MK6 GTI - Rattle upon acceleration - Resolved via TPI: 2021062/7

[richoz]

Called Barloworld Glen Waverley and they said no probs just bring it in.... going in this Friday and cannot wait, probably my only gripe with the car!!

[aussiegtidude]

Had mine installed a few weeks ago. Amazing. I fell in love all over again.

[The Speedfighter]

I've got a very similar problem in my Skoda Octavia vRS.

I've spoken to multiple dealership and Skoda, funny enough no-one is aware of this issue.
I explained them about the thread and what the solution is, and Skoda advised me that they won't be liable for any damage done to the engine when I'm driving it.

I'm furious since the car is not even 3 weeks old. Just passed the 1000km's on the clock. So we need to see how things pan out with these rip-offs.

[Lucas_R]

^ My brother works for Skoda funnily enough.....and recently purchased a new Octy vRS for himself. I told him his wastegate was rattling and that there is a fix for it. So the service dept fitted the clip to his car when it had its 1000km check up "service".

I'll ask him if there is a part number for the clip thing that you can quote to your local dealership.

The dealership actually ordered more of them to fix the other vRS's they had in stock too.

[night_flight]

Completely different turbo, different wastegate, non-interchangeable parts.

Even if the cause is similar, this part won't fix your problem.

adamD have you had this fitted to your car?

[AdamD]

adamD have you had this fitted to your car?

Yep, sure have. The rattle didn't bother me particularly (which is a surprise because I usually can't stand rattles of any kind), but the clip has fixed it well. There's still a slight hint of a rattle under WOT at certain RPM, but you'd not notice it unless you were looking for it - at least from inside the car.

[night_flight]

Yep, sure have. The rattle didn't bother me particularly (which is a surprise because I usually can't stand rattles of any kind), but the clip has fixed it well. There's still a slight hint of a rattle under WOT at certain RPM, but you'd not notice it unless you were looking for it - at least from inside the car.

cool might flick solitaire an email..how long did it take them?

[AdamD]

cool might flick solitaire an email..how long did it take them?

I asked them to order the part when I booked my car in for its 2-year service, about 3 weeks beforehand, and they fitted it at the service.

[SAINIside]

Just had the clip fitted to my 5 day old GTI. The technician did say that the clip is not a 100% fix, in that it takes away about 70% of the rattle sound.

Sure enough, I can still here it, particularly when the car is cold. It's not enough to overly bother me, but still, I didn't expect my $48k brand new GTI European car to have rattles like this.

[dsuhiti]

Had it fitted today, no noise anymore, love it!