lukegcorrida

Car has started popping and creaking on a hard pull away . Powerflex antilift and camber adjust bushes on the front. 1 year old drive shafts new drop links. Subframe bolts stretched or antilift kit putting too much pressure on the holding bolts? Anybody had the same issues? Been fine for a year! There's a vid hard to hear over the exhaust

Towed the caravan 200 miles and was fine after 3 days of driving pretty hard. turned the car on to tow home and made a horrible tapping sound. Had to leave so pulled round to the caravan and noise went down 90% but still didn't sound right and the exhaust was putting out quite a bit of grey smoke. towed home 200 miles without issue and no smoke when it's hot but I can still hear something not quite right. Now it smokes a bit after I first turn it on and it's idled for a couple of minutes. Seems like a bit of smoke comes out of the oil cap when I remove it while running also. Any ideas? Going to do a compression test in the next couple of days when I can get a mate to come and look at the gague while I crank. My thoughts were guides and stem seals. Engines on 140k serviced every 3-5k If its the head is there any way to check its defo not the bottom end? I don't want to get the head machined and fit it with all new gaskets just to find its still doing it lol. Cheers

ahh thats a shame, never the simple fix is it!

had this on our golf last month and it was the left rear wheel speed sensor was giving no reading, replaced and all back to normal, you need to get vcds so you can check these things

For anyone reading this in the future. When dongg the belt take the dogbone out aswell allows you to lift the engine much higher and makes removing and refitting the bracket very easy.

just for any future readers the wheel speed sensor mechanical failure was actually the sensor its self not the wheel bearing on this one

not about my octy but my partners mk5 golf so the same car. a few months ago the brake pedal was feeling soft so i did an emergency stop to make sure it was working. the esc and abs light came on instantly , over the next few days it was intermittent but now is on solidly from the moment the engine is started no driving required. pedal is soft and will drop when held firmly and goes hard after one pump. replaced all 4 wheel bearings as i had them already - no change ordered a used mc on ebay as my mates octy with similar mileage had the soft pedal and that sorted his - no change on completing the mc and bleeding the brakes now i get the brake warning on some times. seems to go after a restart fluid is full only code in vcds is rear right wheel speed sensor mechanical failure. logged in vcds and its getting no reading what so ever. was going to get a new speed sensor but now im thinking it may all be related to the abs module as i know the wheel speed sensor wiring terminates at the abs module. anybody got any ideas or diagnostic tips? cheers luke

I just put the metc drilled and grooved 312 mm discs on 1000 miles ago much better than the drivetec ones that i had on before I warped those in less than a year. Can attest for the metc longevity obviously

It's coming from under the car I've ordered a low milage gen 3 rack going to install that and the loom and send the "refurb" one back

bought a refurbished rack from wps on ebay fitted and had it tracked, was silent/perfect for all of 3 days, now its making the sound in the vid on take off stopping turning at slow speed etc, went and tightened all of the subframe bolts with a 3 foot bar just in case made no difference, any ideas before i return this rack? and anybody have any recommendations for a good refurbisher? or links to cheap new ones? https://youtube.com/shorts/b5Sx0zvv9JM?feature=share cheers Luke

hi mate, ive got a vcp pro cable and software on the way, i need to flash the vrs curve onto my recon rack ive just installed (gen2), are the files above what i need or do you know where i can download the correct ones? any help would be appreciated cheers luke

check the master cylinder above the brake pedal if there's any fluid about its leaking

Just changed my rack for a recon unit and need to flash the vrs steering curve onto it this rack feels much heavier and has less assist. So far I've established I need vcp software and cable and need to feflash it with 051 curve. Does anybody know if the files are within the software or do I need to find a download for the file? Called the dealers earlier for them to do it and they had no idea what I was on about so if you want something done right... Cheers

not normal mine fires up instantly, might just need a service

if it gets ice cold and doesnt stink when its turned on id probably leave it alone

he should also get a vcds and check for a low refrigerant code if its not working before he does anything else

the compressors solenoid is part of the compressor and is the most common point of failure = naff compressor and getting a matching one is usually in import from china or ebay job, and the condenser can hold a vacuum but have a slow leak out of the plastic cap on top of the desiccant tube , i have 4 mk5 platforms 2 golfs and 2 octavias and all have had one or all of the above symptoms and my last mk2 vrs also had a sticky solenoid .and if you google it almost no one with a golf or octavia will be on the original compressor, i would suggest that means theyre ****. the compressors metal piston might not break but if all the parts connecting to it to make it work are prone to failure its hardly a great design is it?

not yet i think im going to get a hunters alignment and all 4 wheels checked for buckling tomorrow if i can get it booked in somewhere at short notice

if its still not working after a gas up( you can check if it has gas with vcds) might aswell replace the compressor and the condenser as theyre both weak links compressors on these cars are crap and wear out and the condensers leak

got a severe steering wheel wobble when hard accelerating over about 50 and when cruising and decelerating , seems to get a bit better at autobahn speeds, had 2 new fronts fitted and balanced last week, fitted 2 new driveshafts yesterday i replaced all suspension components last year and nothing seems loose .. going to try swapping the back wheels to the front tomorrow and see if that makes any difference, but anybody got any ideas? (did it before they tyre change also was hoping new tyres and balance would sort it out) car is mk2 vrs tfsi

Stopped doing it on the day I took the video and hasn't done it since and I've done about 2000 miles of hard driving/towing caravan. I had just changed the fuel filter on the day it started so maybe it was something to do with that.

I paid 110 for both parts from ebay new and Chinese. Been blowing ice cold for 18 months now. Fitting is a couple of hours work. If you go to a garage they will easily charge you £600-1000

I think any one buying a 15 year old car that's been to the moon should expect issues and should have the ability to repair themselves otherwise its fairly insane as any single garage bill could equal the cost of the car several times over . I would consider my octy reliable but there's no way I'm driving hundreds of miles without a few tools and it's never let me down before. But I see brand new cars broken at the side of the road all time. But as far as reliability goes I would say the bxe is a very reliable engine and any vw group car is likely to rust away before it snaps a camshaft. Especially on our salted roads. So for the original poster I wouldn't worry and just drive it. As they say with diesel engine. It's barely run in! Those sills on the other hand.... Lol

Both my friends and girlfriends are 55 and 06 so older than that. Suppose even if it only gets to 220k its not exactly unreliable! If my tfsi gets there I'd be more than happy lol. Only 90k to go!

Google is your friend. Not allowed to discuss hacked copies on here