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Plastic body shell perhaps?? :lol: Gavin

Probably a 17mm spanner for that. 10 BAR are you sure? Most gauges I have seen don't go past 5. 10 BAR is nearly 150 PSI, I reckon you would have leaks all over at that pressure!!! Gavin

Have a look on ebay for the plugs there is a fella doing them for £20 plus post!!!! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... eName=WDVW Gavin

Have you tried retarding the timing? Try backing it off a bit at a time until the pinking goes. See how you go. The warm weather will make pinking occur easier too. Gavin

My top tip for undoing bleed nipples is use a socket not a spanner. If it obvious that the bleed nipple hasn't been moved in ages, I have a blow torch that I apply liberally and a can of freezer spray. Usually a few heat, cool cycles does the trick. If that fails, I like to get hold of it with molegrips because there is no slack in the grip of the nipple (?). Moving the grips slightly in both directions for a few minutes can get the nipple to start moving. As for mixing brake fluids of different grades, on the bottle it says what they are compatible with, you can stick 4 in with 3 etc. But for the cost why bother? The only one you cannot mix is silicon. I once saw the fluid in a Granada tested, it boiled at 104 degrees :!: It must have been nearly all water. That's the reason for replacing every 2 years. The water absorbed by the fluid lowers the boiling point. When the fluid boils the pedal goes spongy and you lose the brakes. The water can also start corrosion in the calipers, not what you want with VW calipers being prone to that anyway. Gavin

Feed pipe is around 30 from the dealers. If you get to a scrappy you can use the banjo bolt off a K-jet car, VW/AUDI doesn't matter. Before you get a pipe made up I'd speak to Pitstop/GWerks, there might be something special about the type of pipe you need to know??? Gavin

Thats what I had and they were/are perfect. Gavin

There is a brakecaliperpistonwindbacktool. I bought mine from Halfords years ago. £20 ish. Make sure you get the right adapter with it. There are a few differnt ones available. Gavin

Steve, I rate Weitec stuff from C&R. The kit on my (g-mans) Golf has had 4 years of hard use and hasn't given me any bother. Darren has fitted coilovers now, not sure if he still has the Weitec? Gavin

Pretty sure reds are 310cc/min Not sure about the others though. Gavin

I have had to replace the chuffing rigid brake pipes on the last 3 cars I had tested. Thats about the only thing that VW cocked up on IMHO. Using steel, coated or not is a pants idea. :roll: Better than scrapping it for the sake of a tenners worth of copper pipe. :) Gavin

Not looking good that mate! Changing one not a problem in my opinion. Are you doing it yourself? Disconnect the bottom balljoint, trackrod end and take off the brake caliper to avoid disturbing the camber and having to get the front alignment checked. Takes a bit longer but saves some money. Gavin

The rotor is likely to be glued on if it has never been replaced. You need the crush it with some mole grips to get it off. Don't hammer it or anything just squeeze till it falls apart. VW say to glue the new one on but I had never heard of one falling off. Gavin

I already have a loom apprentice sorted out for you all. And another mate can fit alarms. 'No worries mate' :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Its a long old process Tom, so I could be? If I have left, two of my mates went to Thatcham on the same course as me and one of them lives in Warrington. He could sort you out no problems. :) Gavin

Not at present Tom, plans to move to another island, Australia, have held up lots of projects for months. The Syncro G60 Passat is still in bits on the drive and tonight chucked some coolant out to remind me it's still there! Looks like my new water pump will be coming off again. I can sort you with an alarm to fit yourself if you want. Phone helpline etc. Gavin

No mate, broadband and too much time on mmy hands! :wink:

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What about a bad/shorted door handle switch???? Gavin

If you buy a plate from the dvla you get a year to put it on something. If you sit on it though, don't forget to pay the retention tho like DEL says, it's gone!

I would agree with that statement, Andy. Poly bushes might not appeal to 99% of the driving population but on a 10 year old car, why fit std , most likely more expensive parts? My Golf honestly never felt any different when poly bushed up. The back end felt a bit loose in the wet but only on greasy round abouts. The only contradiction to my statements above apply to the poly front mount for a MK1 Golf. They transmit some truely nasty vibrations to the dash if the tickover is too low. :shock: Gavin

You don't need the suspension effect of the tyres as much due to the (usually) smoother tarmac. Also, why go to the trouble of fitting uprated bushes and suspension and then leave soggy tyres. I agree that over inflation will cause slides but you can fine tune the suspension with tyre pressures, if you have the time. Clearly 50 PSI all round is not going to help but up to 40 PSI in a 195/50-15 wont do any damage. Yes, as well to the tyres getting hot affecting pressure and also grip. So don't be a hero on the first lap of the day! :roll: An increase in negative camber improves turn in but needs to be done before setting the tracking, as one affects the other. Having more air in the tyre will still prevent the tyre from trying to peel off the rim. Gavin

I always run higher pressure in the tyres. Around 10PSI extra is my preference, it is a subjective thing. Don't forget to check all your wheels bolts are tight after each trip out. I nearly lost a wheel in just 2 laps at Elvington last summer!! And I had used a torque wrench too. If its a while since you changed the brake fliud, I'd flush that out too. Halford do some DOT 5 or 5.1 which I like and it is resonably priced. If nothing else you want to be able to stop reliably.. Plenty of petrol is another must. Although the consumption of a 16V will be less than a G60, I'd say start with a fairly full tank, in excess of half anyway. You don't want to spend time getting more. Also, don't leave the car with the handbrake on when you come off the track, Leave the car in gear. The rear discs can warp in extreme circumstances due to the different rates of cooling. Always, do a lap at low speed just to gte rid of a bit of heat in the water system, drop the windows and wack on the blower too. Get instruction if there is any Gavin

Randal is it the little curly one? Gavin

It looks like it could be a 037 121 058A. Oil cooler to Water pipe if it is the bottom hose or if it is the top one in your picture 027 121 053B which goes from the water pump to the oil cooler and the flange on the head. Gavin