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Yeah it’s a VW EOS. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Eos
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wish we'd gotten the mk5/6 Cabrio here....and the GTI version that IIRC Europe got
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Jul 25, 2021 04:08
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Uthor posted:The MKV GTI was just two thumb screws and pull it out, but it was under the dash, so you had to do it upside down and backwards, and there was a weird angle to the filter that you had to kinda slide sideways while inserting, which made me take like 7 attempts to get it to sit every time. Also it punished you if you were slack on changing it out by dumping a bunch of poo poo in your face while you're trying to see how to pull it out.
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Jul 25, 2021 12:52
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I had an intermittent EPC light on a Mk7 GTI, but it finally went solid, and the car stopped making boost. I ordered up a fancy Bosch OBD2 reader which promised VW codes, but it didn't show anything, so I've sprung out on a OBDeleven. Poking around the usual places, I'm guessing the waste gate is stuck, which will be a pretty cheap fix, but I won't know until I can pull some sort of code. At least the waste gate looks easy to reach. Half the VW dealers in the world have boilerplate "EPC light on? Call us!" pages which make searching for causes a pain. I don't know who recommended they do that, but it's annoying.
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Jul 25, 2021 15:01
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GabbiLB posted:Quick little update on some stuff with my GTI. Tell me more about this dog bone thing, I have a Mk 7 GTI. Is it easy to install, like do on the driveway type thing?
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Jul 25, 2021 19:45
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monkeytennis posted:Tell me more about this dog bone thing, I have a Mk 7 GTI. Is it easy to install, like do on the driveway type thing? Basically it's just a poly bushing insert for the dogbone engine mount. That's the mount that deflects the most when you are on throttle. You need enough room to get a deadblow hammer or something similar underneath the car to smack the insert in. Also probably need room to get a massive breaker bar in as well. It's not the easiest thing to do on your back but it's probably doable. After you get the bolt loose a little you can lube up the insert and then smack it in with the hammer. Hardest bit is making sure both parts of the mount are still aligned when you put the new bolt in. Took me maybe 10 minutes to do but I also had the car in the air for it.
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Jul 25, 2021 21:03
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So the driver's seat in my 2 door 2015 GTI decided that it didn't need some parts.. Without this piece, the seat won't lock back into place after I move it unless I pull up on the handle that usually leans it forward. It looks like this should go here:  Any idea what this part is called? I can't seem to find it on the parts.vw.com diagrams, they just want me to buy the entire lower frame for... $400
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Jul 27, 2021 18:36
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S8 2001 burned only 10,2L/100km during a 900km cottage trip last weekend. It was a new record made by my friend, who was driving my car. My previous record from a similar distance was 11,8L/100. Seems driving peacefully helps a lot with fuel economy. AC was on and car had three passengers with lots of gear.
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Jul 27, 2021 19:04
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How are the transmissions in stick shift A4s? Do people like these in manual?
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Jul 27, 2021 21:30
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Against all better judgment, I recently joined the ranks of the accursed with a MkVI GLI. Just had a coil pack go bad, resulting in a single cylinder misfire and engine light on. I swapped them all out, resolving the issue. Does the light reset itself after some time, or do I need to clear the codes?
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Jul 28, 2021 03:35
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devicenull posted:So the driver's seat in my 2 door 2015 GTI decided that it didn't need some parts.. just about everything VW makes will have a part # stamped on it, take a good look at the parts in hand, or a super bright flashlight out to what remains in the car, and inspect for those #s. For example, I know the little chunk of plastic  I found in the rear footwell is a child restraint latch cover, and I can get a new one for $7.22. Probably a good candidate for a junkyard expedition if nobody is selling a replacement.
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Jul 28, 2021 04:54
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Head Bee Guy posted:How are the transmissions in stick shift A4s? Do people like these in manual? Serious answer: I have experience with the B5 and B9 manuals. The B5 5-speed is fine, if a bit notchy; I think the 6-speed is the same as in the C5 A6, which rules, maybe my favorite manual ever. The B9 manual is also just fine, but certainly a better option than the auto.
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Jul 28, 2021 05:05
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I had a 6-speed B8 S4 and it was fine, though the clutch had a very ill-defined friction point. I put a short shift kit in mine and it made it a lot more fun.
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Jul 28, 2021 05:56
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:Every car is better with a manual, hope that helps. Side note on the b9 manual, it was only available with quattro "ultra" so if you're hot and horny for "real quattro" torsen full time all wheel drive you have to go with the DSG.
