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Thanks for the reply guys! It looks Iike I'm covered for most of it so it should be a normal oil change. Do you guys know of an app that can "track" the services that I've done?
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BraveUlysses posted:I use aCar to track my maintenance, fuel economy and money spent on my car. It's one of maybe 4 apps I've bought in the past 6 years. Looks like it's only available for Andriod.
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Oct 14, 2015 19:47
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My car is having a really rough time starting up. I replaced all the spark plugs not too long ago. It's a bit frustrating because it happens intermittently. It'll be like, chug-chug-chug-chug-chug-bang and it'll start up fine after that. Drives fine. I guess I need to clean the engine internally? What is that process called specifically? I have a 80k GTI if that matters.
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Dec 8, 2015 02:14
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iwentdoodie posted:Mk1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7? MKV, FSI I beleive.
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DesperateDan posted:Like everyone else said, check your coils. There's a reason I have 2 spares in the boot I replaced all the coils no more than a year ago? I've read on a few forums that I might need an internal cleaning, and it's "normal" for my car around that mileage. I guess I can always get the Audi coil packs.
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Dec 8, 2015 23:51
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My car keeps losing this year. It's one thing after another. Oil change, carbon cleaning, temperature sensor replacement, DSG is leaking, front axle is leaking grease...
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Dec 23, 2015 20:44
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2008 GTI here. It seems that my pink G12 coolant is running a bit low. The liquid is *just* at the minimum line. Does anyone know what I should buy to fill it up?
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Feb 13, 2016 20:28
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What proportions did you mix the coolant with the water?
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Feb 13, 2016 22:15
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Uh oh. My car was towed and I was able to pick it up, but they didn't use a flat bed. They weren't able to tell me if they towed it from the front or the back. They think the front. I have a 2008 GTI. I assume that I would be able to tell almost instantly if they towed it incorrectly?
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Feb 26, 2016 22:25
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BraveUlysses posted:Manual or automatic? Automatic. DSG.
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Feb 27, 2016 00:09
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BraveUlysses posted:yes, absolutely. the differential alone is worth it. Pardon my ignorance, but it was towed cause it was parked illegally. So they wouldn't ha e been able to take it out of park?
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Feb 27, 2016 01:01
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It was one of those situations where I read the sign incorrectly, there were two different signs. The SFMTA are a bunch of crooks anyway. It took $600 to get my car out of the impound (which was taken only an hour earlier) and I got a ticket on top of that. I've never been towed before but ugh... $600 is so much money.
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Feb 27, 2016 08:42
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Uthor posted:Just got a CEL on my GTI. Again. It's for the MAF. Again. Ugh, so annoying. The first time, it turnout out to be a faulty "intake flapper motor", which cost me about $400, but then I got back when VW put out a recall for it. The second time (last fall) was because the MAF wires through the bulkhead were worn through and I had to get the hardness repaired. I'm curious what it is this time. Maybe it's the actual sensor, which would allow me to use the spare that I bought years ago the first time the fault came up! Our car is weirdly expensive, but I suppose all Volkswagens are.
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Mar 2, 2016 02:29
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Oy. Fuel cap light on my 2008 GTI stays on. Can it be anything else aside from the actual fuel cap? I'm gonna order a new one online, but wondering what could make that happen.
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Apr 2, 2016 06:13
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On a scale of 1-10, how hard would it be to steal a 2008 GTI?
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Jun 7, 2016 20:46
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What are some cheap modifications I can do to my 2008 GTI? I added some seat badges (for the handle?) which was pretty cool. Wondering what else people have added to their GTIs, since they're pretty similar sometimes.
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Jun 11, 2016 00:48
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BlackMK4 posted:DP and Tune DP? Tune is expensive!
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Jun 11, 2016 03:09
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Uthor posted:Best money I've spent on my MKV GTI is getting a European blind spot mirror for the driver's side. How difficult was this to install?
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Jun 12, 2016 08:29
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Don Lapre posted:Consider these Puddle light?
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Jun 14, 2016 05:38
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Is the Alltrack a new VW car? Or has this line been available elsewhere? I'm a bit weary of buying a first year of any product.
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Jul 14, 2016 13:39
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Looking to get a new head unit for my MKV. I currently have the stock unit. It would be pretty cool to stream music to it and have my maps from my phone on that screen too. I currently have an iPhone if that matters. Suggestions?
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I'm hoping someone can give me a sense of what might be the issue with my car. I have a 2D 2008 GTI. Occasionally when my car starts up it's perfectly fine (chug chug chug voom). There have been other times where my car starts up and it stalls a bit, but starts up... something like... (chug chug chug chug *stall for like 1-2 seconds* voom) or something like (chug chug *stalls for like 3 seconds* chug *stalls for 1-2 seconds* chug chug voom). There isn't a real rhyme or reason to it either, doesn't matter if it is hot, cold or raining outside. Doesn't even matter if it is from a cold start or if there's been a hour in between. Just happens randomly. I did notice that one of the following things will happen if the car doesn't start perfectly the first time. 1. The radio will be off. I usually have to push the power button down and it will turn on and work perfectly fine. Other times, it will work even if the car stalls a bit. 2. The power windows will not work. I can move the windows up and down, but the power function will not. Sometimes it will be on the left sometimes on the right, sometimes it will be both. Totally random. The last time I brought my car into my mechanic, he told me that the car didn't throw any codes and he didn't notice anything in terms of the start-up. He told me unfortunately, I'm just going to wait until a code comes up or something breaks. The windows and the radio issues didn't happen yet. I just want to get a sense of what might be wrong with the car. Other than the issues I mentioned above, the car works perfectly fine.
