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  1. I do know that the leads to the plugs have at some time been changed. How does on (visually) tell whether "Audi R8 coil packs" are fitted?
  2. What is the currently favoured spark plug to use as a replacement on the vRS TwinCharger engine? The Denso -SKJ20CR-A8 seems to be in VERY short supply and where available costs a fortune.
  3. Yup, let's not rush things . . . eight years more pollution. The only good thing to come out of these (future) moves is that it may persuade motor manufacturers to stop producing diesel engined cars and invest in Electric car R&D.
  4. There is an interesting article on the BBC website (HERE) describing how Stuttgart and Duesseldorf have been given the green light to ban older, more polluting diesel cars from zones worst affected by pollution. I wonder when (whether) Andy Burnham will have the cojones to do the same in Manchester and likewise Sadiq Khan in the God-awful Capital?
  5. I think that the (reasonable) point here is that no manufacturer should be expected to rectify a problem for which they are not responsible. The consensus, informed view in this thread seems to be that the problem was probably down to lubrication failure rather than the "dieselgate fix". Personally, I would be looking at the Garage / Mechanic that last worked on the car. As is so often the case with requests for help / advice, it might help matters if the OP had given a bit more detail about the car, its mileage, its service history and how it is used.
  6. Which is more than can be said of TomTom's "MapShare Reporter".
  7. I see from the BBC website that some customers with TomTom sat-navs have been told that their devices will no longer receive map updates. However, you shouldn't panic, TomTom encourages you to buy a new device with what they cheekily describe as "Lifetime" maps. A list of affected devices can be found at https://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/obsolete-products/
  8. And what precisely are you actually going to do about your indignation Ms Merkel?
  9. How many miles has your car done, surely not just 19,000 in five years? If you have done less than 4,000 miles per year, it may be that most of your usage has been short journeys which don't allow the engine to get up to normal operating temperature and is when your engine will suffer most. Added to this, thrashing any cold engine (driven hard miles) is not going to result in a long life. Incidentally, there is no such thing as "marginal", it is either inside or outside spec. - ½ litre in 1,000 Km
  10. Somehow I really can't see this as an explanation. So far as I know, the 30 or 40 figure relates to viscosity at 100° C. Perhaps you should look for some suitable 40W/40 oil to sort out the ticking? Using 5W/40 may reduce the oil consumption at normal operating temperature but I haven't seen any reliable evidence from Skoda, VW or owners that this is the answer. ps - how "Many TSI engines"? Let's have the raw data
  11. Buying petrol from a Supermarket doesn't seem like a great idea.
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