NZ new MK5 2.0 TDI 6 speed manual 4 motion

[superfueler]

Sooooo.....
I picked up this car in tauranga last night and drove her home to napier.

184200 km of prime nz road mileage on her.

Not sure how many of these came out in manual 4 motion here in nz, but it seems like there's not many of them around, hence why I jumped at the opportunity when I saw it for sale. Obviously needs some work done like roof lining, suspension bushes, etc and a decent valet which I will chip away at from time to time.

Had just about all her serving done at giltrap and tristam up to now. Hope she can do another 184k and become my high mileage hero.

There's just something about manual golfs that draws me like a moth to a flame. 

[B5Passat]

I didn't know that there was a 4motion golf other than the R

[LouieP]

Welcome back superfueler

[slowmo]

Welcome back to vaglife 

[superfueler]

Thanks fellas,
Its good to be back. 

[superfueler]

Like my fellow vaskers, I want to bring this car back to it's former glory,  even if it's just a boring old tdi   

Quite a few sizable stones came out of the suspension and belly pan upon inspecting the suspension bushes and links.

Still a lot of cleaning, polishing and detailing needed, but she's looking better already. Loving the manual drive again. 

[brian]

There is something satisfying with a manual transmission, unfortunately not to be with us for much longer (apart from classics)

[RS ZWEI]

I would say there around 50 of these in NZ. Maybe more?

Make sure the DPF gets a good warm up and blow out regularly.

[superfueler]

Not the rarest car then, still enjoying the drive though.

Will be much better once all the odds and ends are sorted. 
Did a complete engine wash about a week ago and now the alternator is noisy, most likely time for new bearings. The joy of a euro.

[slowmo]

Plenty of 2.0 TDI auto/dsg but probably uncommon in manual 4-motion config.

[RS ZWEI]

Plenty of 2.0 TDI auto/dsg but probably uncommon in manual 4-motion config.

I would say there around 50 of these in NZ. Maybe more?

Manual 4 motions.

[superfueler]

Started replacing some bits and pieces on the car including new swaybar end links etc. Next round of detailing inside and outside also coming up.

While tinkering around the engine bay yesterday i noticed that there's a noticeable amount of crankcase pressure when removing the oil cap ever so slightly with engine running. Have confirmed that the CCV valve on the valve cover is not blocked but open. Hardly any noticeable blowby from my Audi TDI, so this makes me think that the piston rings might be getting tired. Engine still pulls strong so i dont think its turbo related and no fault codes present when scanning the car.

Will be getting some advise from VW and perhaps do a cylinder compression test some time soon.

Fun fun fun.......