Two things this week:
Two idiots trying to flee the police tried to hide in the gardens on our block, but when I99 came overhead (London’s copper chopper) they tried to break into our house to hide. Door is strong though, so resisted. However they then decided to try the neighbours and climbed over my rear clam to get over the fence.
Anyway, dogs found them and they were in cuffs soon enough. I’ll get Steve to polish out the slight scuff.
Then; Mums got a 59 plate mk6 golf GTI with 40k on it (FSH), with the ea888 based (I think) 2.0 TFSI lump, and went to start it the other day and it just cranked over. Bloody chain tensioner had failed, timing way out and now lost compression on 2&4! Suspected bent valves.
Garage are also saying that they’re inundated with bottom ends going, as up to 2012 the piston and ring selection was from cadburys.
On the plus side my merc is back, and it’s like a new toy as it’s too easy to forget what 450lb of torque is like. Also my gearbox it’s looking ace in the pics from TDI.
T
it will be interesting to see how your car goes with your funky slippy diff!
