What did you do to your Mk5 today?

**bazzle** · 10-12-2008, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by WEDEL.1

That looks pretty good, what did you make it out from?

Maris

I had a roll of (3m brand) .6mm clear protection tape, similar to what you can buy in Autobarn etc to do Headlights with.

**gtimk5** · 11-12-2008, 11:19 AM

Today on the way to work my GTI lost boost! Lacked any sort of reasonable power.
I ran vagcom on it and it confirmed my suspicions.
Bit of a story here but last December before I drove to NSW for christmas I decided to replace the divertor valve as insurance. I fitted an original part and took a couple of coil packs just in case as I had a crook one last year.
Anyway, the divertor valve has split its diaphragm.
I refitted the original and all seems restored again!! I have been a little suss about the power lately anyway. It seemed a little up and down ofr late but that could just be my mood swings at present!!

Anyway, the VW parts are covered under warrantee so it looks like I will be getting a new one to put aside!
Andrew

**bugayev** · 11-12-2008, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by Mister_duck

thats what happened when the turbo blew up on my tdi, mines a manual though, my Tdi has blown 2 turbo's, I am interest to see what has happened to your turbo on your Tdi

Turns out it was the 4-pin connector to the DSG that had broken/come loose. This caused the gearbox to receive incorrect data and lock into failsafe mode.

Turbocharger is fine, and I got the car back this morning safe and sound.

**Mister_duck** · 11-12-2008, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by bugayev

Turns out it was the 4-pin connector to the DSG that had broken/come loose. This caused the gearbox to receive incorrect data and lock into failsafe mode.

Turbocharger is fine, and I got the car back this morning safe and sound.

thats good news, glad everything is running fine now

**bugayev** · 12-12-2008, 05:11 PM

Got rear-ended in Clayton (intersection of Wellington and Blackburn roads). Idiot civic driver had his vtec kick in

- didn't drive for the wet conditions and locked his car up and kissed the back of the golf as I was stopped at a red light.

Damage is minor - cracked the plastic bumper and seems to have affected my parking sensors as well (not beeping as much any more). Apparently he says he has 2000 bucks worth of damage to his dodgy 2001 honda civic, which I find laughable.

Ah well, novated lease insurance covers all damage to my car and as a stationary rear-end collision, any chances of being it my fault are limited.

**zz2** · 12-12-2008, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by bugayev

Got rear-ended in Clayton (intersection of Wellington and Blackburn roads). Idiot civic driver had his vtec kick in

- didn't drive for the wet conditions and locked his car up and kissed the back of the golf as I was stopped at a red light.

ouch that sucks!

as for me i've done some big things to my GTI in the past week...

Stubby antenna

Inpro smoked indicators

... oh and last night Bluefin