Scirocco Central

selleym wrote:Easier to just extend the VW warranty every year? I'm assuming that will cover it if it goes bang?

You're looking around £300 to have the tensioner replaced, how much is it to extend the warranty??

Shak

I would not worry about it, these failures are still mercifully rare. There does not seem to be any direct correlation between mileage and failures, but the few I have read about, are high mileage. As ever you could get a failure with a lower mileage example, but I repeat again, this is very rare, ...

I would not worry about it, these failures are still mercifully rare. There does not seem to be any direct correlation between mileage and failures, but the few I have read about, are high mileage. As ever you could get a failure with a lower mileage example, but I repeat again, this is very rare, ...

Once the timing has gone off once, does it flag up on VCDS?! Since things will be out of sync? I am very wary and cautious of "common problems" nowadays, and this has done nothing to help me. Just had the ol' clutch moo/squeal/shout/moan sorted out on my car, the last thing I want to find...

ciaranm wrote:Thanks Shak, really appreciate your help!
Just one more question, Is the part just called a Timing Chain Tensioner or is there a technical name or product number?

Just 'timing chain tensioner' :-)

Shak

The parts cost around £40, plus approx 4 hours, I would expect the job to cost no more then £300 at an indi.

Here a link of when I did mine last year :-)

http://www.sciroccocentral.co.uk/forum/ ... er#p149918

Shak

Yeah I know what you mean, when you go looking for a problem on the internet, you open a whole can of worms... I do have a history of bad luck with cars, so I now try to as cautious as possible, sometimes maybe to the point where I get too scared to buy anything! I guess it's just a risk you take w...

Mine does this and always has, I've driven allot of DSG cars, some whine and others don't, it's quite well known within the vw scene. Not sure the reasons behind this as I haven't had one apart yet.

Shak

Definitely the best colour, there's a reason why it's always the blue one in the media :-) No, never joined the owners club Shak just the TT Forum for info every time it went wrong! Yeh sorry that's what I meant, the TTF! Well I'm sure you'll enjoy the scirocco, I much prefer my scirroco over my ol...

Would try the brake light switch first.

Shak

Welcome! Very nice car mate! I also had a TT(mk1) before I got my scirocco, were u part of the TT owners club??

Shak

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/674/A9LtGi.jpg 3 performance options are only octane options, the octane options set the boost and timing and fuel to pre set values, you can't customise it. There is only 4 maps installed on the ECU, have a word with your local revo dealer, he'll confirm this. ...

On the 2.0tsi the revo sps switch only has 4 settings, stock, 93 octane, 99 octane and 100 octane. The 4 maps are already loaded onto the ECU once mapped, the SPS switch just selects the pre installed map. If you buy a used sps, you just need to down load the settings from the revo website and insta...

hi guys, I'm wondering if someone could help me with a issue I'm having with my roc, i was driving home from Wembley yesterday after watching the England woman's football team get dismantled by ze germans, when out of nowhere the car started to misfire and become very rough to drive. The engine man...

Just yesterday i have heard a strange rattle after pulling up at home after my drive from work when i stop and its idling. Its make of a deep sounding rattle. Is hard to hear over the engines tappy noise! https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=AC833D10948B6919!20592&authkey=!ABf2mzOuzIkjA4Y&...

Looks a fantastic piece of kit, might get one my self

Shak

Hi, I am new to this board and have a question, in the course of 2015 I will be looking to buy a second hand Scirocco. I have a configuration in mind that I want but I really can't decide between 2 engines. The 2.0 TSI 211 hp or the R. The R is already a pretty beefed up 2-litre. How wil this hold ...

Does sound like timing is out tbh, stretch isn't common but has been known.

Shak

I'm sure mine does this, but will stop when I turn the fans off, will only do it when the fans run at low speed.

Shak

Did you uprate anything on yours shak? I was looking at stage 1 can the clutch and other parts handle the extra power? What are you getting from yours? Not upgraded anything else, mines a dsg so they can handle Bhp way more then at stage 1. I do know that on the manuals you can suffer from prematur...