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Offline xtetx

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Awesome service
« on: 21 April 2012, 19:16 »
Does anybody know what the awesome gti service involves?
Like a full break down of what they do?
I've discovered my pollen filter hasn't been changed and it was serviced 4 weeks ago.
Whet to see Ray (aRd) to have outside temp sensor wired and discovered my pollen filter was minging.

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Offline AaronGS

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Re: Awesome service
« Reply #1 on: 21 April 2012, 21:26 »
Nah, they don't do that, nor fuel filter, as part of a service.
They do usuaully give you a check list of what they did do though.

Offline stfc_gti

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Re: Awesome service
« Reply #2 on: 21 April 2012, 21:33 »
Waited 3 weeks for my exhaust, oh wait, not that type of service.  :grin:
2002 1.8T GTI AUM, Standard (not for much longer)

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Re: Awesome service
« Reply #3 on: 21 April 2012, 22:11 »
I will do it myself then lol  :grin:

Offline JimBR

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Re: Awesome service
« Reply #4 on: 21 April 2012, 22:28 »
I'd never have Awesome service my car as they seem to love engine flush which I see as a very bad idea in a 1.8T.

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Re: Awesome service
« Reply #5 on: 21 April 2012, 22:41 »
I will do it myself then lol  :grin:

Its pretty easy to be fair and made a huge difference to mine when I did it.

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Re: Awesome service
« Reply #6 on: 22 April 2012, 00:08 »
I'll do it tomorrow :)

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Re: Awesome service
« Reply #7 on: 22 April 2012, 09:09 »
I'd never have Awesome service my car as they seem to love engine flush which I see as a very bad idea in a 1.8T.

Why is engine flush not good jim for that engine? I was going to use some during my service.

Offline JimBR

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Re: Awesome service
« Reply #8 on: 22 April 2012, 09:32 »
The 1.8T has problems with sludge building up in the engine due to people using the wrong oil or whatever. This blocks the oil pick up pipe and causes oil starvation.

The engine flush will loosen all this stuff up, and could increase the chances of it blocking.


There's a big debate on it but personally I wouldn't use it.

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Re: Awesome service
« Reply #9 on: 22 April 2012, 10:10 »
Yes I was warned off that as I read a thread I was linked  to and it sounds a nightmare!!
I didn't do the engine flush!