How To Replace Cooling Fans On An MK5 Volkswagen Golf GTI

Here's a quick tutorial on how to change the fan belt on your classic air-cooled Porsche 911.  Your Porsche 911's fan belt is the only link between the rotating engine and the cooling fan. It uses two separate pulley halves and a set of six shims to control the tension in the belt. It's a...

The air-cooled Porsche 911 is a very unconventional sports car. It has a flat floor, torsion bar suspension, and an engine hanging out behind the rear wheels. Almost all of the maintenance procedures are very different from a typical front-engine car. Even simple tasks, like getting the car up on...

If you've been following along, you should be familiar with our project MK5 Volkswagen GTI we bought from New Hampshire. Left in the exceedingly qualified hands of Charles (HumbleMechanic) Sanville, our GTI was given a second lease on life. Beginning as a minor overhaul, Charles quickly learned...

In our latest DIY video, Director of Motorsport and driver of the #72 Volkswagen GTI TCR Nate Vincent walks us through step-by-step how to install a Sachs Performance Coilover Kit and 034Motorsport Camber Plates in an MK7 GTI. Here's how (with video!).  Tools You'll Need: 17mm thin-wall...

If you have an MK6 GTI, you probably already understand why it's important to change out the engine air filter regularly. Here's how to do it: The engine air filter is responsible for filtering the air that enters the intake before it has a chance to reach the throttle body or turbo. Why is...

As much as the GRM crew wanted to keep this E30 mostly stock inside and out, upon inspecting the engine that whole plan had to be thrown out the window. Our friends at Grassroots Motorsports are working on an awesome project—restoring a $450 yard-find BMW E30 318is slick top into the...

Although Grassroots Motorsports' E30 318iS project car still does not run, any engine work had to wait until the car got a thorough cleaning - both inside and out.   Upon inspecting every section of the car - it was obvious that it would need a lot of cleaning. It seemed like even when the car...

We share a lot in common with the folks at Grassroots Motorsports.  Whether it's on a long weekend drive, or a personal vacation, or traveling to races, we're constantly checking classified ads looking for the latest and greatest second-hand deal. That's exactly how they stumbled upon this...

Some of us, logically, like to fix things properly the first time. These are the same type of people who carry a bottle of spray detailer with them in the car in case a bird decides to defecate on a newly washed paint surface. But sometimes, you need to fix something fast. Maybe you're on a...