What did you and your MK2 do today?

[Sam_c780]

Well not a good day for me the drivers side engine mount failed so engine dropped and ripped aux belt off and the mount went through the timing belt cover and shredded half the belt luckily it didnt snap otherwise it would have been game over. The bang it made as the pullys hit the chasis leg scared the life out of me.

 

[Legojon]

Well not a good day for me the drivers side engine mount failed so engine dropped and ripped aux belt off and the mount went through the timing belt cover and shredded half the belt luckily it didnt snap otherwise it would have been game over. The bang it made as the pullys hit the chasis leg scared the life out of me.

What a nightmare. So no engine damage though hopefully?

 

[Sam_c780]

What a nightmare. So no engine damage though hopefully?

Hopefully not the garage are checking it all over but things are looking good think i had a very lucky escape tht i was only doin 30 when it happened and not on the motorway otherwise it could have been a whole lot worse

 

[Legojon]

Hopefully not the garage are checking it all over but things are looking good think i had a very lucky escape tht i was only doin 30 when it happened and not on the motorway otherwise it could have been a whole lot worse

Phew. That's something at least. Fingers crossed it's a cheap repair bill.

 

[saveoursouls]

Had a go at taking apart one of my rear lights, it was leaking water quite badly and had built up grime and mold over the years.

Getting it apart was pretty easy as the old glue had degraded.

As for resealing, I think it will do the job but I'm not all that happy with how it looks.

Im going to have a look into some restoration tutorials, otherwise I'll find a replacement. Intrigued as to how they where sealed at the factory.

 

[Sam_c780]

Phew. That's something at least. Fingers crossed it's a cheap repair bill.

Well its needed new engine mount and all bolts timing belt auxiliary belt all tensioners new belt covers new turbo pipework as some got squashed and bent full service plus the cost for recovery. Wasnt the cheapest but atleast its all sorted

Phew. That's something at least. Fingers crossed it's a cheap repair bill.

 

[Legojon]

Well its needed new engine mount and all bolts timing belt auxiliary belt all tensioners new belt covers new turbo pipework as some got squashed and bent full service plus the cost for recovery. Wasnt the cheapest but atleast its all sorted

Glad you got it sorted. Yeah, I was adding up in my head as I was reading your list and thinking *eek*.

 

[cas446]

Replaced the heater flap control motor on the passenger side. It's taken me four years but finally did it. Took an hour and £6 replacement from eBay.

 

[Kenan]

Was going to change the disks and pads all round but decided it was too cold so took it to the garage as they would also bleed the brakes. Good thing I did as one of the rear calipers was seized so they also replaced this while they were at it, I would of been pulling my hair out trying to push the piston back in

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[ZiggyEP3]

Replaced the heater flap control motor on the passenger side. It's taken me four years but finally did it. Took an hour and £6 replacement from eBay.

Was yours doing what mines doing still? The passenger side will only blow cold UNLESS the dial on the passenger side is set to HI then it gives heat, any other setting on the dial it blows cold.

 

[Brimfull]

Painted the silver fr wing mirror covers black.



Also give the calipers a fresh lick of paint and reapplied the yellow tint to the front fogs.

Next on the to do list is to paint or plasti dip the chrome grill surround

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[Slim95]

Some low life scum stole both my FR wing mirror covers.

 

[Legojon]

Some low life scum stole both my FR wing mirror covers.

Sake. Gotta wonder how much they could even get for them. Not even a thought that it'll obviously leave you out of pocket more than they'd make selling them.

 

[Brimfull]

Picked the car up from my trusty mechanic after having a new thermostat fitted. Temp gauge now goes up to 90 and stays there

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[Brimfull]

Some low life scum stole both my FR wing mirror covers.

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[Project1P]

I've got the REVO induction kit fitted my car Cupra R, but the bolt that fixes it to the RHS of the engine has now sheared off due to vibration and rubbing against the the engine itself, so decided today that I would fix it!

The bolt has also started to make the hole in the support go off at an angle...

Found a new bolt and nut in the garage and by sheer luck I found a small plastic hollow piece which I managed to get a small strip of hard rubber to squeeze into it. The idea was the soak up the vibrations and stop the movement in the engine support hole.

Then I had to reassemble it all, bit of thread lock, hopefully that'll sort it for another year!

Was so close to losing my 10mm spanner when I dropped it through the engine bay in the process! Serves me right for parking over a drain cover!

 

[Benmk2cupra]

Mine had a trip to AMD on friday had had sump off and pickup pipe sorted and 5w40 millers oil. Dipstick must have broke before as there was small bits of it in the sump so glad I had that done. The one that's on there was also found to be broken and not sealing properly so have ordered a billet ECS one. Had cam bucket changed zero wear on the original which was good. Also had brake fluid changed and fitted a GFB DV+.

 

[Kenan]

What advantage do you get with the GBF DV+

 

[Benmk2cupra]

What advantage do you get with the GBF DV+

Feels like the throttle response is better haven't got intake kit fitted yet so will be nice to see what it's like once that's done.

 

[Brimfull]

Mine had a trip to AMD on friday had had sump off and pickup pipe sorted and 5w40 millers oil. Dipstick must have broke before as there was small bits of it in the sump so glad I had that done. The one that's on there was also found to be broken and not sealing properly so have ordered a billet ECS one. Had cam bucket changed zero wear on the original which was good. Also had brake fluid changed and fitted a GFB DV+.

Pick up pipe is next on my to do list.

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