fuel filter: very easy to do (duh) car starts much easier now, and i dont need to feed it gas :rockon:

lower radiator hose: the old one was cracked, so i went to R&S Strauss and got a new one again very easy

checked base timing: whoever owned the car before me had it set to 15* BTDC it runs fine there, so i'll leave it

when i go into work tommorow i'm gonna order a new Idle Air Control valve........i'm hoping that will cure my 3000 RPM blasts when i start the car, if not i may try to get a new ECM

oh yeah, my T5 is leaking like a sive
i dont know why and i dont know from where, so i'm gonna ask my service manager if i can put it up on the lift after hours tommorow at work