My VW Transporter T5 camper build
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Holy thread resurrection Batman. 
It's now coming up 10 years since I bought this van and it's still going strong. The tyres were getting old, so man maths kicked in and I've treated it to a new set of wheels. Freshened it up no end I think.
The interior is holding up well too, everything works perfectly still.
It's now coming up 10 years since I bought this van and it's still going strong. The tyres were getting old, so man maths kicked in and I've treated it to a new set of wheels. Freshened it up no end I think.
The interior is holding up well too, everything works perfectly still.
Edited by LeighW on Monday 11th March 16:43
Time flies eh!
It's been pretty good to be honest, but I don't scrimp on maintenance and it's serviced every year. It's had all the usual things replaced that fail on these, such as drive shaft / stub shaft, clutch /flywheel, injector seals, exhaust etc, nothing major. I did have one moment last summer when the intercooler split when I was 400 odd miles from home in Aberdeenshire. It was doubly annoying as I'd had it serviced not long before we went and I'd told them to give it a good check over. They obviously missed the banana shaped intercooler that was about to let go. No garages could fit me in so I had no choice but to limp it home on light throttle - not fun - and fix it myself. Genuine VW intercooler wasn't cheap, but it's remapped and I don't want it happening again. I also replaced the pipes while I was at it.
If you look carefully at the photos you might be able to spot the problem.
Before
After
It's been pretty good to be honest, but I don't scrimp on maintenance and it's serviced every year. It's had all the usual things replaced that fail on these, such as drive shaft / stub shaft, clutch /flywheel, injector seals, exhaust etc, nothing major. I did have one moment last summer when the intercooler split when I was 400 odd miles from home in Aberdeenshire. It was doubly annoying as I'd had it serviced not long before we went and I'd told them to give it a good check over. They obviously missed the banana shaped intercooler that was about to let go. No garages could fit me in so I had no choice but to limp it home on light throttle - not fun - and fix it myself. Genuine VW intercooler wasn't cheap, but it's remapped and I don't want it happening again. I also replaced the pipes while I was at it.
If you look carefully at the photos you might be able to spot the problem.
Before
After
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