Importing a Mk2 2 door

[OEM G60]

Sounds good Dan, very wise choice to check it out and rely on whats been said. I found some pics of 2 of my old Mk2's and put them in the pic thread, damn i want a Mk2 again! Has to be 3dr though!

[DangerDan]

some pics of the charger progress

[DangerDan]

some surface rust to resolve, anyone know where you get the tar for the underbody, tried varies places and no luck

[h100vw]

Charger looks pretty normal apart from the black paint. Doesn't look to be ported as far as I can see up the outlet. It has a non-std pulley installed, most likely a 68mm one. The little timing belt doesn't look to be of the wide variety. I could be wrong though.

Gavin

Dan, If you haven't sent it yet take the belt tensioner off and send me that as well. I'll put some poly bushes in it for you.

[DangerDan]

They aren't suppose to be black? No I haven't sent it yet do I'll take off the belt tensioer. Yeah, it's got the 68mm pulley so no Surprise.

Still was louder the usual and beau said it at about a month!!!! So good to get it sorted.

Dan

[h100vw]

They are silver from the factory.

Gavin

[ryana89]

Forgive me, I tried answering my questions from previous photos but no luck.
Is the charger cooled/lubricated only by engine oil? Or is it also cooled from engine coolant aswell?
Would a 68mm pulley make the charger work harder and thus get worn quicker?

Thanks

[h100vw]

The charger is lubed and cooled by the engine oil. There is pipe from the side of the head. It doesn't need a great deal of oil but a G60 runs really high oil temps, especially if you run them hard. Regular oil changes help to keep chargers in good condition.

I fitted a Mocal oil cooler to mine and even then on a trackday the oil would get up to 130 if you let it. I deleted the water/oil heat exchanger at the same time and in winter it struggled to get up to temperature.

A smaller pulley will make the charger spin quicker and therefore make more boost. This will reduce the service intervals accordingly. For the cost of a rebuild kit, it makes sense to do them every 2-3 years IMO. They aren't that complicated to work on and there's not that many parts in them when you strip one down.

Gavin

This is where I got my G60 info back in 2000. http://forums.vwvortex.com/forumdisp...0-Engine-Forum

[DubSteve]

Good stuff Dan, give that bay a clean, give it a quick rub back and put some primer and a quick once over with oak green mate!

[DangerDan]

Started attacking the engine bay an working my way thru the issues.

Also trying to knead the washer bottle with the hole.

Also, im puzzled to figure out what to do with the plates.

The rear has the old surround for the euros, but if i take it of, there is two holes in the body for where to screw it in, which sit outside the width of my plates

thinking of using a Heckblende to cover it.



Any suggestions. Also looking to put some black plastic for something to cover the holes on the front, where do i get it from, tried Bunnings, useless as usual.



Here are some photos just for funzies