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Thanks for the props, Gav. Yep, happy to help those this side of the ditch where I can. Went to Christchurch twice last year, but not planning to again anytime soon, sorry...mother in law lives there...

Thanks guys. Is this one not a common problem with those of us running plenty of boost? All sorted now and I can't believe how much better it is and how I thought it was running fine before when...

Hopefully have my own boost leak sorted soon. Maybe take a look at this to see if it's of any help... Missing when cold

Good luck!

Here it is... Turbo hotside rubber hose hiding inside that fabric heat shield. That split is about 50mm long. Absolutely stoked to have found it and hoping I can get a replacement quick and be...

Time to get serious about finding a boost leak...

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Righto, so managed to drag myself away from the Datsun and do a fair bit of troubleshooting on this of late. A couple of weeks ago, after looking and listening in vane for boost leaks, I whipped out...

Tardy reply, but got what I needed from VW NZ in the end, about 60 bucks. There was some story about there being a hold on the kits for bit due to contamination...not sure if there's any truth to it,...

Thanks guys. I don't think we have such a specialist in my small town. I'll get under the car and try do a measure up. Plus I'll go to vw myself and see what they can tell me.

Gav, sorry, I missed your post the other day :-/ If you go back to just before that post, you will see a screenshot I did that had block 032 in it. You'll have to tell me which field references...

Ok fellas, anything else I can check with VCDS before I go systematically working through the hardware? This issue is getting very annoying and embarrassing when I pull out and have no power or start...

Yep 98 E10. Force 10 >> Gull NZ
We can get 98 RON pure petrol too (probably comes from your side) but its a bit more expensive and I figure some E is good for our boosted cars... They do E85 in some...

It's funny how the Japanese market got ripped off on the power etc. Maybe it was payback for not sharing the some of their cool homegrown jdm stuff. Like i remember we had a ~160hp Integra badged as...

Nothing I can think of. SAI delete was the most recent engine related mod, but I was having this issue prior to that. Bear in mind I'm running a catless DP with Gav's stage 2 tune...would that impact...

Our price range is similar. My colleague got his one for $10k nzd, 2010 5 door, excellent condition but it has done about 160k. The one that spurred me on the start this thread was an 08 I think, 3...

Thanks, but I live in NZ ;-)

Regarding the other blocks, if you are implying I should be seeing those empty fields with data in, well this is what it looks like after 40km of driving...
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Sam, sorry for the delayed response. Finally had a chance to to it for a decent drive with VCDS. Regarding block 091, I had taken the car for a drive about 2 hours earlier and it's a 25 degree day...

Apparently they don't have one in the country. And the mechanic came away unsure as to whether he was going to be able to get a replacement boot by itself or whether it was part of a larger kit. I...

My colleague has had his for about 3 weeks now and absolutely loves it after the golf MkV GTI he had before that. He says its thirsty but suspect he's been pretty heavy with the right foot. I've yet...

Guys, my right hand inner CV boot has a split in it. My usual mechanic is struggling to source a replacement here in NZ. Any suggestions, even from across the ditch, or I'll order one from the UK if...

Thanks GRP. I'm not sure if you are implying your 8p also had those mods, or just the Polo? We had an 8p, 5 door, 2.0fsi, auto. Yeah, that was pretty dull to drive for sure. But I somewhat think a...

Peeps, talk me out of it haha. So there is a pretty cheap 07 S3 up for grabs, 3 door, manual, high kms (200k odd...which is about a 100k more than the Polo). I could probably get into it for more or...

Ok, checked the air filter, it looks pretty good. Was replaced Jan last year, so guess it would be a good idea to replace it, but I don't think that's the issue atm.

Re measuring blocks, is this...

Interesting... Yes, I'll check that out. I guess it's about a year/10k+ ago that I swapped in a new filter, and also installed the PD160 and de-flapped the intake, so you might well be into...

Hey guys, so finally got around to checking 31 and 32 measuring blocks...they say "Lambda xxx" with figures at 0.something. Have I got the right ones here?

It's still often running like balls...