Golf VI R :: Engine Knocking Under Load - Changing Spark Plugs?
I got the APR ECU Tune in June along with VW Racing air intake. Car runs great except... the engine is knocking under full load. The guy who did the install heard it right away but I just thought he was trying to up sell me. He suggested new spark plugs.
Well it's two (three?) months later and I've come to accept that I can't drive it in the 91 program anymore (I paid extra for the ability to switch programs - lucky!!). I was switching back and forth between 91 and stock and I can hear the difference.
Are spark plugs the likely fix, and how do I choose the right ones for my Mark VI Golf R? "one step cooler"??
Ford Super Duty (1999-2016) :: Adding Extra Set Of Wheels?
I am trying to get an extra set of wheels for my truck before we move back to Alaska to mount my studs on next winter. I have found a few used sets but then realized I have the tire pressure sensors on my truck. If I pick up a set, do I have to get ones with the sensors? Can sensors be added to the tire shop? I just really have no intel on this subject!
View 8 RepliesPrius (2010-12) :: Steering Wheel Clocking Slightly To Right After Changing Standard Tires
The steering wheel mysteriously clocked itself slightly to the right after changing out the standard tires to same sized studded tires for winter. This has never happened before and I was unaware of any alignment/wheel clocking problems up to driving into the shop to swap out the tires on the wheels.
Air pressures were all good and even all around--but I don't know if they were even before the change-out. Also, the wheels were balanced and the drive afterwards revealed no pulling either way or vibrations. On top of that neither the tire store nor my Toyota dealer had any explanation(s).
I'm only guessing at this point that prior to studded tires there might have been a clocking error so slight it was not perceptible in over 5K miles and with the studded tires now it is perceptible.
Q: Is it possible under my circumstances for a different set of tires on the same wheels to make this sort of difference?
Golf/GTI VI :: Temporarily Mounting Non-standard Fog Lights
I'm looking to temporarily fit some non-vw fog lights to my car for an upcoming holiday road trip. I've already got some 2000 lumen led light modules that are typically mounted on my offroad adventure bike, and I want to temporarily install them onto my VW. I'm trying to find a good place to put them, but there's no easily accessible metal on the front of the car that I can find. I was toying with the idea of fabricating a license plate surround of plate aluminum and mounting the lights to that. Thoughts? I'll be using a relay with a trigger wire to the high beams. We're going to be doing a long night time trip in some very secluded snowy back roads, and the extra light will be nice to have. Where else to mount them? I'm disinterested in the OEM fogs for my own reasons, so I'm not really looking for that manner of commentary. I'd like to be able to drill in somewhere to get a good solid mounting.
View 4 RepliesGolf/GTI VI :: Better Option To The Standard MDI Insert In The Center Console?
Is there a better option to the standard MDI insert in the centre console? I was sure I'd seen a photo of an insert that kept the MDI but didn't waste then entire console. Am I just crazy? I mean come on, it doesn't even fit an iPhone very well. I have to put the phone in head first and then bend the cable flat to close the arm rest...
View 2 RepliesLexus GS 2013+ :: Changing 18 Inch Wheels On Luxury Edition GS350 To 20 Inch?
I'm interested in changing my wife's 18 inch wheels on her luxury edition Gs 350 to 20 inch wheels. what comfort level from the 18 ' s to the 20's I would loose. I know there will be a comfort lost , but is it major..
View 7 RepliesGolf VI R :: Fuel Cut Off Under Load?
About three weeks ago while accelerating in 2nd gear my car got a jolt. Then it happened again, then once more. Then I was able to reproduce it while watching RPMs- it happened around 4.5K. Now it happens almost every time when I floor it for 3-4 seconds in 2nd or 3rd. Did some runs with VCDS today and determined that both low fuel pressure (which sits around 5 bar at idle) and rail pressure (which sits around 50 bar at idle) drop sharply when this jolt happens. Low pressure stays in the 5-6 range then dips below 3 bar range. Rail pressure goes way up while accelerating and then there is sudden vertical drop on the chart while the car is in still in boost.
Fuel system is stock except for the fuel filter/pressure regulator which I swapped recently. The new filter is 6.6 bar just like the original was, and it came from the dealer. The prevailing thought is that my lift pump has reached end of its life.
