Nialls supercharged GTi6 - project tidy up

[Niall]

f*ck you car. Just f*ck you!
Today i had the idea of getting a lot done. I needed to fit some new rear ABS sensors (damaged one or both of mine on the beam change), relocate my battery and fit my PTFE gasket.

So, out early to do my ABS sensors. Surprisingly, it was very easy and has cured my fault. I was expecting the old ones to be a pig to get out but came out fairly easy albeit in pieces. New ones fitted (correct way up Stef ) and problem solved.



And this is where things started to go wrong. I've discovered a leaking brake hose on the rear. Thankfully (i think?) it wasn't overly tight so I've nipped it up, cleaned it up and just need to monitor it.

So, onto the battery relocation. Im moving it so i have more room for activities....and for my standard GTI airbox with a decent filter in rather than a cheap shitty eBay thing.
This took me a few hours as i run the cable right down the middle of the car under the carpet and have mounted the battery (in the original box for now) on the passenger side of the boot. All went well here and I've used a proper junction box to join the cables in the bay. Managed to get the original cabling cut back slightly as a lot of it had broken strands and bad corrosion around where it was crimped into the battery clamp.
Unfortunately i didn't order enough cable! I ordered 4 metres and this was exactly the right length for the positive run but i didn't have any left over for the negative strap. I did have a spare 16mm strap left over so I've used this as a earth just to make sure the car started. It got a bit warm i can tell you
Unfortunately, the car is now running rather lean . I think this may be due to the poor earth. Im also getting the tell tale gauges spinning to max so I'm going to go and buy a proper sized earth strap tomorrow and hope that fixes my issue.



Now, onto my PTFE gasket. I didnt realise till i had run the car today and then removed the inlet just how hot the runners get. I could barely hold them so hopefully this gasket will make a big difference. I took the inlet off (which is a pig of a job) only to find i had lost the gasket! 20 mins later and i found it but then also found something I'm not too sure about...





This black bit concerns me. Its not burnt. Its like a oily/petrolly mix but why is it there?! is it ok to live with or is it a sign of something bad??
Ive started the car up and...ive got a air leak. Its idling at 2k. Bollocks to this, ill sort it tomorrow, time for beer now