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Today I did something to my car (volume 2)
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So its actually been on since Wednesday, but I'm only getting round to posting it up now. Its stupidly loud, so much so that I've had to give in and re-fit the bung to quieten it down a bit.
Sounded epic on full chat, but just too boomy when trundling along at 100km/h. 
The fact that its a Wagon probably isn't helping things as there's no isolation in the boot like there would be in a saloon so I may have to look into some sound-deadening for the boot.
Downloaded a sound-meter app just to satisfy my curiosity, and while its not going to be particularly accurate using the phone mic, I got the following readings -
84db for cold idle
80db warm idle
70db warm idle + bung
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Replaced the rear brake pads on the GTI yesterday. Pagids off, Mintex on. Didn't like the feel of the Pagids at all, heard good stuff about the Mintex so hopefully they'll fare better.
While replacing them I came across a typical German marque problem. An over-engineered solution to a non-problem, under-engineered to save costs. Brake fluid reservoir has a float sensor to detect fluid level integrated into the cap. A cap that takes roughly the same pressure to release, as it does to snap off the connection for the sensor:
Cue hyperbolic "You're gonna f*****g DIE!" style message on the dash.
Ordered a replacement cap/sensor ensemble, and used a bit of Irish engineering to silence the alarm in the mean time:
Noticed while changing the pads that the discs are getting a bit thin, so will order those and get them done before the pads are too bed in and I have to replace the lot again.
Also want to do a brake fluid change again, the Pagid Super Blue get's filthy and spongy far too quickly. Won't bother with it again on a road car.
Being honest I think mintex are only slightly better than budget brands.
On a different note.
Took out the non squeaky progressive brembos and put back in the far better aggressive brembos. Hopefully the colder weather and I'm not driving around with both Windows open it won't be as noticeable0 -
Will the bumper not melt/deform with the exhaust hitting of it like that?So its actually been on since Wednesday, but I'm only getting round to posting it up now. Its stupidly loud, so much so that I've had to give in and re-fit the bung to quieten it down a bit. Sounded epic on full chat, but just too boomy when trundling along at 100km/h. The fact that its a Wagon probably isn't helping things as there's no isolation in the boot like there would be in a saloon so I may have to look into some sound-deadening for the boot.
Downloaded a sound-meter app just to satisfy my curiosity, and while its not going to be particularly accurate using the phone mic, I got the following readings -
84db for cold idle
80db warm idle
70db warm idle + bung0 -
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No greater feat than solving a rattle that's only present once driving, usually at motorway speedsSpecial Circumstances wrote: »Small thing - glove box had been rattling a bit on the catch. Had some leftover Sugru from another job so I moulded it over the existing rubber stops and left the glove box open for the sugru to cure. Travelled 200 km in kerry without noticing any rattles from it. Result.
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I said kerryadvertsfox wrote: »No greater feat than solving a rattle that's only present once driving, usually at motorway speeds
! No motorway test yet haha.
The only rattle left now is my cheapo polarised driving glasses for those low winter sun + wet road days.0 -
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Took advantage of the sunshine to do a swaparoo on the altenator and power steering belts. They had been squeeking a long while and really started slipping now in the wet weather. Intermittent power steering is a bit dodgy. Changing the altenator belt hopefully cured the air bag light that is on half the time too. Thought it was a loose connection
. Time will tell.
Cracked, stretched, worn and chunks missing :cool:. I thought the new belts were the wrong ones when I got them. Brought them back to the motor factor and all. Teeth had just worn off the old ones. I hadn't seen a 'toothed' drive belt on a v-shaped pulley before.
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had an a small bit of time between 3.30 and when it got dark around 5, so wasted no time in firing the new back box on and doing a quick oil and filter change!
the car has gone from extra loud to extra quiet excuse my superb photography skills.
new box.
new bolts too!
rather dirty under there.
bought this mobil oil in halfords last summer on offer.
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10W40? :eek:
Why oh why?
as i said in another thread, i think this is my 6th vvti and i've always ran mine on 5w30 fully synthetic.
this car had owned by its previous owner for 8 years and they had been servicing it with 10w40, so i thought it would be a bit late in the cars life to change the habit. that and i was quite curious as to see how it performed on it compared to 5w30.
the oil i've just taken out was "MPM" 10w40 semi (Top Parts own brand i think) and after 5000 miles it was chocolate brown but i hadn't had to top it up once in that 5k miles which is very good imo for a vvti with just under 155k miles on it.
the engine is as quiet as a mouse. the biggest sound to be heard in the engine is the aux belt.
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So as i put in the picture thread, today i done a sump drop on a soon to be boardsies car (not telling who)
Having done this before i thought, how hard can it be? Well!
The sump nut was that badly rounded it took an hour alone to get off, the exhaust nuts were rounded too, so another 2 hours for them, the easiest part was getting the sump nuts off!
Then I went about prying the sump out, but to no joy, so I disconnected the engine and jacked it up, about 6 inches, still no joy, so I asked for help, and was told, "drop the subframe 6 inches and you'l be grand!" so i done that, still nothing, so it ended up me and another guy disconnecting the gearbox and moving the whole subframe to the right, and out fell the sump at last, looks like it was done before but no harm knowing it now
Not bad looking at all! And the strainer isn't blocked!
Not looking forward to putting all this back together to be entirely honest, but it was a learning experience taking it apart none the less!0 -
toastedpickles wrote: »So as i put in the picture thread, today i done a sump drop on a soon to be boardsies car (not telling who)
Having done this before i thought, how hard can it be? Well!
The sump nut was that badly rounded it took an hour alone to get off, the exhaust nuts were rounded too, so another 2 hours for them, the easiest part was getting the sump nuts off!
Then I went about prying the sump out, but to no joy, so I disconnected the engine and jacked it up, about 6 inches, still no joy, so I asked for help, and was told, "drop the subframe 6 inches and you'l be grand!" so i done that, still nothing, so it ended up me and another guy disconnecting the gearbox and moving the whole subframe to the right, and out fell the sump at last, looks like it was done before but no harm knowing it now
Not looking forward to putting all this back together to be entirely honest, but it was a learning experience taking it apart none the less!
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So today I finally got around to remapping the St! Took me a good while as was getting an error that it couldn't save the stock map q panic! But it just wouldn't load the tune tried this and that suggested by Dreamscience.
In the end I went to get battery checked as suggested and all fine it seems. I then said I try it again just after a drive and low and behold it worked! Performance plus installed now makes a nice difference delighted with it!
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Mid winter car maintainance is done. There was a bit of a drone from the back of the mothers car the last few weeks. The rear bearing on the passenger side was gone. The bearing comes pre-pressed inside the rear discs so both sides had to be done. 65 euro each for the two units but the discs needed done anyway sp not too bad. Just had 4 hankooks fitted on it yesterday. Some difference from the 1.5mm matadors on it. Like a new car now.
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wotzgoingon wrote: »Wow you know your cars if you can tell just by looking at them pictures.
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Just to carry on from yesterday, today i got to cleaning the sump out, not too shabby for half an hour!
That's all the sludge that was in it, and even at that a good bit of it was just gasket sealer, so tomorrow I'll finish it and that'l be ready to go on monday
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