I found some enthusiasm from sumwere this morning and 1 thing led to another

10 years of dirt and oil were weighing the car down so i thought ide take action :p

here you go let the pics do the talking.

Gear box was black this morning, so i cleaned it and started to put some emery power into it, i could keep Going like a mug and polish the gearbox i started to do the top of it ( crazy mo-fo )

I heat wrapped the exhaust cuz i was fed up of looking at a oily discoloured manifold but my what an arse they are to do.

i still havnt found any wire good enough to hold it on without snapping wen twisting it tight :(

any suggestions welcome :-D ( calble ties holding it on atm )

Lots more to do, this was just this morning

Edited 13 February, 200818 yr by P20 DUB

Good lad Craigy.. Dont loose that enthusiasm

Ile try not to, I've got lots of questions to ask but I'm pretty sure no-one will answer them on here or edition :(

looking gd bud fire away at those questions cant hert

luke

you are ok, my oil breather seems to be seeping oil slightly, is this normal cuz its Doing my head in cleaning up after it.

What gearbox oil should i use in the 16v? its basically in a suitable state to change it atm so i might aswell

Also what colour cone filter should i use, blue or red? ( k and n / jetex )

Edited 9 February, 200818 yr by P20 DUB

if the oil breathers are the same as the late 8v remove it clean it out reseal it should stop it

not sure on the geerbox oil mate but id go for a blue cone filter if it was me

luke

Bit anal? lol! It'll only get dirty again!

looking good...jubilee clips not best for the heat wrap craig?

for the heat wrap problem id suggest fully unwinding a jubilee clip snap it on then re tighten it

edit- damn beaten to it

Edited 9 February, 200818 yr by Voodoo2k6

Sum1 has sent me a link to merlin motorsport for these stainless heat wrap ties but there quite alot concidering i can get the exact size shiney jubillee clips from work for fook all :) ile get some monday.

anyone for the gearbox oil or filter colour suggestions?

Just need a nice new siicone hose kit under there now

^^ they look cheap and tacky as I've done it b4, unless they were black in which case there no point

looks great mate, and as ste said a silicon kit will look GREAT!

no it wouldnt,

u must have nothing better to do, looks well tho, very clean

yeh this is a job for me to, but i was waiting till it gets warmer, saying that it was a nice day today, but footy came first.

Nice work , Blue filter

i used genuine VW gearbox oil, pretty sure tej gave me the part no.! looking good though man, you going tidyvag 2moro?

i doubt it now m8 i might aswell carry on doing this seen as its apart, not 1 for half jobs

You need about three litres of gear oil - VW part number G052 726 A2

what about a bmc carbon enclosed air filter, if not id go for blue

I've already had 1 of them things

Gota give it to you craig, working hard to get that inspiration back!

Keep up the good work

are you still getting rid craig.

Craig with regards to the oil breather, i think...not sure though cos it was years ago my filter was clogged up...was a k&n at the time, i just got rid of it for the b&m and it solved the oily discharge problem a treat.

I THINK it was cos the k&n was clogged up and never cleaned.

B and M? i think maybe i need a new oil breather pipe to be fair plus I'm not sure why its spitting oil out of it. its abit annoying cuz its leaving specs all over my engine bay :@