MK5 Golf GTI

Aha, the fuel filter screw is a torx. No wonder I couldn't get it off as I tried a 7mm socket 

Looks like your plugs have done 100K as well! I'm surprised the coils didn't blow trying to spark those mighty gaps 

Yeah looks like one of the coil seals isn't doing a great job.

 

The time has come. It needs to go. Either in bits or as is. It's in a bit of a mess cosmetically after a front  end bash. It has a new bonnet and wing it just needs a bumper and paint 

Let me know if there is anything you want off it. I'll put a full list of the spec up soon, but I think you can see all the stuff that's on it via my profile maybe.

Rich

 :sad1:Sad to see the car is gone

Sad news Rich

Yep very sad so see her go. Had her for what seems like an eternity. Did about 143k in her. Many happy memories were had in the car, tons of road trips.

Gone but not forgotten.

Sad news indeed. Hope you stick around.

Well everything has come full circle. Probably been a good 5-6 years since I logged into the forum.

I've known Rich for many years , incase you weren't aware he was one of the first people from the owners pages I had met when I was driving around in my Mk5 1.9 TDI....despite his ridiculous chin and awful sense of humour, we have kept in touch over the years.

I bought Rich's ED30 from him and indeed - it is in a very sorry state, but clearly has a lot of care lavished over it in his ownership. So I'm taking on the baton and restoring the car back to it's former glory and it will become my new daily, which will sit alongside my fully forged Megane 250 Track Car and Golf MK7 1.6 Bluemotion (which will be sold eventually).

I wonder if there are still marks on the side skirts from when we were doing the cam-chain 

I'm doing a video series of the restoration and return to greatness of the car on my detailing channel. Feel free to keep up to date with the project here -

https://youtu.be/5dD8c6MMmOU?si=C6j8s4wGUVEvToRa

Excellent Jay  be good to be saved