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@Cuprabob - you were right. Fault codes pointed towards a misfire on one of coil packs so the standard test of switching them around and seeing if it jumps, which it did. Problem solved. Thanks again for your advice.

Thanks Cuprabob. Appreciate the quick response and your advice.
I’ll check out the fault codes and report back asap.

Hi all, I need your help and advice again. Scirocco 2.0 Tsi 2013 plate My car battery recently died so I took it to Halfords. They fitted this battery - HCB 096 Calcium 12V 680A 75Ah Firstly, is this suitable for the car? Secondly, I noticed that when I try to accelerate at around 2500-3000 revs the...

In the interest of closure for those who may have been following this thread and for those who may come across this in future with similar problems. In short, changing the high pressure fuel pump (HPFP) seemed to fix the problem. The guy who worked on my car (the final time) used VCDS and also took ...

@Gaz r thanks for the advice. I think one of my mates has a VCDS so I'll ask to borrow it and check myself. If they're easy to change as well then I'll do that myself too. Not sure I trust this garage if they didn't do these seemingly basic checks first time around.

@Cuprabob - Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise on this. Not only for myself but for others who may be experiencing similar faults. The first time I dropped my car off at the independent garage, my initial thoughts were faulty coil packs but that was purely based on my own very limite...

Hi all - complete novice when it comes to cars so please bear with me. I own a 2013 plate 2.0 litre petrol Scirocco R-Line with just over 60k miles from when I bought her brand new. In the past couple of years, I've had problems with the catalytic converter light and EPC light coming on, but this wa...

3t3p I haven't used any tar removers or iron-removing products....yet....although I have clayed the entire car, including the alloys (but with an old piece of clay) my only concern is that using tar removers, won't that also strip my car of any wax / sealant protection that I've built up over the pr...

mhopley wrote:looks nice

Thanks mhopley, I smile every time I see my car and love driving her!

robb wrote:oooooh a manchester boy, excellent, all i see is old women driving sciroccos round my end haha !

Robb, round my end there's also lots of women Scirocco drivers but I have spotted a few guys too haha

Andy Rocc wrote:Very nice, are you from failsworth by any chance?

Thanks Andy Rocc. I'm about 15min drive from Failsworth, Tameside actually.

Hi all, Quick introduction...my name's Garry and I bought my Candy White 2.0 TSI Scirocco R-Line last year. Thought it was about time to post a few pics of her. All pics taken using Samsung S3 phone. http://imageshack.com/a/img22/9227/jteo.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img716/6366/0suo.jpg http://imag...