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In the uk the pp  comes with the tyres as standard even though the configurator was showing a price of £880 extra vw uk said its standard everywhere   Dont know why they did it like this
 There are many bugs in the configurator that the dealers don’t have the answers to like if you order it in black you get the clubsport honey come air intake but not in any other colour which is bizarre and nobody knows what it is yet

Hi all,

TL;DR 0W-20 or 5W-30 for 2017 GTI?

Last year I took my new (to me) 67 plate MK7.5 non-PP GTI (no GPF) for a service with my independent.
Before my ownership the car had been serviced with 5W-30, but for this service the garage filled it up with 0W-20 oil.
His system gave VW 508 (0W-20) as preferred, and VW 504 (5W-30) or VW 502 (5W-40) as alternatives.
However, most oil selector tools (Opie, TDC, etc.) don’t list 0W-20 at all for my reg, which adds to the confusion.

I’ve since read that VW retroactively moved many EA888 engines to the thinner VW 508 for efficiency/emissions reasons 

The car has been running 0W-20 for the past year with no noticeable issues, but I want what's best for the engine long-term.
So as the next service is approaching do you experts have an opinion whether to switch back to 5W-30 or continue with the 0W-20? What are you using?

The issue is again at the Relay. Im getting 8v at the fuse box but the relay is not 'clicking' and thus no power is reaching the glow plugs. HOWEVER i hooked the relay up to a variable transformer and it clicks at 5 volts. It also clicks at 12 volts off a drill battery. WTF! is anyone able to enlighten me

I had the same thing on mk8 2023 golf r took earth off battery for 30 mins not had the problem since
 No problems for 6 months now

Same again today but different place, it seems to be after I have been driving it then stop somewhere and then restart the it!  Anyway this time I got 4 yellow ⚠️ bongs as before. 

⚠️ Error: drive system. Please visit workshop
⚠️ Error: ACC
⚠️ Error: Start/Stop
⚠️ Travel assist currently unavailable

Anyway car runs fine, got home restarted and the errors disappeared.

Called VW anyway and 22nd April before they can book me in.  Probably best if I get it recovered,  honestly!