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by jonstrauss
Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:29 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Misfiring in top gear when cold'ish?
Replies: 2
Views: 2569

Re: Misfiring in top gear when cold'ish?

OK thanks. Got no warning lights or anything, so over to vw tomorrow to identify. thx.
by jonstrauss
Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:59 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Misfiring in top gear when cold'ish?
Replies: 2
Views: 2569

Misfiring in top gear when cold'ish?

Afternoon all. Scirocco R 2011. Engine just started misfiring but only seems to be in 6th when I floor it from 3000rpm. It splutters and isn't the transmission as it goes away when hot. This happened on the motorway when the oil temp wasn't quite up to normal, about 65 degrees....then went away when...
by jonstrauss
Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:53 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Loss of front traction under boost on a straight line
Replies: 9
Views: 4847

Re: Loss of front traction under boost on a straight line

Sorry just seen this. Went to winter tyres and even under freezing conditions, seems to have solved it. Crappy budget tyres it was....
by jonstrauss
Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:26 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Loss of front traction under boost on a straight line
Replies: 9
Views: 4847

Re: Loss of front traction under boost on a straight line

Yeah me neither, but the sidewall shows 'made in china' :( Googled them and very mixed reviews...I think the positive reviews = 'wow they're so cheap!', and the negatives from people who know how good tyres should behave. Probably is them, will get another set soon enough. Thanks for the recommendat...
by jonstrauss
Tue Oct 27, 2020 4:02 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Loss of front traction under boost on a straight line
Replies: 9
Views: 4847

Re: Loss of front traction under boost on a straight line

OK OK that might have sounded like a daft question...but if it was as simple as that, i'd not have posted the question ;) The road is dry (and warm, i'm not in the UK). It just feels weird, and was wondering if that was a characteristic of the Scirocco under too much power (if anyone experiences the...
by jonstrauss
Mon Oct 26, 2020 7:45 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Loss of front traction under boost on a straight line
Replies: 9
Views: 4847

Loss of front traction under boost on a straight line

Hi all I recently bought a 2011 Scirocco R and all is great ;) I did the usual checks and everything seems straight and in order. I know the R is fast, but I repeatedly lose traction when the turbo kicks in (only when I properly floor it from idle to the redline). Road is dry, straight...e.g. a slip...