Wastegate Rattle on Accelaration - Fix issued by VwAG

[Mi16 Man]

vw does the servicing and warranty work for skoda here in canberra, so i'm hoping that will make it easier to get the job/fix done.
just hoping skoda aus does not try to b difficult about it.

Might be a stretch but, if you get no love from Lennocks, Gerald Slaven are up to speed on this. Being a VW/Holden Dealer, am not sure if they would be able to make a warrant claim into Skoda Australia.

Gerald Slaven VW (and Corey) have been instrumental in getting this fix recognised. A few local Canberra GTI owners had their cars used as guinea pigs....

Good luck guys! Am sure Colin from Lennock Skoda will move mountains for you.

[daft1014]

A big thanks to the guys at Trivett for getting this fixed for me!

Great news!

Lets hope Skoda allows the information to filter down to the other non-VW affiliated dealers.

[dArK5HaD0w]

got an email back from my dealer - basically skoda does not officially recognise the TPI (fix), and hence doesn't apply.
however my dealer, being such a nice guy, asked me to book it in, and they'll see what they can do.

so car is booked in for next thurs at Lennock VW Service Centre, to b looked at for the "rattling while accelerating".

here is the official reply from skoda:-
"The TPI is not for Skoda therefore it cannot be claimed for Skoda vehicles. That said I am not aware of Lennocks having provided us with any technical reports to say that it is a concern.
If this customer has concern he needs to present the vehicle to the dealership for them to investigate and if the concern is the same we will Liaise with Skoda and ask them to provide their advice on the repair"

[dru]

That's pretty piss poor. You would think that because the RS shares the same setup that they would come to the party. I don't mind buying the part down the track or organise a group buy to get the part in - but we really shouldn't have to do that. It's an issue that is directly related to the same engine as the mkvi gti - not the skoda itself.

[daft1014]

The verbal advice from my dealer was that they were hopeful that they could fit the part under warranty. This will play out over the next few weeks as the part is backordered from Germany. I will post here if I hear anything further.

[dArK5HaD0w]

had the rattle looked at today, while getting my 1st service (15k) done, and the summary is:-
1. Technician couldn't replicate the sound (wastegate rattle on acceleration).
so when i went to pick up the car after it was serviced, i tried to replicate it with him in the car, and wat do u know.....
i could barely hear it. i tried - best i could get was a faint rattle told him the service must've done something.
he insisted they didn't touch it or too anything.
he also mentioned that with the gti, the rattle could b clearly heard - no sign of it on mine.
2. i mentioned the TPI. they made it clear to me that it ONLY applies to VW vehicles. it does not apply to skoda vehicles...full stop.
i asked why not, considering the gti and rs have the same engine and both are from the same VwAG family -
they said the gti and rs don't have the same engine.....full stop!! i couldn't b bothered arguing......
3. while going for a drive with the techo, he mentioned if had to buy a car again, he'd get the rs over the gti -
because u get the same kit, plus extras for much less. value for money and practically over the gti.
he also mentioned that he found the build & finish of the octavias were much better than the golfs.

so despite vwag supplying the same EA888 engine K03 turbo (source of the wastegate rattle) to vw (with ecu map a) and to skoda (with ecu map b) - vw lennock have been instructed by VW aus not to help the skoda folk. Boooooo to VW aus!
i could go out and buy the clip myself from ecs tuning. but i'd rather not cause i don't want to potentially risk my warranty.

...oh well, rant over

[ausspace87]

I doubt it will risk your warranty, if something happens to your car, just unclip it before you take it in! They will never know... That's if you can't live with the noise. My wastegate is so loud the technician who drove my car said "it sounds like you're towing a metal cage trailer from inside the car."
I was driving away from work the other day and my boss phoned me after I left and said "I think there's something wrong with your piece of crap Skoda, it sounds effed!" I was like "thanks, I know..."

All things being on time, it will be fixed early next week. Finally.

[bluefrog]

I was driving away from work the other day and my boss phoned me after I left and said "I think there's something wrong with your piece of crap Skoda, it sounds effed!" I was like "thanks, I know..."

that's hilarious, love it ... a classic

[dArK5HaD0w]

My wastegate is so loud the technician who drove my car said "it sounds like you're towing a metal cage trailer from inside the car."

yikes....that's bad!!!

[ausspace87]

I've just returned from the dealer after getting my wastegate clip fitted under warranty. Only waited about half an hour for the fix. Can say after driving back to work that the clip has made the rasping/rattling sound about 60-70% quieter. It's still there if you listen for it and have the stereo off, but it's now more of a muffled growl. Love that my Skoda doesn't sound like the engine is about to explode anymore! Thanks again to the guys at Trivett Blacktown for sorting this out.