The old girl was due an oil change... I have been using fuelly to track the mileage since the day I got her in May last year... I have been changing the oil every 9-10k but tbh I think I will just do it every 6 months regardless of mileage as the engine always seems to be quieter on fresh stuff and with 175k on the clock and not to mention derv engines ability to turn fresh oil black seconds after starting the engine its got to be better in the long run...
While doing the oil and filter change I noticed it was a little sooty by the flexi... disappointing...
Cleaned it up, used some exhaust sealant and then a bit of heat wrap and a couple of clips to hold it all together until I can weld a new flexi in...
I did debate on making myself a new exhaust but the system itself is fine so a new flexi will give it a new lease of life...
Next thing was to change the fuel filter as these get mucky even after a short space of time... for whatever reason VAG decided to make the housing from plastic rather than the much easier to replace metal ones... and of course the inevitable happened!!... The bl**dy bleed fitting snapped off
This of course meant it leaks like a sieve... needed to do something until I could get a new housing ordered so tapped the inside of the broken piece with an M4 tap (just the right size)
Added an additional o-ring seal for the bleed cap to seal on... (not the smaller one in the middle of the larger o-ring... left the smaller one out as it wasn't needed)
Used a little sealant and screwed it all together... also trimmed the edges off the bleed cap as this prevents using a socket to remove the main cap... preferable over a spanner as it slips off easily...
Refitted with a new filter and so far so good... no leaks...
A new one will be ordered in the week... from what I can see its not going to be cheap though
Needs must etc...
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