failed inspection on tuesday, broken front coil spring. ordered a spring from FCP and darn if it didnt arrive today 2 days to the door. i hate spring compressors, aka death sticks. its almost done, i'll finish it fri morning. https://youtu.be/POlch0YF1iQ?si=dNZu8BUujLJBdWVW Springs are not a proble...

got the strut installed , test drive seems good, i might check it with string after i get my sticker. i'd buy the better compressor tool but considering the rarity of use, i bought the ones i have at least 9 yrs ago and this is the first year they saw use. I have 3 springs compressor tools, and the...

dikidera wrote: ↑28 Oct 2024, 04:20 How do you have Vida online subscription ? It's very difficult to get, requires independent operator status.

Depends on where you are. In US any individual pays $70 and it is his for 3 days.

Your manifold is likely warped. They all do that. Also supposed to tighten the nuts from center outwards

Volvo nuts are mishaped to oval, so they unavoidably drive the studs, too.

Torque is 25 Nm.

The 8 mm bolt that keeps the coil at the valve cover is actually its high-voltage ground. Without that ground the coil burns. If you keep the ground contact in good shape those coils almost never die.

The 8 mm bolt that keeps the coil at the valve cover is actually its high-voltage ground. Without that ground the coil burns. If you keep the ground contact in good shape those coils almost never die. Really? I mean the engine has one massive ground connection at the valve cover to the chassis, and...

dikidera wrote: ↑17 Nov 2024, 15:48 So my P2 MY2005 (facelift) is excluded?

My P2 MY2005 as well

It's interesting that Smok can. True, it works with its own cable, and somehow I doubt that they implemented this at the cable firmware level. When T5Luke and I started the project in 2020 there was no one cracking the pin via timing attack. Shortly after we opensourced the code and schematics, the...

"C" if your pockets are light. "B" otherwise. Also before installing "B" - do "A" on it (a rebuild). At least need to replace valve stem seals, because for that to be done properly you need to degrease valve stem guides to bone dry. And correct the valve lash....

If you want your repair to last, don't use GKN grease that comes in a kit. Not sure why they do it, but that grease is for CV joints, not tripods. Tripod requires a thinner grease, otherwise it suffers from lack of lubrication and dies prematurely. FCP has VW G052186A3 grease, use that. This is what...