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I assume the engines still going strong tho !

Been on a dyno yet ?

I've known audi a3's blowing wiper motors when HID'S fitted. its because they share the same earth and the current draw blows the motor.
i would give the lights there own earth on the chassis and not a shared one.

Wow big thred. Bravo with the work already done mate. Can't bare to think how much you've spent haha.

Could be bud. Does it rattle for a few seconds then stop ?

yeah Volkswagen have changed the design of the tensioner so it doesn't wear out prematurely. Now that it's done it won't happen again. Yeah low mileage it was an ex demo car got it with 12 k on the clock good price aswell because I was a technician for VW at the time.

The flaps seize inside and when it try's to move them the rod pops off or snappes inside.
Saw hundreds to do it when I worked for vw

The tensioners "teeth" wear down and when the oil pressure drops off over night, when you start it up in the morning it rattles and them the noise goes away(about 1 second rattle) eventually it will jump a tooth and hit the valves. I've just had mine changed 2010 2.0 tsi with 28 k on the c...

Check the vac pot that controls the turbo make sure it holds vaccume and is recivng vaccume put a t piece in on a vaccume gauge and watch it as you Rev the engine.
Make sure the rod moves freely and doesn't stick.
They've got variable vain turbos that a just to make higher boost at lower RMP.

Just going back to the comment about DSG boxes being trouble. The answer I think generally is an emphatic no. Overall they are very reliable so long as they are looked after and maintained, I guess the 6 speed may be deemed to be the slightly safer bet on account of it having been around for longer...

hi there. Sorry for the lack of replies. Finally got the car all sorted, after first being told it was a gearbox problem, i took the car back to the dealer as i only got the car in january. Did have a private warranty on the car but only had a £1000 limit on any claims. Anyway they then took the ca...

haha i know i was thinking this ! no its not visible to me !

Tried buddy doesn't say ! They did a away with the 6speed box a while ago didn't they

moulin12 wrote:

balli931 wrote:sounds like the clutches are out of tolerance
them 7 speeds aren't bullet proof like the 6 speed ones

He has a 6 speed, not 7 speed?

must of miss read something somewhere
he dosent actually specify the age of the car anywhere ?

just a new cap mate, fish the broken piece out and bobs a tea pot your away (if it was me id push it all the way through ! and forget about it )

FT

vw say that engine can use up too a litter of oil in 5000 mile and thats in tolerance !
when i worked there they did publish a technical bulletin on our server about this issue, they can do an oil consumption test and if its out of tolerance they replace the base engine

sounds like the clutches are out of tolerance
them 7 speeds aren't bullet proof like the 6 speed ones

halfords are good mate !
interior are anywhere from torx 15 to 30 depending on what your taking off ?
under the bonnet they go no bigger than 45 mainly 30 and 25

wheel alignment docent fix this issue (damn shame ) i remember arguing with vw technical for weeks (vw tech some customer really kicked off about it)
they said its down to the compound used in certain tyres !