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dialhforhero posted:My mk7 SportWagen SE TDI drinks coolant about every 5k miles. I pour a solid pint in. I have a 2016 GTI which I have owned from new. On cold days when I park it up there are wisps of steam coming out from under the bonnet, sorry, hood, and a smell of coolant. I’ve had VW check it out three times and they can’t see or detect a leak and the coolant never needs topping up. The temps are always fine as well. She’s now got 67k miles on her, it’s an odd thing.
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A bit of an odd question, I've got an 09 MK5 Rabbit which was right before the MDI port became a thing. I've still got a iPod port in the middle console. And well as you might expect I don't run an iPod in 2022 (I mean I have one but I'd have to refurb and rebuild it). However, there are bluetooth to 30-pin adapters out there, but, there doesn't seem to be a lot of info out there as to which one would happen to work and some suggest that they don't work in cars AT ALL. If you happened to have grabbed one that had worked I'd be interested to know about it, I'm not adverse to installing a new stereo in the car, but, my work schedule keeps me from daylight hours so it's pain to do lengthy car work. 
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Took the wife's 2013 Passat TDI SE to the shop to do the timing belt, went well but discovered the water pump had been seeping from the weep hole, so glad we did it even if the belt still looked good. Now at least we know when both the DSG and the Timing belt was serviced so we can rest assured it's good for a long time.  Was also super loose, so bearings were no doubt on their way.  Can just barely see the streak down the inside of the timing cover. CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 01:52 on Jun 16, 2022 |
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CommieGIR posted:Took the wife's 2013 Passat TDI SE to the shop to do the timing belt, went well but discovered the water pump had been seeping from the weep hole, so glad we did it even if the belt still looked good. VW/Audi Exorcism Thread: Seeping from the Weep Hole
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Ok Comboomer posted:my parents have a 97 Mk3 Golf Cabrio I wanna help spruce up Bilstein B4 or B6? I’m assuming former since it’s for my mom+dad to tool around in, but the car is kinda boaty as-is.
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Ok Comboomer posted:Bilstein B4 or B6? FCPEuro says B4's are equivalent to (new) OE quality, so that's what I'd run with: https://www.fcpeuro.com/Volkswagen-parts/Cabrio/Shock-and-Struts/?year=1997&m=20&e=975&t=5,6&b=10&d=350&v=12 Also, for any 2014+ 1.8L and 2.0L water pump failure people, there is a class action lawsuit: https://waterpumpsettlement.com/ Nothing you need to do if it hasn't happened yet. But they do cover a repair for up to eight years from the in-service date with sufficient maintenance paperwork and so on.
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So, no sooner had we done the timing belt when the wife's Passat TDI decided it didn't need boost anymore. gently caress. Towing it to mechanics now. Verified the N75 and the Turbo actuator are moving fine, which means its internal to the turbo or the DPF is fully clogged (which I suspect it is not because it idles fine and starts fine)
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CommieGIR posted:So, no sooner had we done the timing belt when the wife's Passat TDI decided it didn't need boost anymore. Did you pull any codes from it?
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So I got my slow coolant leak checked out on my 2015 TDI SportWagen and it was found that there is a high likelihood it is the water pump, they say. After a pressure check it was a slow leak of 2 PSI over an hour, with droplets found under the harmonic balancer. Only thing is, they want to charge $1600 to do it (this is a specialty mechanic) and then also claim the timing belt should be replaced (they say every 60k miles, but I looked at the VW schedule and VW says 130k). If I add that, it's now up to $2200. This seems like a rip, so I am also going to price check from a dealership mechanic. Thoughts?
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dialhforhero posted:So I got my slow coolant leak checked out on my 2015 TDI SportWagen and it was found that there is a high likelihood it is the water pump, they say. After a pressure check it was a slow leak of 2 PSI over an hour, with droplets found under the harmonic balancer. Call a couple different shops and ask how much a timing belt and water pump replacement is. Different vehicle but I was able to provide the parts ($200) and had it done on one of my vehicles for about $500. Really depends on the engine config (transverse vs longitudinal, aka how it's mounted and how big of a pain in the rear end it is to get to/replace) though.
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Thanks. I was looking online and parts seem to be between 150-250 depending on brand and sourcing location. I would think labor is what, $80 an hour or whatever for two techs over the span of most of a day? I can see $600 as a price point, but literally double that seems high as gently caress.
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Jun 22, 2022 20:06
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You don't pay MSRP for parts from a shop, you're paying a markup.
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dialhforhero posted:Thanks. I was looking online and parts seem to be between 150-250 depending on brand and sourcing location. I would think labor is what, $80 an hour or whatever for two techs over the span of most of a day? I can see $600 as a price point, but literally double that seems high as gently caress. I said check out https://waterpumpsettlement.com, but you’ve got a TDI. Whoops. That said, you’re underestimating labor rates in my experience. Most shops here are $120 an hour or more. Please feel free to shop around though. nitsuga fucked around with this message at 20:33 on Jun 22, 2022 |
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Jun 22, 2022 20:29
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VW/Audi Exorcism Thread: waterpumpsettlement.com
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VelociBacon posted:Did you pull any codes from it? Yup. Just towed it to the shop. All Underboost and Turbo Acutuator codes. Actuator appears to be working and turbo isnt making any noises so its gotta be internal
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My goddamned passenger seat airbag sensor is driving me crazy. My phone and a bottle of water was setting it off today. Like, who the gently caress calibrated it for 3 lbs?
