I did the timing chains at the beginning of the year at 177,000km. My chains had the start up rattle for years and Alfredo from Muller & Muller kept on saying they needed to be replaced from at least...
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I did the timing chains at the beginning of the year at 177,000km. My chains had the start up rattle for years and Alfredo from Muller & Muller kept on saying they needed to be replaced from at least...
I agree with MIG. A late B7 V6 Highline in Midnight Blue with the Sports Pack and Dynaudio is an attractive proposition, especially given the low kms. I'm sure that someone out there who knows what...
I’m pretty sure I’ve started old threads on my water pump issues, but here is the full story of our Golf.
In December 2015 we purchased our (brand new) MY15 GTI Performance from a NSW regional VW...
The sunroof controller can fail. I had to replace mine on my R36. The switch looks a bit different on the B7 - its has a panoramic roof - than the B6 which has a conventional sunroof.
I've just discovered the Arteon Shooting Brake R (yes, I know, where have I been hiding) and note that it isn't coming to Australia, which is a crying shame.
Obviously the current VW management...
My specialist VW mechanic showed me a photo of the water pump, but I can’t recall where it came from - an overseas trade supplier, I think? It wasn’t for sale online.
I’ve seen the Mk 6 aluminium...
Interesting thread even though I’m not a modder myself - my MY15 GTI Performance, well it’s actually my wife’s daily driver, is as stock as a rock and i intend to keep it that way. We've owned our...
Hi Kamold, isn't there a difference with the DQ250 gearbox in the MY10.5 R36 or is this just the mechatronics?
It would be great to know the actual ratios of the gearbox and the final drive? I've...
What Sharkie says is correct about the GTI Performance. You do get axle tramp on hard standing starts in the wet, something my Integra Type R, which had a Torsen LSD never did. In that respect the...
I have an R36 and a GTI PP and love them both. The Golf is significantly more economical than the R36, averaging 7-8 litres/100km compared to the R36 at 11 litres/100km, which is still impressive for...
Welcome to the forum Chrispiano. Your R36 looks great! Looking forward to seeing more photos of it due course.
Things are a bit quiet on here, seems most people are doing the Facebook thing, which...
Hi Jakey, where did you get the wheel centre caps from? Mine have seen better days too. I also have a dead LED in my right taillight, but it's not really noticeable and I can live with that.
I note that partslink24 is subscription only, so not much chance of checking this out, me thinks.
I only have one PR code sticker as my original logbook disappeared before I purchased my R36. I...
But my Option Code sticker doesn’t have 8T3 on it. How did you find this from my VIN number?
I've attached a photo of my option code sticker. The code for my ACC is not there.
Talk about a mine thread...
My MY10.5 is exactly the same with two exceptions:
3FE = Electric slide/tilt sunroof with sun screen/sunblind
8AY= Radio/navigation system
I thought there would...
The 38 pin connector cost me $47 from Mouser Electronics out of Hong Kong. Air postage was more than half the cost. Sure if I bought in bulk it would be a lot cheaper but I don't really plan on going...
So it has been over three year since I last contributed to my own “build” thread. I suppose in that time not a lot of interesting things have happened to my R36. I just keep putting the kms on it...
You have working puddle lights in the doors? Mine have never illuminated - were they discontinued on later Passats?
My panelbeater replaced the wiring loom. I don’t think it was a hard job, just fiddly and time consuming. I still have the aftermarket parking sensor, which has been behaving itself of late.
The...
Hi Matt,
If you search my build thread you will see that I’ve had some similar issues to you. One of my parking sensors was changed under “warranty” but the cheapskate dealer put a non-genuine one...
Not sure whether the introduction of this new VW logo has been reported on locally. I actually found this link on an Alfa Romeo forum. :rolleyes: Volkswagen rebrands with 2D logo to mark start of...
Well, VW Australia always order a lot of white vehicles and they are cheaper than the metallic hues, which is just about every other colour that VW offer. So that is your answer. Personally I prefer...
Hi Chris,
Can’t really help you with 1) and 2) but I will have a go with respect to questions 3 to 5.
3) I haven’t had any issues with sagging roof lining but I can recommend a trimmer based...
Thanks for providing such a comprehensive guide to replacing the oxygen sensors. Do you have part numbers and their cost? Where did you source the sensors from?
Regarding the PCV replacement,...