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veedubfreak posted:May sound dumb, but have you checked all the fuses? I have not checked those. Nor do I know how. I'm sure I can figure it out though. Is it process intensive?
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Dec 11, 2016 22:50
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Apparently I need to replace my battery for a 08' GTI. Any idea what's a good battery? It doesn't snow where I live (if that matters?).
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Jan 11, 2017 21:36
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Big rear end rock hit my front windshield. Any ideas how to fix it aside from replacing the whole thing?
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Feb 26, 2017 06:13
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Are there roll-up or foldable cargo covers for a 2008 GTI? I've only seen the regular rigid ones.
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Feb 20, 2018 00:28
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I wanted to install a RCD 330G Plus but I heard there was a battery draining issue? I read that it was related to the CANBUS model you have, but haven't been able to find any other information. Anyone install this?
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What do you guys think about the upcoming AllTrack as a family car in the city? Or would another GTI be good?
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Guinness posted:Upcoming? The Alltrack has been out for two years now. Thought the one coming out in 2019 was a refresh? Or was that for the GTI? It's been a while since I followed up with Volkswagen stuff. I have a MKV and have been stupidly happy with it.
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Anyone here own a Sportwagen?
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Is there a general Volkswagen thread? I'm wondering what type of small modifications I can do on my Tiguan.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:this is that thread I actually didn’t buy that one. A few models came in that were a lot more reasonable, but were sold out within the day. I wasn’t even able to go and see the car. So I went to VW.com and looked up every dealership within California to see if had my model. They did not. Used CarGurus to look nation wide, found some, none of them would deliver to California. Called a car broker through Cartilligent and she very nice and helpful in basically telling me that the car was basically hard to find, so I’m not crazy. From what she told me, my model was too specific, price point was too low (dealers have no real reason to drop prices ATM) and the inventory for that specific model is very limited. But she told me to keep on looking because dealers literally get new inventory on a daily basis, they just sell out very quickly. Feeling a bit better and that I wasn’t crazy, I looked around CarGurus again and found two models that weren’t there the day before. Called in and drove two hours each way to pick up the car. Apparently I also knew I’m now the owner of a 2019 white Volkswagen Tiguan SEL Premium CPO. Car had 4K miles on it and I got it for 34k out the door. Car new would be 38k without the taxes and all that other poo poo.
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Brain Issues posted:What kind of modifications are you looking for? Don’t know if there are any available, but easy quality of life stuff. I found a snap on cover for the weird little dish thing on the dash, so stuff doesn’t fly off when you’re driving. On my GTI was able to install a small little compartment on the left side near the headlight buttons.
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Brain Issues posted:Install a JB4 piggyback tune instead of that boring stuff. I haven't done any research, but I was thinking about getting a Stage 1 sometime in the distant future. I read on VWVortex that a Tiguan tune isn't out yet but in the works...
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Jul 24, 2020 20:46
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Coming from a GTI I'm used to using premium gas. But apparently my new car (2019 Tiguan) allows me to choose from regular (87 octane) or premium (91 octane). I assume that using the premium 'better' for the car's engine?
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Aug 4, 2020 00:49
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:RTFM is always the best advice, but a cursory look indicates the 7.5s called for 92. Thanks for the advice guys. I'm probably going to stick with the premium for piece of mind. I'm already used to getting lovely mileage cause of the GTI. It's basically the same mileage.
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Got into it with a friend talking about this gas thing. I typically switch between Chevron or Costco gas depending on when I’m low. Friend is saying that Costco gas is inferior and I should stick with Chevron or Shell. Told this dude that I don’t even notice the difference between the three and that Costco is significantly cheaper like $3 vs $3.69. Who knew people were that passionate about gas?
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The Sportwagen was also a very underwhelming car to me. I wonder how well it sold considering they’re discontinuing the model. Are they keeping the Alltrack?
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Strange things are happening to my car, wondering if someone might be able to give me some better insight to the issue. I drive my 2019 Tiguan into work and I park it in the lot. During lunch time, I go to my car and eat. During this time I will intermittently hear a thumping noise. It feels like someone is knocking on a door. It's coming from behind my driver's passengers seat, in the wheel well area, so the trunk area. The noise also moves to the middle rear of the trunk. I've checked the area a few times and it sounds almost exactly like me hitting the wheel well. The wheel well is covered in this weird felt like material. Originally I assumed that it's just some sort of module settling down since I kinda activate the car by being in it. But the noise is loud and doesn't sound mechanical at all. It sounds like I'm hitting my fist against the wheel well felt material. I assumed it was a rodent in the car, but my mechanic says he wasn't able to find anything. I'm still hearing this noise and it's a different pattern every time. Any ideas? I probably need an exorcism on the car.
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Suburban Dad posted:There's probably something loose behind the wheel well smacking against it as you drive. Did you take it to the dealer? If it's under warranty, they have 3 chances to fix it before you can lemon law it (depending on state, etc) so if they continue to not find anything, they'll get a little more serious next time around. Take a video of the noise and show the mechanic. This is after the car has been idle for about 4 hours. Didn’t bring it to a dealer, brought it over to my mechanic that I see all the time. The dealers in my area has lost a lot of talent over the years. Also yeah, driver’s side, rear wheel well. I’ll try and get a voice or video recording. Styles Bitchley posted:This sounds normal. Most likely some kind of normal cycle like a fuel system leak check. I assume that it’s turning on and/or checking because I’m in the car, and I’ve probably activated something?
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