All Things Mk5 > Mk5 General Area

new mk5 owner

<< < (2/6) > >>

lazy:
Ah ok, I saw somewhere that the cam follower was ok until 100k, but obviously not.
Do you all use genuine parts or is there some genuine stuff that is best steering clear of.
I hadn't seen anything about the DV and vac pump being issues so thanks for that, I'll have a look on Google and YouTube later to see if I can find any guides on how to check them.
I want to try and eliminate any future problems before they appear and cost more money. Plus it's going to be easier to do work to it now before I start using it as my daily driver.
I'm not picking the car up until Saturday and I've got mixed emotions haha on the one hand I'm excited for my new car and, and on the other I'm actually dreading it because of the amount of work and money I'm going to be putting into it. I'll be doing the work myself and I know some people enjoy tinkering with their cars but I hate it haha.

Lewo:
I use oe cam follower, quite a few use pattern ones.
Coverdale Parts sell both & are usually a good priceffor parts.. Some can still get parts from TPS but they might not sell to you if you're not trade.

lazy:
I am able to use TPS so was planning on using TPS for everything unless advised against it.

lazy:
I thought I'd post a quick update.
So I picked the car up Saturday and noticed it didn't get up to temperature (should have really noticed it when I went for a test drive), but thought not too much of a big job and not too expensive, I just hope it hasn't been like that for a really long time, but not much I can about it now except change the thermostat and hope it hasn't caused any issues.
I started doing the timing belt last night and as I got into it I noticed some wiring well hidden, and upon investigation found it's had the xenon headlights fog lights and indicators messed about with so they flash when switched on. So I'm really not happy. Hopefully they haven't made too much of a mess of the wiring and it's another job I could do without doing. I wanted a totally standard car because some peoples work is absolutely atrocious. I hope Japanese people have more pride in their work than what I see done here sometimes. Everything else is standard which was what made me buy it. Anyway I'll just have to add it to the list of jobs to be done.

mjmallia:
Change the inline thermostat to resolve the temp issue, as this is a common failure.  Just changed mine last week (3rd one in 7 years) as they seem to only last a couple if years for me and my short journeys.

It is located near the alternator and above the AC pump

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page