Author Topic: my 1.8t UPDATE GOOD AND BAD (Read 17707 times)

jakirave · « **Reply #40 on:** 27 October 2011, 10:46 »

well not good news on the golf front, blew my bottom end

this car is now officialy the most unreliable car ive ever brought :L but i cant help but love it so a new engine is on the way and with the money im saving having it off the road ive got enough money to get it all properly mapped and get few little bits sorted so is sometimes good in bad i guess :L while the old engines out im gunna give the engine bay a full go over give the new engine a big old clean up maybe add some paint in there, been polishing up my inlet and rocker, so will hopefully be gleaming under the bay when alls sorted

also got myself a sharron badge for the rear which looks tidier than the read, got some pictures of the golf and my mates swift from before i killed this engine here they are:

Wayne · « **Reply #41 on:** 27 October 2011, 10:49 »

What caused the bottom end to let go

jakirave · « **Reply #42 on:** 27 October 2011, 11:23 »

not fully sure its been having slight running issues for a while been putting it down to a dodgy temp sender and it desperatly needing a map. im not mechanicly clever enough to fully understand why it went but i think the people at the garage said it was to do with the fact that the dodgy temp sender was telling the car it was colder than it was and the fmic was putting to much air in disagreeing with the maf and sending more fuel to compensate with the air etc i just wish i knew a bit more so i could take it apart and really have a look

Wayne · « **Reply #43 on:** 28 October 2011, 21:42 »

Quote from: jakirave on 27 October 2011, 11:23

not fully sure its been having slight running issues for a while been putting it down to a dodgy temp sender and it desperatly needing a map. im not mechanicly clever enough to fully understand why it went but i think the people at the garage said it was to do with the fact that the dodgy temp sender was telling the car it was colder than it was and the fmic was putting to much air in disagreeing with the maf and sending more fuel to compensate with the air etc i just wish i knew a bit more so i could take it apart and really have a look

Sounds like bore wash

hope you get it sorted.

daz veedub · « **Reply #44 on:** 28 October 2011, 21:46 »

ya wheels not for sale now then

unlucky dude hope ya get it sorted

jakirave · « **Reply #45 on:** 11 March 2012, 19:18 »

right well its been a little while since i updated car is back and running better than ever also with a few little updates good and bad as usual! lol ignor the for sale stickers i was contemplating it but have changed my mind.

anyway first the good, engine is running better than ever will have pics of that next week after a few bits come bak from spraying, fitted all new set of spax suspension not the lowest but it is very comfurtable and handles alot better. also got myself r32 abs replica bumper and anni sideskirts sprayed, have fitted the bumper havent got around to fitted the skirts yet need to get the r32 grills aswell so it looks bit tidier and bond them in

now for the bad day after fitted the bumper making the front look nice and smart a lorry driver kindly parked his lorry into the back of my car i was not amused to say the least! but its going through insurance so will be sorted soon luckily it was just the boot it self he damaged

anyway heres the pictures