What did you and your MK2 do today?
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Has anyone replaced a wheel bearing on their leon themselves and know how easy/difficult it is?
I've had it done and seen it. Lol.
The hardest thing is getting the hub but out. Mechanic at our place snapped his big bar on crafoo's car when changing the springs.
Everythjng comes off bit by bit. You just need to tools and space. Wouldn't fancy trying to get to he nuts undone while on axle stands.
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The hardest thing is getting the hub but out. Mechanic at our place snapped his big bar on crafoo's car when changing the springs.
Everythjng comes off bit by bit. You just need to tools and space. Wouldn't fancy trying to get to he nuts undone while on axle stands.
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Gave it a going over with g3 paint renovator, simoniz original wax, then wonder wheels paint sealant. That simoniz stuff is REALLY hard work, but good results from it. Cheaper than a gym membership as well.
I love G3 products.
I've even machine polished the Leon with G3 scratch remover and paint renovator. Worked better than actual compound
I've even machine polished the Leon with G3 scratch remover and paint renovator. Worked better than actual compound
Just makes it a lot easier. I was sat in the car in mine, with the engines on and brake pedal pushed and one side was a dog to undo.
And if you've very undone a dog it's bloody hard. Lol.
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I was impressed with it, still needs a full correction, but a big improvement on what it was like beforehand.
FInally ordered an APR boost tap so I can install the boost gauge I've been threatening to install since 2 Leons ago
Haha +1... Lol but one engine later still havnt done it. I have the tap + gauges lol..
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So yesterday I went down to AKS to finally fix my car's cylinder 2 idle misfire.
Alex quickly got stuck in and removed the manifold/surrounding parts.
He then removed all the injectors and checked them over. He noted that the one from cyl 2 was slightly more coked up than the others but still not as much as he was expecting.
The injectors were then all cleaned and had their Teflon seals replaced, the dodgy one was replaced with a new one and will be getting sent off to see what was wrong with it.
The flaps were then removed from the inlet ports and given a massive clean.....
Next up the inlets/valves were tackled......I was totally shocked by how the inside of the engine looked. Alex told me that it was actually quite a clean engine and had seen MUCH worse. So, not bad for 60k miles!
Before on left, after on the right!
We thought that whilst the engine was being treated to a nice "refresh" that we'd fit some new Spark plugs to go along with the new Coilpacks.
To go along with all the other treats for the engine it also had it's oil dropped and replaced with some more Miller's Nanodrive, this time 10w50 as I have a trackday this month.
Finally after the new Pagid Blue pads were fitted we also test fitted my 18" OZ Ultralegerra's to ensure they cleared the brakes ok.
Very happy to say they fit much better than the 18" Team Dynamic's 1.2's I've currently got for track so they'll be going up for sale soon I think.
The car is now running like a dream and pulling harder than ever. Big thanks to Alex for working so hard/late to get it all finished for me!
Alex quickly got stuck in and removed the manifold/surrounding parts.
He then removed all the injectors and checked them over. He noted that the one from cyl 2 was slightly more coked up than the others but still not as much as he was expecting.
The injectors were then all cleaned and had their Teflon seals replaced, the dodgy one was replaced with a new one and will be getting sent off to see what was wrong with it.
The flaps were then removed from the inlet ports and given a massive clean.....
Next up the inlets/valves were tackled......I was totally shocked by how the inside of the engine looked. Alex told me that it was actually quite a clean engine and had seen MUCH worse. So, not bad for 60k miles!
Before on left, after on the right!
We thought that whilst the engine was being treated to a nice "refresh" that we'd fit some new Spark plugs to go along with the new Coilpacks.
To go along with all the other treats for the engine it also had it's oil dropped and replaced with some more Miller's Nanodrive, this time 10w50 as I have a trackday this month.
Finally after the new Pagid Blue pads were fitted we also test fitted my 18" OZ Ultralegerra's to ensure they cleared the brakes ok.
Very happy to say they fit much better than the 18" Team Dynamic's 1.2's I've currently got for track so they'll be going up for sale soon I think.
The car is now running like a dream and pulling harder than ever. Big thanks to Alex for working so hard/late to get it all finished for me!
Hahahahaha, not going to lie pal......wasn't the best thing to see!
You will get use to it
especially if it was my car news on Meth? eh?
Hahahahaha, good man!
I do have a friend who's always asked about them and also Betty Swollocks has asked me many times about them too.if neither of them are interested then you can. They'll probably be going fairly cheap as although they're in perfect working order they're in desperate need of a full refurb (they're candy purple right now!) Not yet buddy......it's something I'm maybe considering for the future though!You will get use to it
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Those wheels are sex. I want them.
I love seeing an engine in bits
I don't know why. This was my last weekend
Full exhaust change, manifold to pipes. Sparks changed, oil, etc etc.
then a bunch of interior work.
Something lovely about tearing a car apart and putting it back together better than it was
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