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I went to Imlachs self service wreckers today to see if I could find a good SH EGR valve. I could only find one MkV 2.0 FSI despite there being 5 listed (its very hard to find specific cars at...

Our 2.0 FSI was coughing or stumbling at random times today, so I removed the EGR valve cover and sure enough there were broken teeth on the black plastic "half-wheel" cog. I'd replaced the...

Well I've been doing some more reading on the web and looks like 200-220 deg F or 93-104 deg C is about normal. Also the ATF should be the same temperature as the engine coolant as the engine coolant...

We had our MkV's 09G auto trans fixed a few weeks ago after major slipping when shifting into 4th gear only when warm and ATF reaching 97 deg C (207 deg F) and getting a "17118 gear 4 P0734 003...

Yes those ones. I haven't done this on a Golf yet but I imagine its just a case of pushing a fine jewelers screwdriver into the connector at the right spot and de-pinning the old connector and...

After reading this article Coil-On-Plug Technology and Diagnostics Tips | 2018-02-16 | Auto Service Professional which says that some cars will shut off ALL coils and injectors if the ECU detects a...

Yes same engine layout - thank you. Do you also happen to know where the cam position sensor/ignition coils plug into the ECU? Is the connector near the ECU box under the wiper cover or is somewhere...

I'm looking for a wiring diagram for our MkV 2.0 FSI BLR specifically for the Ignition coil-cam angle sensor-ECU circuit in order to diagnose an ongoing crank but no start problem (see:Vacuum leak...

I had some time today to do some more testing. There is no spark at the plugs when cranking and when I probe the coil pack electrical plug there are 2 earths, a constant 12V and a voltage of only...

Forgot to mention that I did another smoke test and no vacuum leaks apparent this time.

Well the Golf was fine for a week or two but then one morning my wife drove off in it only to come back a few minutes later saying the poor idle was back and she just made it back home. I started it...

Sure - these ones:

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Thanks for the info re the PCV valve routing Justcruisin. Well I've finally found the time to finish the repair and the hardest part was the crazy clic-R hose clips! I managed to reuse 5 but had to...

Yes I think ours is still ok too but would be good to have as a spare in case it goes south in the future.Good idea to take one apart at the self-serve wreckers too.

Thanks again MEL744. Wouldn't mind buying one of those PCV membranes - have you tried to buy one from their eBay store? Looks like they're in Russia.

Thanks MEL744, pretty silly of me not to work that out. And thanks for the PN JustCruisn.

Another question: where is the PCV valve situated on this model? I've seen pics of it on the top of the...

I managed to get the manifold off as per the pic below. I stretched some disposable rubber gloves over the intake ports to seal them in preparation for the smoke tester. I cut one of the tips of the...

Great - I'll give it a try. Just waiting for the pliers to arrive from ebay now. Thanks.

Thanks MEL744. I'll give it a go. So that is not some type of circlip on the end of the stud that needs to be removed first?

That engine layout looks very similar to our BLR. I started on the removal process yesterday and its becoming obvious that the online manual has missed out quite a few steps. like removal of the EGR...

Thanks MEL744, I'll be careful when I take them apart.

Its a BLR engine, JustCruisn. Looks like I'll be taking the intake manifold off then. I've already replaced the smaller plastic hose on the...

yes correct.

Thanks for the tip re the dipstick MEL744 - very useful. Also, how are the clamps undone on the rubber runners? Haven't come across that type of clamp before. Thanks again.

Justcruisin: thanks for the info re removing the hose - so that hose you linked to is def the longer rubber one on the left in the pic and not the plastic one on the right? Relieved to hear I may be...

I found a guide to intake manifold removal and it looks fairly straightforward so might have to do that to find the source of the leak.

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