. If you do come across a set of cheap jackstands they can be really nice to get the "right" height for certain jobs.

Yes- and I remember doing my ATF flush on the wagon and getting the car level off the ground was strongly encouraged. I’m all about using wood that I got laying about - but when I built stilts for the Toyota van - I was shocked at how unlevel it was - but that thing is just gonna sit there for a bit while I build courage to continue, so it’s not too critical.
I used old railway ties we got laying around

 

[northern diesel]

I remvoved the radiator fans out of the parts car to swap into my daily- but I’m waiting to do that when I pull it apart to install the new IC-
I know it’s really only important in the hot months for AC - but I noticed one fan stuck and thought I’d finally get around to swapping in the working assembly.
it’s so tempting to do an entire swap into the donor car.
it’s a gasser - so I know it’s tons of work - and I already have a swap I’m knee deep in . But someone loved this thing- every time I pick it apart I’m shocked at how stellar the body is.
Perfect rockers on a 2002 2.slow.
One day- and if I did- it would be a @JonA type of show if I ever did it.
Check out that guys build thread if you haven’t - it’s so impressive!

Gone Golfing

Really enjoyed reading through spifflifkin's (and others') threads about work they're doing on their cars and wanted to throw mine into the mix. Won't be as fun or cool as an engine with a thrown rod, but whatever. Here I go. Bought a 2002 VW Golf TDI M/T ALH with a mildly rough interior, but...

forums.tdiclub.com

 

[norbert77]

She was parked way before, but February 20, 2023 I had a week off work, and so I started the timing belt. Which, if you remember the bits of updates, morphed into a lot of things. Clutch, CV boots, a arms, tie rod and ball joints, wheel bearings, radio upgrade, in tank fuel pump.

Finally moved her out. Seems to be a little low on power, and the girlfriend thinks it's louder. I probably broke the flax pipe but it does seem loud. If injection is too advanced will it idle loud?




The tuner did the hammer mod, 6.8 at idle any good? Seems the numbers are in minimum setting. Does smoke a lot at low rpm, new stock turbo.

Says if ition is advanced but in spec. Would you change it? I know temp is low, but after warming it up for the graph, my laptop died

 

[J_dude]

She was parked way before, but February 20, 2023 I had a week off work, and so I started the timing belt. Which, if you remember the bits of updates, morphed into a lot of things. Clutch, CV boots, a arms, tie rod and ball joints, wheel bearings, radio upgrade, in tank fuel pump.

Finally moved her out. Seems to be a little low on power, and the girlfriend thinks it's louder. I probably broke the flax pipe but it does seem loud. If injection is too advanced will it idle loud?




The tuner did the hammer mod, 6.8 at idle any good? Seems the numbers are in minimum setting. Does smoke a lot at low rpm, new stock turbo.

Says if ition is advanced but in spec. Would you change it? I know temp is low, but after warming it up for the graph, my laptop died

Check your vacuum line connections?
Happened to me once, after some work I did it was suddenly louder, smokier, and wasn’t boosting much; turned out I had accidentally bumped a vacuum line loose.
If the turbo isn’t getting vacuum it will be noticeably louder, as the vanes will be fully open.

 

[norbert77]

Check your vacuum line connections?
Happened to me once, after some work I did it was suddenly louder, smokier, and wasn’t boosting much; turned out I had accidentally bumped a vacuum line loose.
If the turbo isn’t getting vacuum it will be noticeably louder, as the vanes will be fully open.

Yes, likely. When I took the engine out marked everything with color paint. Then I pressure washed things, changed out parts. So I had to use a diagram to put things back together and I'm pretty sure it was different than how I had it before.

 

[hey_allen]

I don't know if this is an issue for your reassembly project, but you might double check that the anti-shutter valve vacuum plumbing is connected on the correct sides of the control solenoid.

When I bought my car, the prior owner had swapped those two hoses and it had nearly no boost because it was venting vacuum on that valve solenoid.

 

[GlowBugTDI]

Is the front end being held up solely by that hydraulic jack? In which case...yikes!
There's no way I'd let anyone crawl under a car being held up by only a hydraulic seal.

As long as the jack isn't deathly old it's probably fine. I mean I can't even count the number of hours I have spent under cars. Just me and the widow maker hating on whatever vehicle for being such a royal piece of trash. I don't recommend it but it can't be that unsafe.... Right? lol. I've even lifted the whole end of cars a time or two.... They hold. I barely even climbed under there when I did that though.

 

[GlowBugTDI]

She was parked way before, but February 20, 2023 I had a week off work, and so I started the timing belt. Which, if you remember the bits of updates, morphed into a lot of things. Clutch, CV boots, a arms, tie rod and ball joints, wheel bearings, radio upgrade, in tank fuel pump.

