Mk4 Golf GT TDi 130 - A Quick Project

[epom]

You need to find a hobby !superb work Op

[mwstewart]

Max M4X WW said:

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!

On mine the triangular locating tabs on the hoses had worn away the corresponding recess in the intercooler, so in my case seals would have only bought me a bit of time. The Darkside kit is such good value for money I had to get it - hopefully trouble free for quite a few miles

epom said:

You need to find a hobby !superb work Op

I do Cheers.

[Max M4X WW]

mwstewart said:

Max M4X WW said:

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!

On mine the triangular locating tabs on the hoses had worn away the corresponding recess in the intercooler, so in my case seals would have only bought me a bit of time. The Darkside kit is such good value for money I had to get it - hopefully trouble free for quite a few miles

Mine were a bit worn, but surprisingly it all seems tight now even with over double the mileage of yours.

I think the Darkside kit uses the £100 ebay intercoolers, but I guess the money is in the pipework really. For me, £350 on a car that is worth 2k (I hope!) and has caused me a few problems wasn't worth it.

[mwstewart]

Max M4X WW said:

Mine were a bit worn, but surprisingly it all seems tight now even with over double the mileage of yours.

I think the Darkside kit uses the £100 ebay intercoolers, but I guess the money is in the pipework really. For me, £350 on a car that is worth 2k (I hope!) and has caused me a few problems wasn't worth it.

That does come into it for sure - I'm not sure mine is worth a whole lot these days, but it is to me. I've grown quite attached to it

[Madril]

Have you looked at the EGR? Yours still has low miles, but was wondering about your thoughts on it (cleaning or deleting it).

My PD130 is over 160k miles and a refresh might be in order...

[mwstewart]

Madril said:

Have you looked at the EGR? Yours still has low miles, but was wondering about your thoughts on it (cleaning or deleting it).

My PD130 is over 160k miles and a refresh might be in order...

Really funny you should mention that! I was literally on the phone to Darkside Developments half an hour ago to add the following to the existing intercooler order:

EGR delete:


1.9 8v TDI PD150 (ARL) and US ALH / BEW PD100 EGR Cooler Delete Pipe:


R32 DSG Airbox and Snorkle Kit for VW Golf Mk4:


The car is going for a remap at JabbaSport in a couple of weeks time.

[RS Grant]

I had a Anniversary TDi daily driver at the beginning of the year which I regret selling (to my aunt!), so if/when you come to move this on.. could you please add me to the list of people to contact.


Cheers,
Grant

[BigTom85]

What are you doing for a clutch/flywheel?

Nice upgrades

[mwstewart]

RS Grant said:

I had a Anniversary TDi daily driver at the beginning of the year which I regret selling (to my aunt!), so if/when you come to move this on.. could you please add me to the list of people to contact.

Cheers,
Grant

Grant, Sure - no problem, though would you beleive there are already 3 PHers in the list? The Mk4 is obviously a well-loved car.

Cheers,
Mark

BigTom85 said:

What are you doing for a clutch/flywheel?

Nice upgrades

Thanks. On the phone this morning Jabba advised that the limit for a good OE clutch like mine is 320 lbs/ft. I want a bit of headroom so they are going to map it to just over 300 lb/ft and a probable 165 BHP, which is a decent increase over the stock 130 BHP & 229 lb/ft.

[martin mrt]

I forsee a clutch change Mark, the 2 mk4 TDiS I have remapped both needed a clutch soon afterwards.

[mwstewart]

martin mrt said:

I forsee a clutch change Mark, the 2 mk4 TDiS I have remapped both needed a clutch soon afterwards.

Were they generic maps, Martin? Jabba offer both a generic map or 'bespoke' remap which they tailor to a specific car and adjust the torque curve to suit a stock clutch.

I do hope my clutch lasts. I'm very sympathetic and tailor my throttle use to avoid any resonance as the boost builds around 1.2k RPM, and I don't let the engine bog. If the clutch does let go I will get the Sachs SRE version, but I really want to avoid that if possible.

[BigTom85]

Have a full beans map, if you drive it smoothly and sympathetically your clutch will probably be fine, and if it expires in 20k then upgrade it then

It was my flywheel that expired, the clutch was ok.

[mwstewart]

Martin, Tom - what mileage was on your stock clutches when you had the remap, and what mileage when they expired?

Cheers.

[zeduffman]

What a project! Great decision on changing the wheels, had those on my first Golf, they look really smart on the Mk4s.

[BigTom85]

Mine was on a Fabia vRS. Remapped at about 18k miles and DMF was making horrible thudding noises under hard acceleration from 45k miles. I was 19 and it was a company car so I wasn't exactly sympathic with my driving style.

[mwstewart]

zeduffman said:

What a project! Great decision on changing the wheels, had those on my first Golf, they look really smart on the Mk4s.

Cheers

BigTom85 said:

Mine was on a Fabia vRS. Remapped at about 18k miles and DMF was making horrible thudding noises under hard acceleration from 45k miles. I was 19 and it was a company car so I wasn't exactly sympathic with my driving style.

Ha! Thanks - that's useful.

[Madril]

mwstewart said:

Really funny you should mention that! I was literally on the phone to Darkside Developments half an hour ago to add the following to the existing intercooler order:

EGR delete:


1.9 8v TDI PD150 (ARL) and US ALH / BEW PD100 EGR Cooler Delete Pipe:


R32 DSG Airbox and Snorkle Kit for VW Golf Mk4:


The car is going for a remap at JabbaSport in a couple of weeks time.

Nice! Keep us posted then.

[mwstewart]

Madril said:

Nice! Keep us posted then.

Sure.

Chav alert. A aidelight bulb blew over the weekend so I thought I'd try my luck with a pair of these SMB LED based units. I chose a pair of 5 LED versions in roughly the same colour temperature as the OEM Xenons. The Mk4 OEM Xenon sidelight bulb type is H6W, non offset pin type.


Really impressed. I never gave these the time of day subconciosluy associating them with chavs, but they are fantastic! The colour temperature matches the OEM HID bulbs, they are much brighter, yet don't provide any dazzle to oncoming drivers - I did check.

[RS Grant]

mwstewart said:

Grant, Sure - no problem, though would you beleive there are already 3 PHers in the list? The Mk4 is obviously a well-loved car.

Cheers,
Mark

Y'know.. looking at the detail you go into and the care you take with your cars, I actually can believe that Mark!!

The MK4 is not a razor sharp driving tool, but in my opinion, when looked after they are fantastic cars as daily drivers and extremely well screwed together in my experience. But finding a well cared for example is actually quite difficult these days... there are a lot of them dragging their sumps on the ground with 20" Bentley wheels running 165-section tyres etc, which is a shame.


Cheers,
Grant

[GreatGranny]

Missed this first time round.
Really impressive work as usual.
You said you use a VW dealer in Lincoln.
Are you based in Lincoln?
Not stalking honest, I'm just outside Sleaford so just curious.