Flash and I worked on the old GTI and really made an effort to get her on the road again. We installed new front rotors and then went over everything on the front suspension and torqued everything to spec.
Then we started working on fixing vacuum leaks on the engine. We replaced the hoses located under the intake manifold with new ones and a new PCV valve as well. One hose had a massive split in it, so hopefully these new hoses will address the P1136 engine code it's been getting.
Then we replaced the chunk of vacuum hosed nightmare (seen below) located in front of the intake manifold.
After we were fairly happy with our vacuum hoses and making sure everything was sealed up and routed correctly, we then started working on the timing belt and water pump. This took a few hours and required the sacrificial blood that all timing belts seem to require. Once we had it all in time and back together we started it up and she ran pretty good.
Now the bad news... In our efforts to get the vacuum lines installed, I believe that we have created another water leak at the coolant temperature sensor. I tried to install a front wheel speed sensor, but then realized that some knucklehead (ME!) had ordered the wrong part.
So, that's where the GTI stands at the moment. Needs another wheel speed sensor, fix the water leak at the coolant sensor and then do a tape measure alignment to get it the shop for the real thing. It's close, and if I would've had the parts on hand it would already have been finished.
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