Subaru - Forester :: Standard Transmission Not Going Into Reverse
Sometimes the Subaru standard transmission just does not want to go into reverse. I don't see a pattern here, but when it happens I have to double clutch it, or hold the clutch peddle down and move from first to reverse.
View 3 RepliesGen 2 Prius :: How To Set Standard RPM - Car Running At 1220 On Idle
How can I set the rpm with z431 scanners my car is running on 1220 rpm on idle. How to set standard rpm?
View 2 RepliesPassat (B6) :: Tiptronic Vs Driving In Standard Mode?
I just bought a 06 Passat 2.0T with tiptronic. What are the advantages using Tiptronic vs driving in standard mode??
View 12 RepliesGolf IV / Jetta IV :: Car Seems Like Under Load Or Lots Of Gas
2003 Jetta 1.8T (Manual Transmission)
It does this while driving. Seems like when the car is under load or lots of gas driving there is no sound, but when less gas pedal like coasting it makes this sound.
Car has leaking turbo seal. And bad catalytic converter.
Golf VI R :: Won't Shift To Second Gear Under Load
So, in the last month or so I have been having trouble getting the car to go into second gear when mashing the go pedal. I have to try several times and seems to be that the car has to unload and then it will shift.
I am using the DG shifter and have been for 30k+ miles and I have the red HPA dogbone insert. The shift has not been a problem up until the last month or two.
Is it time for motor mounts?
Golf IV R32 :: Vibration Under Load, Bad Axle?
I have some vibration issues with my car and i think it can be related to my left frontaxle, as i saw it was leaking a little under inspection. The vibration is not there when just rolling, it happens only when i give it a little load, like in high gears and low speed and light throttle and is gone when leaving off throttle. The vibration is felt in the steering wheel and in whole car. The strange with all this is that some days there is nothing and some days it is there constant, it seems to change with the weather, if its colder outside, can it still be the axle? I have contacted raxles 2-3 times without any response so my solution is to buy a oem axle for high $$ and see if the problem will be solved.
View 2 RepliesPassat (B6) :: How To Remove Standard AC Control Unit From Dash
How to remove the standard AC control unit from the dash? I tried unscrewing all the visible screws. It gets loose but wont come out. I have a rattle. I am trying to solve.
View 6 RepliesSonata NF (2006-10) :: Daytime LED And Standard Running Lights
Is there any chance to remove the Day Time Running lights, connect and LED strip and still use the parking brake functionality and have it automatically switch to the low lights (HID) and still use the LED strip?
View 2 RepliesGTI 337/20th Anniversary :: Standard OEM Wheel Locking Lug Bolt?
What is the mk4 standard locking lug bolt? IIRC it was like a 16 point.
View 1 RepliesCivic - Honda :: 2013 - Difference Between HF And Standard LX Model
What is the difference between a CIVIC HF and a standard model such as a civic lx?
View 1 RepliesGolf IV R32 :: Lumpy Idle And Misfires Under Load
I've got a R32 with nearly 100K miles on it. Several days ago I was adjusting my shifter cables and am not sure if i accidentally leaned up against any sensors or their associated connectors that are in that vicinity. I took the car for a drive to feel how the shifter adjustment had turned out. I was building engine RPM from 2500-4000 RPM, I let off the acceleration pedal and felt a small and new kick as if something got loose, popped off, or backfired. Not sure what it was but my engine started to misfire in what seemed to be in several cylinders. It idles rough but the needle doesn't exceed 1000 RPM during idle. When driving calmly, there is sporadic misfire. If pushed hard to build RPM, it will misfire heavily.
I scanned the vehicle and got the following codes,
P0300
P0301
P0303
P0305
I've checked
- Every hose I can see and feel for Vacuum leaks
- Checked all my fuses
- Swapped coils from banks 1,3,5, with 2,4,6
- Disconnected, cleaned and reconnected camshaft hall sender sensors and tightened the bolts.
- Have erased the coded and the same codes are back.
Golf IV / Jetta IV :: Shimmies Back And Forth Under Load
Under load, the car shimmies back and forth. Left to right. But only under load. It will even do it in 5th gear at 1500 rpm. The problem goes away when foot off the gas, or in neutral.
Already did a drivers side axle, passenger side axle, and dog bone mount.
I removed the intake to inspect the transmission mount and this is what I found below. Should it be able to wiggle this much? I imagine the mount is original to the car. Which has 156,000 on it currently.