Golf 118 TSI Engine Failures and Service Campaign 24S4

**JS118tsi** · 25-02-2016, 08:04 AM

No worries at all - I don't mind the 7 spd DSG too much... Getting used of it now.

But if a tune will mean i get 60k kms out of it... it will be worth the dollars.... and some extra poke would be good.

I have read that the 7 spd DSG doesn't like any-more torque than 245nm ?

**Mk R** · 25-02-2016, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by JS118tsi

No worries at all - I don't mind the 7 spd DSG too much... Getting used of it now.

But if a tune will mean i get 60k kms out of it... it will be worth the dollars.... and some extra poke would be good.

I have read that the 7 spd DSG doesn't like any-more torque than 245nm ?

Be careful. I started out telling myself I'd just get the 1.4 twincharger stage 1 tune. Fast forward 2 years and i'm sitting in traffic to pick up a Golf R intercooler, have 3 quotes on aftermarket downpipes and keep looking at lightweight rims...

See here for the DSG upgrade from Harding Performance.

DQ 200

GuyH on the forums can tell you if and how to get it outside of Brisvegas.

**tigger73** · 25-02-2016, 04:03 PM

Just remember that the stage 1 tune is mainly to fix up the fuel trim issues with the car running too lean on start-up and in cold weather. VW does this to try and heat up the cats to operating temps faster so that they catch all those nasty emissions. The downside is that it can significantly shorten the life of the engine. Tuning the car can fix this to a large extent.

The DSG upgrade is really to lock the clutches up quicker and to eliminate a lot of the slipping that occurs in the stock program at low speed. You can imagine that as the clutches slip this causes quite a bit of heat and in slow stop/start traffic this effectively fries the clutches. To make matters worse VW decided to run the DQ200 as a "dry" clutch so there's a lot less cooling that happens in a "wet" DQ250 6 speed.

**Rawcpoppa** · 25-02-2016, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by Mk R

Be careful. I started out telling myself I'd just get the 1.4 twincharger stage 1 tune. Fast forward 2 years and i'm sitting in traffic to pick up a Golf R intercooler, have 3 quotes on aftermarket downpipes and keep looking at lightweight rims...

See here for the DSG upgrade from Harding Performance.

DQ 200

GuyH on the forums can tell you if and how to get it outside of Brisvegas.

LOL it is very addictive.

Have you gotten lowering springs? If not then those might be worth your while looking into before the lightweight wheels.

**Bobster** · 25-02-2016, 09:43 PM

Everyone in this thread seems to be the orignal owner. Any reports of goodwill for second or third owners?

**Mk R** · 26-02-2016, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by Rawcpoppa

LOL it is very addictive.

Have you gotten lowering springs? If not then those might be worth your while looking into before the lightweight wheels.

Yeah, got the VWR sport springs and adjustable Whiteline sway bars set to medium. Sits low but still looks stock unless it's next to another golf...

**The_Hawk** · 26-02-2016, 11:13 AM

Part of me wants a little more lows on my car...

But then I sort of like not having all the clearance issues I had last time around

Then there is question of which coils... or bags...

**JS118tsi** · 27-02-2016, 06:34 PM

Just checked my Golf... it has the 24s4 recall sticker... is this good? Was done in 2010.....

**JS118tsi** · 28-02-2016, 11:17 AM

So it seems the 24S4 is the ECU upgrade/retune/software.... This makes me a bit less stressed now.... also has the DSG Mechatronics recall 3xxx (or something)
Im guessing, i can relax a little bit now? Besides the clutch packs wearing out?

Thanks for the help everyone...