what have you done to your car today ?

[Alexis27]

Yeh, hasnt got the bearing drone at speeds and doesnt have the cracking noise you get from a cv. No play in the bearing.
Its a wierd one.
Its fine when i 1st jump in the car. Starts making the noise once ive done a few miles but i always get the noise on roundabouts. Like a scraping noise can be heard from inside the car.
Havnt noticed anyone look at the car as ive driven past em wondering what the noise is so not sure how loud it is outside.
Its a definate head scratcher.

A proper VAG specialist garage is useful for stuff like this.

 

[iammooks]

Yeah - I was just thinking in terms of something being off centre or not flush. It's a sound I've heard on bikes where things like bottom brackets or headsets aren't quite flush, and so they bind at various points when they turn, but given there's not much to go wrong in terms of car wheel bearing installation, it's less likely. It's not a sound I've ever heard on a car before though.

 

[MoToJoJo]

Everything put back together, test drive done, so just chasing issues to do.

Might fit the sideskirt extensions tomorrow cuz the splitter looks alright

 

[iammooks]

Everything put back together, test drive done, so just chasing issues to do.

Might fit the sideskirt extensions tomorrow cuz the splitter looks alright

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That engine's done several thousand rotations now - if it hasn't blown up yet, I think you're OK. My only issue was a boost pipe clip not on properly. When you suddenly lose all power and the car is pogoing down the road, you think the worst, especially when you've just changed your cambelt. Turned out the hose had just popped off.

That splitter looks really nice - is it secure?

 

[Rich.T]

Going to get this sorted then possibly put the car up for sale.
Got a letter through the door today from my bank letting me know i can borrow at a decent rate.
So may get something more modern now that i dont have access to a workshop.
Tbh, ive been looking at Audi A1s for a while.

 

[MoToJoJo]

That engine's done several thousand rotations now - if it hasn't blown up yet, I think you're OK. My only issue was a boost pipe clip not on properly. When you suddenly lose all power and the car is pogoing down the road, you think the worst, especially when you've just changed your cambelt. Turned out the hose had just popped off.

That splitter looks really nice - is it secure?

Believe it or not, one of the issues is the boost pipe popping off. It's the drivers side intercooler one, dunno why it's such a pain

Spoiler's pretty secure, got 14 bolts in it. Wouldn't stand on it or anything but I'm not worried about it falling off

 

[MoToJoJo]

Going to get this sorted then possibly put the car up for sale.
Got a letter through the door today from my bank letting me know i can borrow at a decent rate.
So may get something more modern now that i dont have access to a workshop.
Tbh, ive been looking at Audi A1s for a while.

I understand that feeling. Sometimes the hassle outweighs the fun.

The A1s look pretty cool

 

[iammooks]

Believe it or not, one of the issues is the boost pipe popping off. It's the drivers side intercooler one, dunno why it's such a pain

Spoiler's pretty secure, got 14 bolts in it. Wouldn't stand on it or anything but I'm not worried about it falling off

That's exactly the pipe that popped off when I did it. Must be a rite of passage or something.

It's a pipe I replaced recently, so I made damned sure it was on properly. It's not so bad if you just need to get it onto the pancake pipe again, but if you need to do the intercooler side as well, the only way I could really do it properly was by taking the foglight and grill out.

I might have to have a think about a splitter - maybe when I respray my front bumper.

Which reminds me - my nearside fog isn't working. It might be that I didn't plug it back in when I put a new horn in, but if I do need a new bulb, does anyone know which it is? I'm seeing H3 when I look online.


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[Rich.T]

Yeah - I was just thinking in terms of something being off centre or not flush. It's a sound I've heard on bikes where things like bottom brackets or headsets aren't quite flush, and so they bind at various points when they turn, but given there's not much to go wrong in terms of car wheel bearing installation, it's less likely. It's not a sound I've ever heard on a car before though.

You maybe on to something there.
Ran the car for 10 miles or so to get it squeaking then jacked it up.
Slight play in the bearing.
Went to the garage i use and its going in Tuesday.
Sead theyre busy but will try n get it done.
If they dont do it, I'll be booking it in for later in the month.
See if that sorts it.

 

[Alexis27]

Today I was an idiot and believed a part from Euro Car Parts would fit, even though I gave them my reg number and they said it was definitely the right one. Namely handbrake cables.

Twats.

 

[iammooks]

Today I was an idiot and believed a part from Euro Car Parts would fit, even though I gave them my reg number and they said it was definitely the right one. Namely handbrake cables.

Twats.

Euros are so hit and miss. The trouble is that you don't need to know anything about cars to work there. Last year they sold me an OSR caliper in a NSR box and didn't seem at all fussed when I pointed that out to them.

Kind of like Halfords really.

It's lovely when you get someone who knows what they're talking about though.


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[MoToJoJo]

Fixed the boost hose (hadn't properly seated the spring clip) and took it for a longer run. Seems to be heating up faster than before but it's not overheating. No leaks spotted either. Long running EML has yet to switch back on so that's good.

Just a couple of things to do and it should be ready for MoT

 

[Connor H]

changed my clutch master cylinder this weekend because im losing pressure in the clutch pedal and struggling to change gear, annoying bc new dmf csc and clutch bout 6 mo ago. seems not as hard to shift once its warmed up..

bled a few times still got the same issue, pump the clutch and get somewhat better and can just about shift gear. No outward leaks...gonna replace all the seals in the clutch pipe connectors and the whole bleeder block and see what happens.

 

[MoToJoJo]

Went to fit the Maxton Design sideskirt extensions;

Instructions: Clean the surfaces
Me: Gotcha
Instructions: Key the extension serface
Me: Umm... I can do that
Instructions: Apply glue
Me: ...... glue?
Instructions: Which we don't include
Me: Muthafu.....

 

[Manic172]

Went to fit the Maxton Design sideskirt extensions;

Instructions: Clean the surfaces
Me: Gotcha
Instructions: Key the extension serface
Me: Umm... I can do that
Instructions: Apply glue
Me: ...... glue?
Instructions: Which we don't include
Me: Muthafu.....

I would advise more than pritt stick

 

[iammooks]

I would advise more than pritt stick

Best get the PVA on that.


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[MoToJoJo]

Best get the PVA on that.

Nope, can't, I ate it all

May see if the Sikaflex I've got somewhere is still usable

 

[Rich.T]

VW bond some parts of their body kits/spoilers on.
Very strong stuff.
Maybe go to your local dealers and see how much they charge.

 

[iammooks]

Nope, can't, I ate it all

May see if the Sikaflex I've got somewhere is still usable

You might want to get some zip ties on too, for the pro look.


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[MoToJoJo]

You might want to get some zip ties on too, for the pro look.

You've not seen my interior have you