Doing a service, what parts?

Hi folks,

I am teaching the better half how to do a service on her beloved Mk1 Cabby, it's a '92 with a carb fed 1.8.

I am thinking Oil, oil filter, plugs and leads. I would like to know what parts I should buy and if I've missed any other bits that are worth doing whilst I'm at it.

Cheers

Air filter, fuel filters worth changing too

If you're doing the leads then dizzy cap and rotor arm too.

Tot it all up on VW Heritage and see what the cost comes to, you may find that club discount covers a good portion of your membership fee  

http://www.vwheritage.com/

Cheers folks  

So now I'll do Oil and filter, air filter, plugs, leads and fuel filter. I am after actual part numbers though to be honest.  I always get so many options when searching for stuff  

As for dizzy and rotor arm, not something I've done before so probably leave it, unless it's easy?

Dizzy cap and rotor arm are nice and simple, cap has 2 metal clips and the rotor arm's concealed under the cap and just pulls off. They both only go back on a certain way so fairly fool proof. You'll probably get away with cleaning up the contacts in the cap and the tip of the rotor arm though.

As for going straight to VW Heritage for parts…. it pays to shop around. AVS Spares, GSF and Euro Car Parts are all good.

GavB95 said

Dizzy cap and rotor arm are nice and simple, cap has 2 metal clips and the rotor arm's concealed under the cap and just pulls off. They both only go back on a certain way so fairly fool proof. You'll probably get away with cleaning up the contacts in the cap and the tip of the rotor arm though.

As for going straight to VW Heritage for parts…. it pays to shop around. AVS Spares, GSF and Euro Car Parts are all good.

Ditto on the shop around although VWH will show original part numbers to help you search elsewhere.

Also look on here for part numbers - partsbase.org

HEADS UP!

If you change the Dizzy cap (which is a very good idea).
Make sure your other half changes the leads over one at a time!
They must go on the new cap in the very same place they came off the old and in turn go to the very same cylinder.

Or you will mess up the firing order of the cylinders.
Just take your time, do one lead at a time and it's easy!  

Another heads up, if you see what you like at 'eurocarparts' then head to 'carparts4less' which has the same exact stuff just cheaper (and strangely the same website) so better off trying them for parts instead  

Thanks everybody, we should get it all done today.... fingers crossed.

Lyndy-loo said

Thanks everybody, we should get it all done today…. fingers crossed.

Post some pictures as the job proceeds!  

No doubt. She loves to take a photo and when I say 'teaching' her how to do it what I actually mean is 'I' will be doing it  

Lyndy-loo said

No doubt. She loves to take a photo and when I say 'teaching' her how to do it what I actually mean is 'I' will be doing it  

 

Sorry it's taken a while, we've had 2 cars to do and the weather hasn't exactly been good    Oh, and the fact that I had a bit of a mishap when doing an oil change on mine, don't ask  

Spent an hour or so with the Golf this afternoon before the better half goes to a gig, photos to follow.

Had a slight issue though, I got the parts from GSF, plugs and leads were fine, dizzy cap and arm on the other hand were not. Cap would not fit properly, I thought I had it on but upon starting the car the clips came of, thought it was a one of, tried again but to no avail. It does not want to fit snugly and stay put.

Could someone please point us in the right direction of the correct dizzy cap and arm for a '92 'carb fed 1.8 engine  

Try avs they are good for those bits, there were two different dizzy's used so you need to replace like for like on arms and caps, one was a Bosch the other was ducellier I believe, they have both and parts don't interchange between brands so sounds like you got the wrong one 50% chance really.

It already had an aftermarket part on there, Beru I think it was. What is the easiest way to tell if I should put the equivalent Bosch or Ducellier back on?

Now that is a good question. And I have no idea. Someone here might have a picture of both that you could see which one yours looks like.

This is what I purchased: http://www.gsfcarparts.com/921vg0080

It looks similar, if a little smaller that the one that is currently fitted.

This is the other type listed: http://www.gsfcarparts.com/921vg0110

Will it just be a case of one or the other?

Yes it should be as far as I am aware.

Ok, well as we've tried one I guess it must be the other, hopefully  

Also found a little plastic disc type thing under the dizzy cap, it was brittle and broke as I removed it. Is it necessary, if so, where can I get it?