As part of regular maintenance, I swapped over the plugs with fresh new NGK Laser Platinum BUR6ET. They looked pretty good, but it’s always good to know when your car is running on fresh plugs.
The old
The new
I snapped off the neck of the oil seperator, which fell into the engine and needed to be extracted off course. Time to remove the rocker cover and do a little inspection. Everything looked ok, no signs of sludge or weird marks or so.
Bought a new grille (without the VW logo), but I didn’t want the one with the double louvres, as that has been tried and tested. I noticed this one from JOM and ordered it. Got a message back from a Dutch webshop that they aren’t able to deliver anymore. Searched and found it on German Ebay, for less than price that the Dutch webshop advertised it for, so happy days 🙂
Partnr: 1H6853653MOE
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Camera: Nikon D300 / Nikkor 17-55mm
As some people asked me for some interior shots, here they are.
Very happy with the (aftermarket) sunroof
Only 180.000 verified (!) kilometers
The best airfilter on the Golf MK3 GTI platform is the original airbox with paper filter. But you might miss out on induction noise, something so desired on any naturally aspirated (NA) engine 🙂
There are ways to give you some induction noise, namely:
I bought myself an extra airbox and removed the snoot + drilled extra holes on the cold side of the car.
Stock Airbox
Removeing the snoot
Fitted a new airfilter
My car was cutting out when the engine was hot. RPM gauge dropped to zero instantly & engine cuts out immediateley. Scanning the car with vagcom / VCDS showed an error with the G28 sensor aka Crankshaft Position sensor. Other names are Engine Speed sensor and in Dutch BDP sensor or krukaspositie sensor.
I followed this video guide, which helped me tremendously, so thank you Thomas EXOVCDS. Took me about an hour on axle stands, so not that bad.
And then it was time for a change, a new car. But it didn’t go smoothly, not at all. I traded my 2009 Toyota Aygo with a Volkswagen (VW) Golf MK3 GTI 2.0 8v (1996, AGG engine code), after having an extended test drive which didn’t show any weird signs. Car handled nicely, especially for that age.
But on the way back it broke down, RPM gauge dropped instantly and car died (electrics worked though). Long story short, I was pulled back home and was able to fix the issue a day or two later by swapping out the Crankshaft Position sensor (G28) and as a precaution, I also swapped out the Fuel Pump Relay (nr 30).
So a little bit of a headache & mixed feelings later, I am still very happy with my swap!
Stranded…
Being towed
Back home (finally!)
