New diesel owner

Changed the oil and filter today, the oil had the consistency of black paint even when it came out fairly hot. Also, my dash lights are awesome, which I thought was pretty neat seeing as people seem to have crappy dash lights. Headlights are great too, although I seem to accidentally leave the indicator switch parking lights on when I turn the car off, that's rather irritating. http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...14230000-1.jpg
Got a crochet rug for the back seat :)
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Also attended All Jap Day at Glenelg yesterday, I drove my mate's KE11 Corolla and he drove his Toyota Sera
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I have a question about coilovers as well, I have read I'm going to need spacers to continue to use my steelies? 13x5.5 ET45

What is the purpose of this?
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On injector 4.

Mine has a hole in it that squirts out some diesel once the car is initially fired up.

My coilies arrived today :D can't wait to install them on the weekend!!!

What coilovers did you purchase? And how much did they set you back?

This is what they were listed as on eBay, adjustable height and damper
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And they were $718.54 to my door, and took 6 days from payment to delivery, which surprised me as they came from the UK

That's alright I brought a set of JOMs off veedub machine in the uk for $430 (including shipment) and also was shipped in a week which was surprising!
Looking forward in seeing them Installed

Yeah these are through veedubmachine as well.

As am I!!

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Originally Posted by DieselMk1

What is the purpose of this?
Mine has a hole in it that squirts out some diesel once the car is initially fired up.

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All the injectors are made the same. The small tubes either side of the injector are connected with a rubber hose that returns the bleed off diesel. The end one, no 4 has nothing to connect to so is capped off. Just buy a new cap from any diesel service place & hopefully your leak will be gone. BTW are you coming to " The day of the Volkswagen" on this Sunday at civic park, opposite Tea tree plaza?

Okay, thanks mate :)

No I won't be able to make it :( my last day of vintage is on Sunday, unless there's bugger all work and we get sent home early