Finally moved her out. Seems to be a little low on power, and the girlfriend thinks it's louder. I probably broke the flax pipe but it does seem loud. If injection is too advanced will it idle loud?




The tuner did the hammer mod, 6.8 at idle any good? Seems the numbers are in minimum setting. Does smoke a lot at low rpm, new stock turbo.

Says if ition is advanced but in spec. Would you change it? I know temp is low, but after warming it up for the graph, my laptop died

If the intake was dirty and you cleaned it out that will make it louder too.

 

[P2B]

As long as the jack isn't deathly old it's probably fine. I mean I can't even count the number of hours I have spent under cars. Just me and the widow maker hating on whatever vehicle for being such a royal piece of trash. I don't recommend it but it can't be that unsafe.... Right? lol. I've even lifted the whole end of cars a time or two.... They hold. I barely even climbed under there when I did that though.

NEISS estimated that 4,822 people in the U.S. receive hospital emergency treatment in a single year for jack failure injuries.

U.S. data on the incidence of jack failure injury accidents nationwide | DENENA | POINTS

Alarmed by a recent fatal jack collapse incident in our city, our Houston jack failure accident lawyers decided to take a look at data from across the country. The National Center for Statistics and Analysis, part of the U.S. NHTSA, complied detailed data on jack failure accidents in a special...

www.denenapoints.com

 

[GlowBugTDI]

NEISS estimated that 4,822 people in the U.S. receive hospital emergency treatment in a single year for jack failure injuries.

U.S. data on the incidence of jack failure injury accidents nationwide | DENENA | POINTS

Alarmed by a recent fatal jack collapse incident in our city, our Houston jack failure accident lawyers decided to take a look at data from across the country. The National Center for Statistics and Analysis, part of the U.S. NHTSA, complied detailed data on jack failure accidents in a special...

www.denenapoints.com

4,821 people who did it incorrectly

 

[P2B]

4,821 people who did it incorrectly

That data includes jackstand failures - I was surprised by the number of recalls. Maybe 6×6 is the safer way to go even though they inevitably get in the way.

I have ramps made from 10×10 fir I use for any job that doesn't require wheels off.

 

[GlowBugTDI]

That data includes jackstand failures - I was surprised by the number of recalls. Maybe 6×6 is the safer way to go even though they inevitably get in the way.

I have ramps made from 10×10 fir I use for any job that doesn't require wheels off.

In all seriousness, ya. Its amazing how much skimping companies can get away with on jackstands. Just watch project farms video. Another part of that is incorrect use, placement, and setting up of the jackstand. People are great at hurting themselves these days. Sometimes I think all some people can see is the paycheck they might receive if they get hurt. All these lawsuits are making people lazy about their safety.

 

[Bradm]

Natural selection

 

[burpod]

She was parked way before, but February 20, 2023 I had a week off work, and so I started the timing belt. Which, if you remember the bits of updates, morphed into a lot of things. Clutch, CV boots, a arms, tie rod and ball joints, wheel bearings, radio upgrade, in tank fuel pump.

Finally moved her out. Seems to be a little low on power, and the girlfriend thinks it's louder. I probably broke the flax pipe but it does seem loud. If injection is too advanced will it idle loud?




The tuner did the hammer mod, 6.8 at idle any good? Seems the numbers are in minimum setting. Does smoke a lot at low rpm, new stock turbo.

Says if ition is advanced but in spec. Would you change it? I know temp is low, but after warming it up for the graph, my laptop died

these engines really run much better when you don't run over-advanced... however, whether what you do in the graph here makes much of a difference depends on what is loaded in the ecu and your fueling hardware. too much advance leads to low end torque, most noticeably.

 

[csstevej]

In all seriousness, ya. Its amazing how much skimping companies can get away with on jackstands. Just watch project farms video. Another part of that is incorrect use, placement, and setting up of the jackstand. People are great at hurting themselves these days. Sometimes I think all some people can see is the paycheck they might receive if they get hurt. All these lawsuits are making people lazy about their safety.

Darwin awards contenders.

 

[GlowBugTDI]

Ok, so last night I fixed a vacuum leak on the wifes car for like the thousandth time. Turns out the brand-used (aka spare I installed) vacuum pump nipple became loose and started leaking. I gooped it up with what sealer I currently have until I can replace it with OSI-quad. I also decided this would be a good time to re replace the injector return lines that have been leaking for the past month. Hopefully the leaking hasn't already ruined my headgasket lol. I put brand new diesel rated 3mm braided return lines on it like it had previously. They started leaking out the ends right away. So here in a few minutes I'm going to get some oriellys stuff.

 

[csstevej]

That shouldn’t affect your head gasket .
Now ….. the coolant hoses are another matter…….