1.9L v 2.0L Common problems

[Transporter]

As you probably know the diesel engines don't rew very high. Passing 2,500 rpm has no reason especially when accelerating, since the max torque is generated 1,750 - 2,500 rpm.
So, when warming up, gentle acceleration not passing 2,000rpm is better. I use that rule and my T5 engine is very quiet compare to many others I saw and listened. Remember not only engine needs worm up all other moving components too like, gearbox, wheel bearings etc. Once warmed make sure you rew beyond 3,000rpm in 3rd gear to exercise the turbocharger – once a day is enough, more often will not hurt. I do it up the hill.

[seno_123]

The mechanic said that all is good mechanically. His only issue was that all but 2 pannels have been re-sprayed. But the car has not been in any major accident or needed panel work. So most likely scrapes/chips needed fixing.
Considering this was a lease car- I understand why he needed it to be in good order.. The seller was actually going to re-spray the bonnet which has 5 or 6 3mm chips from rocks. I spoke to my pannel beater & he said to just touch it up.

I'm in contact with the seller regarding the re-spray. I wanna know who did it, when and if they gave a warranty on peeling (eventough that may not tramsfer to me as is the case with window tints). I'm assuming they dont use VW paint (or that there is such a thing)- so can I match it if I decide to give it a few scratches myself? .
I wanna see if these guys are reputable. He was quoted $1000 just for a re-spray for the bonnet (im asuming by the same ppl), so they ought to be good at that price.

Not too worried about it but just wanna know that it wont all peel off in a few years. I didnt actually even notice anything - glad the inspector picked it up.

[Buller_Scott]

cool man. im sure the paint sitcho will be fine. i think im abit of an odd-ball in that i dont really take care of my car beyond cleaning up/ protectant-ing the interior, washing fortnightly, etc.

my car has so many chips on it from trips up to buller.

[Russ59]

The mechanic said that all is good mechanically. His only issue was that all but 2 pannels have been re-sprayed. But the car has not been in any major accident or needed panel work. So most likely scrapes/chips needed fixing.
Considering this was a lease car- I understand why he needed it to be in good order.. The seller was actually going to re-spray the bonnet which has 5 or 6 3mm chips from rocks. I spoke to my pannel beater & he said to just touch it up.

I'm in contact with the seller regarding the re-spray. I wanna know who did it, when and if they gave a warranty on peeling (eventough that may not tramsfer to me as is the case with window tints). I'm assuming they dont use VW paint (or that there is such a thing)- so can I match it if I decide to give it a few scratches myself? .
I wanna see if these guys are reputable. He was quoted $1000 just for a re-spray for the bonnet (im asuming by the same ppl), so they ought to be good at that price.

Not too worried about it but just wanna know that it wont all peel off in a few years. I didnt actually even notice anything - glad the inspector picked it up.

If I understood what you said "all but 2 panels have been resprayed I'd be a bit wary of that no major damage or not what about internal door components and rattles, have you checked on them, if not, I'd keep looking for a more original car without all the spray work, it sounds as though it has been bashed about a bit and in general people who allow their cars to get like that are not all that caring about regular servicing either. Buyer beware

[Russ59]

I'd steer clear of a resprayed car if possible. I'd also steer clear of a PD injected golf if I could afford to wait for the CR engine to be available second hand in my price range. The PD will show its faults in time.

I agree with your comment on avoiding resprayed cars but not with regard to the PD engine.
The PD engine has been around for ages and from what I've read both from recent and past posts on the forum, these engines are very reliable and have had very few problems. The CR engine is relatively new for VW and although I'm sure it will be a big improvement over the PD in terms of refinement, I doubt that reliability will be much different.

[Soup Nazi]

I would steer well clear of a resprayed car unless it was a very low price and I could confirm the damage history. Their are plenty to choose from these days if you are a little patient. A resprayed car is never as good as original. The 1.9 engine is bullet proof in the bottom end however I have my reservations about the overhead gear on the PD engine.

I have two MkIII 1.9Tdi's (107000km and 195000km respectively) and it is a very good engine, these are standard rotary pump injected though. I will be waiting until I can afford a CR engine before changing, they are just better.

