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Morgens ED30 No. 1871 - New suspension & audio!

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th3_f15t:
Testing the Pressure Control Valve (PCV) takes 10 seconds. Get your engine warm and at idle, then pull the dip stick out. If the engine tries to stall and catches itself, PCV is fine. If it idles flat however, you'll need to replace it.

The Diverter Valve (DV), for you, is right at the front of the engine near the top (can't recall exact location as I have a standard GTI which differs). Again, take it out and look at it. If it's got rips or tears in the rubber bit, it's knackered (funnily enough..!). Many options in terms of replacing it, dig around the fourm for advice.

There's also guides and more info if you have a quick search too! But defo get that DSG service done, as much as it'll sting you. A broken 'box will be a complete show stopper. Must do my 'box oil too at some stage (luckily I have a manual so not such a top priority! :P)

mrvertigo73:

--- Quote from: Morgen on October 31, 2014, 04:30:29 pm ---
--- Quote from: mrvertigo73 on October 30, 2014, 02:51:36 pm ---Just need to be richer, not older - I'm much older, and still can't get a car for each of my auto cravings!!  :driver:

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Older means richer! Pay rises, cheaper insurance etc  :grin:



Today I bought some carbon fibre extensions for my flappy paddles.. Alongside a years insurance and paid my tax also  :confused:

Most expensive Halloween ever, Golf will be on the road tomorrow though  :drool:

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Not when you've just started a business and had a baby - although yeah, insurance is much cheaper!

Have you seen AP coilovers? Also yeah I would definitely get a socket set, some torx screwdriver bits and a good set of spanners and start tinkering. If you enjoyed the styling then you could always get in to modding the engine bay to look good too! Sometimes I think I'd rather be taking bits off the engine, or buffing my headlamps  :signLOL: than driving... (not really!)

Defo do DV PCV and Cam Follower - firstly, they're great intros to car mechanics and secondly they're usually worth doing on a performance Golf with a few miles on it. http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,87824.0.html

TyGTI:
YouTube is your friend on fixing stuff...pretty much a 'how to' video on anything and everything, although watch a few to make sure they tie up, some people skip the 'details'

Morgen:
Yesterday was the first day I had her on the road! so today I spent a good few hours cleaning the car.. Went to my friends who had some demon whatever it is snow foam..  :confused:

So we used that on it, then I just shampoo'd it with some autoglym stuff anyway and employed my friends little cousin to clean my wheels  :P  :ashamed:


The paint isn't in too bad condition but my boyfriend had bought me some bilt hamber clay to do my last car with and I'd never used it before, so I cracked on with that and clayed the bonnet! Yay, first time for everything..


Had limited time as my friend had to go so we dried the car off & I headed off to Halfords as I'd run out of microfibres! Bought some microfibres and little spongey autoglym things to apply my polish with, then went home and cracked on!

Here she is after a wee polish  :love:



Then the rain came on quite heavy and it got really dark so I gave up after waxing only the bonnet  :sad1:
But theres one good thing about rain!



Pretty wheels :)


After all this I decided I wanted to de-wiper the car in the pitch black.. So I remove the plastic cap and the little nut, too.. But the wiper arm itself wouldn't budge.. So I spent twenty minutes trying to shift it and it wouldn't move.. Oh well, I decided to take apart the inside at that point to save me getting frustrated more.. Trim on the inside came off, wiper motor is detached and the washer too... Now I've just gotta get that wiper arm off.. An hour later and it's still not off. I am at my wits end  :confused: having to wait until tomorrow now so I can get some help with it.. I feel a bit stupid but I've tried my best, watched guides and done everything I've been told to without any success  :confused: Stupid car! Now the rear end is covered in handprints and god knows what, I feel sometimes like I don't know why I bother trying to do things myself, I'm such a useless female  :signLOL:

Here's what I can't get..



PLEEEEEASE somebody tell me they've had a similar issue and I'm not JUST totally useless  :ashamed: :ashamed: :ashamed:
I'll clean her again the next time there's a dry weekend though!

th3_f15t:
The amount of "10 minute DIY jobs" that have taken me days is beyond a joke. Don't give up. :happy2:

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