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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: ALEXS1.8T on 22 March 2009, 12:15
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just fitting my boost pipes and i have take the small pipe at the botom off and seems to be a bit of oil in intercooler??? is this bad???? also can i clean it out etc ? if so how???
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just fitting my boost pipes and i have take the small pipe at the botom off and seems to be a bit of oil in intercooler??? is this bad???? also can i clean it out etc ? if so how???
its normal mate - check out a link i posted in my pancake pipe thread
if its an excessive amount and your car is burning a lot of oil then its time to be worried :sad:
i thought I had problems but the car doesn't use any oil in between services :smiley:
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just fitting my boost pipes and i have take the small pipe at the botom off and seems to be a bit of oil in intercooler??? is this bad???? also can i clean it out etc ? if so how???
its normal mate - check out a link i posted in my pancake pipe thread
if its an excessive amount and your car is burning a lot of oil then its time to be worried :sad:
i thought I had problems but the car doesn't use any oil in between services :smiley:
thats ok then lol was really worried then, my car seems to be good with the oil no excessive oil burning etc . thanx for the quick reply ill go get the last hoses on then lol. aqlso how much was the forge pancake pipe as i might go for one of them?? and do they do a forge hoses for the pipe on the other end of the pancake pipe??
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just fitting my boost pipes and i have take the small pipe at the botom off and seems to be a bit of oil in intercooler??? is this bad???? also can i clean it out etc ? if so how???
its normal mate - check out a link i posted in my pancake pipe thread
if its an excessive amount and your car is burning a lot of oil then its time to be worried :sad:
i thought I had problems but the car doesn't use any oil in between services :smiley:
thats ok then lol was really worried then, my car seems to be good with the oil no excessive oil burning etc . thanx for the quick reply ill go get the last hoses on then lol. aqlso how much was the forge pancake pipe as i might go for one of them?? and do they do a forge hoses for the pipe on the other end of the pancake pipe??
pancake pipe is for the TDI's mate not the 1.8T's
are you on about the turbo to pancake pipe?? don't think there is any uprated hose for that :undecided:
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There all done lol
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here are a few pics of it all done. is it ok with my d/v where it is ??? seems to run as good at allways has. i am waiting on a 007p to get to me. and also my tip .
took it out for a quick run and all seems good sounds more throaty to me ??? and the whistle is alot louder also, but i also think the whistle has a sort of rythmic sound when foot is down around about 4-5k but still pulls strong...
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Good work :cool:
I had a bit of oil in mine too as said normal :wink:
Yeah i dont know why forge didnt do a hose for the other end of the pancake pipe as sam pointed out in another thread :undecided:
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& also the oil breather hose?? :huh:
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Rhyso have you got a link to the pancake pipe thread?
My 1.8T has oil around it and I seem to be topping up the oil every week :sad:
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Rhyso have you got a link to the pancake pipe thread?
My 1.8T has oil around it and I seem to be topping up the oil every week :sad:
hmm that doesn't sound good!
see this link
http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/246330/1594620.aspx#1594620
do you notice any puddles under the car if its been stood?? whats the performance like? any smoke out the exhaust?
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Rhyso have you got a link to the pancake pipe thread?
My 1.8T has oil around it and I seem to be topping up the oil every week :sad:
hmm that doesn't sound good!
see this link
http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/246330/1594620.aspx#1594620
do you notice any puddles under the car if its been stood?? whats the performance like? any smoke out the exhaust?
Performance seems fine, theres no black smoke or oil puddles.
Every week the oil level drops from right in the middle of the dipstick to just above minimum, I take it this is not normal for these engines?
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Rhyso have you got a link to the pancake pipe thread?
My 1.8T has oil around it and I seem to be topping up the oil every week :sad:
hmm that doesn't sound good!
see this link
http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/246330/1594620.aspx#1594620
do you notice any puddles under the car if its been stood?? whats the performance like? any smoke out the exhaust?
Performance seems fine, theres no black smoke or oil puddles.
Every week the oil level drops from right in the middle of the dipstick to just above minimum, I take it this is not normal for these engines?
no you shouldn't be topping the oil up every week!! unless you do over 1000 miles a week........
most will only have to top around 0.5 to 1 litre between each service, some won't need a top up at all
i take it you check the oil when the engine is cold??
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Rhyso have you got a link to the pancake pipe thread?
My 1.8T has oil around it and I seem to be topping up the oil every week :sad:
hmm that doesn't sound good!
see this link
http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/246330/1594620.aspx#1594620
do you notice any puddles under the car if its been stood?? whats the performance like? any smoke out the exhaust?
Performance seems fine, theres no black smoke or oil puddles.
Every week the oil level drops from right in the middle of the dipstick to just above minimum, I take it this is not normal for these engines?
no you shouldn't be topping the oil up every week!! unless you do over 1000 miles a week........
most will only have to top around 0.5 to 1 litre between each service, some won't need a top up at all
i take it you check the oil when the engine is cold??
Argh damn car.
Yeh the engine is completely cold when checked. I noticed that there was a bit of oil around the pipe that is connected to the pancake pipe so I cleared it all off and checked it the following week and it had oil on it. The jubilee clip did seem a bit loose though?
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Rhyso have you got a link to the pancake pipe thread?
My 1.8T has oil around it and I seem to be topping up the oil every week :sad:
hmm that doesn't sound good!
see this link
http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/246330/1594620.aspx#1594620
do you notice any puddles under the car if its been stood?? whats the performance like? any smoke out the exhaust?
Performance seems fine, theres no black smoke or oil puddles.
Every week the oil level drops from right in the middle of the dipstick to just above minimum, I take it this is not normal for these engines?
no you shouldn't be topping the oil up every week!! unless you do over 1000 miles a week........
most will only have to top around 0.5 to 1 litre between each service, some won't need a top up at all
i take it you check the oil when the engine is cold??
Argh damn car.
Yeh the engine is completely cold when checked. I noticed that there was a bit of oil around the pipe that is connected to the pancake pipe so I cleared it all off and checked it the following week and it had oil on it. The jubilee clip did seem a bit loose though?
intercooler or turbo end?? if you can pop the connection off between the pancake pipe and the intercooler and look in there
if it literally pours out you have a problem; if its a thin film then thats normal as per the thread i posted a link to
worse case scenario is that the seals on your turbo are on the way out :sad:
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Turbo end I think, sorry Rhys havent had the car long so not too clued up on turbo stuff. It's the rubber pipe coming from behind the engine that connects to the pancake.
I'll have a look tomorrow in the pipe. If the turbo seals need replacing am I looking at a huge bill?
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Turbo end I think, sorry Rhys havent had the car long so not too clued up on turbo stuff. It's the rubber pipe coming from behind the engine that connects to the pancake.
I'll have a look tomorrow in the pipe. If the turbo seals need replacing am I looking at a huge bill?
no worries mate - that does sound like the turbo pipe
sadly yes - it will be either a refurb (if thats possible - not sure about the seals) or new turbo :cry:
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I never have to top up my 1.8T and it gets used!!
Your looking at around 500 for a new turbo + labour to fit :cry: