What's the most amount fuel you've put in your Golf?

**GoLfMan** · 05-04-2009, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by bluey

Bang for buck, it's the coolest/quickest/cheapest/most useful mod ever. There are detailed instructions for several different models around on tdiclub and elsewhere. New beetles are trickiest. Polo is easy. Main trick is not breaking the little plastic clip/tab that holds the white vent body in. Once you've seen what it looks like it's easier. The fuel flap housing is a bit fiddly first time.

After ventectomy, you can hear air escaping from vent during fill. Last 10L is a little slower.

(Can achieve same effect with more effort by manually pushing the vent button several times during each fill.)

have you got a link for me mate?
Im driving interstate this week and that extra fuel capacity will see me there in one tank!

!

**bluey** · 05-04-2009, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by GoLfMan

have you got a link for me mate?
Im driving interstate this week and that extra fuel capacity will see me there in one tank!

!

No links to Polo ventectomy - no polos in US market.

Just follow the golf pics on previous post - vent on Polo is towards front rather than rear. (The shape of the catch is visible on the Golf photos - small ramp catch on small plastic tab.) Just need a stubby screwdriver to gently push down the ramp a little while pushing the vent button to the front of the car to pop out the mechanism. I think the vent release catch is then on top rather than underneath. Otherwise same as Golf ventectomy.

**GoLfMan** · 05-04-2009, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by bluey

No links to Polo ventectomy - no polos in US market.

Just follow the golf pics on previous post - vent on Polo is towards front rather than rear. (The shape of the catch is visible on the Golf photos - small ramp catch on small plastic tab.) Just need a stubby screwdriver to gently push down the ramp a little while pushing the vent button to the front of the car to pop out the mechanism. I think the vent release catch is then on top rather than underneath. Otherwise same as Golf ventectomy.

just did it

however lost the bloody plastic retaining collar cos it popped off unexpectedly

sigh ill just buy another!
extra range here we come!

**bluey** · 05-04-2009, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by GoLfMan

just did it

however lost the bloody plastic retaining collar cos it popped off unexpectedly

sigh ill just buy another!
extra range here we come!

Don't need to buy one. Others just delete those three parts - collar, spring, button.

(But if you really want it surely you can find it....in the direction the spring shot it out.)

I've been averaging about 7L/100km overall in a mixture of city and freeway driving. The general trend appears to be going down - at least I hope it is and should be.

**GoLfMan** · 05-04-2009, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by bluey

Don't need to buy one. Others just delete those three parts - collar, spring, button.

(But if you really want it surely you can find it....in the direction the spring shot it out.)

I've been averaging about 7L/100km overall in a mixture of city and freeway driving. The general trend appears to be going down - at least I hope it is and should be.

are you serious?
I get 6L/100km!!!

mines chipped, has no muffler and i flog it mercilessly!

**bluey** · 05-04-2009, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by GoLfMan

are you serious?
I get 6L/100km!!!

mines chipped, has no muffler and i flog it mercilessly!

Well...yes

As a shopping trolley, it gets closer to 8. On the freeway 5-5.5. Those overall figures are based on fuel litres consumed and not the optimistic computer.

**benno** · 05-04-2009, 05:44 PM

I get similar figures to you Bluey. If I'm in stop-start traffic, even worse.

I thrash the GT pretty relentlessly though.

**GoLfMan** · 05-04-2009, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by bluey

Well...yes

As a shopping trolley, it gets closer to 8. On the freeway 5-5.5. Those overall figures are based on fuel litres consumed and not the optimistic computer.

mine doesnt have a trip computer matey, I work mind out on actualy fuel usage aswell

I'll let you know how I go next tank!

**Mofo** · 06-04-2009, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by bluey

My polo gets an extra 10L after venting (>52L into rated 45L tank). Presumably the Golf will too. Ventectomy is no problem for a diesel.

This is sensational.

Don't know why I haven't read about this earlier. Has anyone done this to their Golf? if so, how much extra fuel have you managed to fit it?
Also, are their any issues to be aware of once venting is done i.e does the trip computer take issue with the extra fuel on board in terms of it's calculations? How about the filling up process itself?

Cheers