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    Guess where I am?

    Look at that... nearly ten years later and I'm doing this job again!!!
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  2. Thread: Diff breathers

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    Usually, it's just some 1/4" air hose over a...

    Usually, it's just some 1/4" air hose over a nipple of some sort terminated in a motorcycle fuel filter...
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    Nope. Though I recall something about the 5th...

    Nope. Though I recall something about the 5th gear from a Mk4 Golf TDI being a thing for a petrol T4...
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    You could...but, unless the bigger size is...

    You could...but, unless the bigger size is cheaper, I wouldn't bother. I run to a bigger size than stock (205/70R15 instead of 205/65R15) simply because the slightly larger tyre is much cheaper...
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    If it's anything like the T4...it depends on...

    If it's anything like the T4...it depends on whether you follow Volkswagen's service instructions or the majority rules of the internet...
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    AT tyres will always have a lower speed rating...

    AT tyres will always have a lower speed rating but it'll still be faster than what your van can manage anyway...

    Bridgestone A/T 697 is the way to go if you feel you must have an AT pattern......
  7. Thread: T4 DIY & How to.

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    Sticky: Simple add on here... If your T4 has a build...

    Simple add on here...

    If your T4 has a build date newer than June 2001 then none of the commonly available control arms on the front suspension will be long enough. So if the rear bushes fail then...
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    I recall they came direct from the local...

    I recall they came direct from the local distributor at the time...not sure who that is these days.

    Edit: current distribution into Oz is done by Toperformance in Melbourne and they have agents...
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    Check the vacuum pipes that run off the air...

    Check the vacuum pipes that run off the air intake to the turbo 'trigger' mechanism or the pipework between the turbo and the intercooler. If one of them has come adrift then your turbo won't turn...
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    I'm not sure that going down (or up) that far...

    I'm not sure that going down (or up) that far from stock is in compliance with Qld vehicle regulations (or those of other states). You might be well served by talking to a licenced vehicle engineer...
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    I had the Sachs HD fitted as OE on our dual cab....

    I had the Sachs HD fitted as OE on our dual cab. We lived in Bourke, NSW at the time and also did a three month trip around southern WA in the first months of its life. The front shocks lasted less...
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    Certainly sounds familiar to me...

    Certainly sounds familiar to me...
  13. It's fair to say that a manual conversion will...

    It's fair to say that a manual conversion will cost more than repairing the current auto box. Plus if it is a T5 then there's potentially quite a bit more ECU reprogramming involved in doing the...
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    I tend to run mine with 50 in the front and 45 in...

    I tend to run mine with 50 in the front and 45 in the back... And I run 205/70R15C tyres. I could run less in the back given it is a mostly unladen DOKA. However, given yours is a laden camper....
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    What someone will pay for it. On the other hand,...

    What someone will pay for it. On the other hand, mine is insured for 12 grand...

    Honestly... they are worth more coin as parts.
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    It could also be that piping between the turbo...

    It could also be that piping between the turbo and intercooler has popped off a fitting or cracked? Equally though...yeah, the turbo bearing could have seized.

    I was given to understand that...
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    Sounds like a bit of driveline lash. Which...

    Sounds like a bit of driveline lash. Which basically makes it CV joints or the central driveshaft. And there's a couple of wear points in the central driveshaft couplings. My T4 Syncro is a lwb so it...
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    Honestly...anyone that does Hayman Reese. I don't...

    Honestly...anyone that does Hayman Reese. I don't think there's much else left in the market and the last one I saw for a van wasn't that fabulous.

    I'm still hunting one for the dual cab but it's...
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    The bar is around $800 then there's another...

    The bar is around $800 then there's another couple of hundred for the electronics and then there's the fitting. I was quoted around $1300 all up.

    As for a trailer... don't forget ramps and an...
  20. Can't help with a photo...mine is a TDi Syncro....

    Can't help with a photo...mine is a TDi Syncro. Besides I'd have to lift it up and drop the belly pan. Suffice to say it should be a 2 pin multiplug under a rubber boot...
  21. The hole is to enable timing...I'm assuming this...

    The hole is to enable timing...I'm assuming this is a manual box rather than an auto? Also need to know which engine...

    It'll either be cable driven (in which case, the driveshaft will be found on...
  22. I've been running Koni shocks in our T4 Syncro...

    I've been running Koni shocks in our T4 Syncro dual cab since 2003. I fitted the front ones after the OE ones failed then I did the rear ones in 2004 when I lifted it 50mm with King Springs in the...
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    I've been known to use the VW Heritage online...

    I've been known to use the VW Heritage online shop in the past.

    I've also used Tooley Imports and ASV but that only works over the phone...
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    There's been a few Porsche engine swaps too. Mind...

    There's been a few Porsche engine swaps too. Mind you...most of them put the engine out the back.

    There's scope for a few different V6 engines up front but it'll be cramped unless they are fairly...
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    Mine does the same thing...sometimes the gauge...

    Mine does the same thing...sometimes the gauge works, sometimes it doesn't. Haven't got around to fiddling with it.
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