Author Topic: Petra Passat  (Read 17338 times)

September 12, 2015, 03:35:38 am

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Petra Passat
« on: September 12, 2015, 03:35:38 am »
Meet my new friend Petra:



She's currently has an AAZ but an "Ecodiesel" version with a non - LDA pump....



The plan is to drop my M-TDI from Jezebel in here, but this car is so clean and original I'm having a hard time convincing myself to dig in!



The car is super clean and kid approved. I definitely notice the lack of HP compared to Jezebel though!!


Bryn

1994 Jetta - AHU M-TDI - Jezebel Jetta
2004 Jetta Wagon - 1.8T - Blitzen

Reply #1September 12, 2015, 03:41:51 am

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Re: Petra Passat
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2015, 03:41:51 am »
So far I've:

- replaced all 4 wheel bearings - they were all toast despite the low mileage
- new strut bearings and control arm bushings
- alignment
- new hatch struts, wipers all around, new stereo


Coming up next:

- clear signals for the front
- new ABS accumulator
- new ABS wheel speed sensors on at least the right rear
- fix the left rear power window - currently has a 2x4 holding the glass up
Bryn

1994 Jetta - AHU M-TDI - Jezebel Jetta
2004 Jetta Wagon - 1.8T - Blitzen

Reply #2September 12, 2015, 03:45:16 am

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Re: Petra Passat
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2015, 03:45:16 am »


My lineup at the moment...
Bryn

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2004 Jetta Wagon - 1.8T - Blitzen

Reply #3April 20, 2016, 11:51:59 pm

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Re: Petra Passat
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2016, 11:51:59 pm »


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2004 Jetta Wagon - 1.8T - Blitzen

Reply #4March 30, 2017, 03:20:14 am

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Re: Petra Passat
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2017, 03:20:14 am »
Haven't updated in a while!

So the day finally came to transfer my M-TDI over to Petra... That also brought about the end of service for my Jetta. After nearly 9 years it was time to say goodbye to an old friend...



I had originally planned to put the AAZ from the Passat in to the Jetta; the amount of work plus the challenges of dealing with two incapacitated cars at once put the kibosh on that. After sitting for a couple of years the Jetta really wasn't in good shape either - I hadn't realized the trunk was leaking most of that time, the rockers were rusting pretty good, mould started taking over in the interior and the body had 350,000+ km on it. Goodbye!

I honestly wasn't too eager to tear in to Petra. She's such a clean original car I felt kind of bad unbolting things as we all know cars never quite go together exactly the way they came apart. Still the thought of another year trying to push a heavy wagon up mountain passes with 70ish HP wasn't really all that appealing. I have to say though - EVERYTHING on this car comes apart easily. Most bolts come out looking brand new. I'd attribute a lot of that to the fact she still has her belly pan - it really helps reduce the amount of crap getting in to the engine bay.

After a few days of after work labour I have a TDI in my B3:



I should be in a position to fire her up tomorrow evening. Looking forward to hearing that TDI run again...

The astute viewer might notice the oversized oil cooler - there's some posts of mine from a few years ago talking about the higher oil temperatures I had been seeing with this engine. I decided to upgrade since I had everything out and the cooling system drained already; the larger cooler is from a V6 Passat 4motion. There's just enough room to do a filter change with a good front engine mount:



Looking forward to driving this car with some actual power!



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Bryn

1994 Jetta - AHU M-TDI - Jezebel Jetta
2004 Jetta Wagon - 1.8T - Blitzen

Reply #5April 01, 2017, 01:15:30 pm

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Re: Petra Passat
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2017, 01:15:30 pm »
Awesome!  Keep up the posts. 

Reply #6April 02, 2017, 03:17:59 am

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Re: Petra Passat
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2017, 03:17:59 am »
Fired her up today! Forgot how much smoother the TDI runs compared to my AAZ.

Haven't been able to get the clutch bled yet. Going to take a cracked at it again tomorrow.

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2004 Jetta Wagon - 1.8T - Blitzen

Reply #7April 02, 2017, 10:17:04 am

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« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2017, 10:17:04 am »
If you don't mind me asking...

Which coils did you use on the rear, and did they restore to stock height?

Reply #8April 02, 2017, 11:41:56 am

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« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2017, 11:41:56 am »
I actually went for coilovers - brand is ST, a division of KW. The car is a couple of inches lower than stock.

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Reply #9April 02, 2017, 02:54:28 pm

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« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2017, 02:54:28 pm »
10-4, Thanks.

Reply #10April 02, 2017, 03:08:06 pm

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« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2017, 03:08:06 pm »
First drive today!

Had more success bleeding the clutch with an oil can pushing fluid upwards rather than trying to suck air downhill with my Mityvac. I'm still not 100% on it - I have to have the pedal RIGHT to the floor so I think there's still a little air in there. However she moves!!

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Reply #11April 03, 2017, 03:21:56 am

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« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2017, 03:21:56 am »
Took a good 30 minute run this afternoon. Clutch just needed some exercise, it's behaving normally now. The car is shifting perfectly which is a bit of a relief.

Haven't managed to get it hot enough to kick the fans in yet - no reason they shouldn't work but I'll feel better once that happens. Temp is peaking at 90C on the factory gauge which is perfect - I was regularly seeing 100+ with the AAZ. There was a fair bit of black slime in the old cooling system but the heater core is the only thing left from before. Rad is brand new.

Driving to the fabrication shop tomorrow - exhaust and intercooler time!

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1994 Jetta - AHU M-TDI - Jezebel Jetta
2004 Jetta Wagon - 1.8T - Blitzen

Reply #12April 07, 2017, 10:20:50 am

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« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2017, 10:20:50 am »
Car will be ready probably towards the end of next week - kind of works out perfectly as I'm in the middle of moving - if it were here I'd undoubtedly be fiddling with it rather than packing... Ha.

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2004 Jetta Wagon - 1.8T - Blitzen

Reply #13April 16, 2017, 06:33:26 pm

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« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2017, 06:33:26 pm »
Fabrication continues...







Sad I had to remove the stock airbox - just couldn't fit it in there with the pipe work.

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1994 Jetta - AHU M-TDI - Jezebel Jetta
2004 Jetta Wagon - 1.8T - Blitzen

Reply #14April 25, 2017, 08:13:06 pm

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« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2017, 08:13:06 pm »
Completed install looks great!!



They had to trim the lower grille a bit...



Support was added behind the lip so it doesn't flap around. I love this:



No VNT controller yet so I'm just driving around with the vanes open. The turbo doesn't spool till about 4500+ right now. Sure is fun once it does though! Ha.

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1994 Jetta - AHU M-TDI - Jezebel Jetta
2004 Jetta Wagon - 1.8T - Blitzen

 

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