What did you do to your Polo today?

**RhysQ** · 12-05-2009, 06:37 PM

Bought some EBC Greenstuff pads for the front. Anyone know where I can get some Martini brake fluid from and how much it will cost me??

**DaveMack** · 13-05-2009, 01:07 AM

Originally Posted by [-Polo GTI-]

Bought some EBC Greenstuff pads for the front. Anyone know where I can get some Martini brake fluid from and how much it will cost me??

Jimmy (Jmac) and Guy_H both have it ... as to price, not sure these days.

Dave

**noone** · 13-05-2009, 07:00 PM

Droped the car off to get a spare key cut and rattle looked into.

Now have spare key, but rattle is exactly the same. Also needs new drivers side window motor / motor regulator replaced.

Cant look at it for atleast a week, kinda frustrating given I waited 2 weeks get the spare key...

**pixl** · 13-05-2009, 10:23 PM

Cleaned the engine bay.

Got the engine up to operating temperature first then sprayed the entire bay with a general purpose cleaner. Let it sit for 5 minutes then high pressure hosed it all off -- Was worried at this point. Thankfully, no issues at all. Started great, took it for a good drive to help dry everything up. Once I got back, I just wiped some OCW on plastic and rubber components, came up an absolute treat.

Noticed that the battery cover is stuck under the air intake pipe, obviously been like that since it was built as this is the first time I've noticed it and it hasn't been serviced yet. Probably going to request a new one as I don't think it would clip back on the way it's bent.

Anyway, just thought I'd let anyone know who was worried about cleaning their engine bay. Looks like it's not as delicate as I previously thought.

**Ralfi** · 13-05-2009, 10:30 PM

Hey I should be picking up some of that General Purpose Cleaner soon, along with heaps of other stuff from Final Inspection. Good to know it's handy for cleaning the engine bay. High pressure hose hey? Do you have one for home pixl, because the ones that are at car wash joints seem too powerful to use for under your hood?

**pixl** · 13-05-2009, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by Ralfi

High pressure hose hey? Do you have one for home?

Indeed. I should have also mentioned that the end of the nozzle was no closer than 50cm to any part of the engine. The water at that distance is much less powerful and more misty, less likely to stuff anything up.

**AusScare** · 13-05-2009, 11:23 PM

$3 degreaser cleaned my engine bay very well. Cut through 19 years of crap and just washed off. Highly recommended.

**mikepologti** · 13-05-2009, 11:44 PM

in the owners manual , i think i read some where to be carfull what you use to clean the engine with as aparently vw have some kind of anti corosion agent on components. can anyone verify this?