MK7 "Random / "Stupid" Questions Thread"

[Dog Dad Wagon]

Then you aren't doing it right.

I’d agree with you, considering the second one needed a new transmission while it was still under warranty and was totally stock ECU/TCU, because a KMD Tuning improperly installed my dogbone Mount and my trans casing broke. That was an annoying $3K to spend.

 

[cb1111]

I’d agree with you, considering the second one needed a new transmission while it was still under warranty and was totally stock ECU/TCU, because a KMD Tuning improperly installed my dogbone Mount and my trans casing broke. That was an annoying $3K to spend.

This would be an interesting question - how many miles can you go on an un-modded, but regularly maintained, Mk7 before anything of significance breaks?

Significant is something that results in a breakdown aside from batteries and tires.

 

[Subliminal]

This would be an interesting question - how many miles can you go on an un-modded, but regularly maintained, Mk7 before anything of significance breaks?

Significant is something that results in a breakdown aside from batteries and tires.

~30k? Depending on if/when the water pump decides to shit all the coolant out

 

[cb1111]

~30k? Depending on if/when the water pump decides to shit all the coolant out

With regular maintenance by a competent tech, I'd suspect that they would catch the problem before it blew up.

 

[Dog Dad Wagon]

~30k? Depending on if/when the water pump decides to shit all the coolant out

what???? 140K+ miles across 3 MK7 golfs, never a CEL.

 

[Subliminal]

With regular maintenance by a competent tech, I'd suspect that they would catch the problem before it blew up.

My experience has been that dealers (not just VW) usually don't want to replace something under warranty unless it's 100% undeniably a problem. Otherwise, you'll get something along the lines of "we ran a compression test and found no leaks" or "took car on a test drive, could not replicate the problem. here's the keys. goodbye"

what???? 140K+ miles across 3 MK7 golfs, never a CEL.

It's still a common and well-known problem. And no CEL doesn't mean it's not leaking... mine had leaked enough where it was below the "minimum" level on the tank but still wasn't throwing a CEL

 

[Keehs360]

getting a squeaky wet sneaker sound from the left suspension after I washed my wife's GLI S.

its a 2020 DSG, 5400 miles. Where should I start trouble shooting?

 

[Desslok]

getting a squeaky wet sneaker sound from the left suspension after I washed my wife's GLI S.

its a 2020 DSG, 5400 miles. Where should I start trouble shooting?

Check your sneakers first.

 

[cb1111]

getting a squeaky wet sneaker sound from the left suspension after I washed my wife's GLI S.

its a 2020 DSG, 5400 miles. Where should I start trouble shooting?

Remove the wet sneaker from suspension.

Check the boots. Does the GLI have the same shipping puck issue as the GTI?

 

[Keehs360]

Remove the wet sneaker from suspension.

Check the boots. Does the GLI have the same shipping puck issue as the GTI?

PDI on the GLI was hardly done. I had to remove the pucks myself.

either way, even with the pucks in. They didn’t squeak

 

[jimlloyd40]

B

My experience has been that dealers (not just VW) usually don't want to replace something under warranty unless it's 100% undeniably a problem. Otherwise, you'll get something along the lines of "we ran a compression test and found no leaks" or "took car on a test drive, could not replicate the problem. here's the keys. goodbye"

It's still a common and well-known problem. And no CEL doesn't mean it's not leaking... mine had leaked enough where it was below the "minimum" level on the tank but still wasn't throwing a CEL

But you got a warning in the MFD didn't you?

 

[Subliminal]

For those with upgraded clutches: With my new clutch and SMF I am trying to figure out how to quickly and smoothly take off from a stop... not a full send launch, just like a half send take-off. On the stock clutch, I would have to roll off the clutch slowly for the first second or so otherwise it would bog the engine down. But if I try that with the new clutch + full torque tune the clutch starts to grab and then RPMs shoot up like crazy instead of holding like it did on the stock clutch. Do I just need to be dumping the clutch quicker? I'm gonna find an empty road this weekend to play around and figure out what feels right but any tips in the meantime would be appreciated

 

[Subliminal]

B

But you got a warning in the MFD didn't you?

Negative. Just a nice little surprise when I popped open the hood one day

When my windshield washer fluid was low it would pop off a warning message in the MFD every single time I went over a bump

 

[El_bigote_AJ]

For those with upgraded clutches: With my new clutch and SMF I am trying to figure out how to quickly and smoothly take off from a stop... not a full send launch, just like a half send take-off. On the stock clutch, I would have to roll off the clutch slowly for the first second or so otherwise it would bog the engine down. But if I try that with the new clutch + full torque tune the clutch starts to grab and then RPMs shoot up like crazy instead of holding like it did on the stock clutch. Do I just need to be dumping the clutch quicker? I'm gonna find an empty road this weekend to play around and figure out what feels right but any tips in the meantime would be appreciated

Nature of the beast... lol


With the stronger holding pressure of the plate the the aggressive compound on the disc it’s just going to be a more aggressive “hit” slipping it to get a oem smooth and calm take off means you’ll wear the friction material down quicker (IE: me with the ceramic puck style full faced wore it down in under 8k miles ) cause I didn’t like the off/on nature of that clutch, so even knowing it was a bad idea I did it.

Also the variance youll need to get used to with the lighter faster SMF but the grabbier clutch is you need a higher rpm to take off during the friction point but then you will need to ease back on the throttle once you’ve grabbed, with the stock setup it’s grabs at a lower rpm and with the heavy dmf it’s slow to elevate the rpms so it takes more of that gas pedal.


But yeah there’s really no big magic tips outside of what you said - practice getting used to a new way of taking off, as it’s just not as forgiving when you have an aggressive clutch... and if that ACT is rated to 500lb-ft its deff got some sticky material with strong clamping force.

 

[jimlloyd40]

Negative. Just a nice little surprise when I popped open the hood one day

When my windshield washer fluid was low it would pop off a warning message in the MFD every single time I went over a bump

I check the fluids once a week but since I drive so many miles everyday when my thermostat housing started to leak I did get a low coolant message in the MFD.