VIC Brand Newbie. T4. Dear lord what have I done....

[beardface]

Greetings and salutations.

or should I say Guten Tag!?

At the ripe old age of 30, I've finally bought my first car. It's a 1998 Transporter (T4 2.0 Manual).

I got it pretty cheap, so I was expecting that there might be a little bit of maintenance to do on it....

How very right I was.

I've been reading this forum for a while. It seems to mostly be Golf's and newer models, but I've managed to find answers to most of my questions.
Thanks to the dude that posted this. http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...ers-23268.html That's been super helpful.

In the six months since I've had it I've...

1. Worn out the rubber/plastic ball joints in the gear selector. (On new years eve ) ($20) Bottom left of this image. If I can fix this, anyone can...


2. Lined the back, cut a hole in the cargo barrier, and built a bed/shelfy thing.

3. Had a service.

4. Busted a coil. (towing+$180)

5. Broke the fan belt idler wheel in the middle of nowhere. (towing+$170+some train tickets)

6. And just today it looks like I'll be needing a new alternator. ($more money I don't have)


So all in all, it seems like an absolute gem.

[jazd]

Sounds like a VW

[gecko2k]

welcome mate!

Nice to see another T4! There are not too many around, but those who have one normally keep them forever. Just remember to have a new engine handy when you click over approx. 1.500.000kms

Have a look in the van section, there are some threads around!