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Thanks for the advice .I was looking at Mercedes ones as the air cooled Porsche ones are difficult to get hold of. I realise you can use bay window ones if you buy two right handed ones but the Mercedes ones look as if they are much better machined. As I understand it VW changed to the ones you peen...

Has anyone fitted Mercedes front hub nuts part number A1163340372 as a replacement for the VW peened ones . If so are they a direct replacement or is there anything else you need to do .Thanks Simon C.

Im liking that. 10 years and i didnt know.

Fairly Straight forward take off the alternator take off three hoses, water everywhere but it wont complementary drain the system. Think there is four 13mm bolts on the top and a 10mm through the cam cover. Bit of a faff to get the pump out if you have PAS but it does come out with the pulley with a...

Can anyone tell me how many watts would be best Thanks.

Water pump is fairly easy. off with the alternator off with the three hoses at the back 3 or 4 13mm bolts on top and one that goes through cam cover, bit fiddly to get pump out especially with power steering. Mine was leaking through the pulley first time but about a year later i had a leak from the...

Yes and yes.

I had this problem turned out to be a warped thermostat housing. Leave it over night then with a torch look down the back of the water pump (the other end to the pulley) There is a little ridge in the crankcase casting this may have some water in it if so its coming from plastic thermo cover. You do...

The only thing left is the flexy hoses have perished on the inside and are not letting the fluid return correctly but this would happen when cold as well .

Thanks but JK are out of stock at the moment

Where can I get a late 14mm t25 specific one from. (Not the ones that do a t4 as well)

If you are desperate you could pick one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12v-Oil-Fluid-diesel-transfer-pump-oil-Extractor-Change-scavenge-pump-car-oil-/391067333457?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5b0d6df351" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; pump the oil out of the dipsti...

Just replaced mine with one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221438433603? ... EBIDX%3AIT" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Very Happy with it.

Yea that sounds right.

Thank you, thats what i thought .But i know jx didnt have hydraulic heads but mines a recon so think it has.