Re: good news and some really bad news..

["Ryan McCarthy" <rmccarthy777@msn.com>]

A trick I learned when you find a filter that was installed with an impact
wrench and/or in a tight place is to take a nice long screwdriver and with a
hammer, drive the screwdriver straight through the side of the filter.
Usually then you can easily break it loose with the screwdriver and continue
to unscrew it by hand.

Ryan
82 Scirocco GL
90 Jetta Carat Wolfsburg
Torrington, CT



> At 11:44 AM 2/25/01 -0800, David Liu wrote:
> >
>
> >now the really bad news... as i was struggling to get the oil filter out
> >(what a pain in the ass - i had to untighten/tighten by hand since the
> >filter wrench wouldn't fit in that tiny space to work with (it looks like
i
> >might need to get one of those plastic caps that sit over the end of the
> >filter that works with a ratchet.)).
>
> When you tighten the filter it should only be 3/4 of a turn, which
> handtight is a good way to do it.  And as far as taking hte things off
> again, they should come off by hand too.  Always good to have a wrench in
> case some put it on too tight, but you shouldn't need it.  I've always
gone
> handtight and rarely have needed a filter wrench(don't even have one for
my
> truck)
>
>  anyway, as i was fumbling around
> >there, i noticed that there was something loose. not good. then my
working
> >light blew out. shit. so i grabbed a dim flashlight and shone the thing
at
> >the loose part..... it's the fuckin' motor mount!!!
>
> Was the bracket loose, or is the rubber peice loose in the socket type
> thing it goes into?
>
> >
> >then i figure i should give the engine compartment a look-over only to
> >discover another thing... the hose from the airbox to the ventilation
> >housing on the engine is wide open (from corrosion of some sort) right at
> >the housing.
> >
> The are expensive at the dealer.  The last time I replaced one I got a
> peice of carb. preheater hose from an auto parts store.  It wasn't as
> rugged as the VW part but, $30 for the VW and about $4 for the cheapo- I
> can deal with that.  If the shroud (VW calls them heatstoves) that it
> attaches too is gone too, then I hope you don't a 16V, because I priced
one
> years ago and it was around $50.  The one on my old '85 GTI was only
> $7.50-go figure.  So an option could be get an A2 one(unless 8V Roc ones
> are cheap too) and redrill the mounting holes if needed.  It will still
> serve the same function as the 16V one.
>
>
>
> John C. Worden
> Wayne, Maine
>
> '98 Dakota 4x4-Back on the road-new Overdrive, welded transfer case and
> other stuff
> '86 Scirocco 8V- Soon to be for sale
> '81 Scirocco 2.0 16V - Needs an oil pump gear
>
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