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GTI DSG Service Issue - Please Help
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I think the 6 bottles comes from the 'by the vw book' method which iirc they seem to want you to put 5.5l in and then drain it down to...
Apr 15, 2024
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GTI DSG Service Issue - Please Help
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Well, it's what I do. I did the top fill 4.7l and call it good for my first one. But then OCD got the best of me....so I went and...
Apr 15, 2024
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GTI DSG Service Issue - Please Help
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The only way to do it is to jack the car up level, run the transmission fluid up to temperature (monitoring with vcds or obdeleven) and...
Apr 15, 2024
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Yes knowing what method they used will tell a lot. A simple DSG drain fill & service and should take about ~4.7L iirc though. I just...
Apr 15, 2024
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GTI Struggles to start up
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Yep...very similar experience to my first one when it went - perfectly fine leaving home, stopped for gas 45 mins later - dead as a...
Apr 11, 2024
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Heater not working, can't seem to find the reason why - Not the heater core or HVAC Flap
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I don't have a TDI workshop manual, but my guess is there will be a heater control valve in the circuit somewhere - but it may well be...
Apr 5, 2024
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Heater barely working, not heater core, confused as hell 3 months later, GTI 2015
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Yep ended up being the N82 Valve. I'm pretty sure my Silica bag burst, and it wrecked the valve. Coolant flush I did on it was awful...
Apr 4, 2024
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Waterpump/Thermostat DIY - Who has done it?
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Yeah, it's tricky with thst union whichever way you do it. I can't imagine not having the manifold off though - good effort if you've...
Apr 4, 2024
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We were quoted $2100CAD from the Dealer. Did it myself with the INA pump. Only problem was the union decided to dump coolant a few...
Apr 4, 2024
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Hi and thanks for the add! Pa guy and owner of a 2018 VW Golf SE, 5 speed. All stock with 41K miles on the clock. Purchased new in...
Mar 18, 2024
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The whole process took about 30 minutes with the most time spent sliding the old alternator out carefully, and triple ensuring the belt...
Mar 18, 2024
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DIY 2016 gti alternator replacement
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Just be very conscious as to how much you are moving the AC line when you've loosened the bracket - last thing you'd want to do is kink...
Mar 18, 2024
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Pulling Water Pump, replace or reinstall?
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Hmm, it's a tricky one IMO, as it just seems a lottery as to what mileage any given pump will fail. Some start at very low miles, but...
Mar 17, 2024
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DIY 2016 gti alternator replacement
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That's what I did when I took out the alternator on my daughter's 1.8TSI on the way to taking out the whole accessory bracket to fix a...
Mar 17, 2024
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Should i replacre the intake gasket after a walnut blast
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Yes, for the reason above. You might get away with reusing.... but unless you are happy to run the risk of possibly having to take the...
Mar 5, 2024
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