My Daily Commuter • Golf MKV GT

[mgpdoc]

So, time for another update.

Spend a lot of time doing work on the car while waiting for parts.

First, I wanted to do something with the gearbox.

Before pics of it







Seen better days





Came out decent





I was thinking of painting it, but it will surely come out again very soon, both for clutch kit, and to change the 4th gear, or the gear that i will destroy one way or another. Been in the tfsi game for some years, i know that will happen, so already, ready, LoL. So that will do for now



Then, i remembered I have the Precision Intercooler from the Audi







cleaned and will propably replace the S3 8P IC i already have







Then, being that the car has been a daily for some years now, it is only logical that it has been filled with grime over time.

Pics of said engine bay filth



















Left to dwell with special mixtures of cleaning stuff



and then out came the water pressure and brushes, which resulted in this













Really excited with the results







After the bath



It went inside again to sleep

[Nagah]

Thanks mate, now I just need to check whether you can buy that in Germany or not.


edit: Of course not.. *sigh*

[mgpdoc]

[Nagah]

But there are a lot bad ones. Which one did you exactly use?

[mgpdoc]

Wrinkle Texture black
A lot of companies make this

[Nagah]

What kind of paint is that? I could do that too!
It looks exquisite.

[mgpdoc]

So I have started putting some work while waiting for parts to arrive

Accessory parts bracket before



Timing side mount before



Really tired looking, so thought I'd fix that







Next to the vc I cleaned thoroughly





Now let's see about this which is trickier



Changed this valve, although it was working perfectly



Masked



Much better











I need to do this to other parts as well, to feed my OCD madness.

Cheers

[mgpdoc]

Cheers mate

[Nagah]

Jizz in my pants!

I would love to do the same, but you cant afford that kind of stuff with a normal job in Germany. Sad me, sad me.

So I keep on watching yours.

[mgpdoc]

I know this is just my daily project, but let's see what I ordered for it.

JE Pistons



IE Rods



ACL Race Calico



SUPERTECH Springs - Retainers



SUPERTECH Intake + Exhaust Valves





FERREA Shims



IE Ultimate Fastener Kit



ATP Turbo Exhaust Manifold





WG Adapter



TiAL 50mm Q BOV



TiAL 38mm MVS WG



VF Engineering Short Shifter



VF Engineering Engine Mount



VF Engineering Transmission Mount



VF Engineering lower mount



And finally, a turbo for these all

PTE 6266



More to come, stay tuned guys

[Nagah]

Please go on. Better than the Audi.

[mgpdoc]

Thank you sir

[NeilP]

Love the work going into this.

The attention to detail is awesome

[mgpdoc]

So where were we . . . Oh yes, I didnt have much time to update my thread, mostly due to being busy at the hospital, but also, i did serious work on the daily project as well as the RS4PRA. So . . . first things first

I had to pay, not happily at all, for a new AC unit.









Summer in Greece is not easy, so that was needed

Then, I fabricated a roof mount



For my Thule Dynamic 900 box



Photos of the finished product, later on

Then, I received another box



It was all about not opening it, and taking my own risks, blah blah blah



Let me take my goggles

Well hello there



Lets install it with Tom, shall we



Removing the pump



Let's just say, I was less than happy to see this condition on the new cam follower I installed 4000km with no serious revving at all.
Looking at the cam shaft, I knew it had seen better days.



While we were there, we changed the plug of the pump - stripped



Used JDM Toyota Supra harness, hehe





And then it was testing time - of course the road was closed, blah blah blah



Tom tuned the ECU



Car was great - for a K03 that is -



Then I received some carbon kevlar port package among other stuff for the Audi. Sharing is caring, so . . .





Then, after work, I was on my way to the post office to ship some things.
I was on the national road, left-fast-lane, going easily, when the Fuel Pressure Red Light came on. I knew I had to stop, but I couldnt stop immediately. Gradually I pulled to the right and stopped the car. Before I stopped it, the engine was not sounding right. All 4 cylinders working, but it was rough. I then towed it to the garage. I knew it was a used engine, and it was a risk in the first place, so let's open it and see what had happened inside it, we thought. I personally thought it was game over for the engine to be honest. But let's see.

Let's begin





Out with the front end





Let's go underneath that body





Come here you little engine





Started removing parts quickly





Once again, amazed by the amount of stupid unnecessary brackets and stuff in the engine, bye bye to them



Tom was curious to see what had happened





Then I removed the gearbox, all the things from the engine block, and took everything apart. I will take photos of that tomorrow, cause the camera battery died. We were, the least to say, surprised to see, that the crank, pistons, rods, everything was perfect inside. No drama, nothing.



The head was a bit dry from oil. From what we saw, this was an engine, that the previous owner didnt care enough to change oil like he should, it had dirt in the sump, and was cooked oil inside, like dealership oil, in dealership maintenance time gaps. All in all, no drama, no nothing.

The Oil filter housing will be thrown away, and the oil sump pump, seems to have zero issues. That is why there were zero issues in the engine block.

However, now that i have opened the engine, it would be a shame to put everything in place again, stock like it was, isnt it . . . .

Stay tuned guys, more to come

[mgpdoc]

I may, have ordered this.



Cheers