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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: budgie on 30 May 2013, 20:19

Title: hello there
Post by: budgie on 30 May 2013, 20:19

thought id join just to get some info on the 1.8 turbo,s.. took one home yesterday and love it,,, so first question is what shall i do to it and the second is how much will it cost.. that should keep you all going, not wanting to spend hundreds realy... oh and the engine code is AUM???? read abt it but nun the wiser!

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: jamie16v on 30 May 2013, 20:29

where do we start mate?.. theres loads of stuff thats already been covered loads of times.
is your car standard?

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: budgie on 30 May 2013, 20:38

standard as far as i know.. difrent alloys is about it by the looks of it..... filters? iductionkits or that? was reading up about the dump valves did think about it but after reading this forum il pass, last thing i want is it not running properly

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: barrym381 on 30 May 2013, 20:43

if you want a d/v buy a forge 007p or 008  :smiley:

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: scarr89 on 30 May 2013, 20:54

Get searching.

Have a look through readers rides for some ideas  :rolleyes:

Make sure it running all tickatee boo before suppin' it yea!!

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: james2 on 30 May 2013, 21:12

good service and a r tech remaps all you need to start with to bring the car to life.

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: dom on 30 May 2013, 21:46

Quote from: scarr89 on 30 May 2013, 20:54

Get searching.

Have a look through readers rides for some ideas  :rolleyes:

Make sure it running all tickatee boo before suppin' it yea!!

^^ this. There is already tonnes of information about this, use the search bar at the top.

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: budgie on 31 May 2013, 00:00

only thing ive found out thats een done in mods was rs4 reps and thats it. oil,plugs ect was done last year belts done 2000 miles ago :smiley: BUT service light coming on when i start up, think il just get a oil change ect done to be on safe side.

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: jamie16v on 31 May 2013, 00:05

service light is easy to turn off (once youve done your service of course)
cant remember exactly how, but something like hold down the speedo trip button, turn ign off, keep holding and count to 10 and turn ign back on again..
google it..lol :wink:

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: budgie on 31 May 2013, 00:08

cheers jamie. boy did say it was done last yea rand i beleave him. car well kept,  BUT i will do a service then turn it off.. or try, :huh:

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: GTi_James on 31 May 2013, 08:09

vac pipes, cam belt, water pump, top mounts are prone to perish, coil packs, water drains if sunroof, vac com the sucker, a new job earning over 20k a year  :lipsrsealed:  :grin:, pick up pipe, i could go on if you wanted but i dont want to scare you, mk4 is more of a challenge than anything else lol but a worthwhile one at that

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: Nino on 31 May 2013, 08:24

Personally first thing I'd do is wash it  :whistle:

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: welshdean on 31 May 2013, 08:40

Myself, I would go to a local petrol station with a jerry can and get some petrol.
Then when your out for a drive, you need to find a quiet spot and pour the petrol into the car ( making sure to soak the seats) and throw a match inside.  :evil:

But on a serious note, they are fun to drive and I'm enjoying every minute of learning new things about the car .

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: barrym381 on 31 May 2013, 08:57

Quote from: welshdean on 31 May 2013, 08:40

Myself, I would go to a local petrol station with a jerry can and get some petrol.
Then when your out for a drive, you need to find a quiet spot and pour the petrol into the car ( making sure to soak the seats) and throw a match inside.  :evil:

But on a serious note, they are fun to drive and I'm enjoying every minute of learning new things about the car .

mk4 fun to drive  :shocked: who you tryin to kid

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: GTi_James on 31 May 2013, 09:13

Quote from: welshdean on 31 May 2013, 08:40

Myself, I would go to a local petrol station with a jerry can and get some petrol.
Then when your out for a drive, you need to find a quiet spot and pour the petrol into the car ( making sure to soak the seats) and throw a match inside.  :evil:

But on a serious note, they are fun to drive and I'm enjoying every minute of learning new things about the car .

not really had the best of luck with your motors have you bud  :lipsrsealed:

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: budgie on 31 May 2013, 09:15

well it seems a dam sight better than the fto i just got rid of...... mid life crises moment, now that felt ten times worse than the gti and i was just waiting for somthing to go wrong....

Title: Re: hello there
Post by: GTi_James on 31 May 2013, 12:33

Quote from: budgie on 31 May 2013, 09:15

well it seems a dam sight better than the fto i just got rid of...... mid life crises moment, now that felt ten times worse than the gti and i was just waiting for somthing to go wrong....

you've got break down cover right? possible things that could go wrong would be the the clutch pedal snapping, engine mount pins if they werent replaced with the cambelt and limp mode depending on pack recall and whether or not youve had it already