Hi all

 

Test drive tomorrow. Anything faults wise I need to look out for including a booming rear hatch? 
 

I’ve never had DSG and understand this is a 7 speed wet clutch on 245. Is this reliable?

 

Thanks all👍

Well the guinea pig for this engine/gearbox is probably @themanwithnoaim who bought his car new when they came out in August 2017 like me and I had no issues with a manual gearbox over 29,000 miles averaging just over 40mpg but Tony probably drives his Black Magic harder than I did I will let him explain. He also has adaptive dampers (DCC) on his car and over 300bhp like my old car.

Theres lots of random things seem to come up, some of the things I can think of from memory... some simple some not so simple...most are generic..

 

Make sure all the vents blow hot and cold air, no odd ones out

 

Check the memory card for the sat navigation is there

 

Listen out for premature failed bearings and suspension top mounts

 

Check rear wash works, they block frequently and headlight washers

 

Check coolant level

 

Keep an eye on the dash when starting for 'error leave selector in P' flashing up momentarily

 

If it has aftermarket LEDs watch for the boot showing open and check what happens when you open the glovebox

 

Go slowly through the revs in sport mode and see if theres a vibration on the fake noise generator

 

Check the DSG going from reverse to D, feel for clunk's and roughness. Might need a DSG service.

 

Make sure all DRLs are lighting up

 

Expect a bit of road noise but check for uneven tyre wear

7 hours ago, ima said:

Hi all

 

Test drive tomorrow. Anything faults wise I need to look out for including a booming rear hatch? 
 

I’ve never had DSG and understand this is a 7 speed wet clutch on 245. Is this reliable?

 

Thanks all👍

True, the DSG is strong but, has limits, i've had a TCU remap of my DSG & the changes are faster & stronger (approx 40% firmer). Having severely provoked it I have managed to get a software protection of the DSG (bit like an EPC), so it doesn't seem to be reliable & well thought-out.

 

Only fault I've really had was a metal build-up on one of the front brake pads at 4-1/2k miles, which scored the disc very badly.

 

Try to find out when it was made too, 245's from mid May 2018 onwards have a GPF fitted which somewhat cokes the exhaust system.

 

The DSG needs a service at 80k but, the VAQ Diff needs a service at 3 years, as well as the brake fluid change

 

Otherwise, all the bits mentioned above

Lovely thanks all for the advice that’s great and I’ll keep this in mind tomorrow. Car was registered in May 2018 so this sounds like it could be free of the gpf but I’ll try and find out.

Loved the test drive but a deposit was put down on it just as I arrived of which they were very apologetic and immediately found an identical car that’s coming in next week. I am told it’s an April 2018 245 edition rather than a normal 245. The car I tried had fully electric heated seats and front as well as rear sensors. Is this standard spec as I’m confused by different 245 models and can’t find spec sheets for it?
 

cheers

Edited 23 August, 20205 yr by ima

The 245 'Edition', originally launched in Summer 2017 and found on 17,67 and some 18 plates got a bunch of extras as standard. 

 

If this attachment works, this is the spec list from a Feb 2018 catalogue showing what it got above a regular vRS.

 

After this, the 245 engine became the standard petrol offering and the 245 Challenge was introduced as the range topper, which had broadly the same extras along with DCC and Kessy. 

Brilliant thanks Kenai👍

My advice is to keep remembering to only use your right leg. My wife forgot a few times thinking the brake pedal was the clutch = very sharp braking and whiplash 🤣

With those wet-clutch DSG's, you are not likely to suffer any problems, unless you're quite unfortunate. Dry-clutch ones are more problematic, especially when fitted to such heavy cars. I heard a mechanic in an authorized VW dealer say that most of the DSG problems are on the Passat 1.6 TDI's. Supports my point. Dry - clutch, heavy car. 

 

When using it, I advice you to avoid kickdowns. Foot off the throttle, downshift using the paddle shifters and then floor it. By this means, you get a very good acceleration and save the tranny, too.