[seno_123]

The car was only re-sprayed on 2 panels, the roof & the back left panel above the wheel. The roof had a dent above the door, where a branch fell on it and the left panel was scraped when leaving the drive way.. the rest was touched up for stone chips but had no panel work done. All was repaired through an RACV approved place through the guys insurance. And at $19500 I recon its a bargain. I've looked at similar cars where ppl wanted always above $22000 and those cars would always need some touching up- at least this guy's already done it.
As i said before, it looks like he did all the cosmetic stuff as soon as it appeared. He even changed the wheels cos they had scrapes on them!
Good for me bad for his wallet.
He definitely didn't know much about the car. But every single service was done ahead of time and at Barloworld VW & he's given me all receipts. They appeared very thorough in their servicing, so its kinda a good thing that he didn’t care too much, because they did & charged him for every little thing every service was $400, $900, $1200 etc- which I would never pay lol...

So as you can see, I went ahead and got it & looove it.. such a little beast.. trashed a guy in some done up disco ball jap crap yesterday that sounds like a truck.. only down side: I will lose my licence for sure..

[Transporter]

Just enjoy your car mate.
A lot of cars get damaged on the road every day and they get repaired, used and sold, many of them are the new ones.
So, as long as only the external panels were repaired and they didn't cut and weld the safety cell, it should be all “ok”.

It looks like to me that the previous owner looked after his car.

Cheers.

[zjm]

a member of my club had heaps of probs with a diesel golf which never got fixed by vw
then they worked out the solution and traded it on a mazda 3 diesel
problems solved ie faster, better handling ,paint that doesnt fall off and a car that doesnt need a tow truck to follow you
good luck

[Transporter]

a member of my club had heaps of probs with a diesel golf which never got fixed by vw
then they worked out the solution and traded it on a mazda 3 diesel
problems solved ie faster, better handling ,paint that doesnt fall off and a car that doesnt need a tow truck to follow you
good luck

Yeah, Mazda diesel..

Mazda, the car manufacturer who can't put automatic transmission in the car that has the diesel engine.
Either, they don't have the technology and know how to do it or money for it, or perhaps the parent company Ford doesn't allow it.

P.S I think that Golf V GT Sport 2.0L TDI would eat Mazda3 for breakfast.

[Russ59]

a member of my club had heaps of probs with a diesel golf which never got fixed by vw
then they worked out the solution and traded it on a mazda 3 diesel
problems solved ie faster, better handling ,paint that doesnt fall off and a car that doesnt need a tow truck to follow you
good luck

First and last Mazda 3 I drove was the top of the range Maxx Sport diesel, had 9,000 k's on the clock, looked great but was the biggest heap of s**t I've ever driven (next to a VL Crumbledoor). It rode like a truck, sounded like a truck, and performed like a drugged tortoise. I consider myself a very capable manual transmission driver and I'm damned if I could do a quick take off in it without almost throwing myself and all the passengers through the windscreen. It obviously had a serious problem because it would kangaroo hop and then totally die in the arse as you changed into the next gear. This made it impossible to take off quickly and where's the fun in that

[Russ59]

P.S I think that Golf V GT Sport 2.0L TDI would eat Mazda3 for breakfast.

I can confirm that the GT TDI would leave these things so far behind they wouldn't know what direction it went

To be honest, I know the Mazda diesel I drove was probably not the best example but IMHO even the standard 2.0 Golf TDI would leave these things in their tracks

[zjm]

dont take it persanally but the days when vw took pride in training their technicians etc on how to fix stuff are long gone
when a person decides to lose 15 grand and change cars because their car keeps dying and spends half its time in the workshop its a pretty drastic decision especially when they have other vws and are members of a vw club
I guess she would rather drive the mazda than sit in the vw waiting for a tow truck
unfortunately for vw this same person was willing to let lots of people know
type "vw diesel lemon" into google and 20,000 plus links
I'd probably still buy one but I do a lot of silly things

[THR]

15,300 hits for "Mazda diesel lemon".

Now when you consider that VW has sold many more diesel vehicles than Mazda, that goes to show that proportionately, Mazda vehicles are "lemons" more often.

(Needless to say, both your initial "research" and my contrasting "research" are completely irrelevant and meaningless.)

[Buller_Scott]

dont take it persanally but the days when vw took pride in training their technicians etc on how to fix stuff are long gone

mate, its a little hard not to take things personally on here, when pretty much the reason most of us are here is because we are die-hard VW fanboys. there is alot of emotion involved in aligning yourself with a particular car brand- and its no small secret that VW has a loyal following, despite any flaws, all over the world.

but seriously, you cant blame the car when the technicians are at fault. that's why you take your car to a reputable VW specialist, like Volkspower in melbourne, rather than a dealership/stealership.

jesus, i learned FAR more about how to care for my car/ run her in from THIS website, than i did from discussions with the dealer i bought my car from.