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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Vehicle license 2013 and first annual inspection


This is my first time test ever in Israel with my own car.
I was a bit nervous and asked few friends about process. And it should be very smooth for new cars and cars without problems.

Here is the flow:
1. You get new vehicle license in your post box when time comes.
2. Go and pay for it say at post office.
3. Now you are ready to go for test. Choose where you can do that from friends recommendation or from list at Ministry of Transport.
4. Go there at any time they work. I can't advise when, but probably not at morning.
5. Stop at entrance in line and go to office to pay 96 NIS.
6. Get papers and wait for your turn.

This paper describes all tests, I'm not sure that is for all vehicles.

7. When time come, follow for testers instructions about lights, brakes and so on.
8. When you done, go to office again to get results. Mine was fine ;-)


And finally, you get sticker to put on windshield and signed vehicle licence with all required seals.

That's it. Took roughly 20 minutes.

Was funny when I came to front light check and guy saw it's white color, he asked me to open bonnet to check if there some xenon setup. And he didn't found it... Because of Philips lamps :-)
Also I bit confused with brakes test and pressed pedal not in time always.

Regarding to Elisha place. Everything was smooth, no complains at all. Will see next year again.

38 200 km | 1Y 12M

Saturday, December 15, 2012

37.5K service

This time it's not just oil check, but let's start from under the vehicle pictures.

Left front wheel

6R0 423 156 B - hydraulic pump with electric motor



1K0 965 561 L - additional water pump

6Q0 199 851 BD - support
See oil stream?

Drive shaft with constant velocity joints

6Q0 407 272 DL - drive shaft with constant velocity joints


Left rear wheel

Right rear wheel
After oil filter and plug was replaced, we did throttle cleaning. From what I saw I will recommend do that every 2 years or 30K. You will also need to do unit adaptation after cleaning that can be done with VAG-COM cable and VCDS application that you can get for less than 200 NIS (from China). More later about VAG tool.

03F 133 062 - throttle body magneti marelli

03F 133 062 - throttle body top view

Intake manifold view hole
Now, there is not a lot of dust but it there.


And this is after cleaning


What else... Spark plugs!
Looks fine. Light red color on them cause of fuel mixture - 95 and 98 - that's okay. What is not okay is white rust. This is from my engine wash :-) Next time I will hide it.
Cylinder 1
Cylinder 2
Cylinder 3
Cylinder 4


All together


And we also changed brake fluid but in Israel style - with help of gravity :-)
Remember to change it every 2 years!

Total work cost about 350 NIS, thanks to Husam again.

Endoscopy video is not ready yet and I don't know if somebody except me needs it, so probably will skip it this time.

Instructions
Change brake fluid, PDF Eng
Removing and installing the throttle valve control unit -J338-, PDF Eng
Clean throttle valve control unit -J338-, PDF Eng

37 700km | 1Y 12M

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Insurance for 2013


Last week I got a call from insurance agent Alexander Novik.
  • Liability insurance cost 1,462 NIS
  • Comprehensive is 2,910 NIS
Last year it was 1,491 and 3,253 NIS respectively.

Almost 400 NIS less than past year, nice. Checked prices with some other agencies -

See also
Vehicle theft report 2012 (Hebrew, PPT) - found at Israel Insurance Association
תרומה לקהילה > פעילות יחידת אתג"ר > פעילות אתג"ר - more reports (in Hebrew)
נתונים סטטיסטיים על גניבות כלי רכב

37 500km | 1Y 12M