TwentyonePSI
Crody
- Location
- Toledo
- Car(s)
- FSI
Great work. Thanks for taking the time to do such a detailed write-up. :thumbsup:
Do you HAVE to remove the bumper?
Do you HAVE to remove the bumper?
You know, I re-read the original post, so, OP, is the car running good now? It's too bad you may never know if it was the injector or the carbon build-up on the valves.
I cant seem to pull my manifold off. Seems like something is holding it down, but I followed this step by step to the T. I also followed stasis pdf. Any ideas why its stuck?
If you have a rubber mallet, or a dead blow hammer, you might want to try giving it some light taps as you pull. I remember mine being a little sticky coming off and I believe it was because it was caught up on one, or more, of the clips as mentioned.
Got it off, thanks guys. Seems it was the plastic railing underneath. Now I cant figure out how to close the valves, any hints?
You have to rotate the crank by turning the belt connected to the crank pulley. You can pull the spark plugs and insert a long screwdriver to determine top dead center for each cylinder or just gauge it by the valve head alignment to the intake bore.
Turning the pulley pretty tough. You might want to drop the kids off at the pool before you attempt it. :lol: