Almost brand new GTI
on October 06, 2025, 04:23:50 pm
Maybe for somebody who’s Looking for a GTI I don’t know how this works but a YouTuber “Saving Salvage” is giving a GTI away on “Compete for cars” Looks like it has been in a timecapsule…  Don’t shoot me of how this “Compete stuff” is working😅 Hopefully sombody can be the owner of this nice & clean example 😎👍🏻 For some reason I can’t upload a screenshot of it on here now?!?🙄 Go check it out on YouTube…
Re: Mot nightmare of the decade...
Last Poster: dennis10 in Mk5 General Area on Today at 12:05:16 pm
I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that if you disconnect the battery and have some warning lights afterwards you simply just need to drive it and use it normally and it will calibrate the sensors and the lights will go out. Try that before anything else
Re: GVKs Scirocco GT TDi
Last Poster: GVK in Other VAG on October 11, 2025, 07:27:35 pm
Been round an ex-work colleague'#039s place today to change the oil and fuel filters.
Normally I just remove the top lid off the fuel filter and swap the filter but he insisted we remove the whole filter housing so we can drain any water out and clean it out.
Ok fair play I thought... However when it came to leave the car conked out and was just cranking with low
Top end tapping noise
Last Poster: BuiltdifferentYT in Mk5 General Area on October 11, 2025, 03:34:33 pm
Hi guys new to the forum I have a 2.0 tfsi BWA from a. Golf gti mk5 but swapped into a caddy van but be had a few issues. One being an engine rebuild so the spec is
JE Forged pistons
Bartek x beam rods with ACL coated bearings
ARP rod bolts
STD main bearings
ARP mains
Cometic head gasket
ARP Headstuds
Bartek 1.8T oil pump conver
Re: Mk5 GTI Cambelt change interval
Last Poster: mjmallia in Mk5 General Area on October 02, 2025, 07:32:37 am
I always get OEM for the cam belt kits I used over the years......I use TPS who supply the main dealers.
The belts used to be made by Continental not sure about the pumps and pulleys etc.
Re: One Year In....
Last Poster: Ben in Members Rides on October 01, 2025, 09:45:23 pm
Good looking GTi, you could copy and paste your mk5 story for mine, as I took the plunge 12 months ago and have been on the same restoration/modifying route as you.
As far as exhaust noise goes - I fitted a Malian 3” non res cat back and was impressed not only with the noise - just the right amount of burble without being obnoxious, but also the build quality. Especially give
Hard start when warm
Last Poster: EasttennGTI in How to Guides / Troubleshooting on September 30, 2025, 01:12:24 pm
2009 GTI 2.0T tsi 6speed manual
I’ve been having a hard start issue and it’s kinda got me stumped. Only hard starts after it’s been ran that day and other than tha runs and drives great. First start in the morning starts instantly, if I turn it off and turn it right back on starts instantly only when it’s sat a few minutes it hard stays. I replace LPFP and fuel filter because
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