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• READ THIS!! FAQ Quick guide for commonly asked questions by burn_your_money on 03 Oct, 2008 19:35
• This is not a complete listing of the items in the FAQ. It is a condensed version of the more commonly asked questions.
  
  Glow plugs
  
  Pimp your glow plugs
  
  Easy (er) way to change glow plugs
  
  There must be a better way to attach wires to glowplugs!!
  
  Turbos
  
  Great turbo rebuilding center
  
  Turbos on Junk yard cars
  
  garrett t3 rebuild questions
  
  Jake's KKK K24 Rebuild - restored
  
  Kick ass technical information. Tons of turbo maps, SWEET!!!
  
  VW turbo info
  
  new link to turbo maps.
  
  Lack of Boost Trouble Shooting.
  
  home made Diesel BOV
  
  VNT vane control systems
  
  Vanagon 1.6 VNT TD 
  
  GT2559v retrofit to Mercedes 300 TDT
  
  Intercooled 1.6 VNT Quantum :-)
  
  Project Potential... variable vane turbo on 1.6l
  
  aftermarket controller to control a VNT?
  
  1.9 Rover re-install
  
  How to operate vnt15 controller on 1.6L
  
  Aftermarket Turbo Controller for m_TDI's
  
  VE pump info
  
  Internal injection pump pressure
  
  Full step-by-step pictures of a VE pump assembly
  
  How a VE pump works
  
  mTDI / TDI-M Injection Pump FAQ
  
  pump resealing
  
  Fixing a leak at the atmosphere bleed on the LDA
  
  Andrew's method of safely replacing the fuel distributor o-ring with the pump still in the car
  
  GhettoFab: Baggie for installing IP O-ring
  
  Governor mod
  
  2010 Edition of the Governor Mod 
  
  GOVENOR MOD - method with lots of pics
  
  VE pump part numbers
  
  1.6 IDI Timing Advance Mod.
  
  setting idle
  
  tightening cold start torx fasteners with pump still in car
  
  The Aneroid Atmospheric Bleed and What to Do If It's Leaking
  
  Timing
  
  Setting the timing
  
  What bolts do I loosen to adjust injection pump timing?
  
  Can the cam be locked 180 out?
  
  Was your pump rebuilt? Is it running like crap? it may be internally 180* out of time
  
  Tach
  
  Adding a W-terminal to an alternator that doesn't have one
  
  Gas Tacho / Revcounter Conversion to Diesel W terminal
  
  MK2 Swapping MPH speedometer into KM/H cluster
  
  1.6 TD tach over-reading on AAZ engine - FIXED
  
  1.6 Diesel Tachometer. A "How To" Thread
  
  Inductive pickup to drive a tachometer
  
  Definite tach solution for a, sorry, ANY diesel engine
  
  
  Engine Basics
  
  What does "IDI" or "TDI" mean?
  
  So you can't figure out why your AAZ is overheating
  
  Headgasket Sizes / Part Numbers
  
  Solid Lifter VS Hydraulic Lifter head
  
  
  Engine Mods/upgrades
  
  Mod step 1: Aircraft Spruce EGT probe discussion
  
  EGT gauge and probe discussion
  
  Good picture of where the EGT probe should be installed
  
  Excellent article on Performance Connecting Rods
  
  ARP Part Numbers
  
  CC's above piston and compression ratio / pre cup cc volume
  
  Serp setup on a 1.6
  
  IDI TDI compatability
  
  1.7 pistons in a 1.6 block
  
  1.9 head on a solid lifter 1.6 block
  
  Serpentine ABF retro-fit
  
  Clutched alternator pulley upgrade on AAZ
  
  Ball bearings on the IM shaft
  
  
  Engine Rebuilding
  
  Engine rebuilding tips
  
  Kolbenschmidt Piston numbers
  
  Intermediate Shaft Bearing Part Numbers
  
  Good break in oil: 10w30 diesel rated
  
  How to rebuild a head
  
  Honing
  
  FULL HOW-TO w/Detail: Break-in routines
  
  Oversized crankshaft Thrust Bearing / washer
  
  Brake Upgrades
  
  Brake Upgrade Tips
  
  Transmissions
  
  Transmission info, ratios, etc
  
  
  Make your car faster
  
  More power for your 1.6TD
  
  Make your NA diesel (non-turbo) a faster car
  
  Make your 1.9TD a faster car
  
  
  Build Threads
  
  Quantum-spec TD into a 1982 Westy van
  
  1.9 head on 1.6 block
  
  1.6TD in a Dodge Caravan
  
  
  Misc
  
  Bentley tech online
  
  Fuel Tank Sending Units - Modern Upgrade...
  
  how do I post pictures and video?
  
  auto TDI starter on 1.6 020 tranny
  
  Shipping weights of various 1.6l engine components
  
  Curb weights of various VWs
  
  How to perform a voltage drop test
  
  Rotary Vacuum Pump Repair
  
  
  Cheap tricks
  
  Alternator Idler Pulley Bearing Replacement
  
  
  Homemade Tools
  
  Build your own pop tester.. but be very very careful!
  
