Bren Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Good work. Oddly I have one of these on my watch list on ebay - identical to one my brother had. Inky blue tdi sport. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 This is great that this car is still going strong, I didn't know you still had it. I hope it reaches 300,000 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 Yeah it just keeps going, it's been family owned for a long time, but mostly it's just really well made. Another few years to 300k, on 273 now Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 Why is it some jobs escalate? All I was going to do was find out which of the injector leak off pipes was causing a whiff of diesel in the car (a regular and very easy job), but they all looked dry. However taking the engine cover off reminded me that I should actually replace the rocker cover gasket that's been weeping for years and has been "in stock" for months. But of course I dropped two of the domed washers into the depths of the undertray, and while one was visible and retrieved with a magnet on a stick, the other was nowhere to be seen. Damn it, I'll have to take the undertray off, and if I'm doing that I might as well change the wheelarch liner it attaches too (also in stock for some time) and devise a way of preventing the captive clips from falling out every single time I try and put the undertray on, and all that means I can also access the washer bottle to reseal the pump that's been leaking ever since I had the cambelt replaced! However - on jacking the car up I found the elusive washer, which was a bit of a relief! Here's what a 275k mile VW TDi looks like with regular 6K mile synthetic oil changes Oh and I found the leaking pipe on startup... Bren, Popsicle, Split_Pin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 I'd noticed my rear pads getting a little low a while back so I ordered Brembo pads and discs (discs didn't look bad but I'd just rather replace the lot for the price difference). My mate just moved to a house with a double garage so that was ideal for keeping the rain off. Funny how sometimes you set out to do a job and realise there's something else wrong - both sides had one very seized slider in the caliper which took a bit of getting out. Sanded and copper greased them but I've ordered a new set as the galvanising has clearly vanished off them. They must have been causing the brakes to drag a bit as the car seems to roll much more easily now, the slightest gradient and it's away. Last changed in March 2020 so they've not done too badly I suppose Popsicle, Datsuncog, High Jetter and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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