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*reaches for autodata* ahem.... 70k or 5 years whichever occures earliest keep on safe side and do it a little bit earlier, no point having it fail on 70001 miles ;)

that looks mint mate :D

70k or 5 years ....apparently

thats the BESTEST colour ;)

ooh. when did you get a GTI-R??? cool. pics?

more power...or less of a loss??

why not fit the air feed to the viper? -done a search, can't find the thread

where abouts do you live? i do a nice little sideline rebuilding cyl heads and so long as its only valve damage this is a viable option, if the guides/seats are damaged however its not economical to rebuild. considering the cost of a second hand head

yeah it will use a bit if its a new engine, and gets a good beating

182 for kicks, leon for VAG reliability, cvic if you like hovis

you would hear that, the engine would turn over really easily making the starter motor sound higher pitched

yeah and headlamp out, slam panel off (makes the job easier)

couple of hours (taking it easy) and a couple of skinned knuckles

possible, but check the belt first. either way the problem needs to be found, cos when the aux belt fails its got a nasty habit of taking the timing belt with it :(

the only one you can see. o/s engine bay, its a serpentine jobby that runs your alternator, power steering pump, water pump and air, if you got it

the reno kit is manufactured by Gates cut out the middle man i say, buy the Gates kit by the way Gates are the best (in my opinon) i only fit them to everything

^yep, what he said. get it looked at ASAP

just remove the two 10mm nuts down the holes at the front, use a 1/4 drive ratchet and deep socket, then remove it from its studs

^ yup, saves your arm from gettin' scatched to buggery!

LOL i take the other fittings are the same top mount, strut size and rear mounts ect?

mind you i'd probably need to chek it either way! Lol

my thinking is if i put a die grinder to it, i will defo need the camber checking.

gsf do the belt kit for £100 incl. aux belt my aux belt idler was rough, so i changed that £40 odd from reno, not bad considering i called them as soon as i found it and told 'em it was urgent and they delivered it an hour or so later!

i did mine on friday. one of my collegues timed me - just over 4 and a half hours :D the aux belt is the only awkward bit, i used a tank drill to make a hole so i could easily get to the aux tensioner. i rekon this saved me loads of time and knuckles! just welded the peice back in after. the...

aah so i'll need to modify the bolt holes, do gaz coilovers have adjustable camber? cos that job would be easier if they don't.

hi, the 182 gaz coilovers garyg is selling how much modification/is it possible to? fit to 172 ph1??? cheers, :D

common(ish) problem -aux belt fails dramatically, gets stuck behind crank pulley, and 'cos the timing belt lower cover does not go between the crank pulley and sprocket the aux belt fouls the timing belt and pulls it off result-timing belt fails and all due to the aux belt. bad design if you...

who's is the 225BHP cup in the auto trader?? apparently (i know 'cos i phoned) you got 225 brake from a superchip and a cat back stainless exhaust

gearwrench for ratchet spanners

snap on, mac, facom and some jack (sealey Lol!)