Diverter Valve Replacements

[Lucas_R]

I got mine from the MRT ebay page but it was sent from GFB's warehouse in Sydney directly.

[NOO63N]

Mines installed, been in for about a week or so now? Can't fault it, great bit of kit. Cost me $50 to install, the original bolts were on so tight it took them awhile to get off. Noise is good, it has actually quietened down my volant intake, no longer getting very audible spooling noise, just a subtle puff if that makes sense...

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[brad]

I got mine from the MRT ebay page but it was sent from GFB's warehouse in Sydney directly.

It would be interesting to see how big a concern they are now. When I bought a lightweight pulley set off them for the Liberty I picked it up direct from the machine shop in Sydenham (?) & met the designer. GFB was a side business to a larger machine shop at the time.

It was the first 2.5L Liberty that they'd done & we weren't sure about fitment of the alternator pulley so I changed it on the driveway so he could check.

It's interesting what was popular on Subarus that doesn't seem to have passed over to VAG. Lightweight pulleys & earthing kits were almost mandatory on the Subarus.

[brad]

I finally got around to fitting this yesterday.

I haven't had a chance to drive the car, so can not comment on what difference it makes.

Fitting was easy, it took 30mins (tops) plus whatever it took me to jack the front up & put it on a stand.

Access was really easy. The only tool you need is a 5mm allen key.

[donweather]

Strangely I apparently have the Rev C OEM diverter valve on my 2012 TSI Octavia vRS. I thought these later model vRS's came out with Rev D, but apparently not? Does anyone know if the GFB DV+ will fit on the Rev C? The instructions on the GFB website only show the Rev D and Rev G OEM DV's, however as per Lucas' link above, the picture on the first page states it fits Rev C? Apparently the OEM Rev C DV is smaller than Rev D and G?

I've emailed GFB and asked them but as yet no response.

[brad]

I wouldn't even know what revision my DV was. I just pulled the old one out & put it all back together. I had the diaphragm style.

[Lucas_R]

I'll look back at my photos to see if i can see the part number, but my stock DV (2010 Mk6 GTI) was either the C or G revision. It was a diaphragm style. The DV on my friends MK5 GTI was the same one.

EDIT - bit hard to say with 100% certainty, but it looks like a G to me.

Regardless of the revision version, the solenoid part of the DV (which is the only part you keep when using the GFB product) is unchanged. It was only the piston/seal part of the DV that changed with each revision while they tried to find a reliable solution. The GFB replaces the piston/seal part anyway.

[donweather]

Thanks Lucas. That's exactly what I thought too. That the base of the OEM DVs were all the same, hence the GFB DV just bolted to the base/solenoid irrespective of the Revision of the OEM DV.

[afterdarker]

Strangely I apparently have the Rev C OEM diverter valve on my 2012 TSI Octavia vRS. I thought these later model vRS's came out with Rev D, but apparently not? Does anyone know if the GFB DV+ will fit on the Rev C? The instructions on the GFB website only show the Rev D and Rev G OEM DV's, however as per Lucas' link above, the picture on the first page states it fits Rev C? Apparently the OEM Rev C DV is smaller than Rev D and G?

I've emailed GFB and asked them but as yet no response.

Your vRS OEM post re GFBs and REVs has no lack of TLAs.
In fact might be a record

[donweather]

All sorted. It will fit all revisions of the OEM DV.