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Golf mk7 / Re: Pilot Sport 4s or Pilot Sport 5?
« Last post by GTIreland on Today at 01:51 »
Forgot to mention that I swapped them from Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 and while the PZ5s made huge strides to catch up with Michelin's sidewall design, the SF3s are pig ugly by comparison.
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Golf mk6 / Re: Any ideas what this could be please?
« Last post by Norwichdaz on 05 December 2025, 19:42 »
Jeez ! Sounds/looks good mate! Haha

Got to work this morning parked up, ping engine light on ffs...well lasted 3 days I guess lol..
Had booked an mot monday so cancelling that while have light on 😳🙈

Have asked the garage to see if can get me in and thinking check the new plugs etc if gaps all ok amd coils in flush etc...

A smoke test to finally (hopefully) see where this air/vacuum leak is..

And thought looking on servicing info from last owner fuel filter not been done for a couple of years, Google says there are life time but lots say change 40-60k.. but if its not 100% ot won't hurt it I guess for a fresh one..

Tbf lots online saying more likely the intake has a split/gap or staying open or something, and poss leaky injector for the misfire etc.
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Golf mk7 / Re: Pilot Sport 4s or Pilot Sport 5?
« Last post by GTIreland on 05 December 2025, 11:26 »
As I tend to take the ferry to the continent at odd times during the year, I do switch the tyres for winter.

Because I liked the PZ5 and because of yet another Tyre Reviews comparison I went with the Pirelli SF3 which I do like a lot but maybe overkill if you're not leaving the island.

I won't keep them on for the summer but being all season, I do wonder if one could get away with them year-round as they feel great on backroads, roundabouts and the like.
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Golf mk7 / Re: Pilot Sport 4s or Pilot Sport 5?
« Last post by Watts on 05 December 2025, 11:15 »
Quote from: GTIreland on 05 December 2025, 10:29
Personally I wouldn't have gone anywhere near PZ4s or earlier iterations of this tyre.

Like you I've only heard horror stories but the PZ5 are somewhat of a reset for Pirelli.

How are they doing in the cold weather? It's not too bad here in the south winter-wise so never found the PS4S's wanting making them great all year round.
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Golf mk7 / Re: Pilot Sport 4s or Pilot Sport 5?
« Last post by GTIreland on 05 December 2025, 10:29 »
Personally I wouldn't have gone anywhere near PZ4s or earlier iterations of this tyre.

Like you I've only heard horror stories but the PZ5 are somewhat of a reset for Pirelli.
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Golf mk7 / Re: Pilot Sport 4s or Pilot Sport 5?
« Last post by CarbonGTD on 05 December 2025, 10:10 »
Really interesting to read that GTIreland.  My new 8.5 GTI has come on woeful Bridgestone rubbish which will be being swapped (all 4) as soon as we have the first sunshine in the spring.  I was all set to get PS4S (which I have had before and loved) but now you're making me really think about these new Pirellis - I found the PZEROs that were OEM on the two 7.5 GTI's I had were bang average and I would never have spent my own money on them - but these sound much more interesting. 

Darn will have a real decision to make now... 
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Golf mk7 / Re: Coolant silicon bag
« Last post by 2007GTI on 04 December 2025, 22:38 »
Oh right, I’ve gone G12 evo, so no need to.
Proper!
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Golf mk7 / Re: Coolant silicon bag
« Last post by MinchCS on 04 December 2025, 21:43 »
No. Not needed with G12 Evo. This is for cars with G13 that originally came with the silicate bag.
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Golf mk7 / Re: Coolant silicon bag
« Last post by Rudedog on 04 December 2025, 21:19 »
Even G12 Evo? I thought as that is in the newer cars that don't have the bag then it was ok for a lot lot longer.
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Golf mk7 / Re: Coolant silicon bag
« Last post by MinchCS on 04 December 2025, 21:04 »
To replace the silicate bag with something a) new and b) more robust. It is not designed for our water bottles but, by coincidence, clips in where the bag used to sit. It's an option if you want to remove the bag but want to avoid the inevitable coolant change required if you do as existing coolant will age quicker without the silicates.

See here: https://www.vwroc.com/forums/topic/38040-coolant-bottle/page/3/

PS, when I say new, I am referring to it being in better nick (and therefore less likely to fail) than your 10 year old bag, not that it contains anything new or fancy,
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