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What did you do to your mk7 today?
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JC_451
Autocross Champion
- Location
- NJ, one of the nice parts.
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport
There's a Tesla model 3 near me, the license plate is UPUMPGAS. It's from New York.
I always laugh when I see it, because I live in NJ. ?
I always laugh when I see it, because I live in NJ. ?
toothofwar
Autocross Champion
- Location
- KY
- Car(s)
- 2018 Golf R
Kinda boring, but yesterday did an oil change. Will be looking into struts soon. Passenger side is making noise over light bumps. Excuse the nasty car, been 2 weeks of 12 hour shifts.
ChristopherNeil
Autocross Champion
- Location
- San Diego
- Car(s)
- MK7 GTI
Just crossed 75k today.
davegsm82
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Blyth, Northumberland - England
- Car(s)
- MK7 Golf and T3 Tdi
Bought a set of LED rear lights from a car boot sale for £15. Yes, 15. The right hand side one was broken, so bought an as-new replacement on eBay for £65 and a set of adapter looms for £20.
£100 all in for a full set of rear LED lights which I fitted this afternoon.
£100 all in for a full set of rear LED lights which I fitted this afternoon.
Got her all back together and back on the ground. Pressures set, tires rotated, wheels torqued, oil check, engine bay wiped down and test drive completed… overall oil pan is not a bad job, i do think if there was a way to make a prefitted oil pan gasket; would make it that much more efficient rather than RTV.. other than that- time to clean her back up again and enjoy the car until the next mods come (leaning towards possible esthetics (Carbon Fiber Hood covered by HOK Kandy paint) front strut bar, rear sway bar and front sway and end links for now)… only down side of this job was cost.. and i only Had 332 miles between oil changes.. lmao ?.. but it did give me a peace of mind seeing everything clean inside the oil pan.
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Anthony3o55
Autocross Champion
- Location
- FL
- Car(s)
- MK7 GTI
Since my car has been gutted for 3 weeks due to a antenna leak and finding any other problem. It rained the other day pretty bad and car was super humid. I ended up sitting in the rear during a rain storm and saw water rising up from the body panel somehow. I did tons of research but couldn’t find shit. So I ended up hitting it with sealant today and hoping for the best. Since I was working on the car I removed a door panel and replaced the panel clips since a majority was broken by an audio shop. New clips the seal is much beefier than the ones that come with our cars. Damaged clips leads to leaks as well into the car.
video of the leak: https://youtube.com/shorts/0cJpq_RNpwk?si=0O0YCHp8nBS0Rd74
video of the leak: https://youtube.com/shorts/0cJpq_RNpwk?si=0O0YCHp8nBS0Rd74
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MonkeyMD
Autocross Champion
Finally swapped out for Ruths (they were gapped to .028. Just left them as is.
Also swapped out for three MK8 PCV. Thought I had a BL before but turns out it was an AP.
Took me 2 hours to do both. Had to watch a video on how to unclip coil packs cause it's been a while and I forgot.
Had to watch a video on how to remove PCV house from TIP
Had to watch a video on how to change PCV.
All I have to say is F@#* working on cars. Not cut out for it.
This asshole hose kicked my ass. I don't even think I have the clip on right, but after 15 minutes jacking it off trying to get it on, I was done
MK8 PCV
In progress. Didn't want to get any debris in there
And done. And it started up. Wasn't leaking anywhere.
Spark plugs had oil on them. What does that mean?
Also swapped out for three MK8 PCV. Thought I had a BL before but turns out it was an AP.
Took me 2 hours to do both. Had to watch a video on how to unclip coil packs cause it's been a while and I forgot.
Had to watch a video on how to remove PCV house from TIP
Had to watch a video on how to change PCV.
All I have to say is F@#* working on cars. Not cut out for it.
This asshole hose kicked my ass. I don't even think I have the clip on right, but after 15 minutes jacking it off trying to get it on, I was done
MK8 PCV
In progress. Didn't want to get any debris in there
And done. And it started up. Wasn't leaking anywhere.
Spark plugs had oil on them. What does that mean?
StorableComa
Autocross Champion
- Location
- SoCal, USA
- Car(s)
- 17 GSW S FWD
Oil on the spark plug threads is a leaking cam bridge. It's not an immediate fix provided it's just a little oil. Keep an eye on it and you'll need a cam bridge reseal sometime in the future. 1 and 4 have a little oil on them for me, I'm just keeping an eye on it for now.
UtahMK7.5
Ready to race!
- Location
- Eagle Mountain, Utah
- Car(s)
- MK7.5 R
Re gapped my plugs and admired the engine bay for a bit.
PerceivedShift
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Virginia
MK8 PCV installed
Anthony3o55
Autocross Champion
- Location
- FL
- Car(s)
- MK7 GTI
Update: MF shit still leaked. Purchased some new seals for the outer tail lights. Honestly hoping this fixes the leak. I'm tired of having a humid car when it rains hard. It's super frustrating.
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JTM88
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Broken Arrow, OK
- Car(s)
- 2016 GTI
Installed paint match badge skin inserts, and black emblems.
Not sure how I feel about it yet
Not sure how I feel about it yet
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Did a lapping day yesterday with OnGrid at The Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, WA. Overall was a fun day! Had 4 sessions total after my first session was cancelled due to a Civic SI dumping oil all over the track. Unfortunately only had one dry session, but got close to my previous PB on lap 2. Goal is to keep working towards 2-flat as I know the car can do it. Adrenaline levels started pretty high as an SS Camaro spun in front of me on the out lap of our first session. He got a little too excited after getting the point by from the Mk7.5 in front of me. Had fun in the rain working on my smoothness after that.