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DmfRacer daily driver and track car log - let's have some fun
- Thread starter dmfracer
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dmfracer
Ready to race!
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- Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Aaaand now I'm having back spasms. This car might meet and untimely demise in a tragic garage fire and be replaced by one of those sweet least deal Alfa Rome Giulias.
I did get the accessory belt tensioner off and almost have the alternator. Can't Ben Dover for very long or my back in going to lock up and I won't be able to work on the car for a couple days.
Self medication with some Rolling Rock and time in the pool and spa are helping.
I did get the accessory belt tensioner off and almost have the alternator. Can't Ben Dover for very long or my back in going to lock up and I won't be able to work on the car for a couple days.
Self medication with some Rolling Rock and time in the pool and spa are helping.
dmfracer
Ready to race!
- Location
- Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Got the alternator and thermostat and intake manifold removed. Intake cam and timing belt and water pump next. Then reassembly will start.
dmfracer
Ready to race!
- Location
- Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Vacuum pump is off - working on the cam chain cover next.
Das Gespenst
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Glen Ellyn
I used to think the same thing when I first started working on these cars. But after a while, I can honestly say they are actually really easy to work on. I can have my entire front end off in about 25-30min including rad/IC assembly. Once you have that off its not bad working on the engine. I'm assuming you don't have an engine hoist, I've found it much faster to just pull the motor if you're going to do some serious work, which it sounds like you are. Sorry to hear about your back, I've definitely been there and done that, lots of ibuprofen!!
Did you have a cam follower failure and what revision intake cam do you have? If you have a revision A and are still under 100k miles I would just take it to the dealership and have them warranty the intake cam and HPFP on their dime. They have a 100k warranty from VW on that.
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Did you have a cam follower failure and what revision intake cam do you have? If you have a revision A and are still under 100k miles I would just take it to the dealership and have them warranty the intake cam and HPFP on their dime. They have a 100k warranty from VW on that.
Edit: As for image hosting I use this site https://postimage.io.
They have free unlimited image hosting but it doesn't use a profile so you can't go back and pull up pictures you've uploaded. No expiration and limit on hosted images, has worked great for me!
bon qui qui
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Charlotte
Just use imgur.
dmfracer
Ready to race!
- Location
- Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Car has 140k miles. Warranty is just a wet dream. Cam lobe is worn. Follower has a hole in it. Pump is fubard.
Got the cam chain cover off. Had to buy another set of torx and triple square to get the sizes and shapes of wrenches to get that stupid cover off.
Tomorrow, I should get the cams swapped, timing belt did and start reassembling.
Happy 4th of July!
Got the cam chain cover off. Had to buy another set of torx and triple square to get the sizes and shapes of wrenches to get that stupid cover off.
Tomorrow, I should get the cams swapped, timing belt did and start reassembling.
Happy 4th of July!
dmfracer
Ready to race!
- Location
- Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Also, I test drove an Alfa Romeo Giulia today at lunch. I think I love her.
dmfracer
Ready to race!
- Location
- Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Happy Fourth of July! I've got the cam chain cover off. Going to get the intake cam removed here in a few mins. Then clean all the intake valves while the cam is out as all the valves will be closed at the same time.
Then reassembly can start. Might get the car back together tomorrow night.
Then reassembly can start. Might get the car back together tomorrow night.
dmfracer
Ready to race!
- Location
- Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Intake cam is out. Valve cleaning in process. Reassembly to start tomorrow.
dmfracer
Ready to race!
- Location
- Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Guys, Photobucket has screwed my thread. I am keeping it limping along over at Corner-Carvers with just a few pictures. All the old Photobucket hosted pictures are gone.
If I was a forum owner I'd be really pissed at Photobucket.
Here's the link to the thread if you want to keep up with what's going on:
http://www.corner-carvers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49594
If I was a forum owner I'd be really pissed at Photobucket.
Here's the link to the thread if you want to keep up with what's going on:
http://www.corner-carvers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49594
Das Gespenst
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Glen Ellyn
Please keep this thread updated! I've been loving following this and the info is good to have here as a resource.
So how's the car? How did the last bought of work go?
So how's the car? How did the last bought of work go?
dmfracer
Ready to race!
- Location
- Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Success
I finally got my car put back together after finding a worn through high pressure fuel pump follower. Which ruined the cam.
The only hiccup in the whole thing was putting the timing belt on one tooth off. This happened for a typically German reason which I will show you in a minute.
To recap - new high pressure fuel pump, new intake cam, new timing belt, new timing belt tensioner, timing belt rollers, metal impeller water pump, new accessory belt tensioner and belt, new spark plugs.
Now you are probably thinking DMFRacer is an idiot and moron - how could he possibly screw up the timing belt install. Doesn't the cam and and the crank have top dead center markings - you just line them up and pull the old belt off and put the new one on.
WRONG!
It typical dumbkopf German fashion the Krauts that designed this system put the top dead center marks on the crank PULLEY and the lower timing belt COVER. Both of these things have to be removed to get to the timing belt.
So, when you are trying to reinstall the timing belt there is no way to know where the crank is in relation to the exhaust cam. Give me an AMEN if you've been here before!
Yes, you can mark the crank gear and the block, but the problem is that still leaves just enough room for error to get the timing belt one tooth off.
When this happens you are likely to get a check engine light and code P0016 which means that the engine speed sensor and the cam position sensor have an argument. If you are only off a tooth it won't hurt anything, but it will throw a code and the engine will be way down on power as the ECU basically goes into limp mode.
I finally got my car put back together after finding a worn through high pressure fuel pump follower. Which ruined the cam.
The only hiccup in the whole thing was putting the timing belt on one tooth off. This happened for a typically German reason which I will show you in a minute.
To recap - new high pressure fuel pump, new intake cam, new timing belt, new timing belt tensioner, timing belt rollers, metal impeller water pump, new accessory belt tensioner and belt, new spark plugs.
Now you are probably thinking DMFRacer is an idiot and moron - how could he possibly screw up the timing belt install. Doesn't the cam and and the crank have top dead center markings - you just line them up and pull the old belt off and put the new one on.
WRONG!
It typical dumbkopf German fashion the Krauts that designed this system put the top dead center marks on the crank PULLEY and the lower timing belt COVER. Both of these things have to be removed to get to the timing belt.
So, when you are trying to reinstall the timing belt there is no way to know where the crank is in relation to the exhaust cam. Give me an AMEN if you've been here before!
Yes, you can mark the crank gear and the block, but the problem is that still leaves just enough room for error to get the timing belt one tooth off.
When this happens you are likely to get a check engine light and code P0016 which means that the engine speed sensor and the cam position sensor have an argument. If you are only off a tooth it won't hurt anything, but it will throw a code and the engine will be way down on power as the ECU basically goes into limp mode.
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dmfracer
Ready to race!
- Location
- Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Not sure why the pictures are sideways.
dmfracer
Ready to race!
- Location
- Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Same trouble code and reduced power came back on the way to work this morning. I'm giving up and taking it to VW.