VW Golf Mk7 DIY restoration. Driveway GTD salvage project part 2. Straightening the chasis end cap, fitting the fresh rad pack plus oil and filter change on the 2.0 TDI engine.
Great vid. Ive been playing with my Mk7 GTD today. flushing the heater matrix and replacing bonnet latch cable. Fair play for taking this on yourself. Will be watching with interest how things connect.
While you're playing with coolant, remove the silica bag from the expansion tank. These have been known to split and block the heater matrix. also tye wrap the bonnet release mechanism junction box to black metal frame (Near R/H headlight in engine bay) its attached too to prevent the housing from opening and ferrels popping out. Both of these happened to me in one go!
Thanks Ben I thought I had replied yesterday but it has disappeared. I'll have a look for the silica bag and check the bonnet release situation. The ferrels seem to replace self-tappers in numerous (limited access) locations. Guess they're designed to last 10-15 years. Nothing that a plastic tie wont fix. Cheers b33zo
The EA288’s cooling system is a nightmare. I’ve got the Seat Leon mk3 fr 184. If you can’t pressure fill the coolant, you want to make sure to bleed the cooling system with VCDS, and want to be squeezing the various hoses whilst engine is at temp and expansion tank cap is off, squeeze the rad hoses, auxiliary pump for heating, matrix and mainly the hose running off from the expansion tank into the radiator for charge air. You’ll probably hear the pump running for a while and gushing around the heater matrix. Good luck and will be subscribing.
Thanks for watching Rudi and leaving your tips. I squeezed the hoses a fair bit when filling and ran the engine for 5 minutes with the cap off so hopefully most of the air will be out now. I don't have much experience with pressure filling. I'll keep an eye on the level before any test drive. Cheers b33zo
Thanks for watching CC. The Mk5 Golf is still in use but only around town. The dual-mass clutch is really clattering, the worn out bush somewhere under the front end is still clunking and the other rear wheel bearing is very noisy...I hate to let the car go... b33zo
