GT TDI 150... ?

[Mimo_uk]

Cheers for the info, i think definatley thats the next car on my shopping list, might have to wait a couple of years for the NCB, but thats the future lads..... 

GT-TDI 150, then uprate turbo and chip to get 260BHP and remain at about 50MPG, Thats unreall... 

[adihodgson]

I feel I need to mention the Fabia Vrs, VAG running gear, good level of trim & build, sporty to drive, cheap ins, prices are good even for low milage cars.

Had mine mapped to approx 170/285lbs.......animal!! & lots of transmition shutter due to hugh torque. Had it reduced to about 160/275 which feels alot better now, still very quick & good on fuel too

[Blazing Storm]

Are there many common problems with the MK4 GT TDI 150? Just wondering because I may end up getting one next year.

[Rhyso]

only the same as most MKIV's; biggest problem the 150's have is premature CAM wear due to muppets using incorrect oil 

apart from that its all gravy 

[jettagolf]

the cam wear problem happens even without the wrong oil being used i know of 3-4 cars from around my way all varyed in mileage .my theory is either a oil feed problem or dodgy followers.
ours got done at 100300 miles and it had a fvwsh i checked it 30000 later and all fine
my mate has done 10000 miles since it got done and he checked it and says there is some wear all ready and he is using the correct pd oil every 5000 miles.
anyway the ones i have seen wearing only wear on 1 lobe of the cam not the full cam and it only affected 1 of my followers, my mates was the same except his was on the opposite side from mine

[Blazing Storm]

I suppose there's no obvious way of checking for cam wear is there? So say I went to view a MK4 GT TDI 150 to buy then how would I check that all is well?

I'd heard of the problem with the car and it does worry me that I might end up buying one with cam wear and a big bill a few months down the line to sort it out.

[Hurdy]

When I had my GTTDI 130 I thought about upgrading to the 150 and took one out for a test drive. The turbo seemed to spool up later in the rev range which resulted in a bigger shove in the back, but the drawback being a slower reaction to the throttle. I ended up sticking with the 130 and remapping instead.