Mk7.5 Golf - News and Discussion Thread

[Vietnamese_Koala]

Hey guys. new DSG golf mk7.5 owner here Been driving for 3 months now. i just hit 6,000kms . Should I get the oil changed or wait for the dealer to service it later at the end of the year?

[Alex31]

Hey guys. new DSG golf mk7.5 owner here Been driving for 3 months now. i just hit 6,000kms . Should I get the oil changed or wait for the dealer to service it later at the end of the year?

I always do an intermediate oil change @ 7500km.


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[SteveMc]

Hey guys. new DSG golf mk7.5 owner here Been driving for 3 months now. i just hit 6,000kms . Should I get the oil changed or wait for the dealer to service it later at the end of the year?

Hey mate ... general consensus is the new batch of synthetics possess great protective reserves beyond even the 15k service intervals, especially if you drive decent distances as it looks like you do. If you'd lived a couple of k's from work and still drive, however, might be worth learning to change it yourself if you count yourself as an "enthusiast" like the rest of us. It's cheap insurance and educational at the same time. Woo hoo.

[lyfguard]

I am a Private Investigator. On hot days when i'm in my car parked for hours on end i need to have the engine running to keep the air con on. See my problem

[Vietnamese_Koala]

my main concern is the "metal shards" from breaking in the engine

and the reason why I want a VW specialist to change the oil is so that they can stamp it in the log book.

[SteveMc]

I am a Private Investigator. On hot days when i'm in my car parked for hours on end i need to have the engine running to keep the air con on. See my problem

Is that the glazing of the cylinder linings ? Or the piston blow by, leading to fuel contaminating your oil ? Or clogging of the inlet manifold and top of the valve heads from the direct injection predominating over port injection at constant low revs ?

Mechanics talk about that stuff all the time, but no one's ever seen evidence for option 1, rarely for option 2 but frequently for option 3 in the early years of direction injection, where early adopters didn't employ opposing port fuel injection to wash out the manifold. But as you know, the EA-888 uses both fuel injection methods.

[X-Rated]

MY19?

Anyone got any news to share regarding changes we're likely to see for MY19 spec Golf 7.5?

Personally, I think DAB+ radio would be very welcome, and maybe a HUD...

(My wife says that if they make Tornado Red available for non-GTI/R models, we'd be signing on the dotted line in a heartbeat!)

Anyone? Anyone?

A.

[Kachingg]

MY19?

Anyone got any news to share regarding changes we're likely to see for MY19 spec Golf 7.5?

Personally, I think DAB+ radio would be very welcome, and maybe a HUD...

(My wife says that if they make Tornado Red available for non-GTI/R models, we'd be signing on the dotted line in a heartbeat!)

Anyone? Anyone?

A.

You can get tornado red in a alltrack

[X-Rated]

You can get tornado red in a alltrack

Like you, I was VERY keen when the 135TDI Alltrack was introduced, but we settled on a 140TDI Tiguan instead. The planned Golf will be the city car for us, with the Tig for hauling my golf clubs and her musical instruments!

A.

[golfage]

Hey guys,

Just a quick question on the stock exhaust...

Does it give out the DSG farts, burbles or pops in any particular drive mode?

Or do you need something like a res delete/mod of the exhaust to get these sounds?