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Jul 28, 2021 13:45
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:Every car is better with a manual, hope that helps. Does the B9 A4 have a different transmission than the S4? Because the B9 S4 is a silky smooth ZF 8 speed which is highly praised by basically everyone.
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Jul 29, 2021 02:43
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The best auto is inferior to the worst manual.
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Jul 29, 2021 02:49
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Murgos posted:Does the B9 A4 have a different transmission than the S4? Because the B9 S4 is a silky smooth ZF 8 speed which is highly praised by basically everyone. B9 has the 7 speed DSG, it's my first automatic in a decade and I miss the third pedal around once a week for 5 minutes. It fits the vibe of the car.
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Jul 29, 2021 02:57
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Murgos posted:Does the B9 A4 have a different transmission than the S4? Because the B9 S4 is a silky smooth ZF 8 speed which is highly praised by basically everyone.
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Jul 29, 2021 03:33
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:The best auto is inferior to the worst manual. Hard disagree. The dsg (in the GTI at least) is very good. Most other autos I'm pretty indifferent about though.
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Jul 29, 2021 04:00
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Suburban Dad posted:Hard disagree. The dsg (in the GTI at least) is very good. Most other autos I'm pretty indifferent about though. Having driven my sisters manual Sentra I also have to disagree. It is very possible for a manual to be so lovely I never want to use it. edit: KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:have you driven a CVT sentra tho I've driven an Altima with the cvt. If those are the same units I would still prefer that to the manual. GabbiLB fucked around with this message at 14:08 on Jul 29, 2021 |
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Jul 29, 2021 13:06
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GabbiLB posted:Having driven my sisters manual Sentra I also have to disagree. It is very possible for a manual to be so lovely I never want to use it. have you driven a CVT sentra tho
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Jul 29, 2021 13:22
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:have you driven a CVT sentra tho oh my god i test drove one of these pieces of poo poo when my old 94 sentra XE was on its way out. i have never experienced such a pathetic vehicle, and i had repressed the memory until just now
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Jul 29, 2021 14:13
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I had a shop loaner ~92 civic automatic when my supra was rear ended and I took it back after I left because I thought something was broken/there was a limiter on it. Nope, just crazy slow. I literally cannot imagine owning one and convincing myself I should spend money on it to change the performance.
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Jul 29, 2021 17:31
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So about a week in with the 034 Motorsports ECU + TCU stage 1 tune on my 2014 S4. Thoughts: - Holy crap does it wake the car up. It feels so much more eager and ready to run throughout the rev range. - Increased rev limiter is very cool. Not only does the car pull all the way to redline now but it's shifting at 7100 instead of 6400. This should help with the issues I was having at AutoX with slightly missing shifts and the car shifting for me when I bumped the limiter. - It does make the car a bit more aggressive in negative ways - I notice the engine will get into a slight droney point on uphill grades that it didn't before. Also there's a feature where it cranks the fan way up to keep engine temps low in staging lanes etc. but it's a bit much for idling in my driveway. - Not sure if it's in my head but I swear the car feels louder even during regular use Overall it's really impressive how much the car changes with just the tune. I doubt I'll do much more to the car performance wise because the power feels great, maybe add an intake just to get more intake noise.
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Jul 30, 2021 01:04
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I put some RokBlokz mud guards on my car this weekend. Fronts were very easy, you can just turn the wheels to install them. I had to jack the rear up and remove the wheels to be able to get the rear guards in. It's probably possible to do it without taking the wheels off but I can't imagine how big of a headache it would be. The guards themselves are nice quality and fit pretty well. Also you can remove them and go back to stock with no issue which I like a lot. 
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Aug 1, 2021 22:01
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Cool, been thinking about getting some flaps myself. Do you have to drill through the wheel liner like the OEM ones? Can you post a side profile for their fit too?
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Aug 1, 2021 23:46
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nitsuga posted:Cool, been thinking about getting some flaps myself. Do you have to drill through the wheel liner like the OEM ones? Can you post a side profile for their fit too? There is no drilling required for these. They use the stock holes for the liners. In the rear you need to puncture the liner and use a clip on the back but you can just screw right through that.  
