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[deanbox]

Filled my 77TSI up with Shell 98 the other day, the car will idle rough at times and at its worst I can watch the l/100 counting up faster than usual just sitting at the lights. Seem to average 9/10 l per 100km in the city in moderate traffic now. VW have looked at this in the past and find nothing but recommend Caltex vortex which I usually use. I think its pretty lame that a brand new car is limited to one specific brand of petrol in Australia, I better hope Caltex don't change their blend.

[gavs]

It has to be something else, but that being said, I have had a lot of crap fuel out of she'll servos over 4 cars do this one, I only ever full up with BP ultimate.

[deanbox]

Funnily enough I get the best mileage out of BP ultimate, but still have issue with rough idle

[gavs]

Is it all the time or just on seemingly random occasions? It could be the catalytic converter burning off...

[BLN355]

I only fill up with BP Ultimate also. Shell and Caltex are always too inconsistant I've found.

Found the weird squeek/thumping sound I've been having at slow speed, turns out a swaybar link pin wasn't tightened enough when the coilovers went in. Gave it a tighten and all's good

[ATYPIC]

I only fill up with BP Ultimate also. Shell and Caltex are always too inconsistant I've found.

Found the weird squeek/thumping sound I've been having at slow speed, turns out a swaybar link pin wasn't tightened enough when the coilovers went in. Gave it a tighten and all's good

I cannot offer any advice for the peeps in NSW but in Melbourne, Caltex Vortex IS the premium fuel. Whether you choose to believe it or not, BP Ultimate comes from the Caltex refinery. I have always used Caltex, then BP, and outside those two, fills are minimal until I get the fuel I need.

Stay away from shell....period!

[deanbox]

Its definitely at its worst with shell, right now fuel economy is horrible at all times, as for the idling its mostly on cold or hot days, Ill be keeping an eye on it in summer and dragging it in to VW if it gets as bad as it was last year.

[DETROITCANDY]

Hi Rob,

Mine's a MY12.5

Reading through some other threads it sounds like possible causes include the sound actuator or fuel lines vibrating under the dash.

I share your concerns as well. I'd happily take it to a dealer if they knew what the problem was rather than taking the dash apart to investigate!

Hoping someone can share a positive experience or point me in the direction of a good dealership.

Cheers,
Adam

Ok, so I picked up my MY13 Gti today, they managed to fix the rattle by messing around with how the sound generator was mounted. It didn't need to be replaced or dashboard removed to fix.
Oil temp gauge reading blank on the MFD was a software problem, something set at the factory, won't be a huge fix now that they know what code to change. Don't know if I've forgotten what the car sounds like after leaving it with them for almost a week, but 'playing' with the sound actuator thing has actually improved the noises reaching the cabin, even in the rpm range when the rattle wasn't audible. Very happy now.

[JonW]

Oil temp gauge reading blank on the MFD was a software problem, something set at the factory, won't be a huge fix now that they know what code to change.

Proxy has the same issue with his, he will be glad to know there is a fix for this.

[mchieff]

Oil temp gauge reading blank on the MFD was a software problem, something set at the factory, won't be a huge fix now that they know what code to change.

Mine has the same issue - they are going to look at it when it goes in for the 1000k look over - can you send me the details or the name of your dealer so i can tell mine who to talk to to sort this out quickly?

[ill0gitech]

they are going to look at it when it goes in for the 1000k look over?

What 1,000km? The first scheduled service isn't until 15,000km

[Zakarados]

Ok, so I picked up my MY13 Gti today, they managed to fix the rattle by messing around with how the sound generator was mounted. It didn't need to be replaced or dashboard removed to fix.

Very Interesting, I booked in my MY12.5 GTi to fix this rattle issue, and they want to keep the car for 5-6 hours. lets hope its a quick fix. Will get them to top up the engine oil while its there.

[Proximak]

Ok, so I picked up my MY13 Gti today, they managed to fix the rattle by messing around with how the sound generator was mounted. It didn't need to be replaced or dashboard removed to fix.
Oil temp gauge reading blank on the MFD was a software problem, something set at the factory, won't be a huge fix now that they know what code to change. Don't know if I've forgotten what the car sounds like after leaving it with them for almost a week, but 'playing' with the sound actuator thing has actually improved the noises reaching the cabin, even in the rpm range when the rattle wasn't audible. Very happy now.

Good to hear man. Hope they fix mine without too much messing. I can't afford for them to have it any more than 2 days.

Ill0gitech, I believe many dealers, including mine, offer a free 1000 km service. It's not required and not really a true service as all they do is check fluid levels and look for any error codes. If it wasn't for the fact mine needs to have the same problems as above fixed I may not have bothered but may as well do it to see if there are any other issues I haven't picked up on yet.

[mchieff]

What 1,000km? The first scheduled service isn't until 15,000km

Yeah, not a real service just a dealer thing where they check it out and sort any issues that you have when you use the thing.
A good idea in reality as you don't exactly know what to ask when you've never tried something.
Of course it wouldn't have helped if i had have known what to ask as the people i went to were not helpful, just salesy anyway

[Adam84]

Ok, so I picked up my MY13 Gti today, they managed to fix the rattle by messing around with how the sound generator was mounted. It didn't need to be replaced or dashboard removed to fix.
Oil temp gauge reading blank on the MFD was a software problem, something set at the factory, won't be a huge fix now that they know what code to change. Don't know if I've forgotten what the car sounds like after leaving it with them for almost a week, but 'playing' with the sound actuator thing has actually improved the noises reaching the cabin, even in the rpm range when the rattle wasn't audible. Very happy now.

Thanks for the update, mate.

I will pass this info on to my dealer so they can hopefully sort mine out as well.