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Offline mattkgti

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Maintenance suggestions please?
« on: January 07, 2017, 11:16:25 am »
Dear fellow GTI'ers,

My 2005 55 plate Mark 5 GTI is coming up to 100,000 miles.

I'm getting her in for a major service before her MOT in a couple of weeks, but does anyone recommend any additional parts or items to be checked at this mileage?

I looked in my book and nothing obvious was shouting at me to be done at this mileage.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Cheers,
Matt.


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Re: Maintenance suggestions please?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2017, 12:11:44 pm »
Diverter valve, PCV, cam follower, oil pick up pipe, fuel filter.

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Re: Maintenance suggestions please?
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2017, 10:17:49 pm »
Diverter valve, PCV, cam follower, oil pick up pipe, fuel filter.
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Re: Maintenance suggestions please?
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2017, 07:19:51 am »
Obviously depends on your cars history, and what access you have to that history?

I did oil pick up, and was a complete waste of money - FOR ME. If you have any doubts about service history/oil frequency/quality; do it. E.g. mine was on extended service as a company car (not mine!) from new, and that worried me.

also think about...
brake fluid change, including flushing ABS p/p unit with VCDS.
Air intake tract/ valves clean.
Rust proofing of vulnerable underside - got mine steamed off and "topped up" as some suspension components shoing rust at vulnerable edges.
Get your battery tested  :signLOL:    see other rambling post on here  :signLOL:

Some of above is a bit of "future proofing" or maybe some sort of "investment", if you apply man maths?