Supercharged

It's sh1t fuel tho Dinkus... Vince once filled up a customers car there and found a loss of 20bhp on the rollers, must have been half a tank of water!

Oooh - like that colour!

Bit of a tan there Tom!

Right - I've just done the TDI and thought i'd post some before and after photo's This was a very quick job using half a can of NV and a quick blast with the pressure washer, I'll do it again once i've sorted the pipework and changed the intercooler (which is leaking - see the oil over the alternator in the first pic)

paddyg, bit of grease may help, they go a bit stiff with age...

Hmmm - the bosch part number is the top one, these are usually the same so it may not be compatible... The bottom one is the VW number with the revision at the end, they changed these several times and it looks like the one your getting is quite an early one... You'll just have to give it a try!

Alan, did you here about the guy who got killed after being hit by a bus??

There's a map on the website...

I was only joking when I said you should paint it all pink!!

Like coolrado says, the high alchohol content in some screenwashes will harden the rubber, Kevhaywire was getting thru a pair of blades every 6 weeks, when I asked the brand of screenwash he used he replied 'Smirnoff' :roll: My first set of blades lasted nearly 2 years (as they should) using Decosol screen wash...

The-Mortman, sounds like a wheel bearing to me, I'd replace that TRE as well for the sake of £10

If the sensor is original it can be an arse, they tend to rust/weld themselves in, PlusGas is very useful... as is removing the carrier and disk to get a bit more access, the sensor itself has a plug onto it you remove obviously and one screw/bolt holding it in IIRC.

And if you want that wax effect then you use another spray - Halfords do a 2 part turtlewax kit which contains this... It is but i'm only using a £50 pressure washer, nothing too powerfull and i'm careful where i direct it, I've used this method on several Golfs and 2 Corrado's now... Warm engine Spray on 1 can degreaser Leave for 15 mins Pressure wash off Leave for another 15 Wipe away any excess water on electrics, spray WD40 on Battery terminals... Start engine Leave idleing for 15 Take for a 20 min drive Apply belt dressing, oil throttle cable, grease gear shift mech etc... The cleaning takes about 30 mins but the work involved is minimal! You just have to be sure your electrics are good, no cracks in dizzy cap etc and alarm wiring is out the way, also a good idea to stick a towel over ECU as the C has no scuttle cover...

And the same method on Mums MK3 this year, P reg/90k's...

I dunno guys, I've had very good results using a can of degreaser and a pressure washer - here is my G60, I didn't even touch the engine to clean it!!

2 on way home from work, red one in Grange farm, Kesgrave and another went passed me near Bentwaters...

I'd say he bought it Dom... :roll:

steveo29, check the cambelt tensioner!!!!

Yep, just to stress what bristolbaron said, get the charger done asap, get a 0% CC etc... if it is really original at 103k it's well overdue a rebuild!

He's on holiday for 3 weeks...

Looks like a BTS to me...

ok

What engine do you have Neil???

1 - same as all VAG cars, fronts push and rears turn (they use the same Lucas alloy rear caliper setup as the mkiv Golf) 2 - Without a pic it's dificult but sounds like it came welded, maybe fixable with a large jubilee clip?

Don't worry about it Pinkus....