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I got mine from tierod something on bay. But digi is the same. It's what I'm running now, with the uk one as a spare.
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Surf pig, is yours kjet or digi?Comment
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Velly/Depone, I'll look up the lift pumps for you. Just email me a VIN number and engine code. Use the email in my sig. I can email you the PDFs from ETKA too.
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Thanks mate, but due to my car getting towed I had to leave it to them to do.Originally posted by h100vw View Post
Good news is that it's running like a dream now and only cost $220 to do in the end.
Bad news is that they said my cam belt is almost dangerously loose/worn so that's the next mission
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Super easy job to do/fix.Originally posted by Depone View Post
Bad news is that they said my cam belt is almost dangerously loose/worn so that's the next missionMK2 - *Insert list of dealer purchased extra's/standard features here*
80 series - The MK2's BIG, Sooty, polar opposite...
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I'm looking into trying this myself, I literally have no tools so need to figure out what I need.Originally posted by ryana89 View Post
The guy who done the lift pump said it costs around $400-500 to do
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i have a lift pump in the post, 35 pound from the uk
glad you got it sortedVelly
'91 2.0 8v GTI
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Sorry to hijack this, but I found yesterday that the radiator fan was on when the car had been off for two hours.Originally posted by benough View Post
Found a loose earth wire (it had a brown sheath so I assumed it was) and when I isolated it from the head, the car ran fine.
Maybe I'll put up a pic but it's from the loom, near the coil.
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To change the lift pump or change the cam belt?Originally posted by Depone View PostI'm looking into trying this myself, I literally have no tools so need to figure out what I need.
The guy who done the lift pump said it costs around $400-500 to do
Can you borrow tools? Cam belt is easy on these cars, just use a Bentley/Hayne's manual.
There are not many jobs on these cars that can justify spending $500.Last edited by ryana89; 09-07-2012, 04:33 PM.MK2 - *Insert list of dealer purchased extra's/standard features here*
80 series - The MK2's BIG, Sooty, polar opposite...
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Be wary of earths on the engine. Really critical for good running, the most important being the one off the gearbox. If that goes, the starter earths itself through the ECU. Which isn't good!Originally posted by benough View Post
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Not everyone can diy cambelt, Ryan. Cambelt is a 2 - 3 hours job. Shops need to make profit, I paid $350 for cambelt job. $500 is abit high though.Originally posted by ryana89 View PostsigpicParts for sale http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...ff-102387.htmlComment
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If I knew someone to lend me tools and hand I would do it, believe me!
This is my first Mk2 and my second car all up and have no experience with mechanical work in the past...
I drive my mk2 daily and can't afford to be having my car off the road potentially screwing it up trying to fix it on my own.
Feel like schmuck forking over cash to mechanics but end of the day I feel like I don't have much choice.Comment
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Cambelt=cheapOriginally posted by Depone View Post
Spend mechanics money on tools to do the job. Sub $50 would do it, IMO. Haynes manual $20 or internet how to.
Loads of dollars left over for something else.
Easy.
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Hang on here, yeah mechanics have to make money course they have, same as plumbers and builders etc, i NEVER question them when they do stuff for me but the plumber will fix his car at the weekend, what a crap trade it is. And Very thank less, tnakfully there is just some tech stuff we can actually do thet the diy,er cant., we actually did an apprenticeship and MANY years afterwards to hone the skills, same or i hope the same as any other tradesman, i totally agree that some can over charge, i can feel for folk at that raw end of a deal, thats where i try my best not to but still have to pay bills, like every one else and Google and internet diagnosis and tips can sometimes end you up paying heaps more anyway. Just wish that techs wouldnt all get tarred with that brush gives me the willies.
Sorry dont mean to hijack the thread, ill help anyone when possible but must stick up for the trade sorry.
This isnt aiming at anyone by the way, just sticking up for what ive done for the last 24+ years and many out there, just hits a nerve when hearing how mechanics are this and that.
Good luck with it all
JmacLast edited by Jmac; 13-07-2012, 07:37 PM.Alba European
Service, Diagnostics and repairs. Mobile Diag available on request
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Top price could reflect not really wanting to do the job but I can't see a professional taking as long as 3 hours to do a MK2 cambelt.
$4-500 is a fair amount of money, as a percentage of the value of the car. Running a 20 year old isn't going to be cheap. The cheapest bit is the actual purchase.
Depone, you should have a look at what's involved in doing some simple jobs on your car. It's part of your entry into the world of VWs.
Some people are not cut out to wield spanners that's for sure but assess your skill level against what you find and go from there.
Get a Haynes for some light reading. At least then you'll have an idea what's going on.
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