Gone over to the dark side from mk1's to 2

Spec is

56 plate 2.0tfsi, done 95k

Green spec calipers

Factory xenons, parking sensors, cruise, Maxidot, jumbo box, rear electric windows, 18"s etc

Gave her a polish today,

Interior was in very good nick, just changed all the interior curtesy lights to LEDs,

Fitted my diagem indicator bulbs all round, Osram front sidelights, new front badge I had sitting around

So easy to get the headlights out couldn't believe it

Engine bay started off like this

Thou I had already changed the coolant cap to a black spec one

Soon after these were fitted

As well as changing the coil packs, and lucky I did as I found this

Just cleaned up the plug for now till I get some new ones, funny thing was it wasn't misfiring yet either, but looks like water had been sitting in there

Bay ended up like this

Also fitted a revision d divertor valve and forge bov spacer

Been a while since I've worked on mk5's but have to say its been a pleasure to work on so far lol

Looks good so far :-) what plans have you got for modding?

Looks good that dude,

How you finding it compared to the mk1?

Very cool

Was this a swap for urs mate

Looks good so far :-) what plans have you got for modding?

Not too much really mate needs some new tyres, then look at suspension, exhaust, map next year, gonna sort some maintanence out first, check the cam follower, strip and clean out the intake valves, sort a catch can,

Looks good that dude,

How you finding it compared to the mk1?

Driven my dads mk2 facelift a lot, but to be honest it's miles better then the mk1 feels more refined, still far too high for a sporty model though lol, driven a fair few mk5's back in the day too so knew what they were like

Very cool

Was this a swap for urs mate

Can't you see it looking all sad in front in one pic, nah it's still here mate being stripped over next couple of weeks :(

Sidelights and xenons, the xenons seem bluer then my factory fit Fabia ones though even when I put 5ks in,

Sidelights are 4k osrams

Nice! Definitely the best colour for a Mk2

Ah i spy it

I do like the mk2s mate, looks very cool

hi mate,

been thinking about fitting the forge BOV at the same time i fit a new Diverter valve, how noisy is the BOV though??

cheers

You can easily hear it, not mega loud ill try and get a vid sorted

Nice and tidy example, looks clean.

Thought about swapping mine in for one a couple of months ago, but couldn't do it!! :no:

Changed the cam follower today, looks like it was still on its original which was good going, anyway some pics

Seems to be idling better even though it didn't seem to be bad anyway, old one did seem pretty beaten up a few scores on it and quite abit of the top coating worn away, wasn't a bad job, pain in the arse was getting the second line off the bottom of the pump which was a m8 head

This bad boy, ended up using that m8 bit and a 10mm spanner round it, don't think it would be possible any other way,

Another job out the way, job for tomorrow is cleaning out the intake valves quite and involved Job, got new gaskets and some injector seals just incase they pop out, if the weather holds out, should be running like new after, even though it's not running bad now lol

Gonna look into hopefully relocating the Evap canistor somewhere and the washer bottle top, tidy up that side of the engine ready for when I get a catch can setup

Looks good!

Been busy today cleaning the intake valves, what a pita, still sets my mind at ease now it's done, they were gummed up but I didn't think too bad for 95k

One of the injectors came out so had to fit new seals to that one

Some pics of the ports

No1 was by far the worse

Safe to say it looks a hell of a lot cleaner now but I forgot to get after pics lol do'h,

Little update got a stainless exhaust fitted, came off a mk2 but the brackets didn't line up to the back mount, lucky I got it cheap enough so started off like this

And I've had the rear silencer removed an a straight pipe welded in sounds very nice now, and fits the cutout spot on now, so happy overall

Also fitted a new breather pipe as mine had split, and my bsh stage1 Pcv fix would be here by next week and that's the engine bay nearly sorted, not dong much more other then a set of eibachs and some new tyres, and finish installing my stereo, still loving it, and been getting nearly 40mpg on my trip down south so the economy's up quite ait since getting it, just from cleaning the valves and some maintance

My bsh stage 1 Pcv fix has arrived, just fitted it today, looks well made can't believe these are 85quid new not much too it, lucky I got this second hand.

A little more junk removed from the engine, the stock Pcv and valve and the u shape breather pipe to inlet manifold

Job done

Been busy today gave her a service, and finished off my single din stereo install with an old sub and amp I had,

Looking good. Not a fan of single DINs in the Mk2, but if you had it spare

Going back a little Trev, out of interest how did you clean the ports ???

Looking good !!

good work Trev, onwards and upwards from the mk1. Was tempted for one of these myself after my mk1

Going back a little Trev, out of interest how did you clean the ports ???

Looking good !!

It's the bottom end of the valves, just did one cylinder at a time, got them closed then filled the port up with brake cleaner leaving it for abit, then working with a supposed special tool even the dealers use, cable ties bunched together lol, use a scraping motion and repeat with each other cylinder, very time consuming but I did it in around 6hours, could have taken longer depends how thorough you want to be, there's a good guide on Mk5golf http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103885&page=6

good work Trev, onwards and upwards from the mk1. Was tempted for one of these myself after my mk1

There so cheap now too, it's a leap forward in every respect to the mk1 but it's the same needs bits doing to make it as good as it should have been lol

Fitted my Christmas present off the missus today, quite a biggie compared she doesn't like buying me anything car related lol,

Power flex torque arm insert

Greased it up slipped it in ooh err, didn't need anything to get it to go in just pushing with the fingers,

Torqued up ready to go

Longest bit of the job was opening the garage, and jacking her up