Kostas123

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Well if your audio system only has the basic speakers in front doors only, then getting speakers replaced (and additional added) should be a priority.

I'd get a second opinion, it's hard to believe that all these seals are broken. Seems like a blind shot with a shotgun and not a real diagnosis...

Don't know if it helps but your current radio is 2nd generation Swing.

https://mib-helper.com doesn't seem to have anything for you. My Swing 2 (which runs on even older firmware) also doesn't have any updates (perhaps it's a different revision of Swing 2). What are you expecting from the radio update? It won't make it any better. Also consider that the radio has integration with car settings and diagnostics, so it's good to have original VAG/VW/Skoda radio installed, but it's not necessary.

Mine even has 2 aux pumps (due to a third coolant loop for charge air). The cabin heat comes from the cylinder head. From the EA288 self-study manual: It seems I wasn't getting cabin heat because I needed the main pump to function properly too. When I started my car in the winter, the electric heater provided the heat for cabin while the engine was completely cold. When there was enough heat in the engine, the pump should start circulating the coolant round the block, but not thru the radiator since the thermostat was still closed. However the pump mechanism was stuck, so it would not start the circulation. Engine temp would go up and the heater would go cold (because the electric heat believed it was no longer needed), then later (after 10-15 minutes) the pump shut-off mechanism would get unstuck and both the engine temp would go down as well as cabin heat would return. The whole coolant system is extremely overengineered, with million one-way valves which prevent "hose squeezing" bleeding. I still have a bubble in my coolant system since the shop that replaced the pump didn't even know that you need to run special bleeding programs on CUSB engine. It doesn't interfere with cooling very much, but the level in the overflow tank can get below minimum when it's cold outside and then spills coolant out the overflow when the bubble expands.

I actually wanted to comment about the vacuum system of the pump, but thought that it won't be an issue since you are getting heat in the cabin... On my car when the pump is closed, you don't get cabin heat from the coolant. My CUSB diesel engine also has the same issue though it's not operated by vacuum, pump stops pumping and everything overheats.

there is a notice on the side of the login screen that for personal use it's free and you can use given guest logins to get in

based on https://mib-helper.com/index.php?train=MEN2_EU_VW_P5040L there is no newer version

Did you check car computer for codes? Also, depending on your engine it might be impossible to get all air out of the system without pulling vacuum on cooling system and using refilling modes with a diagnostic cable.

it gives you 8742, which by that website is latest

https://mib-helper.com/index.php?train=MEN2_EU-SKGPx_P7381L#details

The only other thing is this you can go to ifinterface.com (welcome -> free services -> carprog2) and look at these yourself

https://mib-helper.com/index.php?train=MST2_EU_SK_ZR_P0369T#details

If the car is throwing a misfire code then it's an actual misfire and not just a similar feeling...

Perhaps you could do a sound recording?

The recordings are pretty poor, it sounds like a plastic cover under the engine is flapping in the wind. Can't hear anything metallic in these recordings...

Is your radio touchscreen? I'd imagine all radios from MY2016 are touchscreen. Can you go into its settings and enable summer/daylight-saving time? If your radio has GPS, then it's probably syncing the clock with satellites but it doesn't know that the timezone has changed...

The clock in the dash updates with the radio, perhaps your radio time is not set correctly?

Google this exact phrase: There will be a result from "vw ts" website, that will give you a repair manual for the engine.

Agree, a simple OBD2 will not read anything on VAG cars.

Maybe it's not the pump but the power cable to the pump?

VCDS or other proper VW diagnostic tools might provide more clues and additional faults that could help solve your issue