What did you do to your MKIV today?

[norbert77]

That sounds much easier than pulling everything off and soaking it, isn't it a bit risky though? Like all that junk getting sucked through the engine, degreaser, water, and carbon bits?

I've only done it the hard way, and one of the nuts was rust/corrosion welded onto the stud so I ended up having to carefully dremel it off while trying not to damage the threads... if this is fine, I'd much rather do it the easy way.

Everything that gets into the engine from the intake was destined to be in there to begin with. That's all soot and EGR stuff, all I do is add a bit of detergent to the mix. Now don't do it at full power, get your engine nice and hot and a very low RPM so the turbo doesn't take a kicking, I use a pump bottle, and slowly give it a few pumps every so often so it has time to sit and clean and do its things. Certainly turbo erosion is a problem so don't do it under high boost condition, that's not the intent. Having said that, like 2000 to 2,500 RPM coasting I really like, l. I don't think there's enough air flow at idle to carry the detergent and water up and around the inter cooler. I started 6 years ago and intake is only oily no more soots going in there, but I think oil from the turbo will coat the inside of the intercooler basically insulating it so this should make it work a lot better as part of regular maintenance

 

[norbert77]

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Dodge Neon SRT4 rims are the narrowest 17 inch rims you can find at 17x6. I really hope I can fit 205 55 17 on the stock beetle. If I could even go for 205 60 or 215 55, that would be amazing but I don't think I'll have the chance to find out.

 

[Nuje]

Oh ok- good to know. I’ll try formatting some of the other fobs, the lock and unlock worked perfectly with the doors… so i just guessed it had to do with my donor hatch.

This seller on Aliexpress has the fob plus will cut the key blade for ~$25CAD.
(That specific link is for the Mk5 key - but I bet if you message them, they'll have a link for the Mk4 key; have the frequency and part number of your fob handy)

 

[ducatipaso]

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Dodge Neon SRT4 rims are the narrowest 17 inch rims you can find at 17x6. I really hope I can fit 205 55 17 on the stock beetle. If I could even go for 205 60 or 215 55, that would be amazing but I don't think I'll have the chance to find out.

woah those are nice looking... BBS vibes

 

[J_dude]

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Dodge Neon SRT4 rims are the narrowest 17 inch rims you can find at 17x6. I really hope I can fit 205 55 17 on the stock beetle. If I could even go for 205 60 or 215 55, that would be amazing but I don't think I'll have the chance to find out.

Dang I didn’t know Neons were 5x100. That’s cool.

 

[oilhammer]

All that era FWD ChryCo products are. PT Cruiser, Neon, Stratus, some of the little fake Jeeps (Compass, etc.).

The Fiat era ChryCo stuff may be something completely different.

 

[J_dude]

All that era FWD ChryCo products are. PT Cruiser, Neon, Stratus, some of the little fake Jeeps (Compass, etc.).

The Fiat era ChryCo stuff may be something completely different.

Oh interesting. I guess I don’t pay much attention to those lol.

 

[oilhammer]

...nobody did

 

[northern diesel]

Yeah - I was looking at Pontiac Fiero rims - which are the same 5x100 CB 57.1.
They are often showing up in 15” and even as small as 13-14”. But I’ll bet that’s an issue with brake clearance.
And they aren’t cheap- but fun to look at

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

I've been told that 14" wheels will fit on a MKIV TDI with stock brakes.

 

[GlowBugTDI]

Yesterday I decided to do some plumbing on my recently bought ALH that was babied by a woman its entire life. I think this could explain the lack of power. On the bright side, the stock clutch feels butter smooth with zero rattle sound with just over 200k miles. Turbo is stock and also isn't clogged. Go figure.

Better drain that intercooler too. That car is just strugglin! When I bought my 01m alh I prayed that the intake was clogged, because man was it slow. 16+ second 0-60. Sure enough it was clogged, not quite as bad as yours though.

 

[oilhammer]

Fiero would use the same pattern as a bunch of other FWD GM cars of the era, J-body, N-body, A-body, etc. In fact, other Pontiac branded cars used the same wheels that some Fieros used. That was a cheap easy way for GM to differentiate a bunch of otherwise nearly identical and forgettable cars.

 

[GlowBugTDI]

Oh interesting. I guess I don’t pay much attention to those lol.

Some of the subaru's were too. My buddy put my steelie beetle rims on his 05ish legacy (i think?), maybe it was an outback.

 

[norbert77]

...nobody did

The SRT 4 was with very little mods a 12 second car

 

[norbert77]

Some of the subaru's were too. My buddy put my steelie beetle rims on his 05ish legacy (i think?), maybe it was an outback.

There is a 10 millimeter offset difference but I can't remember if it's plus or minus.

I put my beetle winter tires on my mom's 03Corolla. But her rims don't fit on mine because of the hub.

 

[norbert77]

I've been told that 14" wheels will fit on a MKIV TDI with stock brakes.

Why would you want smaller instead of larger? It's the soft rubber that adds more to rotational mass than anything

 

[GlowBugTDI]

The SRT 4 was with very little mods a 12 second car

Ya people love the neons for hornet racing. I think that's one reason they are hard to find. Well that and their tendency to rust out. very quick cars for being stock. they were nice and light.

