They have no obligation to rebuild the engine unless you can show that the updated pipe work and software (reason it feels down on power) has not solved the issue.Originally Posted by osman
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They have no obligation to rebuild the engine unless you can show that the updated pipe work and software (reason it feels down on power) has not solved the issue.
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Dub Crazy
GLLubricants have 504/507 Mobil1 at a very good price. They do mail order.
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I used to think I was anal-retentive until I started getting involved in car forums
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Must have his own race track to achieve that run-in process.
Dub Crazy
probably drives up into malaysia & has a pocket full of "get out of jail" vouchers. IIRC, there are some decent bits of road there. There's also some decent bits in Singapore but the police seem much stricter.
Good luck to him if he can get away with it. You'd be crucified in Sydney.
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I used to think I was anal-retentive until I started getting involved in car forums
Volkswagen Fan
Just got my first service done. Looks like VW Barloworld is using Mobile 1 ESP Formula 5w-30 now.
I was burning 100ml/1000km after my engine rebuild with Castrol long life. Lets see how this goes.
Volkswagen Fan
Wow you had an engine rebuild and it still went through 100mL/1000km ?!?!?!? What happened after a rebuild for you ?
Volkswagen Fan
It's only been 3000km since rebuild. Lets see how she goes for this year. My Polo was burning 1L/1000km before the rebuild so I'm pretty happy with how it is now. $15 worth of top up oil a year. Mobil 1 esp 5w-30 is cheap.
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New Dubber
Hey guys,
Had my first issue with the engine this week (ODO-7500km) , on 3 separate occasions in 2 days i had a red 'Low oil pressure' warning flash up on the dash. Two out of the 3 times this happened at exactly the same space of road on different days. I checked the oil and there doesn't seem to be much in there, which is extremely worrying. It also seems very dark in colour which isn't encouraging.
I would have thought if the oil level was low, the oil light would have come on beforehand.
Will take it in to VW north shore tomorrow to be looked at.
New Dubber
Hi, I have a MY13 Polo GTI purchased in Sept 2012 and have the oil burning problem as well. First oil consumption test done a couple of months ago it used 700ml in just under 1000kms. Oil breather mod was done but still burning oil at an alarming rate and blowing smoke at low rpm. Booked in tomorrow to see what can be done. Advised that a second oil consumption test will probably need to be done before any major engine work. Not Happy. How can VW have been selling cars with the crap CAVE engine over a year after owners were reporting such a major fault. I contacted VW Australia to register my complaint and asked them this question. Still waiting for them to get back to me. Anyone with this problem been able to reject the car and get their money back?
Volkswagen Fan
Hi Nile, I had never ending dramas with my MY12.5 pGTi for the first 6 months. Burning 1L/1000km, I never actually did a consumption test, but I had 3 break downs due to failing spark plugs in my fourth cylinder and ended up getting my engine rebuilt. My best advise is, complain, be firm but not aggressive and let them do what they have to do. Write a letter to the service manager of the service centre and see what happens.
After 6 months or so with a lemon, I finally have lemonade!
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