just bought a mk2 gti 16v thought i would say whats up :D

Re: just bought a mk2 gti 16v thought i would say whats up (LO-vw)

new cam belt and tensioner and some fresh oil n filter would be good
good luck http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

Re: just bought a mk2 gti 16v thought i would say whats up (pigbladder)

Gared - I'll help you out, buddy. http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

Re: just bought a mk2 gti 16v thought i would say whats up (LO-vw)

you lucky bastard
i watched that car on ebay. congrats on your purchase. yeah get the timing belt done asap, along with a good tune up.

ya its sittig in my drive way with the front grill off awaiting paint, and i laied the rear wiper flat. and just ordered short shifter and cruse control

Re: (LO-vw)

thats the way to go, sell the new car and have a couple g's to put into your new toy http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

Re: just bought a mk2 gti 16v thought i would say whats up (hotshotz16v)

I'm a buddy of Gared's and we gave it a good look .. The motor is just about brand new! Completely new head, all gaskets, belts, etc. The motor will run a long, long time.
The only downfall of the car is a few bends in the lips and some "hidden" door dings. Otherwise, the car is in phenominal condition. http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

Re: just bought a mk2 gti 16v thought i would say whats up (DriveVW4Life)

nice buy......

Re: just bought a mk2 gti 16v thought i would say whats up (airbornejet)

Sweet car good deal http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

Re: just bought a mk2 gti 16v thought i would say whats up (LO-vw)


Depends on where you live and the climate in your area. Doesn't hurt to try the Valvoline stuff but I have a 1990 2.0 16v Jetta GLI that has near 180K on the odo and here in sunny So Cal, I use nothing but Castrol GTX 20w50 all year round. Nothing special...just regular heavy weight oil...I've never even tried synthetic but have seen NO problems at all. The 16v engine love 20w50 oil if the outside temperature is hot otherwise a good 10w40 or 15w40 will do.
Other things to look at is the water pump and the coolant system. If you need to change the water pump, you might as well do a complete coolant system flush and install G12 coolant (the pink stuff from the dealer) along with a bottle of RedLine Water Wetter to cool things down. While you have the water pump out, swap the stock thermostat for a lower temperature 176 degree F thermostat and lower temp fan switch which should help keep your engine cool. Flush out all of the power steering fluid and replace it with either factory fluid which can be pretty expensive, or you can get by with Valvoline Syn Power fluid which I have been using for over 3 years with no problems. Eventually you will also want to change out your brake fluid for fresh new fluid as well. Make sure the transmission fluid has been changed otherwise you need to do that ASAP. Overall just worry about the normal maintainence stuff for now and when the engine is running well, then you can look into more performance mods.

Re: just bought a mk2 gti 16v thought i would say whats up (Ted)

Ted -
All of that is done already .. Previous owner put like $4,000 into it right before he sold it!!!! I saw the reciepts and proceeded to hugging Gared on the purchase.

Re: just bought a mk2 gti 16v thought i would say whats up (DriveVW4Life)

on wow thanks every one on the advice. you guys brought up some things that i havent thougt about http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif know any place or one selling montana green passanger doors?

Re: just bought a mk2 gti 16v thought i would say whats up (LO-vw)

I was watching that auction too. Keep the wheels on there!!

Re: just bought a mk2 gti 16v thought i would say whats up (LO-vw)

Why not get some widened lips instead?
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zer...ge=33