2000 Golf 4dr 1.8t project

[iowagn]

Asking price: $3000 OBO


IT BLEW THE MOTOR LAST FALL. Still starts and runs, but does an AWESOME imitation of a mosquito fogger. So.........now it is a project car for someone else since I don't have time to f*** with it. Good engine swap candidate. If I had time I gave thought to swapping in a VR just to be different.

I decided if it doesn't sell in the next month or so it gets parted out. Sadly I think it is worth more parted than whole.

Contact: csx4780@mac. com OR txt/voice 515-208-1713

Maintenance/Service:
Full synthetic oil change every 5k miles
4 new tires put on last spring -225/45R17 Fuzion HRi
Timing belt and water pump replaced within the past year or so
new serp belt last year
All Axle boots replaced last year
inner tie rods replaced @ 120k miles
new strut mounts front/rear
replaced tranny last january with used one from jetta (had only 35k miles on it)
new clutch kit also replaced at same time (stage 1 from ecs)
green top coolant sensor
MAF replaced
new alternator last year
valve cover replaced 2 years ago
spark plugs changed regularly
brake pads 50% worn in front
replaced rear brake pads 1-1/2 years ago, 20% worn
all rotors have been replaced once
all recalls have been done--regulators/brake switch/etc
driver side window switches replaced
driver side door latch replaced
PCV system--lots of hoses replaced
front lower valence replaced
windshield replaced 30k miles ago
I have records for most of this stuff

Extra parts included:
spare k03s turbo off jetta w/73k miles. no shaft play.
oil/coolant lines for stock turbo
good used combi-valve
2 stock used diverter valves
1 used fuel rail w/injectors
4 plastic insert seats for injectors
OE MAF housing
stock airbox with K&N filter
rear mud guards
2 usable coil packs
4 bar FPR
OE monsoon amp
Neuspeed light weight pulleys

Modifications:
Eibach pro-damper/spring kit installed about 30k miles ago.
Autotech 2.5" cat-back exhaust: installed last fall.
GHL 2.5" downpipe
Autotech CAI
ECS stage 1 clutch kit w/14 lb flywheel
Audi TT short shifter
pedal covers/dead pedal from 20th ann. gti
vented passenger side fender liner
Inmotion tuning---spikes 17-18 psi, holds 15.
new south boost gauge
jetta monster mats
New wheels OZ Racing Botticelli 1 piece rims

Audio:
alpine head unit w/ipod adapter in glove box
polk audio momo components in all 4 doors/crossovers in back
alpine 40x4 watt rms amplifier

Known Issues:
check engine light is on. Because of deleted sai, n249 and evap system. These systems do not affect driving and I deleted them to clean up the engine bay.

Exterior imperfections/damage: Well, the car is 10 years old and has spent half of its life outdoors, so paint is faded. There are a few small dents and dings. Shallow dent in driver side rear door. Paint chips above windshield and on front of hood. Paint on the front bumper is peeling from respray done 4 years ago. Car could really use a respray, but I don't want to spend that kind of money.

Interior imperfections/damage:
It did have a broken door latch which was making opening the back door hard, new latch installed and all is well!
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[wood_e]

:rolleyes: 3k? with a blown motor?

How did it blow? Do you know the extent of the damage?

[The_Auto_Tech]

:rolleyes: 3k? with a blown motor?

How did it blow? Do you know the extent of the damage?

I hate do bitch about prices, but 3K is quite a bit with a blown motor.

[Dubtuner]

i may be interested at perhaps the 2k price tag? I sold the one i had previously needing nothing with light mods for 4500 i believe i may have even done 4000 cant remember. It starts and drives just blows shit tons of smoke correct? Knock or anything?

[iowagn]

To answer all the above:
3k with blown engine, ya for THE WHOLE CAR plus the extra parts. I gave $4500 for the car 6 months ago, I'm not going to just give it away. How it blew not entirely sure. Driving to Newton, cruising at 65, oil light came on, car started sputtering, limped it back to Altoona and by the time I got back home it looked like a mosquito fogger. Doesn't knock, oil light on, and makes a loud obnoxious squeal like metal on metal.

See here's the thing, if I don't sell it as is, it goes inside the shop and comes out in pieces. Quite frankly I think it is worth more parted than whole. Either way, I really don't care how it leaves here, as long as it leaves and I can recoup a good part of my investment. I figure this is for someone who might have wrecked their Mk4 and has a good drivetrain and crappy/wrecked body.

[Jameson250s]

sounds like the turbo blew.

[The_Auto_Tech]

sounds like the turbo blew.

2nd

[Nihad]

i got a 90 coupe quattro or a 00 silverado 2500HD to trade both run good..

[iowagn]

Since I actually have some free time this weekend I'm going to dive into it and see what I find. I have a spare turbo here I could throw on if thats what it turns out to be. And if that's truly the case, price goes back up to what it was when I was trying to sell it before winter..

[Nihad]

um its gonna be a bitch its in the back of the motor but at least its not awd.. You will have to do alot of the work from underneath.. Id trade for one of those cars i listed if you want if not you go a head and fix it.. GL

[The_Auto_Tech]

Swapping a turbo on the FWD 1.8T is kind of a bitch. I did one at work a month or so ago and even with a hoist it takes some time.

[Nihad]

LOL didnt i just say the same thing..

[The_Auto_Tech]

LOL didnt i just say the same thing..

I was agreeing with you, ass.

[Nihad]

LOL mini me.

[SirRangeALot]

Our early attempts at a tractor beam went through several preparations. Preparations A through G were a complete failure. But now, ladies and gentlemen, we finally have a working tractor beam, which we shall call...Preparation H.

[The_Auto_Tech]

our early attempts at a tractor beam went through several preparations. Preparations a through g were a complete failure. But now, ladies and gentlemen, we finally have a working tractor beam, which we shall call...preparation h.

lol

[Woody]

LOL mini me.

This made reading this thread worth it, haha.

[MurA1]

um its gonna be a bitch its in the back of the motor but at least its not awd.. You will have to do alot of the work from underneath.. Id trade for one of those cars i listed if you want if not you go a head and fix it.. GL

Travis and I did the turbo on my current GTi. Its not that bad once you figure out how things come out the RIGHT way.

[Jameson250s]

alot of the work from underneath? its 4 bolts from the bottom on the downpipe. and the return line... not that hard?

[GingerH8r]

alot of the work from underneath? its 4 bolts from the bottom on the downpipe. and the return line... not that hard?

thats what i was thinking.. granted it took me nearly 8 hours not knowing where any bolts were and scrambling through the shop to find tools. i destroyed a heatshield in the process of getting the turbo off the manifold, and getting the cooling/oil lines back on was a bit of a pain.

lets just hope she didn't burn enough oil to starve the rest of the engine...

good luck :)