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Originally Posted by ksing44
I am just getting very frustrated about the potential expense of fixing the common issues that occur at about 100K miles. My front timing cover just acquired a leak and it sounds like it might be best to just go ahead and do the head gasket at the same time. I have also been encouraged to do the wiring harness, if I move it all around during the head gasket job.
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Can you do any of this work yourself? You can repair the wiring harness by rewiring it with new wire and splicing the connections. Wire suppliers are also given, probably no need to split the connectors. Heat shinkable tubing would work well.
http://v12uberalles.com/MAF_rewire.htm
as an example.
The front cover is fairly easy, use the MB sealant.
Save some money.
I spoke to a former neighbor about his Passat. His door stopped opening and he found out that VW uses a cheap pin in the mechanism which fails regularly so the dealers can get some repeat business. The message boards suggest replacing it with a finishing nail.
All cars have their quirks, Honda's engine compartments are tightly packed and are hard to work on.
Take your pick, MB or something else.