Picked up this Polo a few weeks back

Supposed to have had a bad engine. The price was right to take that into account though. Deal struck and Jimmy lined me up with a mate of a mate to bring it home for me.



Spent a few days tidying up the interior and prepping for a roadworthy. Quick oil change and some new back brakes. A pair of discs of my old A3 for the front

It also came with leather.



And an AMD one click tune loader device.

Failed the roadworthy test on an oil leak (residue from the oil change) and a back light with a hole in it.

Borrowed a back light off vwindahouse and cleaned up the oil spillage. Roadworthy certificate issued.

Went and got the rego.

Result

I was on my way to swap lights back and gave it a bootful in 3rd and felt it hesitate. Changed into 4th and nothing......

So the diagnosis went like this. TIP pulled off and the shaft had heaps of end float and wobbled all over the place. Hence my posts for a turbo on Friday.

Nightphotographer came to the rescue in the end, Thanks mate.

I also have to mention some other forum members that offered solutions. Jimmy, vwthunder, Tim and redliner. Greg is pulling the motor from his Polo in few weeks time but was prepared to get this done earlier and Seb was going to do him a loaner to get around in.

Jimmy chased a turbo that came off for a K04 conversion, it went in the skip. Sad to hear that

Thanks to all you blokes.

This was the shocker I pulled off today.