Polo Problems & Fix Register

[russ83]

Problem: Drivers seat leather stitching coming undoneFix: Being looked at 22nd april

Had the whole upright leather section replaced. 2 tone seats now

Problem: Fog light glass lens smashed to pieces
Fix: Another call to VW.......

[firdausasri]

Manufactured Date: January 2008
Mileage: 1500kms

Problems:
- Rattling noise at the back, suspected something to do with rear board.
- Way beyond claimed fuel consumption avg 10.5-11.5ltrs/100kms i.e. 40lts for > 340kms

[VW GTI]

- Way beyond claimed fuel consumption avg 10.5-11.5ltrs/100kms i.e. 40lts for > 340kms

Let me know the outcome of that, I have been lucky to go under 11l/100km with mine.

[callen]

- Way beyond claimed fuel consumption avg 10.5-11.5ltrs/100kms i.e. 40lts for > 340kms

I second that, I am getting about the same fuel consumpion and would be interested to see if this is normal????

[Blitzen]

My fuel consumption has been ok, but worse since I added the semi slicks. Worst I have seen on mine was 10.5 to the 100, but that was driving through the outback, in summer with the A/C on and sitting on just over the old ton. I was pretty impressed by that.

[firdausasri]

Yeah, quite dissapointed with the FC, my prev mildly modded Satria GTi is more frugal. Gonna do baseline dyno tomorrow and see how she's doing, probably the AF ratio a wee bit richer than supposed to..

Blitzen,

Understand that you're runnning on after-market chip, can you share your dyno sheet. Would like to see how healthy the graph is.

[Sharkie]

Way beyond claimed fuel consumption avg 10.5-11.5ltrs/100kms i.e. 40lts for > 340kms

It depends on a number things.....

10.5-11.5 is not abnormal for the 1.8T.

What is the milage on your car? Its FC improves from about 8000kms onwards regardless of mods.

lead footed driving can see the FC skyrocket.

Taking it easy in commuting I can see 9l/100km. Being aggresive I can see 11l/100km under the same conditions.

Really hammering it can see 19l/100km (I've seen 29l/100km for an entire tank once .... )

Cruising on the highway can see (and often do) 6.4l/100km

Take the brick out of you shoe and enjoy the economy....

[MACCAA]

I thimk a lot of it is how you drive it,and traffic conditions.I average 8.5l/100 around town,usually 7-7.5l/100 on a trip.
Yesterday I drove to Wakefield,maybe 10k/hr slower than usual.Did 6.6l/100 on the way down and 5.9l/100 on the way back.
10k/hr extra makes a BIG difference.
And that's with an Oettinger reflash and full exhaust.
Cheers
Len

[Timbo]

Did 6.6l/100 on the way down and 5.9l/100 on the way back.

Yeah, but I'm convinced your car is a freak! Being "good" on that same trip, I'm about 6.9L/100 Canberra to Sydney, and 7.4 on the return. And, driving your car in Sydney, it's at least 1.0L/100 more economical than mine.

What do other Oettinger flashed cars get?

[firdausasri]

It depends on a number things.....

10.5-11.5 is not abnormal for the 1.8T.

What is the milage on your car? Its FC improves from about 8000kms onwards regardless of mods.

lead footed driving can see the FC skyrocket.

Taking it easy in commuting I can see 9l/100km. Being aggresive I can see 11l/100km under the same conditions.

Really hammering it can see 19l/100km (I've seen 29l/100km for an entire tank once .... )

Cruising on the highway can see (and often do) 6.4l/100km

Take the brick out of you shoe and enjoy the economy....

Sharkie,

At the moment about 1600kms. Did dyno the car today, reading on wheel 140.5PS (5K rpm), 215Nm torque (2K-4.5K rpm) and max boost .91. Considering standard transmission loss about 15%, reading on engine, 165PS and 252Nm torque. However, the graph shows the power delivery isn't smooth due to emission control and exhaust, and AF ratio is 1:14, very lean for forced induction engine