Former VWDieselParts.com Forum

I like to shop around because there will always be more things after fixing that. Some people seem to really enjoy spending big on a repair, but for me I'll find another problem as I'm fixing the one. Got that timing belt/water pump job done on the mk4 but now along with a whirring TO bearing when I...

https://www.vwdirectautoparts.com/ Looks like they have everything the vwparts dealer sites have, for a little less. I ordered a bunch of the special bolts for my mk4 and some other dealer only stuff. Sucks there are so many tty bolts to change out mounts, the timing belt, and other ones with the al...

A TDI in a GTI sounds AWESOME! If people could make their own cars, that's what they'd have. You're doing that, and you basically have you're own website too. :P People sure could use more parts, though. This NLA trend is ridiculous. Chinese engineers and manufacturing could crank that stuff out lik...

They also have a handy selection of nuts, locking versions too
just search "nut"
12mm copper nuts for exhaust,
https://www.rmeuropean.com/Products/071 ... V1672.aspx

cool little add-on
https://www.rmeuropean.com/Make/PartNum ... 171407643A
Can't find it by vehicle, only part #,
One reason I was there was for their good prices on little seals and stuff for the 020 gearbox.

Rmeuropean.com has kinda of an odd website. They have A LOT of hard to find parts at great prices, but it's often hard to find them on their website. I often end up going to autohausaz, hansauto, fcpeuro, rock, or other places just for the german part number and THEN use that search with. RMeuropean...

btw, those clutches are bad about the springs failing before the disk wears out. I actually have a clutchnet 200mm disk that came with some extras of an engine I bought off a guy, thing has NO springs. Some kind of racing clutch disk. I don't know what I'll ever do with that thing, looks cool. Remin...

My first 1.6D had a terrible judder from a stop. Finally pulled the transmission and found 2 of the clutch springs had worn down enough to fall out. The pieces had been flying around in the bell housing so long it really scratched up the aluminum. Also some leaking had been going on from the input s...

A neat thing I saw, a friend had a
80's VW Brasilia (sold in Mexico) that
had a tab welded to the brake pedal
so you could put a padlock through it
and the clutch pedal, locking the pedals
together.

Super simple anti-theft device, looked factory made.
I should have taken a picture.

On a previous IP I put a spacer on the governor spring like the mod said, but I don't think it helps any. The 1.6 idi can easily use more fuel than the engine can get air for. It's not like I'm racing it. With downhill engine braking (like I said, IDI is the worst) I find most of the speed reduction...

I put in a slightly stiffer advance spring, but still got no difference in clatter when the cold-start is pulled. So I reduced the internal fuel pressure by quite a bit (like 50%) and THAT made a big difference. I could hear a clear difference in the sound with the cold start pulled and actually see...

I had a 1980 Dasher w/ 4 speed that reved so high on the freeway the valves audibly tapped the pistons. Probably needed a valve adjustment. When the head was pulled all the piston crowns had dents. Still got pretty good milage. Those transmissions are more for just local driving in a small town. Dro...

Well, I never messed with timing. Just added cetane booster and carried on. I don't know how much it helped. Mexican Diesel says it's 45 cetane at the pump, but I also think the fuel down there is a little thicker, less refined. The cold weather also seems to be a factor, maybe making the fuel thick...

Looks like the valeo starter 438075 is the wholy grail. Not so easy to find and they are expensive. https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/valeo/valeo-starter/veo0/438075/v/a/7505/automotive-car-2003-volkswagen-golf?q=starter+motor+automatic&pos=3 O'reallys also sells just a solenoid for $200 :lol...

I swapped out the solenoid with 2 different ones, confirming it wasn't the solenoid. That's a great trick to know about loosening the terminal post and rotating it! but this was a case of worn brushes and one was about to fall out. :shock: I didn't take note of the part number for that bosch brush p...