What did you do to your mk7 today?

[MonkeyMD]

Swapped plugs today and installed @StorableComa grounding kit. @Diggs24 do you know what is the white residue on plug 1? Car is running EQT stage 1 and I add 1 gal ethanol with atleast 10 gal of Shell 93. Every month or so I run a full tank of 93 so the r content don't go too high.

Forgot to add that the car didn't run rough or anything, this set of Ruth has around 35k miles on them.

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Either part out or send it. There's no middle ground

 

[Diggs24]

That's a plug that's too hot. Also it's got some oil residue from the cam cradle leaking.

 

[CaptainRatty]

Clogged injector maybe since it’s only one plug?

 

[Diggs24]

Hot ass tune+ethanol+not enough fuel pressure to reach last injector.

 

[swcrow]

Hot ass tune+ethanol+not enough fuel pressure to reach last injector.

/end thread

 

[CaptainRatty]

And 35k is a lot of miles for a spark plug interval with a tune.

 

[Gray_Panther]

Finished up the paint correction late on Saturday to late for pictures, so I took some yesterday. It came out looking fantastic!

Thanks @GoatAutomotive for all the tips!


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Looks amazing!

 

[swcrow]

And 35k is a lot of miles for a spark plug interval with a tune.

no kidding!

 

[Kart17]

no kidding!

But the Ruth’s lived . Now the question were they gapped?

 

[swcrow]

But the Ruth’s lived . Now the question were they gapped?

barely livin' is no way to live lol

 

[Maiden69]

Hot ass tune+ethanol+not enough fuel pressure to reach last injector.

I guess no ethanol until I can upgrade the fueling? How are they able to tune for the Golf R larger injectors and not have fuel pressure problems? It is on their stage tune now and I was planning on swapping them since I am getting up in mileage. Granted they are highway miles as I commute around 75 miles a day round trip to work on the highway.

 

[Maiden69]

Now the question were they gapped?

those were gapped at 24, the ones I just installed are not.

 

[Diggs24]

Fill it up with your normal e-blend and log it. Nail it at 2k in 4th and run it up to say 4k or so and look at fuel pressure, setpoint, hpfp eff vol % and DI injector pw.

 

[EpicTech]

Not today but recently fit new steering wheel as my original one was an absolute state. Ignore faults, was only because I had battery disconnected.

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Where did you buy from sir ?

 

[Sub-to-Dub]

Did a big clean after back-to-back road trips - wash/clay/polish/sealant plus an interior detail with the upholstery extractor. It was tough working around the intense sun but managed to get it all done. The plastic trim needs a little love (any product recommendations?) but otherwise the car is cleaner than it's been in a long time.