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Looking for words of wisdom! I recently bought (managed to pry the vehicle off this guy) a Red Octavia VRS 2008 (pre-facelift)
Basically, the car I bought had a few things wrong with it, but I'm having them looked at. The only thing I will say is that this car did a few clicks on the dash (161k) so for the age of the car that's a high but for a rare find like this how could I pass this up!
First was a gearbox problem, there was a leak coming just from the side of the box through what was thought to be a breather but that's been cleared up and my mechanic will just plug it up. Hopefully this will go away (the leak) but also there is a problem in the mornings when the car is warming up and feels like a vibration or shudder coming from the flywheel, like it's being held back. But after a good warm up it goes away, I'm thinking it's a sprigot bearing not working properly or the flywheel needs to be machined and balanced. The problem also is no faults are detected when it is scanned. My mechanic says he'll need to drop the gearbox and make sure all the bits are working ok.
Have replaced all the brakes and pads, and it's been given a service (oil, air & fuel filters). Replaced tyres with some Kuhmo's and have the paintwork looked at. There's a nasty ding (sharp and deep looking like it was run into with a screwdriver) that potentially could cost a bit, but I'm not worried about aesthetics at this point just want it looking shiny.
Now the fun bits.
First on the menu my car will go into the workshop to be reflashed, with a claimed 147 to 190kW increase (this is to be seen). Tuning of the exhaust and the installation of an air induction kit. Has anyone bought the one from ATP Turbo? 3.0" Modular Intake Kit VW Golf/Jetta/GTI/Audi A3 2.0TFSI Turbo : atpturbo.com, and can anyone tell me if anyone does one here locally?
After a tune and get it running, I'll be sourcing some eibach springs (shocks, bars & bushes still good) and dropping it all around about a quarter of an inch. Finally I will want to do something about the sound system but I will look into that a bit more. I just want an upgrade of the current system, nothing fancy but something my iPhone can talk with.
Basically, the car I bought had a few things wrong with it, but I'm having them looked at. The only thing I will say is that this car did a few clicks on the dash (161k) so for the age of the car that's a high but for a rare find like this how could I pass this up!
First was a gearbox problem, there was a leak coming just from the side of the box through what was thought to be a breather but that's been cleared up and my mechanic will just plug it up. Hopefully this will go away (the leak) but also there is a problem in the mornings when the car is warming up and feels like a vibration or shudder coming from the flywheel, like it's being held back. But after a good warm up it goes away, I'm thinking it's a sprigot bearing not working properly or the flywheel needs to be machined and balanced. The problem also is no faults are detected when it is scanned. My mechanic says he'll need to drop the gearbox and make sure all the bits are working ok.
Have replaced all the brakes and pads, and it's been given a service (oil, air & fuel filters). Replaced tyres with some Kuhmo's and have the paintwork looked at. There's a nasty ding (sharp and deep looking like it was run into with a screwdriver) that potentially could cost a bit, but I'm not worried about aesthetics at this point just want it looking shiny.
Now the fun bits.
First on the menu my car will go into the workshop to be reflashed, with a claimed 147 to 190kW increase (this is to be seen). Tuning of the exhaust and the installation of an air induction kit. Has anyone bought the one from ATP Turbo? 3.0" Modular Intake Kit VW Golf/Jetta/GTI/Audi A3 2.0TFSI Turbo : atpturbo.com, and can anyone tell me if anyone does one here locally?
After a tune and get it running, I'll be sourcing some eibach springs (shocks, bars & bushes still good) and dropping it all around about a quarter of an inch. Finally I will want to do something about the sound system but I will look into that a bit more. I just want an upgrade of the current system, nothing fancy but something my iPhone can talk with.
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