  List Your Homemade VW Specialty Tools Here
  
  The best Valve Spring compressor. (head out of car)
  
  Intermediate Shaft Bearings
  
  Another Injector Pop Tester DIY
  
  Making Adapter Plates and Flanges
  
  Build your own power brake bleeder
• #1 by burn_your_money on 03 Oct, 2008 19:40
• If anyone has the links to the 1.6/1.9 engines, hyrdo head on solid lifter block, solid lifter head on hydro block etc please post them and I'll add them.
  
  Also any other links you think should be in there, or if a new category needs to be added, post it up.
  
  Linking to other forums is a-ok
  
  Posts will be deleted once they have been added.
  
  Please let me know if there are dead links
• #2 by Golf/Jetta on 17 Aug, 2011 14:19
• I'm starting to get "The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you." screen.
  
  Some of them still work.
  
• #3 by Turftech on 26 Nov, 2011 20:19
• I haven't seen this one in the homemade tools section.  For removing the nut on the top of the strut I use a deep offset box end wrench.  The following link shows a Snap-on set, but they look nearly identical to mine -- which have to be a thousand years old.  http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=334&group_ID=539&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog
  
  I'm thinking a guy could also take a cheap combo wrench, heat it up with a torch and "z" bend the box end to fit.
  
• #4 by R.O.R-2.0 on 26 Nov, 2011 20:45
• Quote from: Turftech on 26 Nov, 2011 20:19

  I haven't seen this one in the homemade tools section.  For removing the nut on the top of the strut I use a deep offset box end wrench.  The following link shows a Snap-on set, but they look nearly identical to mine -- which have to be a thousand years old.  http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=334&group_ID=539&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog
  
  I'm thinking a guy could also take a cheap combo wrench, heat it up with a torch and "z" bend the box end to fit.
  
  

  
  i took a 14mm deep socket, opened up the throat of it a bit, and cut the end of it so it had 2 notches to engage the nut on the mk2/3 strut assembly..
  
  just forgot to add that to my home made tools section..
• #5 by steevz on 18 Dec, 2011 21:08
• Hmm.. click step by step guide to changing intermediate shaft bearings.. and got:
  The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you.
  
  Is it gone?
• #6 by burn_your_money on 19 Dec, 2011 15:57
• Quote from: steevz on 18 Dec, 2011 21:08

  Hmm.. click step by step guide to changing intermediate shaft bearings.. and got:
  The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you.
  
  Is it gone?
  

  
  It's gone Thanks for the heads up, I deleted the link
• #7 by sgnimj96 on 22 Oct, 2013 19:51
•       Cold start o-ring
  
  http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uwe-reimann.de%2Fpoel%2Fesp-ksb.htm&langpair=de|en&hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&prev=%2Flanguage_tools
  
• #8 by 745 turbogreasel on 23 Oct, 2013 03:19
• We should have a 'my car won't start', and a 'i got no history on this car, what  do I need to take care of' article.
  I'm pretty sure they are both written in here somewhere.
• #9 by air-cooled or diesel on 23 Oct, 2013 13:50
• I have; starting car, if cold,esp. glow;pressinclutch,inneutral,pull cold start/somepeople don't pull    
  c/s(until first fires),start,when oil lite goes out, letoutclutch,rev *easily(apx2k).
  check oil as needed, 1 week max check if you have tight motor.your air filter is the 1st thing to say on top of,napa filters are wix filters
• #10 by Richard_James_Campbell on 25 Nov, 2014 12:19
• Hi guys I got up this morning temperature had dropped over night ️️opened up my mrk5 GTTDI and my passenger door wouldn't open all other doors would so I tried opening it from the inside and still no joy, so locked and unlocked it a few times and its working it it's happening often now there noises coming from the lock so there is something happening there but don't know what could there be something wrong with the mechanism its frustrating me now could anyone help me
  
  
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• #11 by musang on 15 Feb, 2017 20:57
• thanks for the information