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Apart from oil consumption issue thread stuff my new polo gti (2013) has a weird problem where sometimes the washer fluid sprays everywhere but onto the windows when I activate it to clean the windscreen. It's like it has the wrong amount of pressure and it just spurts out all over the bonnet. Not blocked at all have checked and all topped up, just weird. On the topic of windscreen wipers I have also noticed the left wiper doesn't run across the glass smoothly it shudders across. Also not the quality I expect from this new car.
Well i won't be taking my car to them next time then.
Nepean got me for this... I asked for a ROTATION, and somehow the service advisor translated that into a rotation and alignment.
Apparently the adjusted the "toe" of the tyres so we actually did the work they told me. To which i said, yeah, i didn't ask for it to be done....
Adjusting the toe is the only alignment that they can do. You should be happy they did adjust it if it was out, you might have just gotten another 5000kms out of your tyres....
From now on, i'm just going to ask for a logbook service. Not a single extra thing
Adjusting the toe is the only wheel alignment they can properley do on the car so technically, they did do an alignment based on what was available to them. Be happy though, by them correcting the toe, they just might have given you an extra 5000kms out of your tyres...
This thread now is so long its become practically useless ....
I'm about to buy a Polo for my daughter to replace the Mk4 and am interested in what we can expect to go wrong (in a big way ie engine failure) and what can be done to prevent it. Have seen a few posts about 1.2TSI engine failures
Looking at 2010-2012 Polo TSI manuals or newer 1.4 5 door Polo manuals only.
RE the 1.4 Polos, how hard would it be to retrofit MF Steerning wheel and BT?
Current:2023 MY23 T-Roc R Lapiz Blue + Beats Audio + Black pack 2018 MY19 Golf R manual Lapiz Blue + DAP) 2018 MY18 Golf 110TSI (150TSI) Trendline manual White2014 Amarok TSIRed (tuned over 200kw + lots of extras) 2013 Up! manual Red2017 Polo GTI manual Black Previous VWs and some others ...
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Polo GTI MY12.5 - 14,000km at the moment.
4 times in for Cylinder 4 misfire + excessive soot + oil burning
1 time for engine rebuild due to excessive oil burning and misfires
End of last year had check engine light for brake pressure sensor, NRMA cleared it and went away.
Now getting check engine, I will get home at 6pm and call NRMA to check the error.
VW Barloworld say they cant even look at it for a few days because they are 'booked out' and no loan car for 'months'....
VW assist is now run by Allianz. The serviceman who came to look at the car didn't even know what a engine light meant. He asked to look at the owners manual to look at what it means. He then read out the text in the manual to me and told me to drive to VW. They do not have access to read error codes, or do anything half useful.
I am driving into VW tomorrow for a 3 day wait for them to probably clear the code and return the car.
HALP!
I warmed up car this morning and began driving when it was two bars off the 90degrees.
Gear box once car was on road in D, was stuck in 1st gear! I pulled over and turned off engine. Restarted the car and the car kept first and second gears very long.... Now it seems to be working fine... I have the 6R Polo GTI. I also had the clutch replaced about 6 months ago as it kept slipping (warranty ) I'm at 62000s now
(I've just driven the gf to work, city driving and it seemed to clear out - gears working fine, it was just leaving the house. I'm back at the house and just before I drove around the blocks, had car in D with windows open and it was all good, drove a few blocks in M mode doing gears my self, all good)
What could have made first and second sticky and stuck this morning?
HALP!
I warmed up car this morning and began driving when it was two bars off the 90degrees.
Gear box once car was on road in D, was stuck in 1st gear! I pulled over and turned off engine. Restarted the car and the car kept first and second gears very long.... Now it seems to be working fine... I have the 6R Polo GTI. I also had the clutch replaced about 6 months ago as it kept slipping (warranty ) I'm at 62000s now
(I've just driven the gf to work, city driving and it seemed to clear out - gears working fine, it was just leaving the house. I'm back at the house and just before I drove around the blocks, had car in D with windows open and it was all good, drove a few blocks in M mode doing gears my self, all good)
What could have made first and second sticky and stuck this morning?
Aside from the dsg being a piece of junk?
I'd say that the mechatronics unit is failing with the valves inside dying. If it was clutches it would be all gears because the 2 valves that control both the clutches would have done the same thing on every gear.
It could also be related to a buildup of clutch dust in the bell housing, it might be making things a little unhappy or the clutches have just taken this long to show signs of incorrect installation due to enough material now being removed off the matin surfaces....
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