So far, so good. Must have been a duff tensioner. Went carefully through, Autodata book, interweb and methodical. A few more miles, and hours, running in, so will book another MOT now the brake cylinder is replaced and washer pump motor. Got some amazing mats from Torquepartz, and now looking for a ...

Either a duff tensioner or potentially the belt tension was too tight. For reference, in setting the tension, the official VW workshop manual says: (1) The timing belt must be able to be twisted by just 90 degrees with your thumb and forefinger half way between the camshaft gear and the intermediat...

Looking online the gates tensioner look different to yours? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314765460654?fits=Plat_Gen%3AMK+I%7CModel%3AGolf&hash=item49497bc4ae:g:NkMAAOSweQ1k1c1u&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0NgZGuPYyFBnl5adjihQ72h1yfYBAAH%2BoYHq0cfS1DA3Rw4PLiMD1RlP1BcMUyPgw6MQoMsrLSeCl%2B1P8GGjeutjT2Z...

So, in preparation for MOT retest after minor (well major) fails on the MOT with a seized OSR wheel cylinder (replaced) and dead front washer motor (replaced), I was running the car up and moving around near the barn/workshop. Squeaking noise, wouldn't go, and I noted it soon after swapping the tens...

Dag-nam-it MOT retest delayed for the foreseeable. Started the car yesterday morning up at my barn, squeak and other non-descript noises from Cambelt area (new Gates tensioner and belt fitted 34 miles and 1 week earlier)... Slackened off the aux belt from alternator and restarted - still there.... Q...

Nearly got there! Windscreen washer failed, worked when I left for the MOT failed. New pump, £8.75 - resolved Rear offside brake not working (foot brake). One of the pistons was seized, new cylinder, £7.55 - resolved So retest for Tuesday morning :pilot: Awesome mats from Torquepartz arrived as well...

Heartiest congratulations to Katie and Sylvester on bagging the Radwood RADdest car of the show! :pilot: Absolutely awesome, as the proud owner of an Alpine White Scala (hoping for a successful MOT tomorrow after recommissioning) it is great to see these understated and underestimated vehicles bubbl...

Thank you - 60mm looks about right from my eyeballs

Thank you for calming my CDO :-) Now, that’s a steering wheel I’d quite like too! I’m going to look at running with the original for a while, now to keep an eye out for the older version; reads like effort , I’ve not been in the interior modification in any of my other vehicles. Nearly time to plan ...

GT_II

Thank you for the swift reply and advice!

An old thread, I know, but I am glad to see another white spoiler!

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Good evening, Continuing the recommission of my Scirocco after a significant absence from the road, another question please? Just a recap first, been a busy few weekends 8-) Fuelling issue - resolved with new lift pump Full service with Syntra oil (10w40) New drive belt (Gates) New timing belt and t...

Good evening, Continuing the recommission of my Scirocco after a significant absence from the road, another question please? Just a recap first, been a busy few weekends 8-) Fuelling issue - resolved with new lift pump Full service with Syntra oil (10w40) New drive belt (Gates) New timing belt and ...

After stripping and servicing the K-Jet and WUR - still no joy - so went back to the start. Swapped the relays so that the pumps ran constantly, and there was nothing from the lift pump! OK, one new Pierburg and some straight pipe instead of the 'silencer for vibration', a little bit of cranking lat...

Good afternoon. Now, of course, I ought to have checked this better before ripping into the K-jet system etc., and of course it all looks pretty obvious :-D Lift Pump - I had checked only as far as to confirm power had been going to pump, and the main pump can be easily heard. So tried to test the f...