MK5 Golf GTI

General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Gaz on August 04, 2015, 09:13:21 pm

Title: Why a Mk7 area but not Mk6??
Post by: Gaz on August 04, 2015, 09:13:21 pm
Obviously we are on the Mk5 forum, but theres a Mk7 section, so why not Mk6?


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Title: Re: Why a Mk7 area but not Mk6??
Post by: AJP on August 04, 2015, 09:30:20 pm
The mk6 is essentially an updated mk5, there aren't that many changes fundamentally, whereas the mk7 is a whole new car compared to the mk6.

It probably made sense as a lot of technical info for the mk5 would also apply to the mk6, so it maybe kept things a bit simpler than having two sections for the 'same' car.
Title: Re: Why a Mk7 area but not Mk6??
Post by: sub39h on August 04, 2015, 10:06:43 pm
The mk6 is essentially an updated mk5, there aren't that many changes fundamentally, whereas the mk7 is a whole new car compared to the mk6.

It probably made sense as a lot of technical info for the mk5 would also apply to the mk6, so it maybe kept things a bit simpler than having two sections for the 'same' car.

There was a separate forum for the Mk6 at one point.

May be worth having a separate section for the EA888 engine still.
Title: Re: Why a Mk7 area but not Mk6??
Post by: xjay1337 on August 05, 2015, 09:16:08 am
no point, it'll only be full of "my timing tensioner failed and lunched my engine" posts.
Title: Re: Why a Mk7 area but not Mk6??
Post by: doylebros on August 05, 2015, 08:38:17 pm
no point, it'll only be full of "my timing tensioner failed and lunched my engine" posts.

Now the common problem on the MKVI with the CCZB engine is this http://www.autoserviceprofessional.com/article/93400/noisy-audi-chain

Search for supporting document :-
15D6 UPDATE - Camshaft Adjuster (LNVW).pdf

A lot more difficult to deal with than the above since bearing bridge gauze breaks up and works its way into the camshaft adjuster - fault shows G40 but is big money fault!
Title: Re: Why a Mk7 area but not Mk6??
Post by: xjay1337 on August 06, 2015, 11:00:06 am
Bloody hell that's less than idea.  :chicken: