188k miles, need some advice with clutch, hood, and engine noises, oil loss.

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12-15-2008, 09:03 PM

viper_04649

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12-15-2008, 09:10 PM

viper_04649

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Ok, so my 99.5 2.8Q 5-spd has reached 187,850 miles. It has had 2 timing belt replacements. it is running almost everything original (clutch, tranny, most suspension). So to the questions

Clutch: My clutch grabs at only about the last 1/4 inch of the travel. My buddy has a B6 and his clutch feels nothing like mine. also the clutch is really heavy (my leg actually starts to strain after an hour in stop and go traffic). Is my clutch about to go, since it grabs so high?

replaced the clutch and the front brakes, and runs like a dream! (Greg's Volkswagen and Audi in Natick, MA is A+)

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Engine Noise: There is a pounding from my engine bay. I hear it only in 1st and a little bit in 2nd. The pounding goes up with the rpm, but at about 2.5k in 2nd, it goes away. What is this noise?

This was a bad CV joint. Replaced, and no rattleing (also done at Gegs)

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Oil Loss: I need to put oil in my car like every other time I fill up on gas. I don't notice too much oil stains on the ground (i currently don't have the belly pan on). When I start up, there is no blue puffs out of my exhaust. But, when i take of the plastic engine covers in the hood, there is a lot of dried oil residue there. Where is this leaking from and how to fix?

I just have to live with the leaking oil. When it gets warmer, i am going to change the valve gaskets.

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Hood: my hood is stuck. The release cable is still intact. It is the secondary latch that comes out of the grill which is seized up. I have a new hood latch, but how do i get this open? if i have to remove the grill, how do i do it without breaking it?

I was able to spray enough wd-40 in from the side to loosen the hood latch and it released, so I replaced the latch with a new one.

Also, soon after my ABS controller went, took it out and sent it to Module Masters, and had it back in 1.5 weeks (would suggest, $200 w/ 5 year warranty)

Have 192k Miles, and going for the long haul. If I could, I would sell it and buy a 3.2 A3Q (naturally aspirated ftw), but being in college, I have bigger expenses. Thanks for the advice