[Vwdiesel] Strut service w/o alignment

[James Hansen]

Thanks for the input Hayden, Lee, Nate.  I too like the simplicity of the A3
platform, but I have had a laptop with vag-com installed for four years now,
since we bought the 97 Passat.  I just feel the tdi has more potential for a
sleeper car over a 1.9td, but any opinions as compared to the post 2000MY vs
the 1Z engine?  I'm thinking Golf, as we have the Passat for hauling kids
etc. I would like to find a younger one this time, and get to be the one
that wears out the middle half.

Hayden, you say the 1Z responds well to a chip, how about the newer one?
Wife won't let me chip the Passat, as she doesn't want it screwed up, it's
too good as it is.  I would get either another 97 Passat is possible or a
nice golf, but was wondering about the A4 platform tdi for the golf.  I know
about the stupid motor mount/ timing belt issue.

My 89 Jetta is in Kms, so that's only 339,375 miles, but yeah, on original
rings, valves etc.  The only thing  that's ever been apart is the valve
cover to time it, other than the usual suspects, water pump, alt, clutch.
Allow the usual 5% over on Volks odometers, that's still pretty good for a 4
cylinder that revs high.  I know the PO, he used Rotella T, as do I.  Wix
oil filters, or OEM (I get them shop cost now).  Well, once I tried a fram
air filter on it, but it didn't work at all- leaked dust like a sieve. I use
a K& N now.
Oil usage is still less than 1 litre between 10000km changes. Go figure.  My
97 John Deere CTS combine uses 3 litres per DAY at 2000 engine hours, that's
like changing the oil every 8 days or so. Dealer trys to tell me that that's
normal... yeah right. Scrapping with the stealer over that one right now.
-James
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