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Marticus' Red GTI
Marticus:
Got the car back from VW this morning and am £400 lighter in the wallet.
Good bews is that the gearbox is fine, after the service and adaptations reset it seems to be running smoother and according to the mechanic theres nothing to worry about there, so happy days!
And the additional road noise i was hearing was just down to the winter tyres that came on the wheels, they will be going once spring comes around, so no worries there either, bushing and bearings are all good.
On the flip side, the diagnostics checks bought up a few other issues,
The timing is noisy, and will need replacing according to them, which is odd to me as according to the logbook it was changed at 140k (30k km ago), but i may get it done to be safe as im not certain the history is kosher.
The DMF is rattling when cold, nothing to worry about yet.
They couldnt find the source if the leak (im not sure how hard they looked) but i need to get that checked again, they cleaned the underside and asked me to go back after a few hundred miles to see..
Lastly a couple of errors appeared relating to the intake flaps again nothing urgent from my understanding..
So now im looking forwards and i need some advise from you guys on future mods.
Firstly regarding the things above, if im going to be doing work in relation to thise problems are there any upgrades to consider? For example i know there are flap delete kits, which i guess i can do if im going to be there anyway. But in relation to the dmf for example?
For the more fun stuff my plan is to put maybe £1500 towards some mods in the next year with the focus on doing some track time next year, but im unsure where best to focus my efforts. Can anyone with track time experience chime in with the major weakpoints to consider? I hear the brakes will need some work and there are a few s3/r32 upgrades for sale, but im seeing mixed reviews on that.
Im also thinking about suspension, but with an eye on handling as opposed to looks, so would a decent set of shocks / springs be a better option than budget coilover? Im guessing yes..
Thanks in advance!
LC5F:
Probably the timing belt was changed before and they are suggesting the camshaft chain on the gearbox side that is needing replacement.
Suspension is really subjective - you need to realistically look at how you will be using the Golf - if you go too much track bias it will make road driving miserable - Bilstein B6 seem to be the sweet spot for most
Marticus:
--- Quote from: LC5F on November 29, 2022, 03:49:54 pm ---Probably the timing belt was changed before and they are suggesting the camshaft chain on the gearbox side that is needing replacement.
Suspension is really subjective - you need to realistically look at how you will be using the Golf - if you go too much track bias it will make road driving miserable - Bilstein B6 seem to be the sweet spot for most
--- End quote ---
Good point! I'll need to double check, it's painful because I'm an English man dealing with Polish mechanics and a German logbook, so theres room for error in translation :grin:
I was looking at bilstein b12, but at about £900 over here it's a hard sell considering some respected coil overs aren't much more expensive, and some 'adequate' brands like St, and AP are much cheaper.
The cars does need to be road use able and the roads here aren't that great, just want to see where I can give myself a bit of a helping hand on track days.
Thanks for the help.
Marticus:
Not an exciting update today, but a funny story in a fml kinda way.
So today I'm another £600 lighter in the wallet after getting the timing chain tensioner etc replaced. Good news is that the cars running a lot quieter and seems to have found a bit of power.
Bad news is that on the test drive I noticed that the tempurature gauge (which always sat steady just below 90) dipped down to 80 during the drive before going back up.
I didn't think much of it at the time, but about half an hour ago I went to fill up on fuel, and the tempurature sat on 0 for ages, then all of a sudden when I stopped at some lights it climbed to 90, and then dropped down to 80, and after filling with fuel its now firmly stuck back on. 0.
:doh:
So it's back to the mechanic to see if he's missed something when he was doing his work, otherwise I guess a new thermostat is next on the list.. Eyy
Marticus:
To celebrate having a fresh timing chain, or to console meself for having a broken thermostat (not sure which) i decided to spend some more money on the golf and the first frw bits arrived today.
First a new keyring, because why not i guess
Next new bulbs and lamp switch which was worn out completely.
Old switch was wrecked
New one is so much better, made a huge difference to the interior.
Ill be replacing the bulbs later, the previous owner had swapped one out when it died i guess and now they dont match.
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