 

[bigsexyTDI]

The SRT 4 was with very little mods a 12 second car

I knew a guy that had a big turbo GT Cruiser that would EMBARASS cars of a much higher class. Pure ego crusher

 

[GlowBugTDI]

I knew a guy that had a big turbo GT Cruiser that would EMBARASS cars of a much higher class. Pure ego crusher

The turbo ones used to be dirt cheap, but now I rarely see them and they are spendy. Kinda sucks

 

[oilhammer]

The SRT 4 was with very little mods a 12 second car

Yep, you can say the same for a GTI, but the Neon was also a back-of-the-lot rental turd that after 75k miles felt like it was going to fly apart. A GTI with a quarter million miles on the clock still feels solid and well put together, even if its on its third engine by then, LOL. (I don't think I've ever seen any Neon on the road for that long).

 

[SilverGhost]

I have a hose permanently connected to my intake. When my intake was like that it actually jammed up my anti-shudder valve and I barely got home one day. I ran half gallon of good degreaser through the hose turbo and intercooler all to the intake while running, and then another half a gallon of diluted degreaser in water, very slowly over about 60 miles. My intake passages so clear you could eat off of it. Well except for the oil that keeps accumulating, I really need a oil catch can

Volkswagen was actually researching this back when these cars were still new and in warranty. Resulted in a few bent valves and blown turbos. They eventually dropped the cleaning by chemical/fluids and returned to manual removal and cleaning for warranty purposes.

Jason

 

[norbert77]

Volkswagen was actually researching this back when these cars were still new and in warranty. Resulted in a few bent valves and blown turbos. They eventually dropped the cleaning by chemical/fluids and returned to manual removal and cleaning for warranty purposes.

Jason

Whether you do aerosol cans, chemicals, for a fine mist of water, to the turbo it's all the same, drop that's hitting the impeller spinning at a high rate of speed, so it must be done as little RPM as you can manage say after you're going downhill and coasting. But you need enough engineer pm so the water doesn't just settle in the intercooler, about 2,000 RPM. High speed, downshift, coast for 10 seconds and give it a few pumps of water.

I once had a car I really didn't care for, but it all sorts of issues and to clean the Catholic converter for emission testing I warmed it up and let it have the garden hose had a fairly steady mist, more like spray, with a bit of throttle it could drink about a liter of water without the engine even cutting out. Clearly you don't want to turn the garden hose on full, and the fine mist you just want enough be very slowly decrease the oil is to residue so it can go where it was supposed to go anyways

 

[norbert77]

Yep, you can say the same for a GTI, but the Neon was also a back-of-the-lot rental turd that after 75k miles felt like it was going to fly apart. A GTI with a quarter million miles on the clock still feels solid and well put together, even if its on its third engine by then, LOL. (I don't think I've ever seen any Neon on the road for that long).

No doubt, it's just that it was a quick car for being a factory car that nobody really noticed

 

[jmodge]

Put the Golf in my name, registered, and plated it. Bone stock, other than suspension, radio, hitch, and clutch. Unmolested and runs and drives smooth as a babies behind.

 

[[486]]

I've been told that 14" wheels will fit on a MKIV TDI with stock brakes.

can confirm
caravan wheels will not fit, front or rear

 

[[486]]

Why would you want smaller instead of larger? It's the soft rubber that adds more to rotational mass than anything

I love 14 inch wheels with big gushy sidewalls, and narrower tread widths being available nets you way better winter traction
too bad they're turbo-rare on the junk pile any more

had a pair of 27" BFGs that I was gonna put on with the aforementioned caravan wheels but they ended up on a lawn tractor when they wouldn't fit

 

[Boosty]

Well not today but the other day changed the t4 rotella/engine restore treatment for like 3 quarts of mobil delvac and 2 quarts of quacker state full synth 5w30 due the shear film strength as extolled at the 540 rat oil page. Runs silky smooth and is actually quieter, the t4/engine restore only had 1k miles on it. Odd quacker state doesn't seem to be in the diesel oil biz so I put them there.

https://540ratblog.wordpress.com/

Hopefully the link isn't some site forbidden at tdiclub.

 

[STDOUBT]

^I ran across that site years ago, and was bowled over - the guy is either a genius, or lunatic.
All I know is I'm not smart enough to figure it out LOL.

 

[norbert77]

Well not today but the other day changed the t4 rotella/engine restore treatment for like 3 quarts of mobil delvac and 2 quarts of quacker state full synth 5w30 due the shear film strength as extolled at the 540 rat oil page. Runs silky smooth and is actually quieter, the t4/engine restore only had 1k miles on it. Odd quacker state doesn't seem to be in the diesel oil biz so I put them there.

https://540ratblog.wordpress.com/

Hopefully the link isn't some site forbidden at tdiclub.

Biy that's a lot of reading. Can you give us the short-short version?


If you guys like the oils, read motoman engine break-in procedure. Controversial, but makes tons of sense

Break In Secrets--How To Break In New Motorcycle and Car Engines For More Power

New Engine Break In Procedure For Cars, Motorcycles, Motocross, Snowmobiles and Boats

www.mototuneusa.com

 

[GlowBugTDI]

I once had a car I really didn't care for, but it all sorts of issues and to clean the Catholic converter for emission testing I warmed it up and let it have the garden hose had a fairly steady mist, more like spray, with a bit of throttle it could drink about a liter of water without the engine even cutting out. Clearly you don't want to turn the garden hose on full, and the fine mist you just want enough be very slowly decrease the oil is to residue so it can go where it was supposed to go anyways

You could also disconnect the windshield washer nozzle and run it into the intake. Put the engine on the limiter and pull the trigger on the water. Or if thats a bit to squeamish 3k rpm is fine. Redneck water injection.