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7 years, wow. The originals in my 06 made it about 2 years before the passenger side started leaking and made a mess. I think the summer heat down here kills them faster. Those look good and the price wasn't too bad either!

This thread has close to 24,000 views? Holy crap. The net is a wealth of free information.

Kind of related... VW does not allow anything over B5 in the CR engines because of oil dillution from the post-injection. It just doesnt get the oil hot enough to boil the bio out. My last uoa showed a trace of fuel and there is no bio in the fuel here.

Good lord ride in the wayback machine. Haven't tried, but at least the JSW would still clean house (and it aint exactly what I would call fast). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xYZu1wy-lM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Looks like you're getting some excellent help. The door was opened to the drama and closed just as quickly. No, we're not cleaning up.

I could personally care less about everyone's sob stories however following him over here to further air things out doesn't jibe with what will be tolerated. If you guys decide you want to lick your wounds, do it someplace else.

Delvac is the stuff, no question. One hang up... it doesn't meet the almighty VW 507.00 spec for the CR engines (higher phosphorous and sulfur, 1.0% ash vs the .6 in the VW spec, higher viscosity). The M-1 5W30 ESP does, but it shows higher wear averages and is spent by the time the 10k interval...

Recent oil analysis:

^^On a bicycle... 58 going down Hogpen Gap in NE GA which averages 15% for almost 7 miles with lots of switchbacks. Passed a bunch of cars on the way down. Couldn't imagine going 70+ however. The Buell hit 130 a few times but it took 3 weeks and tucking into a ball behind the tiny windscreen to...

Looks like the bumpers on a plain-jane WT without the trim IMO.

I like the three on the lower right. The holes in the OEM diesel bumpers always looked like an afterthought to me.

This would look good without the goofy brush guard.

No sweat, I've always liked the way GMT-400's looked with a pushbar and a set of lights. :thumbsup: It beats the way they put the fogs in the valence on new trucks now IMO.

Why not on a pushbar?

Pretty certain it's a common micro usb connector. Wal mart and Radio Shack have chargers with the cable end sticking out of the packages for you to try in your phone just in case.

Check the vent hoses on both diffs. If they're blocked or kinked, or if the check valve is blocked there's a good chance it will cause the axle seals to leak.

The water pump is gear driven.

Best I could do on short notice:

I never took the ball mount out of my trucks. It kept them from getting damaged from being rear ended more than once. The TDI daily driver has a dinky 1-1/4" hitch on it for my bike rack and I always leave the ball mount in that too.

Most of the list plus other: -Braking (hard) 3 miles before the traffic light or for traffic slowing way in front of you. -Stopping to let others turn left across a multi-lane road when traffic, especially in the other lane, is moving. -Put the phone down. -Ever been at a 4-way stop on a...