Scirocco Central

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Hi all, A couple of quick question, hope they make sense: this is regarding the 1.4tsi Scirocco that has 3.6 litres of oil capacity. 1: Below what point does the engine oil level check light comes on? If the engine oil level check light comes on for the very 1st time, does the engine still have some...

Thanks mate,
I will inquire about software updates for the DSG and see if there is any available.
What about the aftermarket DSG softwares? I.e stage 1. Will that have an adverse affect on the DSG performance?

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Hi @cuprabob Thanks for the reply. Well, There are no misfire codes to make me think its an engine fault. Plus once the car heats up the judders go away. If it was a misfire issue, i would expect it to last throughout the drive. The DSG is on its latest firmware as confirmed by VW. Tbh, Im not 100% ...

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Does anyone know what does replacing a Clutch pack on DQ200 dry clutch 7-speed DSG cost? My Scirocco 1.4 TSI Twincharged 2010 has started to judder on cold runs in 1-3 gears and it seems like clutch wear to me.

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Hey @blower. How is stage 2 going for you? Thanks for the reply. My car suffered from low compression in 2 of its cylinders which was 1st thought to be due to piston wear but after the car was openend up it turned out to be cylinder head issue and not the pistons, as the exhaust valves on 2 of the c...

So, I'm still argueing with the garage. Their lead Tech confirms it to be piston slap and again is insistant that its harmless. I asked them to do compression tests on the cylinder just to be sure that there isn't any compression leaks due to the extra clearance and here are the results: 1:185psi; 2...

So @vladandrei51
You are not worried about the piston slap? and the damage it can do to the cylinders and the pistons? As it will cause premature wear.

Thanks @vladandrei51.
I will change oil/filter soon. However I assumed the avoidance to use synthetic oils to break in a rebuilt engine was a Myth. I will inquire the garage whether they used synthetic or mineral oil.

Thanks @vladandrei51.
Quick one, is frequent oil change necessary to break the car in? As Im about 1000 miles into it now without an oil change? Neither was I advised to change oil after break in period by the techicians.

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OEM pistons.
Yes, Mine does the same. Rattle at cold start and mallows down once the engine has warmed up. But wont that extra clearance cause oil to penetrate into the chamber and burn? Because that was the reason the engine was rebuilt in the 1st place.

Hi @Cuprabob Yes, the garage do warranty their work but they are also trying to convince me that this is an inevitable concequence of honing the cylinders as required for new piston install. And due to honing the clearance between the pistons and cylinder walls is larger causing piston slaps and are...

Hi all, I'm left frustrated after the engine rebuild of my 1.4 TSI 160bhp Scirocco. So the engine was rebuild 1000 miles ago because of low compression in 2 of its cylinders due to exhaust valve leakage and piston coating wear. New cylinder head and pistons were used in the rebuild. But right after ...

Thanks @Roy_01. Much appreciated.

Hi all, Just need someone to confirm this but I've just been told my local VW specialist that the 7 speed DSG on my VW Scirocco 1.4 TSI Twicharged does not need an oil change/servicing every 40000 miles. Since it has been aroud those may miles I thought it would be best to have the DSG services sinc...

Hey bro. Love what you have done with your scirocco. Im think of the same and want to take it to stage 2 but got a bit of an issue. I have got a scorpion cat back installed and for stage 2 i need a turbo back and ai was thinking of getting a downpipe and a sports car instead of the full system but I...

Hey guys. I am thinking of having my car stage 2 tuned. Its a 1.4 twincharged. There are some prerequisites to the stange 2 though. high flow CAI ( already got one) Front mount intercooler (about to get one) Turbo back exaust system. Now here is the issue I already have a scorpion cat back installed...

Thanks for the reply bud. Wow a new engine? Ive actually done quite a lot of reading in this and other fora. but none of them have a definitive answer on how to fix. But yeah the weak pistons is mentioned in a lot of places. Well lets see. I might be going back to the dealership and discuss whats ne...

Hi Fellow Roccors, Ive got a 2010 scirocco 1.4 tsi 160 bhp. Bought it a year ago with 40000 miles on it and it after 2 months of usage the car started having misfires and unresponsive throttle. The car was diagnosed with injector faults, timing chain stretching and intake manifold flap fault. After ...