03-25-2016, 10:04 AM
Well this thing has been a proper pain in the dick lately.
In addition to the worsening oil pan leakage and broken door handle, the bolts holding the driver's door panel on are slowly stripping out, and I *think* the TOB is starting to make some scary intermittent noises. Last time I touched it I was backing it into the driveway, something goes *tink* and the exhaust starts leaking.
I brooded about it for five days and finally jacked it up last night to find it chewed up and spit out one of my V-bands. I guess they don't like being 3" off the ground.
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A new one is in the mail but won't be here until the middle of next week.
I also took the opportunity to inspect underneath the car to see if my worsening leak is still just coming from the oil pan. Everything from the pan up is bone dry, everything below the pan, from the steering rack to about the middle of the trans, is completely hosed with oil, so I guess it is just that gasket and possibly the rear main seal.
Replacing the gasket isn't a huge deal but it's kind of a slippery slope situation. It would be foolish to tear the thing apart that far and not also do the rod bearings given its mileage, but that is kind of a shitty job to do in the car, so the most logical thing to do is really to just rip the whole drivetrain out of the thing, change the clutch, tob, rear main seal, input/output seals, flip it over and do the rod bearings, secure the oil pump nut, new gaskets, etc, and now we're talking about $1000 in parts I don't feel like spending, nor do I want to waste my time piece mailing it and doing rod bearings/gaskets now only to have the TOB finish dying in a couple months. So it's just gonna have to deal and sit there with cardboard under it until I feel like dealing with its shitty attitude.
So who's pumped to see a VW at the show? :wink:
In addition to the worsening oil pan leakage and broken door handle, the bolts holding the driver's door panel on are slowly stripping out, and I *think* the TOB is starting to make some scary intermittent noises. Last time I touched it I was backing it into the driveway, something goes *tink* and the exhaust starts leaking.
I brooded about it for five days and finally jacked it up last night to find it chewed up and spit out one of my V-bands. I guess they don't like being 3" off the ground.
A new one is in the mail but won't be here until the middle of next week.
I also took the opportunity to inspect underneath the car to see if my worsening leak is still just coming from the oil pan. Everything from the pan up is bone dry, everything below the pan, from the steering rack to about the middle of the trans, is completely hosed with oil, so I guess it is just that gasket and possibly the rear main seal.
Replacing the gasket isn't a huge deal but it's kind of a slippery slope situation. It would be foolish to tear the thing apart that far and not also do the rod bearings given its mileage, but that is kind of a shitty job to do in the car, so the most logical thing to do is really to just rip the whole drivetrain out of the thing, change the clutch, tob, rear main seal, input/output seals, flip it over and do the rod bearings, secure the oil pump nut, new gaskets, etc, and now we're talking about $1000 in parts I don't feel like spending, nor do I want to waste my time piece mailing it and doing rod bearings/gaskets now only to have the TOB finish dying in a couple months. So it's just gonna have to deal and sit there with cardboard under it until I feel like dealing with its shitty attitude.
So who's pumped to see a VW at the show? :wink:
Now: 07 Porsche Cayman S | 18 VW Tiguan
Then: 18 VW GTI Autobahn | 95 BMW M3 | 15 VW GTI SE | 12 Kia Optima SX | 2009 VW GTI | 00 BMW 540i Sport | 90 Mazda Miata | 94 Yamaha FZR600R | 1993 Suzuki GS500E | 2003 BMW 325i | 95 Saab 900S