soon to have mk1 16v 4 door

[Preen59]

Niiiiiice.

[dubsweeper]

Thats nice !! To think it has a kr too, great pick up mate, im sure you'll have fun.
Any future plans?

The small lights look so funny with the big plastic bumpers, IMO haha

havent got any future plans yet ... just a tidy up , major service , few spots of rust i will clean up then i will save up some coin for a mettalic paint job...

[dubsweeper]

what will be some usefull tips on a good engine service for a 16v , need some info before i pick it up , oil grade ? spark plugs ...ect
Going to be getting a 4 hour bus ride from perth to a country town called kojanup . around 400klm !!!! all major highway , im hopin for a trouble free ride back to the city !!

[sports racer]

4 hours up, 2 hours back. Shouldn't be any problems (but carry a tool kit, fan belt, spare plugs, dizzy cap, radiator repair kit and lots of Wagon Wheels or Tim Tams).

Can't do a long drive without chocky biscuits.

And congrats on the find. 16v in a MK1 is such a sweet ride.

[dubsweeper]

4 hours up, 2 hours back. Shouldn't be any problems (but carry a tool kit, fan belt, spare plugs, dizzy cap, radiator repair kit and lots of Wagon Wheels or Tim Tams).

Can't do a long drive without chocky biscuits.

And congrats on the find. 16v in a MK1 is such a sweet ride.

woooohooo , dont say all that !!! maybe the radiater formula and bars leak !!! my mate is going to take me down it seems in his newish 2000 s4 b5 , but jeez havin a breakdown on albany hwy is sort of remote at times it could be a short cut into a side track of the hwy for a night to prevent theives !!!! fingers crossed , be taking my sl/r nikon too ....

[Preen59]

what will be some usefull tips on a good engine service for a 16v , need some info before i pick it up , oil grade ? spark plugs ...ect
Going to be getting a 4 hour bus ride from perth to a country town called kojanup . around 400klm !!!! all major highway , im hopin for a trouble free ride back to the city !!

Around 15/40 or 20/50 would be fine.

NGK BK7EKU Spark Plugs. Not easy to find, but let me know if you need some. I have a new set on the shelf.

Let me know if you need more info dude.

[sports racer]

woooohooo , dont say all that !!! maybe the radiater formula and bars leak !!! my mate is going to take me down it seems in his newish 2000 s4 b5 , but jeez havin a breakdown on albany hwy is sort of remote at times it could be a short cut into a side track of the hwy for a night to prevent theives !!!! fingers crossed , be taking my sl/r nikon too ....

Nahhhhh, just joking. You should be able to fix anything on a MK1 with chewing gum, bailing wire, 100mph tape and a swiss army knife.

[roccodingo]

20W50 is what you want.

Make sure the oil to water cooler is not leaking internally. I am not sure how often Frank has run this car but the cooler ended up leaking some time ago ( water in the oil etc) From memory Frank changed the cooler and flushed the engine oilways and cooling system.

As long as the basics are right you will get home fine.

Engine pic of car.. Taken in Dec 2007

[dubsweeper]

20W50 is what you want.

Make sure the oil to water cooler is not leaking internally. I am not sure how often Frank has run this car but the cooler ended up leaking some time ago ( water in the oil etc) From memory Frank changed the cooler and flushed the engine oilways and cooling system.

As long as the basics are right you will get home fine.

Engine pic of car.. Taken in Dec 2007

cheers for the pic grant !!! im going to take the toyota fj75 for a run with a car trailer on the safe side , but mite be tempted to have a spin half way home !!! will be asking frank about the cooler ! he hasnt been running it for the last 3month , its been in dry storage......

[dubsweeper]

apparently ... i just spoke to the owner , he says he has bypassed the the oil cooler ? would this be ok ? is there a variety of oil coolers that will suit , or go with a vw type ....