I'm currently at 81k on my 2.7TT which means I'm staring down the barrel of replacing both turbos, a clutch and timing belt. It will probably take me 2 months to do the work but when the car's done she should be pushing 450 on pump gas.
perhaps your quest for ween has 'clouded' your insight...
I'd say your statement on the longevity of your brother's dodge will is 95% wrong. The engine will be running long after the rest of the heap as fallen totally apart.
I'm currently at 81k on my 2.7TT which means I'm staring down the barrel of replacing both turbos, a clutch and timing belt. It will probably take me 2 months to do the work but when the car's done she should be pushing 450 on pump gas.
As much as I'd love to, replacing rods, etc is a little beyond my grasp. Plus I'm hoping the K04s will provide some sort of reliability that my K03s are missing. We'll see...maybe I'll do the new single turbo conversion.
VW recommends every 105k for a VR6 (24V). A guy that works on them recommended ~90k or so. The fun part is it can run $1000+ and if you don't get it replaced it can do a lot more damage.
Got a neat Vdub today. It was a 1987 Jetta Diesel. As it drove in, I suddenly got hungry. The customer converted it to run on used veggie oil from his chinese restaurant. I had to give him props. It was a really good setup. Wish I took pictures while I was changing the brake master.
So I must recount my earlier statements to make an exception about Diesel powerplants.
Got a neat Vdub today. It was a 1987 Jetta Diesel. As it drove in, I suddenly got hungry. The customer converted it to run on used veggie oil from his chinese restaurant. I had to give him props. It was a really good setup. Wish I took pictures while I was changing the brake master.
So I must recount my earlier statements to make an exception about Diesel powerplants.
My '96 TDI Passat was a trooper! Only problem was it wasn't a wagon (and she wasn't exactly a tiger in the HP deparment). She was passed on to a fella who wanted to do a veggie conversion or biodiesel so she will be loved and taken care of.
Got a neat Vdub today. It was a 1987 Jetta Diesel. As it drove in, I suddenly got hungry. The customer converted it to run on used veggie oil from his chinese restaurant. I had to give him props. It was a really good setup. Wish I took pictures while I was changing the brake master.
So I must recount my earlier statements to make an exception about Diesel powerplants.
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