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I only am familiar with the chain driven BSM in TDI's other than a couple google searches months ago - oil pump drive fails(chain, tensioner, sprocket failure, etc) and it wouldn't spin, and yes, oil...

Don't those motors usually go down due to the chained BSM? Probably should take this opportunity to retrofit a MK4 style oil pump.

See the edit... 2015,

doing what?

Always the option of education - then work same hours making more money doing something different.

I tune TDI's and design and build guns. It doesn't effect my social life because I don't have one.
It does effect my sleep habits.
Do it because I want to.

Yup, its expensive, see if they'll DHL it to a commercial address, might be cheaper.
I got some stuff from Australia that only took a couple days, came via mail, an entire motor from UK($900+ for...

Did you plastigauge?

Please take all of the above with a grain of salt. You will pay a boatload to have one of those shops do a 5spd swap plus their expertise is not TDI's.
Sorry, I don't mean to ruffle any feathers.
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Does this bother anyone else?
http://vincewaldon.com/images/stories/how_to/timing/cam_hold_wrench.jpg

I can get heads done for that or less and be damn good work, hopefully that place did good work.

With a TDI head, replace guides(at least exhaust), ream to 7mm, cut valve seats and set heights to...

I have a green trunk lid

b5, not b5.5

dude... no. I think we covered that.

What is your point?

for the hell of it... I think its kind of funny.

because, collector plates on a 15 year old volkswagen...

I didn't get collector plates because I didn't want to pay for $40 tabs.

+1

http://i.imgur.com/oidbR2f.jpg

I'd know the fee schedule and statute if I was ;)

The ONLY thing I can find on the subject is this from one of the early posts, it is the statute, doesn't define anything about using them on a...

I think I used a flare nut wrench on mine, they came right out after only 197,000 miles.