What did you do to your Polo today?

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Pulling out my MAF last night and cleaned it in an isopropyl alcohol solution (ie. zip bag full of the stuff, then shaken around to remove oil/contaminants from the filaments).

Not sure if it's done anything... did feel smoother idling this morning but that could have been the placebo effect.

Edit: Also picked up new vacuum lines to replace a few that are looking worn.

[xc17ed]

what are you going to do with the stock GTI headlights?

Going to keep them as a "just in case" for the moment, sorry.

[Corey_R]

I had my Polo GTI in for it's 30k service today. Had them look at a creaking sound in the right rear of the car that I could constantly hear whilst driving. Turns out to be the rear shock mounts. They've gotta order them in from Singapore, and I'll have to take it back to have them swapped over. All under warranty so all good

[Jmac]

Pulling out my MAF last night and cleaned it in an isopropyl alcohol solution (ie. zip bag full of the stuff, then shaken around to remove oil/contaminants from the filaments).

Not sure if it's done anything... did feel smoother idling this morning but that could have been the placebo effect.

Edit: Also picked up new vacuum lines to replace a few that are looking worn.

If your line to your Fuel pressure reg is leaking then you will get more fuel and not less. It wont ping with that. Fuel is crap here and if its intermittant then i could be just the fuel. Have it scanned to see how much timing is being pulled by the ecu. And of coarse have the thing smoke tested, cant stress the smoke test enough, if it doesnt leak then you have NO secondary air.
Jmac

[bfeboi]

~please Explain?~

[Jmac]

~please Explain?~

Explain what? What dont you get mate?
Jmac

[noone]

Going back to the weekend, lubed the bushes on the whiteline front sway. Moving freely again, felt like it was binding...

[bfeboi]

Explain what? What dont you get mate?
Jmac

What do you mean by secondary air

[Jmac]

Secondary air is unmeasured air that enters the engine via a split hose, leaking gasket etc. The maf measures what comes in, any air unmeasured is secondary air, and is mixture enemy number 1!!!
Jmac

[kelvniii]

Got my Bilstein B8 shocks and Weitec springs installed
and also changed Lower control arm and Anti-row bar bushes!

and now my GTI is very response to my command!

[seangti]

Got my Bilstein B8 shocks and Weitec springs installed
and also changed Lower control arm and Anti-row bar bushes!

and now my GTI is very response to my command!

that's what I like to hear. my bilsteins are sitting in a box, will hopefully be on the car by this time next week.

[insanekiwi]

that's what I like to hear. my bilsteins are sitting in a box, will hopefully be on the car by this time next week.

Nice, let us know what the 'comfort' is like. I have H&R springs on, and although it's perfect for height, and great on track days... (as not as undulated, or rough with change of cambers everywhere), I would like to at some stage upgrade for something with good comfort. I think even stock I thought was reasonably hard. Is coil over the only way to get 'reasonable comfort' at lower stance?

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Picked up some parts (pollen filter, oil filter, sump plug and gearbox oil) from Jmac to do my 60k service (I've already done plugs, MAF clean, upper engine cleaner and air filter). Thanks again Jimmy!

Still waiting on my 17mm hex socket to arrive from the UK before I can do the gearbox oil though... but will do the pollen filter and engine oil on Sunday never-the-less.

[Whubbsie]

Looked at it disappointingly.... just not low or wide enough.... going out to the garage to put the spacers on again

[poopoo]

went to get my ecu reflashed today . SUPERCHIPS = INSANEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!