Car failed an mot for the first time. Was pretty gutted tbh but after 165k and 17 years I suppose it had to happen sometime. Failed on esc not working and torn boots on both front arb links. The esc problem was because I hadn't plugged the switch back in after I fitted a USB port and I replaced both arb links this evening as I had a new pair in the loft that I bought ages ago for reasons I can't remember.
@GreigC i got 2 front seats I’m ok-ish condition and the seat of seat covers for £250. Considering they would have been about 1000000x more than that from VW I don’t think I did too bad!
Quote from: Birchy on June 18, 2023, 12:48:04 pm@GreigC i got 2 front seats I’m ok-ish condition and the seat of seat covers for £250. Considering they would have been about 1000000x more than that from VW I don’t think I did too bad!The seats look great. Can i ask where you got the covers from? Guessing it was a one off thing and not more available? Thanks
Quote from: Pudding on July 15, 2022, 07:58:59 pmQuote from: ROH ECHT on July 15, 2022, 05:11:19 pmNot today, it is Friday, but earlier this week on Monday a new Hitachi MAF sensor arrived.I went with the Hitachi off Amazon for $113 usd cost, versus the $240 to $300 for genuine VAG...which Bosch and/or Hitachi supply. This Hitachi (UK) had the VAG logo and number on it but were scratched off. Nearly all hardware has been replaced on mine over the past two years and still the mpg is tough keeping it above 26 mpg. So I planned to replace the MAF first, then the B1S1 O2 sensor. The MAF arrived Monday and since then its mpg has gone up two mpg, from 26.8 to 28.8 mpg. Driving to the same spots in the same manner. Last time I reset the 'MFD/1' was in May. So its mpg average is increasing rather quickly. Still considering the new O2 (even though it passes the readiness test) for it having been dealing with oil, first from the condition it was in prior to the 2016 engine rebuild, but also from the K04 turbo I replaced in 2021.Yeah the genuine MAFs are made in the UK now for some reason, so that's some reassurance you got a proper one.26mpg isn't unusual for a K04 if you're in boost quite a lot. Mine averages 34mpg on my daily 40 mile commute, which is a mixture of 30-40mph granny trundling and 80-90mph freeway blasting.Genuine 02s are like £200+ now, but you can get a Bosch aftermarket one for half that though. It's not as good. No gold pins in the plug compared to OEM and the harness isn't quite as good quality but it works Aren’t you based in the US? If so isn’t your fuel consumption about right based on fact your US gallon is smaller than UK gallon (therefore you would cover less miles)? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: ROH ECHT on July 15, 2022, 05:11:19 pmNot today, it is Friday, but earlier this week on Monday a new Hitachi MAF sensor arrived.I went with the Hitachi off Amazon for $113 usd cost, versus the $240 to $300 for genuine VAG...which Bosch and/or Hitachi supply. This Hitachi (UK) had the VAG logo and number on it but were scratched off. Nearly all hardware has been replaced on mine over the past two years and still the mpg is tough keeping it above 26 mpg. So I planned to replace the MAF first, then the B1S1 O2 sensor. The MAF arrived Monday and since then its mpg has gone up two mpg, from 26.8 to 28.8 mpg. Driving to the same spots in the same manner. Last time I reset the 'MFD/1' was in May. So its mpg average is increasing rather quickly. Still considering the new O2 (even though it passes the readiness test) for it having been dealing with oil, first from the condition it was in prior to the 2016 engine rebuild, but also from the K04 turbo I replaced in 2021.Yeah the genuine MAFs are made in the UK now for some reason, so that's some reassurance you got a proper one.26mpg isn't unusual for a K04 if you're in boost quite a lot. Mine averages 34mpg on my daily 40 mile commute, which is a mixture of 30-40mph granny trundling and 80-90mph freeway blasting.Genuine 02s are like £200+ now, but you can get a Bosch aftermarket one for half that though. It's not as good. No gold pins in the plug compared to OEM and the harness isn't quite as good quality but it works
Not today, it is Friday, but earlier this week on Monday a new Hitachi MAF sensor arrived.I went with the Hitachi off Amazon for $113 usd cost, versus the $240 to $300 for genuine VAG...which Bosch and/or Hitachi supply. This Hitachi (UK) had the VAG logo and number on it but were scratched off. Nearly all hardware has been replaced on mine over the past two years and still the mpg is tough keeping it above 26 mpg. So I planned to replace the MAF first, then the B1S1 O2 sensor. The MAF arrived Monday and since then its mpg has gone up two mpg, from 26.8 to 28.8 mpg. Driving to the same spots in the same manner. Last time I reset the 'MFD/1' was in May. So its mpg average is increasing rather quickly. Still considering the new O2 (even though it passes the readiness test) for it having been dealing with oil, first from the condition it was in prior to the 2016 engine rebuild, but also from the K04 turbo I replaced in 2021.
