Russler

30 March, 2015

Did you get this sorted as I have the same damn issue...its one thing after another at the moment....spent £0000's on the car lately and just as I feel happy BAM another issue lol

16 March, 2015

I have come to the conclusion my car is either a) Possessed or Broken I get 250 miles from empty to brim :( mainly town driving but still seems uber low!

14 March, 2015

Had the timing belt and water pump done yesterday at the garage mentioned in my last post, over the moon with the service and price, when I dropped it off I asked how much a new diverter valve would be as the car is on 92000 miles now and has been remapped in the last 6 months, he said he would fit a new one and only charge for the part (£33).

So all in for belt kit, water pump and diverter valve it was £333, I asked how the old belt and pump looked and he had them on a tray in the garage for me to see, they still looked in good condition, although they were 4 years old they only had 39000 miles on them, I will be back later in the year for a full service £180 including genuine parts.

That is cheap! Best price I can get to in reading is £400 for cam belt, water pump, thermostat and coolant, I think this is a very good price and am more than happy but £333....wow lol

5 March, 2015

Am in exactly the same boat! 56 plate petrol vrs and I need ca belt, water pump, thermostat and was thinking of getting the cam follower changed whilst at it....not looking forward to the bill

24 February, 2015

Can I just ask....what is wrong with 502.00 5w40 oil?

24 February, 2015

I used a guy called AMTuning in the end, he is a mobile operation but does have a base in Devon and Hereford I think, he is on Facebook and I paid 175, results were good, car feels better mid range.
Would I use him again? Probably would yes.[/quote

you say feels better if you have a good stage one the difference is massive

i recomend p- torque every time , had 6 cars done no probs at all and results are fantastic

I would agree Slider, dont get me wrong the car feels very different and perhaps if I had spent more money by going to a well known tuner then I would have had a bigger increase but for £175 I am very happy with the change

23 February, 2015

Any updates? Not got round to sorting mine yet.

I used a guy called AMTuning in the end, he is a mobile operation but does have a base in Devon and Hereford I think, he is on Facebook and I paid 175, results were good, car feels better mid range.

Would I use him again? Probably would yes.

22 February, 2015

I have moved to 5w40 502 spec and the car seems to use less oil than it did before and seems to sound quieter on tick over (coukd just be me hearing things though!)

17 February, 2015

Oh! Really so fairly can be located and replaced? :peek: :p

I bet thermostat is OK... first sign of dead thermostat is uneven and not HOT air from heating system.

I am almost sure its the stat but what else coukd cause this? Cts? Or something more sinister?

17 February, 2015

Thanks for the replies, i still getring warm air through the blowers....will replace both bits and see if that solves it

16 February, 2015

Hmm...mine takes perhaps a little longer to warm up but once at 90 degrees if i drive at speed the temp drops to say 75-80 degrees then pops back to 90....my economy is poor at the moment (28mpg after a four hour drive to cornwall, mostly on the motorway!)

16 February, 2015

What were your symptoms? My temp gauge dropped whilst on the motorway today!

16 February, 2015

Hi all, driving down to cornwall today on the motorway i notice the temp gauge dropping about a fifth below 90 then back up to 90? What would cause this??

11 February, 2015

Rtech all the way....Jedi's of the vag range

7 February, 2015

If you have not changed the coil packs then thats probably your issue, had the same thing on my 56 tfsi a scan does not always bring up the fault (until coil is fully gone)

5 February, 2015

I just brought NGK platinum, they seem fine...about £30 from GSF with the 25% service discount

4 February, 2015

Skoda national pricing is £349 for cambelt plus £259 for major service but to be honest the service is a driveway job, oil, filters and spark plugs

31 January, 2015

Hi all, got the car up on the ramps at a mates garage and the offside drive shaft has a lot of play as in i can really wiggle it....how much shoukd they have as this seems excessive over an inch of play

Thanks.

Russ

30 January, 2015

Thanks guys i was pannicking thinking it would damage the car! Will proceed as planned...i got carlube triple r which should be ok

30 January, 2015

Hi all....i know there are a billion threads on this subject but i just have one question which icwoukd like an experienced answer on, my 56 plate vrs tfsi is recommended to use 5w30 oil but i was on the rtech website today and they recommend 5w40 for the tfsi especially if mapped so thats what i have brought and am doing an oil change tomoz, is this ok? Will using 5w40 break my engine?

29 January, 2015

Should also mention, the hardest part of this otherwise very easy job is getting the engine cover off. Details on that here: http://www.s****monkey.com/vw/jetta/2006/remove_engine_cover/

Thanks bud, have had to remove it a few times so got the hang of it now but was a bitch to start with!

29 January, 2015

Depends what age your car is, the part changed slightly around 07/08.

Earlier type is 06F 129 101 N.

Later type also have an extra valve on the back, so part nos. 06F 129 101 P + 06F 103 215 B

thanks mate-I should have mentioned the age! its an 06 I have read somehwere there is an R revision now?

29 January, 2015

hi all

Have had a quick search but cant find a specific answer so......

Had my car mapped recently and was expecting an increase in MPG (I don't rag the car everywhere) but have noticed a significant DROP in mpg in the same conditions as I was driving before (I know there are many factors including tyres, weather etc etc) but I have a feeling it is the PCV as have had the occasional erratic idle.

Does anyone know the correct and newest revision part from Skoda (including any gaskets if required) so that I can replace as I understand its only a £40 part.

Cheers in advance

14 January, 2015

I know! On the drive afterwards i was bricking it lol

14 January, 2015

Oh dear....thats exactly wjat i have had today, left work had to drive 3 miles at 20mph on 3 cylinder's! Thought it was going to pop! Have just fitted four new coils from awesome red ones if that makes any difference and boom problem gone happy days and thanks for the help everyone

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