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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: GTD. on February 24, 2008, 01:24:59 am

Title: Shiny
Post by: GTD. on February 24, 2008, 01:24:59 am

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/A19VUU/A19VUU/Engine1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/A19VUU/A19VUU/Engine2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/A19VUU/A19VUU/VWEngine.jpg)

Looks good but makes me want to polish all the alloy bits like the inlet manifold, turbo compressor housing, heat shield, injection pump, alloy head, alternator and gearbox, which I cant be arsed to do.

I fancy enamelling the bits in the badge blue like this
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/A19VUU/A19VUU/VWEngineBlue.jpg)

Title: Shiny
Post by: MaxHedrm on February 24, 2008, 12:53:40 pm

Nice. I just picked up one of those. I hope to clean it up to look near that good. Probably not polished though.

Also, I don't think you need the little stamped steel strips under the nuts.

Title: Shiny
Post by: GTD. on February 24, 2008, 01:31:03 pm

I've decided a polished rocker cover doesnt go with the rest of the car :? :oops:
But I got it thot cheap I should easily see a profit

(http://i1.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/da/93/8fe0_1.JPG)
So I'm fitting an standard g60 one as the breather on the 2.0 8v rocker cover is in the way of the intercooler pipework for the fmic I'm fitting.

Just need to give it a blast off with the steam pressure washer at work and if that doesn't work I have some ally cleaning acid

Title: Shiny
Post by: blkboostedtruck on February 24, 2008, 02:38:50 pm

actually guys! the best way to go with a G60 valve cover is get the 1pc. rubber gasket and stud kit! dont use the metal strips! you don't need them!
you can use the 3 piece cork gasket? just get shouldered nuts! or use washers? or buy some fancy chrome nuts at a hardware store? thats what i did for my fully polished valve cover!
thanks Duane

Title: Shiny
Post by: GTD. on February 24, 2008, 03:06:11 pm

Yes VW sell a kit to replace the cork gasket and shouldered studs
026 198 025 C
comprising of
1 Gasket 026 103 438 F
8 M6x20 studs N 101 863 01
4 m6x32 studs N 104 191 01

works out cheaper than buying them separately.

The shouldered nuts are
N 901 752 03 and you'll need 8 of them.

Title: Shiny
Post by: shegel on February 24, 2008, 09:04:52 pm

(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l25/shegel/mycar011.jpg)
it made a huge difference in my car. (plus now it doesnt leak oil onto the exhaust manifold) welcome to the league of extrordinary valve covers

Title: Shiny
Post by: carrizog60 on February 24, 2008, 11:47:30 pm

what was the diference you say?

Title: Shiny
Post by: Baselyne on February 25, 2008, 03:49:03 am

That's just sikining.... Someone was going to sell me one of those in a deal and I turned it down because the bill was beginning to get alittle over the top for me at the time...

Now im kicking myself in the ass becuase of your bay pics.

Damn dude, what a nice engine to work on...
clean as a babies.....

Title: Shiny
Post by: shegel on February 25, 2008, 07:36:21 am

Quote from: "carrizog60"

what was the diference you say?

i just like the way it looks and how it doesent leak anymore

Title: Shiny
Post by: stewardc on February 25, 2008, 08:16:15 am

I had mine powdercoated chrome.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/stewardc/Truck/100_3257.jpg)

Title: Shiny
Post by: shegel on February 25, 2008, 10:41:12 am

it looks like me and gtd have the g40 covers in this thread and the rest of you have the g60 covers

Title: Shiny
Post by: fastvicar on February 25, 2008, 12:35:24 pm

That is a beautiful engine compartment!  I like the Cat Yellow.

Title: Shiny
Post by: Slave2School on February 25, 2008, 12:56:28 pm

I think it would look sweet if you got one nickle plated :)

Title: Shiny
Post by: GTD. on February 25, 2008, 01:29:03 pm

Can a G40 (PY) not be made to fit an AAZ
(http://www.awtracksport.com/gallerys/eatonG40/eatonG40-Images/17.jpg)
(http://www.pitstopdevelopments.com/PSDcup/cupg40eng.JPG)

Title: Shiny
Post by: stewardc on February 25, 2008, 01:33:22 pm

sigh......I wish someone made a nice cast cover to fit the AAZ. My ugly stock steel cover will be back from the powdercoater soon.

Title: Shiny
Post by: GTD. on March 09, 2008, 04:32:24 pm

Fitted the g60 one today, needs a new gasket and studs and I'll just get nylocks from work, think I'll order a g60 breather box up at the same time, now I need to rotate the turbo so the compressor housing points down and route the boost pipe below the intake pipe to my fmic

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/A19VUU/A19VUU/gtdsbg60.jpg)