JoeyEunos

Doesn't surprise me in the least, he has the air of a cosmopolitan well traveled type. Ever used the workshop round the corner? I get them to fit tyres when needed, very affordable (£6 a corner). The other chap who works in there's a real character too.

I'm conscious of the tip jar and always round up to £40 (£5 tip). Pretty much the done thing isn't it?

Certainly do. I share similar sentiments.

@Rich We clearly use the same MOT tester. I too have seen the 'magic rag' on more than one occasion

As per the title, but thought why not share the love with my ClubLupo brethren as someone might be nearby this one Looks like a bargain with ultra low milage and cambelt recently done.... https://www.gumtree.com/p/seat/seat-arosa-sdi/1271169535

Yup, many Golfs I've looked at have been dealt with in a similar fashion and have the scars to prove it too FWIW do I tend to jack using the sills but place the cup directly under the very ends where things are double seamed and reinforced, much thicker/tougher there. Also a cut down hockey puck helps to avoid any metal on metal contact.

+ the lower sills are bent badly out of shape on both sides, presumably from incorrect jacking. Great way to start rust on these....

Harsh but probably accurate.

Interesting My suspension is now fairly tired/worn out and I've found aftermarket factors (ECP/CP4Less/GSF ect) are unable to supply springs for the SDI models, the only option seems to be direct from VW at silly money. As an aside, it appears when looking at the part numbers that the dampers are the same across the range and it's only the springs that differ...?

Thanks for the heads up on these, a tip off on bargain parts is always good crack I try to fit OEM stuff as much as possible (VW's 4+ range helps) and I'd be tempted were it not for ECP offering Mann oil filters for £3.84p delivered to your door.

Hit the nail on the head.

It is fella, only a 40k interval on them though and I'd like to avoid farming this task out next time round if at all possible given the cars value (Or lack thereof)

Good crack. If you feel like you'd like some support/spanner passing etc give me a nudge old chap...It's a task I'd quite like to observe so as to avoid having to pay the big boys when the time comes for mine

Probably right, I've routinely changed aux belts on various vehicles in the past without any issues but must admit when I looked at the amount of space available my heart sank Looking at the alternator, there isn't room to get it out through the arch or lift it out from the top, in fact it looks like the PAS pump may well have to come off to drop it out underneath... I'm dreading the time when that starts going too TBF I'm sure these jobs are much easier on 1.0/1.4 models but the 1.7D is a big old engine to fit in such a small bay, jobs like these on the loop make the equivalent tasks on 'normal sized' VAG stuff seem like a walk in the park. PAS pump required bumper and arches off just to get at it Mid way through I started thinking about asking Mrs Eunos if she fancied selling up/changing cars, a nice Golf instead maybe? (Not kidding). @Rich, speaking of 'not hard at all' jobs, have you completed the SDI timing belt change yet?

Yup, it's true. I over thought this one and spent too much time procrastinating as usual, although TBF access is pretty tight on the SDI

Circa 135K but I believe the one I put on to replace it came from an older car with 160k+ so I wouldn't read too much into it. When the go they go and that's about the size of it.

Seems like a gudun fella, as I mentioned it's virtually silent compared with the pump it replaced. As a matter of president I'm going to disconnedt the low pressure hose next weekend, drop the contents then fill with fresh fluid. I'm ashamed to admit I had to put the old stuff back in today (Albeit filtered through an old T-shirt) on the basis of VW parts/TPS being closed and 'her indoors' needing the car for work this week.

Agreed. Both cars look great

Power steering pump replaced this morning. Troubles began on Friday with Mrs Eunos reporting a terrible grinding noise coming from the engine bay. She wasn't kidding, the car sounded like a bag of nails Que investigation and the culprit was tracked down to PAS pump bearings gone West. Bit of a back story to this one The used pump I fitted as a replacement actually comes from a Lupo that once belonged to a prominent CL member and mod. I'd spotted the car being broken some months back on one of the Facebook groups, recognised the reg from a build thread here, bought the pump and had it posted more as a curio than anything else Turned out to be a good move. @Skezza, you'll be pleased to hear (Hopefully) that part of your old car now lives on in our little tractor. The pump works well and is quiet as a mouse. RE pump replacement, it turns out it's a bit of a pig on the SDI models and in the end I needed to remove the bumper and arch liners just to get access SAM_5652 by

Always pleased to learn of another 5 owner on the board RE updates there's not much to mention really, I seem to have reached a stage where the car is pretty much as it was planned to be. I often toy with the idea one of the many turbo conversions that do the rounds but given it's such an original and early example it seems like a bit of a shame to modify it too much. For now I'm just enjoying the occasional blat round country lanes/B-roads, very little intervention has been required as she's in really good shape. This season I've changed the coolant and thats about it really... SAM_5437 by

Job jobbed and I can confirm that the aux belt tensioner can be operated and the belt removed without any interfering with engine mounts. Tight but not that bad with two spanners joined together for leverage. I can also confirm that replacing the PAS pump is an absolute lovely person of a job on the SDI and involed removal of bumper and arch liners for access. For any future CL members reading this, if your pump goes seriously consider paying someone else to replace it.

I can understand int may be necessary for engine mounts being loosened/coming of for a timing belt job, but not for aux belt, surely? Just seems like an unlikely amount of work for what should be a simple job....

Looks like I'm about to have to replace my PAS pump tomorrow morning as it sounds as though the bearings are shot, either that or alternator/tensioner. I've been out and assesed the job tonight, there's about 5mm clearance between the chasis and the tensioner bolt, FML.... Has anyone done this before? Any tips or advice would be welcome. It looks as though I may end up having to undo the engine mount just to get the belt off, please tell me I'm wrong/there's another way

You should be able to find a set for next to nothing, they seem to be the first thing people take off/change before the Ebay coilovers, tyre stretching/mega camber and other 'improvements' commence Put a wanted ad up on your local Lupo based social media group and you'll find lots of folk will have a set of them lying around, often with decent tyres. N.B IIRC I think Polo 6N steels are the same so look there too

Don't worry, they aren't that bad as jobs go. It's just that air filters are usually an easy task and these are a bit more involved than most