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I just paid $500 below 2019's MSRP for what will probably be the last AWD wagon with a clutch pedal VW will ever build.  Feels, drives and smells like a brand new car. 15k on the odo, and since it was first registered in 2021, the warranty is good til drat near 2030 (if I don't drive the hell out of it) Murgos posted:My goddamned passenger seat airbag sensor is driving me crazy. My phone and a bottle of water was setting it off today. Haha yeah, my phone was setting it off on the drive home until I buckled the passenger side belt. Hopefully my Obdeleven has a code loaded up to disable the chime altogether.
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Perfect color combo well done
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Whelp https://imgur.com/a/pHNhBEf
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Reducing weight allows it to go faster.
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Murgos posted:My goddamned passenger seat airbag sensor is driving me crazy. My phone and a bottle of water was setting it off today. the PODS recall on my 2018 S5 fixed this
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Oh noooo.
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VelociBacon posted:Oh noooo. Turbo nut spun off, thats what did it. New turbo is already here, half way through pulling apart the bottom end to get the old one out
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CommieGIR posted:Turbo nut spun off, thats what did it. Yeah but did it damage the valves when that went through?
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VelociBacon posted:Yeah but did it damage the valves when that went through? I would assume that would get stuck in the charge cooler, at least hopefully...
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Put in bigger turba
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Suburban Dad posted:I would assume that would get stuck in the charge cooler, at least hopefully... Its this. The intercooler caught all the bits Warbird posted:Put in bigger turba Sadly thatd require a lot of work including and not limited to: - DPF and Catalytic Converter Delete - Retune the ECU to support it - Injector upgrades to provide enough fuel CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 02:34 on Jun 24, 2022 |
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Cool. Now I woke up to find my car door doesn't stay shut. I wiggled it and lubed it with WD-40 but the latch won't stay shut.
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How terrible to maintain are the 2nd gen Touareg TDIs? Assumption is that I'm pretty comfortable working on my own stuff, own an engine hoist, etc.
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BlackMK4 posted:How terrible to maintain are the 2nd gen Touareg TDIs? Assumption is that I'm pretty comfortable working on my own stuff, own an engine hoist, etc. When I worked at a dealer in '15-'16 I witnessed a few nightmarish pano sunroof repairs on those.
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DoesNotCompute posted:When I worked at a dealer in '15-'16 I witnessed a few nightmarish pano sunroof repairs on those. Is this a Touareg problem though  ?!?
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NoWake posted:I just paid $500 below 2019's MSRP for what will probably be the last AWD wagon with a clutch pedal VW will ever build. Guinness posted:Perfect color combo well done
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BlackMK4 posted:How terrible to maintain are the 2nd gen Touareg TDIs? Assumption is that I'm pretty comfortable working on my own stuff, own an engine hoist, etc. Which engine are you looking at? Biggest thing with the TDIs is knowing how they've maintained it and how its been worn in. Highway driven TDIs tend to be in much better shape than TDIs that were driven city majority.
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NoWake posted:I just paid $500 below 2019's MSRP for what will probably be the last AWD wagon with a clutch pedal VW will ever build. drat you're making me miss my Alltrack.
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rope kid posted:drat. This is the only car I’ve considered selling my R32 for. Congrats. Thanks, goons! It's really nice, and only really possible from the super-generous car stipend I'm getting from a new job. I'm almost shy of driving it since it's got so few miles, only 15k at the moment. I'm currently fixing up the sportwagen I've driven for the past year (tie rods, ball joints, struts, tune-up, tires) to hand down to my family, felt it was only right to pass it forward.
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You beat my posting efforts by a mile. For you, I don’t know that I would exclude yourself from the settlement though. I would say that if you don’t claim reimbursement costs, and it sounds like there are none to claim, then you should qualify for one replacement in the extended warranty period should you need it. That’s an optimistic reading, and IANAL, but I’d stay in the settlement unless you plan on suing them yourself.
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The VW EA211 engine in my Ibiza has a timing belt and its replacement schedule is 6 years or 120 000 km. My 6 years are now up so I started to look what it costs. My current place (authorised service) suggested in spring that there might be a discount campaign so I shouldn't book the job ahead of time, however that turned out to be a miscommunication. They wanted 1300 EUR: 900 for the belt job, 200 for new plugs and 200 for the long life inspection service. I shopped around, if I went to another authorised service 150 km away they would do it for 1160 EUR but having to take a day off work and travelling there and back would eat the savings. So I turned into unauthorised services specialising in VAG cars, local place would do the job for 950 EUR but I found one place near my parents who will do the same job for 600 EUR, so that's worth taking a day off and bringing kids to visit their grandparents They will use otherwise OEM parts but the belt is Continental's (who also makes the VAG timing belt).Also, Skoda Fabia (which has the same platform, engine and parts) timing belt change on an authorised service: 545 EUR. I asked would they do the belt on my car, they responded they have their hands full already which I think is code language for "we don't take cars from another dealer network" as Skoda is represented by another dealer than other VAG brands.
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Rosoboronexport posted:The VW EA211 engine in my Ibiza has a timing belt and its replacement schedule is 6 years or 120 000 km. My 6 years are now up so I started to look what it costs. My current place (authorised service) suggested in spring that there might be a discount campaign so I shouldn't book the job ahead of time, however that turned out to be a miscommunication. Those quotes include all the other stuff like water pump and gaskets etc too right? You want to do a couple things if you're in there already.
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Finished the turbo replacement on the TDI Passat, its back to normal, did a bunch of cleanup on the backside too and cleaned the NOx and Oxygen sensors, hopefully that'll keep that pending NOx code at bay, and ran the EGR and Turbocharger adaptation programs on them. Engine's running like a champ again, flushed the boost hoses and intercooler and changed the oil.  Partner is happy to have their TDI back.
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Hell yeah. And you DIYed that too? Nothing but props here.
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