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    Octavia VRS 1.8T 20v (Stage 1 Remap 205bhp))

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  1. Welcome...... Is your car a Fabia VRS or an Octavia VRS then?
  2. Regret Hiding Investment Notes Overseas? B U N N G
  3. Unless I've missed it, what we really need to know from the OP, is whether the car has been remapped..... [EDIT: Ok, now we know it is remapped, so a definite candidate for PRBSD ('post-remap boost surge disease')] If so, everything I am hearing sounds identical to the boost surging that "destroyed my June 2012" If there's def nothing showing on VAG-COM, the first thing I'd change personally is the N75 valve. This fixes the issue for some (it didn't for me, and neither did the other 6 things I tried, but a replacement ECU completely resolved absolutely all surging). You could also potentially look at the MAF, and also if you have any eratic or strange behaviour from your temp gauge, change your Coolant Temp Sensor as a faulty one of those can also cause similar symptoms.
  4. It's widely stated across a number of forums that the coil packs on remapped cars can lift, and there's nothing there to link it to other faults. My car was on VAG-COM yesterday and literally had nothing logged at all. .....and I do appreciate your view rk969 but there's no way I'm cutting the rubber on 1 month old VAG coil packs! ...... As I see it, I had 1 coil pack lift off (Cyl 4; the only one that didn't have a hold-down on) once, and no other problems. I now have all 4 held down, so if there are no further issue, then I'll recommend these to anyone and everyone with a remapped AUQ. As Jase said, the retainer screws are plastic, and obviously need to be set with care, to prevent damage to the top casing of the coils. The rest of the ECS Hold-Downs are very well engineered IMO, and the main hex screws secure firmly into the existing holes on the head. Happy days
  5. Looks really nice! .... personally don't like the "Team Diesel" sticker, and also it's a tad too low for my tastes but I like the individualism you've gone for, and it's a nice understated look.
  6. So how is the sound quality on these now...........? Because I bought one about 3 years ago and it was just awful. Be good to hear that they've improved.
  7. For me, these just don't look right in white, without the proper WRC Decals. And I have to agree, we all tend to attach more value to our own cars, when we know they're faultless and well-loved, but I do think £4k is way overpriced for today's market. But you do get what you pay for, and it only takes one person who wants one and to whom the pennies aren't the biggest issue... not many of those buyers around at the moment though!
  8. Nah, a friend of mine has just registered a 6 year old (06 plate) VW Passatt as a private hire for the first time. It's a funny business with each local authority able to implement their own rules, but I don't think many insist on a 3yr old car on registration.
  9. I cleaned my old MAF with Electrical Contact Cleaner (Halfords, £3.99). It certainly improved things for a while, but in my experience (on 3rd MAF with my VRS), once they start going, cleaning only delays the inevitable spend on a new MAF. If you do need another MAF, don't for 1 second consider getting a £20-£40 MAF from eBay ....... I did, and it lasted 4 days. They are made with cheap patterned Chinese sensors and cannot read the air flow as accurately as the real ones. Get a proper VAG one. £120 inc VAT on exhange. Not cheap but completely solves MAF issues.
  10. Hey all, Just brought this thread back from the dead, because of the following; this is just my experience, your mileage may vary, but with regards to whether these ECS Coil Hold-Downs are just snake oil or genuinely useful, here's my story of the last couple of days. I have the ECS Coil Pack Hold Downs on my VRS but only on Coils 1-3 because as we know the Vaccum Box sits astride Coil Pack 4, blocking access to that coil. At the time, I couldn't be bothered to relocate my Vacuum Box, so I just fitted 3 of the coil pack hold-downs. Two days ago, I started noticing an ignition-based stutter/cough when pulling away when the car was cold. At first I assumed it was probably SAI related, although the car has never done it before, not even in cold weather. I plugged the diagnostics reader in and I had a "Cyl 4 Intermittant Misfire"...... now, my coil packs are brand new VAG less than a month old, so I was certainly hoping it wasn't another failed coil! I took the engine cover off, and removed the three Coil Hold-Downs; when leaning down to look across the coils it was very, very clear to see that Coil No. 4 was sitting 6-7mm above the other three I switched coils 3 & 4 (just to eliminate a coil failure as the cause) then re-secured all of the coils up, re-fitted the original three Coil Pack Hold-Downs, but also spent the afternoon relocating my Vacuum Box and then putting the 4th Coil Pack Hold-Down on. Everything back in place, and took the car for a good long drive. No issues, running lovely. Plugged diagnostics back in; no more code for Cyl 4 (or any other cyl). The next day (yesterday) I started the car from fully cold and drove straight off; no cough or stutter at all. Checked diagnostics twice yesterday and once this morning, no more codes at all. So for me, these Coil Pack Hold-Downs absolutely 100% work and prevent coil packs from 'popping off' as was definitely happening on Cyl 4 in my (Stage 1 remapped) car.
  11. Longyear

    BLURT !

    Freedom is just another way of saying 'having nothing left to lose'.
  12. Best get that surging nailed as soon as poss ... it can cause a lot of tears (as I know!).... check out your N75 (wastegate control valve) and Diverter Valve. Also check Spark Plug condition / gapping. Oh and your MAF too. Lastly, the surging may be the map. (R-Tech have now resolved surging on their maps but if you have an early map that was done from a 'surgy' stock map, this may be the cause). I had a total nightmare with surging, changed everything, to no avail. Eventually changed my ECU and finally got to remapped VRS heaven. WELCOME!
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