Mk4 Golf GT TDi 130 - A Quick Project

Mk4 Golf GT TDi 130 - A Quick Project

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martin mrt

3,768 posts

200 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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Cracking project Mark, missed this initially, it's almost exactly the same as my old 150 GT TDi, except mine had black leather recaros as standard, the rest of the spec your retrofitting mine already had, should have kept that car.


mwstewart

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7,553 posts

187 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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martin mrt said:
Cracking project Mark, missed this initially, it's almost exactly the same as my old 150 GT TDi, except mine had black leather recaros as standard, the rest of the spec your retrofitting mine already had, should have kept that car.
Cheers Martin. That sounds like a very rare car indeed!

mwstewart

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7,553 posts

187 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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I may have mentioned previously that I'm using the Golf very regularly now that my g/f has a company car, and with frequent use it has now reached 60k miles. It's covered the past 22k in our ownership needing only a set of tyres and a battery, which happenend to be the original. We've been extremely pleased with it.

I've used VW for servicing and found that their basic service, by basic I mean oil & filter, is incredibly good value at £99. I change the additional items myself at the same time i.e. fuel, oil and pollen filters. The cam belt is due now so I shall get it changed also.

I'll probably keep the car until next summer, then get it serviced & MOTd before advertising it.


Max M4X WW

4,788 posts

181 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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I agree about the servicing, our A3 was done by Audi last year - It was a bit more at £149 but that included them painting the roof and repairing some rust under warranty. It was the only way they would do it FOC.

Do let me know how much you'd want for it, I'd quite like to own an ex MWS car and our A3 is a bit on the tired side!

alangtt

278 posts

161 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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Hi great upgrades,
You say the rear already has the wiring fit the 12v socket? Anymore info
It would be ideal for camping

mwstewart

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7,553 posts

187 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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Max M4X WW said:
I agree about the servicing, our A3 was done by Audi last year - It was a bit more at £149 but that included them painting the roof and repairing some rust under warranty. It was the only way they would do it FOC.

Do let me know how much you'd want for it, I'd quite like to own an ex MWS car and our A3 is a bit on the tired side!
With pleasure, Max. I'll give you a shout next year, though the only thing is I'm not sure if the exterior will be up to your high standards; it's lived most of its life in London and hence has picked up some scratches and small parking dents here and there. Nothing horrific, but nothing close to the cars you've had. Mechanically it's perfect.

alangtt said:
Hi great upgrades,
You say the rear already has the wiring fit the 12v socket? Anymore info
It would be ideal for camping
Thanks Alan. I beleive all Mk4's have the wiring taped up behind the O/S/R light cluster. If you pull back the O/S/R boot carpet you will see a cream coloured two pin connector. The required parts are:

1J0919309 - £3.95
7L6919341F - £4.31

Just bore a 20mm hole in the boot carpet and mount the socket within reach of the connector.

alangtt

278 posts

161 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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mwstewart said:
Thanks Alan. I beleive all Mk4's have the wiring taped up behind the O/S/R light cluster. If you pull back the O/S/R boot carpet you will see a cream coloured two pin connector. The required parts are:

1J0919309 - £3.95
7L6919341F - £4.31

Just bore a 20mm hole in the boot carpet and mount the socket within reach of the connector.
Many thanks

BBS-LM

3,972 posts

223 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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Did you really pay 6K for a Mk4 Golf GT TDi 130 which was 12 years old?

mwstewart

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7,553 posts

187 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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BBS-LM said:
Did you really pay 6K for a Mk4 Golf GT TDi 130 which was 12 years old?
No: "The budget was £6k. I provided several options including the Golf I'm writing about in this post, which was to be fair the wild card in the bunch being both older and cheaper than the other options"

Max M4X WW

4,788 posts

181 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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mwstewart said:
Max M4X WW said:
I agree about the servicing, our A3 was done by Audi last year - It was a bit more at £149 but that included them painting the roof and repairing some rust under warranty. It was the only way they would do it FOC.

Do let me know how much you'd want for it, I'd quite like to own an ex MWS car and our A3 is a bit on the tired side!
With pleasure, Max. I'll give you a shout next year, though the only thing is I'm not sure if the exterior will be up to your high standards; it's lived most of its life in London and hence has picked up some scratches and small parking dents here and there. Nothing horrific, but nothing close to the cars you've had. Mechanically it's perfect.
That's a shame given the miles, but understandable. I'm not too worried about bodywork on the daily used cars smile

mwstewart

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7,553 posts

187 months

Saturday 6th September 2014
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The Golf's rear discs and pads were ready for replacement along with its brake fluid. I priced up a premium brand set on ECP which came in around £85 including fluid - which wasn't bad at all - however I decided to go a different route. I've never been entirely happy with the brake bias on the car; it's way too front biased! Given I would be changing the fluid anyway, I decided to search eBay for an upgrade. I found the following set:


It looked like it had been washed up on the last tide, but I could see a decent set of brakes underneath with new discs and pads. I paid £77 delivered! The brakes are vented 25mm in diameter from the rear of a FWD TT. The original set up on the Gold was 230mm sold discs.

Here they are fitted. They have made a subtle but noticeable difference to braking balance and have inceased braking power overall.


VW gave the car a good clean after its service, and I was thoroughly impressed with the service at Vertu VW in Lincoln - a very pleasant experience all round.



Gingerbread Man

9,171 posts

212 months

Saturday 6th September 2014
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Front your first post, where is the pipeline situated?

mwstewart

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7,553 posts

187 months

Saturday 6th September 2014
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Gingerbread Man said:
Front your first post, where is the pipeline situated?
I'm afraid I don't remember the exact location, but it's somewhere within the Réserve Naturelle de la Vallée de Chaudefour.

alangtt

278 posts

161 months

Sunday 7th September 2014
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Brakes a direct fit?

BE57 TOY

2,628 posts

146 months

Sunday 7th September 2014
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Exceptional work!!

mwstewart

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7,553 posts

187 months

Sunday 7th September 2014
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alangtt said:
Brakes a direct fit?
Yes, they are aside from trimming of the disc splash shield to suit the larger discs. The Quattro versions do fit but require a 6mm wheel spacer hence I used the FWD TT versions.

The new discs are in fact 256mm not 25mm as I mistakenly typed in my previous post.

BE57 TOY said:
Exceptional work!!
Cheers smile

mwstewart

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7,553 posts

187 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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New headlamp washer jets and covers from VW, and the Kufatec loom. I used http://uk-mkivs.net/topic/10738-wiring-for-headlig... to install the loom and it went without a hitch. The Kufatec products really are great.


The systm is now up and working - just in time for an MOT on Monday.

va1o

16,029 posts

206 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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Looks very smart, I'm a big fan of the OEM+ look and feel you've achieved thumbup

mwstewart

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7,553 posts

187 months

Sunday 2nd November 2014
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I just had the cam belt, water pump, and aux belt changed. I think it was the original belt so it was well overdue based on age, but not mileage.

During my routine checks I noticed that the OEM quick release fittings on the boost pipework had succumbed to the leaks at their joints which with these is an inevitability, so following my 'replace parts with upgraded versions' ethos I ordered this:


The standard car never feels slow but I am really looking forward to some more power.

Max M4X WW

4,788 posts

181 months

Sunday 2nd November 2014
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Looks good Mark, I actually replaced all the seals on ours and it seems to have done the trick for now. The standard inter cooler does seem to get quite hot though!