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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: starting to think I have purchased a lemon
« Reply #10 on: 09 April 2009, 08:35 »
Just ask Jv to set you up a project thread, unfortunately you'll have many more questions like this.
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Re: starting to think I have purchased a lemon
« Reply #11 on: 09 April 2009, 10:53 »
clean all the sump off again and fire it up (with topped up oil obviously)  both my 1.8 8v and 1.8 16v had a small pinhole on sump which only leaked when car was hot. took me a while to trace em!
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Re: starting to think I have purchased a lemon
« Reply #12 on: 09 April 2009, 11:39 »
Quote from: rubjonny on 09 April 2009, 10:53
clean all the sump off again and fire it up (with topped up oil obviously)  both my 1.8 8v and 1.8 16v had a small pinhole on sump which only leaked when car was hot. took me a while to trace em!

holy thread hijack batman!

should the bottom of the sump be flat, because i have a little lump on the surface of it that I cant remember noticing before.
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Re: starting to think I have purchased a lemon
« Reply #13 on: 09 April 2009, 12:00 »
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Re: starting to think I have purchased a lemon
« Reply #14 on: 10 April 2009, 11:20 »
Thanks for the link just what I was looking for! For the price might as well get a new sump pan and gasket! At least that will rule out those as a problem.

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Re: starting to think I have purchased a lemon
« Reply #15 on: 10 April 2009, 21:09 »
Quote from: chuff on 09 April 2009, 07:52
Quote from: Diamond Hell on 08 April 2009, 23:39
Golf2s are simple creatures.  Your fault may well be an easy fix.

o really 

Yes, RLY.  Especially in comparison to stuff like Passat 4Motions 'n' stuff  :tongue:
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Re: starting to think I have purchased a lemon
« Reply #16 on: 11 April 2009, 13:16 »
Quote from: Diamond Hell on 10 April 2009, 21:09
Quote from: chuff on 09 April 2009, 07:52
Quote from: Diamond Hell on 08 April 2009, 23:39
Golf2s are simple creatures.  Your fault may well be an easy fix.

o really 

Yes, RLY.  Especially in comparison to stuff like Passat 4Motions 'n' stuff  :tongue:

Plus you havent seen the eye watering cost of TVR parts. My new brass sump plug cost me £35! So 60p is very nice lol.

Left a tray under the engine bay to collect the oil and it dosnt look like a lot. However it certainly looks like it is weeping from the sump gasket.

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Re: starting to think I have purchased a lemon
« Reply #17 on: 13 April 2009, 13:29 »
Got her up on axle stands and gave the whole engine a good blast of gunk. As soon as turned the engine on oil started to seep out the top of the oil cooler and within seconds a small pudle had formed on the bottom of the engine block. So going to strip all that down. Am I right in thinking there is an o-ring where the cooler fits on to the mounting bracket?

Also on another note how in gods name do you get the front splitter off? Those plastic clips are solid!
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Re: starting to think I have purchased a lemon
« Reply #18 on: 13 April 2009, 13:51 »
oil cooler,

yes you undone the filter to reveal an big nut ( 24 or 27 mm i thinkk, then as you drop the cooler theres a gasket between the cooler and the mounting face  :wink:

thats where my progressive oil change system was  :grin:
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Re: starting to think I have purchased a lemon
« Reply #19 on: 16 April 2009, 18:32 »
yey its all off, gasket is shot off to VW tomorrow to get a new one then should be back up and running :)
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