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Offline tweed

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Re: F17BAD G3 GTI. S3 TURBO
« Reply #2730 on: 10 December 2012, 18:33 »
So have you raised the engine yet?

Looks like you may need air  :cool:

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Re: F17BAD G3 GTI. S3 TURBO
« Reply #2731 on: 10 December 2012, 18:42 »
dry sump it and go lower  :laugh:

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Re: F17BAD G3 GTI. S3 TURBO
« Reply #2732 on: 10 December 2012, 18:54 »
Cant raise the lump Tweed mate.. the engine is a lot taler than the old 8v lump and to keep the OEM engine cover its just not possible (millimetres to spare)

Dry sump would be the perfect solution or Air yeah Hmmmmm

for now ill check out how this modified MK2 sump fairs.. 
  


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Re: F17BAD G3 GTI. S3 TURBO
« Reply #2733 on: 10 December 2012, 18:58 »
How many sump pans have you been through kells?

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Re: F17BAD G3 GTI. S3 TURBO
« Reply #2734 on: 10 December 2012, 19:37 »
I have 2 that i kept getting repaired, when one was damaged the other went on and wise versa

forgot how many times the sump has been off, but i can change them in the dark in under a hour now..  :grin:
  


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Re: F17BAD G3 GTI. S3 TURBO
« Reply #2735 on: 10 December 2012, 20:25 »
I wonder how lubricated the roads are thanks to your sumps..  :grin:

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Re: F17BAD G3 GTI. S3 TURBO
« Reply #2736 on: 10 December 2012, 20:26 »
just been reading this thread from start to er skimming the rest (it's epic lol), and i have to say i'm definitely going to try and get a black mk3 for my (crash) replacement! looks real nice man :)

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Re: F17BAD G3 GTI. S3 TURBO
« Reply #2737 on: 10 December 2012, 21:34 »
cheers mate

Black ones are the best ones

took me a while to find a good one :-)


and yeah, the roads of yorkshire have some expensive oil on them haha  :grin:
  


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Re: F17BAD G3 GTI. S3 TURBO
« Reply #2738 on: 10 December 2012, 21:37 »
Brilliant!!!!

Definitely gets my vote for air...

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Re: F17BAD G3 GTI. S3 TURBO
« Reply #2739 on: 10 December 2012, 21:51 »
Sump guard perhaps?