IP rebuild by Giles - All done... WOOOOWWWW

[zozie]

Well my lovely mk1 decided to test my devotion to her :roll:
My IP just started to piss fuel on the back of it, leaking right on the engine. Susprisingly I started smelling diesel last night when I was sweeping the driveway and this morning after getting to wok I opened the hood and I had some very nice smoke coming off the block... She still runs fine but I decided that I'll rip the pump off and send it to Gile's for a treatment, along with the injectors while I'm at it.
So I now need to know what I should be getting since the IP's gonna come off, I might as well go with new timing belt, tensioner, valve cover gasket and what else?
thanx in advance

[arb]

Do you have the tools to re-time it? (Cam block, IP locking pin, dia indicator w/ extention)

[zukgod1]

Water pump.

[zozie]

Waterpump? It's external and 2 months old btw

[zukgod1]

Waterpump? It's external and 2 months old btw

Well you didn't tell us you just replaced the water pump now did ya?
you asked for help with your list and the water pump is a standard replacement item when the engine is torn down as far as your going.

2 months old, it's prob ok.

What arb says as well, Timing tools?

[zozie]

Yes I got those. But thank god I'm not the one putting it back on :shock:
I'd never dare. You don't know how I build :twisted: ....... I got a VW tech doing it. Damn... with this now this car has cost me just over 7k..... it's my 2nd wife.

[Smokey Eddy]

Get a rubber cam cover gasket if you can.
I'm glad i did. No leaks! No gasket maker!

[Turbinepowered]

Oil pan gasket, might as well.

Cam, crank, intermediate shaft oil seals? Again, might as well.

How old are your engine mounts?

[jtanguay]

Oil pan gasket, might as well.

Cam, crank, intermediate shaft oil seals? Again, might as well.

How old are your engine mounts?

just buy the whole engine seal kit, and it should come with all the necessary seals (and should be cheaper than buying them separately)...  make sure its a half decent name though.  i've found that buying the seals separately from the stealer can be quite expensive...

depending on how much money you want to spend on this car you could really go nuts.  but if she runs just fine, why mess with it?  are you getting a performance build, or just regular?  it's not a turbo is it?

[zozie]

Well the car has 160K and it s all original so I'll now get the mounts done, not sure abooot the seals as it doesn't leak, which is surprising cause before I got it it sat for 6 years in a garage....

[Turbinepowered]

just buy the whole engine seal kit, and it should come with all the necessary seals (and should be cheaper than buying them separately)...  make sure its a half decent name though.  i've found that buying the seals separately from the stealer can be quite expensive...

As a guy who believes in doing jobs thoroughly, I support the notion of buying an entire seal kit.

I've never actually purchased parts individually from a dealership. Crap, I've never set foot inside the Parts and Service department of a VW dealership.

[zozie]

Well so far everything I got for this thing except the exhaust came from the dealer.... I did put on aftermarket calipers and one of them was seized right out of the box so went and got new ones from the dealer. even a water pump for $320... I wanna keep it original but this time the pump is goin' to Gile's as the dealer quoted $1600 on it....

[zozie]

Oil pan gasket, might as well.

Cam, crank, intermediate shaft oil seals? Again, might as well.

How old are your engine mounts?

just buy the whole engine seal kit, and it should come with all the necessary seals (and should be cheaper than buying them separately)...  make sure its a half decent name though.  i've found that buying the seals separately from the stealer can be quite expensive...

depending on how much money you want to spend on this car you could really go nuts.  but if she runs just fine, why mess with it?  are you getting a performance build, or just regular?  it's not a turbo is it?

No turbo... I'm going for the "performance"rebuild in hopes of improving 0-100 acceleration from 49 secs to 45.5    

[zukgod1]

Well so far everything I got for this thing except the exhaust came from the dealer.... I did put on aftermarket calipers and one of them was seized right out of the box so went and got new ones from the dealer. even a water pump for $320... I wanna keep it original but this time the pump is goin' to Gile's as the dealer quoted $1600 on it....

I would HIGHLY recomend contacting myke on the board for your parts.

He has really great prices even with shipping and gets OE stuff.
http://vwdiesel.net/phpBB/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=798

[spencebm]

make sure to change glow plugs while the pump is out if you need to that is...