Pierburg Carburettor for MH engines (40kW) 1272cc / 4 cylinder
Golf/Jetta 1.3 1985-1987
030 129 016 B
Second butterfly a bit stiff - but will free up with some attention, it does rotate. Gaskets are in good condition. I’ve given it a light refurbish through the parts cleaner.
Power Steering, Central Locking including fuel cap, Factory Sunroof, Matching Michelin Tyres. In the 4 years I've owned it, it has been utterly reliable, never let me down. I've been through the car mechanically (my 4th Mk2 Golf) and it's A1. Heater Works as does the blower fan. New wheel bearings in the rear, those are the only things that came up on the last MOT as an advisory. New radiator, water system is now A1, no leaks. Doesn't burn oil, I check the dipstick on occasion but the level never moves. This is due to its early life, it was only driven 1000 per year for the first 20 years, so the engine was perfectly run in. I have all the MOTs from new to prove this. Have a folder of all receipts too. The first owner also put the tyre spec sticker in the boot so you know it's always had Michelins. Dent Wizard came out and went over it when I bought it, it's not perfect and has a few dings, but from a distance you wouldn't notice. Could do with a clay going over it and a wax, not really my thing - prefer the mechanical side. Pierburg 2E2 has been refurbished during my ownership by Coln Engineering. Options sticker is still in the boot. Grey interior is perfect, much nicer than the blue interiors in my opinion. Oh, I took the cloth off the headliner as it was sagging. I'd probably Raptor spray the headliner now if I was keeping it. Easy job to remove the headliner, takes about 40 minutes. Bought one of those FISCHER Centre Console Cassette Tape Holders as it still had its original stereo/ tape player. It's been a very cheap car to run, parts are very reasonably priced from VW Heritage. Always garaged. It receives very positive attention, so be prepared to answer questions about it.
1, Checking current levels. ATF dipstick, fairly obvious. Oil level should be between two circles on dipstick. Check with engine on, at idle and in neutral.
2, Filling & Draining, Haynes suggest top up through the dipstick tube. That's fine, it's abut 25mm diameter. I guess we'll find the drain plug easily enough, underneath.
3, How much oil? I've heard you can only put 50% volume in anyway as the gearbox retains the other 50% in the torque converter, true? 6.0 litres from dry, 3.0 litres service & drain.
4, What type of oil; DOT 4? What is the VW reference number or recommendation?
info: Difference between max/min on automatic dipstick is 0.4 litre
