Servicing question

[mac1967]

Hi Chaps, my name is Martin and I am "brand new" to the Golf fold.

I'm sure I can look this up on the search but I thought I'd ask just to get things rolling.

I currently own a sprint blue Audi TTS which I am selling. I have seen a Mk 6 Golf GTI for sale with 64,000 miles on the clock for 12.5k. The current owner says it's due for a smaller oil service, but not wanting to sound dubious, could anyone tell me if that sounds right? My TTS is currently going to be serviced at 60,000 miles and that is a major service.

Would any of you good peeps be able to she any light on the major/minor service intervals pls.

By the way, I believe the GTI Mk6 is a chain and not a belt.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Martin

[Mattyj]

Hi mate welcome, i have gtd so don't take my word as gospel from a vw side of things a minor service is oil and filter,major is oil and filter,air filter,fuel filter,pollen filter and a full "health check" that would include looking over the car and checking if it has any fault codes,the gti is a chain HOWEVER!!!! have a look at the topic at the top of the mk6 golf badge and read about the stories of woe, the timing belt tensioner has a tendency to stick in cold weather or not unstick have a read and this causes the timing chain to "jump" this pretty much results in a written off engine

[Jimmgc51]

Yeah as above however its nothing to do with cold weather it's just a design fault so there is always going to be a what if when buying second hand! Read the sticky!!

Honestly it pains me to say this but I wouldn't touch a second hand GTI 09-11 plate unless its either:

a: Had an updated tensioner
b: Had an engine replacement for this comes with a new tensioner
c: Was under warranty and this was extended with VW direct with a letter from then saying if this fault arose THEY WILL PAY 100%

For ultimately there is some guy on here who's engine has gone and VW and refusing to cover the cost, this scenario is still on gong so we won't know the true outcome and if they change there mind but anyway its £6000 if they don't!

Well I know if I bought a car for £12,000 and had to pay half of that a year later I would be pretty upset and most likely could not afford to fix it.

Sorry to be negative but VW have really annoyed me on this one I am lucky and got mine fixed for £600 but one day they will say no and it's a risk VW won't tell you about so I feel I must.

Back on a positive note you can have the tensioner replaced for about £500 yourself so just do this problem solved but this would need to be 3rd party not direct...

With regards to servicing your original query ha ha

What age is the car first of all, this determines the intervals, also what has the current owner had it on, long life = 20,000 service intervals or time & distance = 10,000

[Mattyj]

Sorry mate i thought read something about cold my of been it sounding ruff or clinky from cold it was on that thread i think

[Jimmgc51]

Sorry mate i thought read something about cold my of been it sounding ruff or clinky from cold it was on that thread i think

Yeah I think your referring to a cold start after the cars been sat a while. This is when tensioner kicks in before the oil pressure builds.

[Mattyj]

Yea sounds familiar mate 

[RocketRossUK]

Any after late 2010 should be fine mate, there has only been a few that failed with the first revision tensioner. but 51 plate on wards and you're golden.

[Mattyj]

Didn't you say 2010 on ok? 51 is sep 2001??? I'm confused

[Booth11]

Didn't you say 2010 on ok? 51 is sep 2001??? I'm confused

Think he means 61 plate onwards

To the OP, what year is the car you're looking at?

[Olifran]

I thought the tensioner was updated in May 2010. So 2011 cars should have the new tensioner no?
I hope they do as mine is 2011 with 3 months vw warranty left. I have access to online parts catalog and it does say from may 2010 that the tensioner is the newer part number (see thread and bits ken from skoda forum)