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Offline jocarl11

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new mk2 owner! (almost)
« on: 21 July 2010, 12:12 »
Hi guys, i'm off to buy my first ever mk2 gti 16v tonight after selling my mk3 16v, Any pointers/tips would be great? Ill get
some pics up when i can.

Cheers carl.

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Re: new mk2 owner! (almost)
« Reply #1 on: 21 July 2010, 12:47 »
Wheel arches (rust) Boot lid (rust) Mileage (Anything over 250 is a bit much)

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Re: new mk2 owner! (almost)
« Reply #2 on: 21 July 2010, 13:23 »
Yeah...you wont be needing the life vest anymore :laugh:

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Re: new mk2 owner! (almost)
« Reply #3 on: 21 July 2010, 13:46 »
No.. sorry. :rolleyes:

check that all the electric window switches work and that the windows go up and down smoothly.  If not, broken ragulator cable, duff motor, of just clogged up with dirt.  New regulator and motor £40.

Check for oil leak around the distributor. Inner oil seals tend to perish.

If you have a screwdriver take the door cards off to see the state of the membranes, if any.  Two philips screws behind door handle and two either end of door card

Lift up carpet in footwells to check for damp/smelly underlay.  If there is no underlay there then thats a good sign that water has been in the car.


Water ingress tend to come from the pollen filter seal going -water in passenger footwell - just silicone seal it

Throttle cable rubber grommet shrinkage and bonnet release cable shrinkage - water in driver footwell / in or under fusebox.

To test - remove scuttle pannel and pour some water over the parts.

Check the central locking if fitted, opens and closes fairly smoothly and quickly.  If not, could be vac leak, or actuator pump in driver door is shot if it doesn't work at all.

Check for play in the gear stick - simple job fitting new bush kit.  Check dash and instrument lights all work and fan works on all speeds.

With the fan on full, give the heat and direction sliders a good working over.  Poor air speed could be that the seals around the door flaps in the fresh air box are shot - telltale sign is small bits of plastic foam coming out of the air vents.

If the direction slider doesn't work then the gear gog at the bottom of the fresh air box had slipped loose - fiddly job.

Give the front and rear big bumpers - if fitted - a good pull to check that they are still joined to the bumper frame.

On the test drive, make sure car has a bit of a kick once going past 4000 rpm. If not, coud be an air leak in induction system.

These are thing that I had to sort out on my valver.




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Re: new mk2 owner! (almost)
« Reply #4 on: 21 July 2010, 16:42 »
RUST, RUST RUST, RUST & MORE RUST...

Fuel filler neck, skutle where the spare wiper arm is, under the battery, tailgate, around rear lights...

Anything else can be sorted.... without much fuss...

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Re: new mk2 owner! (almost)
« Reply #5 on: 21 July 2010, 19:19 »
My air only blows to feet and/or windscreen. Is that the gear gog? If so what's the fix?



With the fan on full, give the heat and direction sliders a good working over.  Poor air speed could be that the seals around the door flaps in the fresh air box are shot - telltale sign is small bits of plastic foam coming out of the air vents.

If the direction slider doesn't work then the gear gog at the bottom of the fresh air box had slipped loose - fiddly job.


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Re: new mk2 owner! (almost)
« Reply #6 on: 21 July 2010, 19:40 »
Sound like someone has replaced the Matrix and not put it properly back together again...

The middle vent section is a pig to refit properly...


My air only blows to feet and/or windscreen. Is that the gear gog? If so what's the fix?



With the fan on full, give the heat and direction sliders a good working over.  Poor air speed could be that the seals around the door flaps in the fresh air box are shot - telltale sign is small bits of plastic foam coming out of the air vents.

If the direction slider doesn't work then the gear gog at the bottom of the fresh air box had slipped loose - fiddly job.


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Re: new mk2 owner! (almost)
« Reply #7 on: 21 July 2010, 21:39 »
Thanks for the replies! I have got it home now and have to say it looks clean with very few rust spots! The main concern is my seats wont pull forward to get in the back which is a sod as i have 2 kids!! I have been told that its a wire inside the seats? Not sure how to get into the seats or where to find new cables?
Anyway other then that and the fuel guage not working everything ive tested so far seems fine! Just a couple k & n and samco stickers to remove from the windows (not my cup of tea lol).

Carl.

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Re: new mk2 owner! (almost)
« Reply #8 on: 21 July 2010, 21:50 »
Read the Info & Mait section at the top of this section and there is an Idiots guide to the seats...

The parts are still avail from the stealers..

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Re: new mk2 owner! (almost)
« Reply #9 on: 21 July 2010, 21:58 »
Read the Info & Mait section at the top of this section and there is an Idiots guide to the seats...

The parts are still avail from the stealers..

Found it thanks for that mate!