New To The Polo Dub !!

[brackie]

Engine, tyres, suspension, brakes...the lot! Here's my advice (although there are others who wouldn't agree

If you intend to keep the car for a number of years (and really, to be fair to subsequent owners ) run it in. Avoid high revs for long periods, warm the engine (oil) on every trip, vary revs, be gentle until the engine is fully warmed up...etc.

It's up to you.

[MR-GTI]

Thanks all.

I will definately be taking it easy from now on..I was just supprised that they did not tell me that I had to run it in...

Re: power upgrades,I don't really want to touch it other than maybe a Pod filter and some nicer wheels.I want to leave it as standard as possible,as It is a work car,not a weekend Cruzer..

Thanks again.

[shaneth]

When is the fisrt service on the polo?

[Oneofthegreats]

G'day & welcome to the forum MR-GTI & congrates on your new purchase.

I know exactly what you mean by the price of genuine VW wheel's. I reckon it's a load of crap the prices VW ask for OEM wheels. BMW rims aren't even that expensive.

Anyway, the problem with the Polo is it's hard to fit bigger(wider) rims under the arches as there isn't much room there to start with especially under the back.
Diameter's not the problem just width & the correct offset. Here's the APR one in Aust. Doesn't look to bad, but I'd hate to think how much the rims are.

Here's a link to the build up.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2539288&page=1



As far as running-in goes, I wouldn't worry about it. The engine,brakes etc. & all the other component's have already been used & tested at the factory & probably thrashed by the person who carried out the PDI. Trust me, it happens!
I'll agree with brackie 100% with before you lean on it, have the oil temp. at operating temp 80 - 90 degree's at least!

As far as mod's, I'd go with just the APR upgrade to start with. Ask gtimk5 & gtigrl about it & I'm sure you will be impressed.

BOV venting into the exhaust???
I'd say it's venting back into the inlet track to the turbo otherwise you have serious problem's.

[MR-GTI]

Hey golfworx..

Thanks for the heads up on the rims...

I'll have to do some reaserch..
Reg the BOV..I only had a quick look,but it looks as if the Blump back goes into the Dump Pipe..

I'll try get some Pix 2morrow.

Thanks again.

Regs MR-GTI

[brackie]

As far as running-in goes, I wouldn't worry about it. The engine,brakes etc. & all the other component's have already been used & tested at the factory & probably thrashed by the person who carried out the PDI. Trust me, it happens!

Just what does happen in the PDI? Who does it? What sort of treatment does the car get? How many km does the PDI cover? (This intrigues me as I can't find it published anywhere.) Do they "bench test" the engines? If so, for how long and under what conditions? What do they do with the engines that don't pass muster? What are the test criteria and how strictly are they adhered to?
And after all of that why did the service manager of the dealership from whom I bought the car advise me to run in the tyre, brakes, etc....???

Come on guys..Some info please

[gtimk5]

I don't think VW do that myself. I have rung the dealer three times about seeing VWs getting thrashed on road tests, 2 times about an R32 down here. They are very careful these days. My workshop is less than a km from theirs.
Having said that though about 3 weeks ago though they towed a white mk5 gti past my workshop grinding like never before in the drivetrain!!!!

[GoLfMan]

we were told that th engine was already pre broken in, but we still broke it in up to 1500km.
people thrash what isnt theres, sad huh, they dont care about breaking something they dont have to pay for

[Oneofthegreats]

First off Service Manger's & Salesmen know f#@k all. I don't care who this offends as I have my reason’s & past experiences! Salesmen are worse! The crap that I've put up with & taken from these people is just crazy. They talk down to you like your 6 years old & even in front of the customer! I got a warning for threatening a salesmen with a breaker bar once.
There are a few good ones out there though I suppose.

The customer should get a copy of the PDI (tick sheet) outline.
As far as engine’s & brakes etc. They are all bench tested, brake tested etc. at the factory. A PDI is basically a double check of everything just incase a few mistakes are made at the factory & slipped through the cracks eg. a Monday or Friday car!

As for vehicle treatment, depends on who does the job. I've seen people(mainly the younger generation 3-4 year apprentices) fight over the performance cars so they can take them out & thrash em cause they drive a slow piece's of **** car's & need to get some kick's off someone’s else’s property.
No matter how much you like to think this kind of thing doesn’t happen, it does.
I’m not saying it happen’s all the time or every dealership does this though.
It used to piss me off seeing this happen too, as you'd do the right thing & someone else would be rewarded!

It's funny, as salesmen would also take soon to be new customer's car's out as well & give them a hiding. Eg. When they released the 645CI I can remember being a passenger with a salesman explaining what new function's the car had etc & all he wanted to see was how fast it could go & before I knew it we were doing 230+km/h in a car that hadn't even done 35km!

Anyway this is a example of older PDI sheet



I hope this gives an idea as to what goes on.

[BLKMJC]

Have to agree to an extent, as soon as my warranty was over I took the car to an independent mechanic, who I talked to and believe could trust. At the dealers there are so many apprentices, who do trash cars as I've seen it happen outside the dealership! Nothing wrong with apprentices tho

As for the BOV/DV, yes the factory one is a 100% plumback / recirculating back into the air intake... You need it like this because the MK4 has a MAF which sits there, and measures this to make the car run properly. You'll see lights and warning as soon as you put a 100% atmo BOV.

YOu can get a GFB BOV which you can control how much you vent, 100%/50%/100% back, some people run 75% etc and it still sounds loud yet doesnt thro any cels.

BLKMJC