CTH & gti 2 week thoughts

[Melon Head]

If yours is a my13 with a CTH, that's a +1 for no oil consumption and no exhaust dust.

On a side not my vw dealer told me as of late last year there no longer using Castrol oils even though you get castrol brochures with the new car. Wonder if this also plays a small factor?

Yeah MY13 with CTH engine

[Melon Head]

On a side not my vw dealer told me as of late last year there no longer using Castrol oils even though you get castrol brochures with the new car. Wonder if this also plays a small factor?

What oil are they using now? Mobil, Shell, Motul, Liqui Moly?

Could be the Castrol breaks down under shear.

[richycreations]

What oil are they using now? Mobil, Shell, Meotul, Liqui Moly?

Could be the Castrol breaks down under shear.

Good question, I can't remember what he said perhaps Mobil or valvoline?

[Melon Head]

Just had my second refuel.
It's gone from 9.1 to 8.5 l/100km

Still no oil consumption

[Yaks1974]

4 week old CTH
0-1000km no oil consumed
1000-1500km topped up 250ml
1500-2500km no oil consumed

[richycreations]

Drove aroubd lightly today managed to get adverage fuel down to 6.8, but its not fun to drive so soflty. Might check my oil level tomorrow to see if its consumed any since last I checked.

[iigx]

thats alot of miles in 4 weeks!

[Yaks1974]

Travel to work alone is 53km each way, almost all highway, only takes 1/2 hr. AVG fuel consumption down to 5.5l/100km

[AC74]

I found changing the XDL setting in VCDS from Center (stock setting - 0) to Strong (2) made a huge difference to the squirrelly behavior experienced under hard acceleration. I would strongly recommend this mod if you don't like the stock setting.

Not sure how it works from a technical standpoint, but my feeling is that the system intervenes earlier and stronger which you might think would actually be worse and slow the car down, but it seems a heck of a lot better as you don't get the choppy on/off on/off on/off feel of the stock setting. I would characterise it more as an on, on, on feel but without feeling that the car is being retarded or slowed down in any way.

If I was a genuine car nerd I would run a bunch of tests on the same bit of road using the different settings but I'm more about having fun and setting my car up so it feels great.

[gavs]

It works by being more aggressive with the inside wheel braking, this results in drive being sent to the outside wheel, hence the greater accelerative potential of the car out of a corner. Makes a massive difference.

[Melon Head]

Have you guys had issues with the engine cutting power to the wheels when cornering hard?
It has happened to me a few times
Will the XDL mod fix this problem? I wouldn't thinks so but maybe it does other things in addition to brakeing.

[gavs]

No, this is called traction control working along side ESC.

[Melon Head]

Can this be adjusted?
If not I will drive with traction control off

[BLN355]

First thing I do every time I get in the car is start the engine and reach for the T/C button haha
Can't stand traction control even if it does prevent a little tyre smoke once in a while

[Melon Head]

First thing I do every time I get in the car is start the engine and reach for the T/C button haha
Can't stand traction control even if it does prevent a little tyre smoke once in a while

Yeah I think I will be following suit. When it cuts in, it cuts in too abruptly.