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Model specific boards => Golf mk8 => Topic started by: Exonian on 12 September 2022, 18:41

Title: Hands up…
Post by: Exonian on 12 September 2022, 18:41

… who hasn’t removed their engine sponge?

Every time I’d checked the under bonnet fluids my cover felt solidly attached, I’d read the VW blurb in the past suggesting to either remove or check the cover for fastness. Mine had always felt soundly mounted.
Last week I popped the cover off anyway and, if I’m not mistaken, I doubt the original moulding looked quite like that:


 
(https://i.postimg.cc/NM69zFKm/112-C3-A5-D-9-D92-49-DC-92-FA-9-C64-B1889880.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/KkY8KZr8)

(https://i.postimg.cc/mDf1jCgT/D8-B1-ACE9-78-A4-43-B2-A097-7089-BCD7-F735.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SXdKNX9P)

Looks like it gets a wee bit hot down there!

Title: Re: Hands up…
Post by: BillSan on 12 September 2022, 21:01

You'd have thought VW should have known that after the millions of cars they have built.  Poor show.  Most of us will probably never see them replaced.

Title: Re: Hands up…
Post by: fredgroves on 12 September 2022, 21:09

I had mine forcibly removed by the dealer today.

I love how they now call recalls "enhancements"

Title: Re: Hands up…
Post by: Exonian on 13 September 2022, 18:51

Quote from: fredgroves on 12 September 2022, 21:09

I love how they now call recalls "enhancements"

Straight out of the Kremlin handbook that one

Title: Re: Hands up…
Post by: Sootchucker on 28 September 2022, 08:40

Quick question. As the recall only seems to affect 2022 model year cars onwards, were the engine covers on cars built before that different or just not made to a low price like the current ones obviously are. i.e. would a MY21 Engine cover fit on a MY22 car ?

Title: Re: Hands up…
Post by: JoeGTI on 28 September 2022, 09:24

Quote from: Sootchucker on 28 September 2022, 08:40

Quick question. As the recall only seems to affect 2022 model year cars onwards, were the engine covers on cars built before that different or just not made to a low price like the current ones obviously are. i.e. would a MY21 Engine cover fit on a MY22 car ?

I don't think they're any different. The MK8 has never had anything other than that drab plain spongy cover.

Title: Re: Hands up…
Post by: joet on 28 September 2022, 09:46

Quote from: Sootchucker on 28 September 2022, 08:40

Quick question. As the recall only seems to affect 2022 model year cars onwards, were the engine covers on cars built before that different or just not made to a low price like the current ones obviously are. i.e. would a MY21 Engine cover fit on a MY22 car ?

I have an April 21 CS and mine was recalled for the engine cover, so I think they are all the same

Title: Re: Hands up…
Post by: fredgroves on 28 September 2022, 10:06

Yeah mine is OG Mk8 GTI and its been removed under "enhancement"

I guess brand new cars delivered today don't have one at all.