Work carried out this week was a new outer cv boot, oil and filter change, new cam cover gasket, new throttle cable and a throttle body clean and mechanism stripdown.
I've never been 100% satisfied with the feel of the accelerator on this golf. Upon inspection of the cable I found it to be slightly frayed, and at the pedal end the rubber bush was split and the cable secured with a metal plate on the end of the hook, which hadn't done the rubber bush any good. A new cable and bush were purchased, and with the old cable off I had a feel of the throttle body mechanism and it wasn't great. I removed the TB and gave it a good clean inside, although it was surprisingly clean anyway. I then went about removing the throttle mechanism and cleaned each component before reassembling. It really has transformed the feel of it, throttle action is now much smoother and lighter, probably one of the most satisfying jobs I've done!