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^the mud flaps look nice and much better than some others i've seen also, post deets on the wheels. neuspeeds? i've been looking at some for a GTI that I don't even own(yet)
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Styles Bitchley posted:^the mud flaps look nice and much better than some others i've seen The Neuspeeds are nice because they are made for VWs and you don't have to worry about offset or hub rings or anything. The specific ones I have are the RSe11Rs, looks like the price went up a bit since I got them though, not much of a surprise I guess. They are almost 6lbs lighter than the stock wheels. https://neuspeedrswheels.com/collections/vw-audi
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My cooling woes have returned again now (B7 A4) -- radiator fan now very quickly spins up and runs all the time, but the temp gauge (I replaced the CTS earlier this year) still mostly reads around the middle and sticks there, which is expected. Until today -- drove out for a hike and back, and on the way there... temp gauge actually started to spike up to ~75%. I had this happen before, like 5-6 years ago, and it was the thermostat -- turning on the heater and maxing it out dropped the temp gauge back down. On the way back... everything behaved normally, no issues. Stopped for gas, started going again... temp spike back again. So -- either my new OEM CTS is bad, or thermostat is on its way out again. I know it is only around $75 or so -- any other quick ways to confirm its the thermostat specifically? I'm inclined to believe the engine CTS is still fine, as it reads in the middle, but as I understand it, a separate sensor drives the radiator fan speed. Doesn't look like an awful DIY for the thermostat, and I have a coolant leak / oil leak I want to investigate anyways, but if there's a quick troubleshooting flow I can follow to confirm its the thermostat... I'm all ears. And to just confirm I'm not a total idiot -- thermostat is there to act like a thermostatic valve of sorts, probably wax driven, such that coolant doesn't flow through the engine block (?) until the engine is warmed up? If its partially blocked / hosed up, that would starve the engine of coolant potentially while the temp sensor might still read OK?
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movax posted:My cooling woes have returned again now (B7 A4) -- radiator fan now very quickly spins up and runs all the time, but the temp gauge (I replaced the CTS earlier this year) still mostly reads around the middle and sticks there, which is expected. Until today -- drove out for a hike and back, and on the way there... temp gauge actually started to spike up to ~75%. I had this happen before, like 5-6 years ago, and it was the thermostat -- turning on the heater and maxing it out dropped the temp gauge back down. On the way back... everything behaved normally, no issues. Stopped for gas, started going again... temp spike back again. The thermostat I think is a bimetal valve that is engineered to open at certain temperatures, thus including the radiator in the coolant circuit and therefore lowering the coolant temperature. When it's closed (before 90C is reached or whatnot) the water pump acts on the coolant to circulate it within the engine only. Without coolant flowing through the engine at all, you'd have big problems really quick because certain areas of the engine are much hotter than others and would expand/contract significantly differently. Also, the hotter areas would not be cooled enough. Your issue could be a thermostat failure in a closed/semiclosed state, or some other issue blocking coolant delivery to the radiator or return to the engine. Next time this happens, pull over and put your hand on the radiator in different spots (on the front of the rad) and see if it's warm or cool. An overheating engine with a cool radiator is not having coolant circulate through that component. I'd just replace that thermostat and see if that fixes it. e: I looked this up, surprised to find that ?most thermostats do use wax chambers in some way. 
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Aug 2, 2021 07:05
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I seem to recall encountering FOD in the radiator (rust flakes?) can cause this sort of intermittent behavior. Although that was on a much older vehicle with significant mileage.
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Aug 2, 2021 13:56
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A blessed universal truth has resurfaced in the waffleimages thread
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I guess I had been so busy with work I missed this, but Golf R estate would be amazing I wish we could have nice things over here
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Woah that rules.
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TheBacon posted:I guess I had been so busy with work I missed this, but Golf R estate would be amazing I wish we could have nice things over here If we were allowed such forbidden fruit in the US I'd absolutely have one in my driveway. Instead I spent an equivalent amount of money on a CUV to get my turbo AWD overgrown hatchback.
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I was reminded yesterday that the European 1-series (ie the American 2-series) is/was a hatch, including the M135i/M235i/M140i/M240i
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Ok Comboomer posted:I was reminded yesterday that the European 1-series (ie the American 2-series) is/was a hatch, including the M135i/M235i/M140i/M240i My understanding is that is a completely different car and platform considering that’s a FWD based car.
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TheBacon posted:My understanding is that is a completely different car and platform considering that’s a FWD based car. oh yeah that’s right
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Ok Comboomer posted:oh yeah that’s right its very complicated but the TL:DR is basically globally you have always been able to get a small RWD coupe or convertible from BMW, and that will continue with the G42, but over time the hatches and sedans have migrated to FWD. Right now, the Euro 1-series is FWD and is basically the equivalent to the 2-series Grand Coupe, which is FWD, unlike the regular 2-series, which is RWD.
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