What have you done to your mk4 (golf/bora) today?

**drewr** · 02-08-2010, 08:37 AM

Flapper mod.
Man it sounds great! Not even really bothered about upgrading the exhaust for a while now.

**graeme86** · 02-08-2010, 08:40 AM

Finally!

That's usually a "five minutes after I bought it" mod.

**drewr** · 02-08-2010, 08:49 AM

Haha! Yeah, i know. I've been slack. =[

**graeme86** · 02-08-2010, 09:00 AM

Just wanted to make sure you blocked the vacuum line is properly, so you dont burn out the vacuum solenoid bolted up on the chassis rail.

**drewr** · 02-08-2010, 09:06 AM

Yeah, put a screw in and clamped it. Then just zip tied it up.

**gavs** · 02-08-2010, 12:51 PM

Fixed my apparent dodgy alternator by replacing the battery, I'll take a $180 fix over a $300+ fix and the loss of some knuckle skin!

And replaced wiper blades, sooo much nicer when driving in the rain now!

**Manaz** · 02-08-2010, 01:01 PM

Be aware that a dead battery is often a result of an alternator failing to charge it properly, and a new battery will mask the issue for a while...

Easiest way to tell if your alternator is doing the job or not is to use a multimeter across the battery terminals when the car's running. If you're getting less than about 13.8v, your alternator's not doing the job it should be...