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Offline mwad gti

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Car in the dealers
« on: 15 September 2014, 22:21 »
Car has been in the stealers for 4 days-I've got the dreaded wastegate rattle and coolant loss....
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Re: Car in the dealers
« Reply #1 on: 15 September 2014, 22:25 »
On the upside, the works and parts will be free.............but 4 days is excessive !!!

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Re: Car in the dealers
« Reply #2 on: 15 September 2014, 22:31 »
Car has been in the stealers for 4 days-I've got the dreaded wastegate rattle and coolant loss....

Is the coolant leak down to a faulty water pump?  The usual suspect.

Wastegate easy to resolve with clip isn't it.  Was convinced I had this a while ago but noise seems to have stopped  :undecided:
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Re: Car in the dealers
« Reply #3 on: 16 September 2014, 20:51 »
On the upside, the works and parts will be free.............but 4 days is excessive !!!

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Got a call today, they want it for another 2 days....
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Re: Car in the dealers
« Reply #4 on: 16 September 2014, 20:53 »
Car has been in the stealers for 4 days-I've got the dreaded wastegate rattle and coolant loss....

Is the coolant leak down to a faulty water pump?  The usual suspect.

Wastegate easy to resolve with clip isn't it.  Was convinced I had this a while ago but noise seems to have stopped  :undecided:
Yeah, that's what I think. Half the coolant (between min/max) disappeared in the first 5000 miles and pretty much the same again over the next 4500....
Candy White 3 dr Manual 2012 GTi. Bought new.
DAB, Dynaudio, Kenwood Head Unit Upgrade, Private Plate,
Full Leather and Heated Seats
18" Shadow Monzas, luxury pack.
Colour coded side skirts and gloss black diffuser.

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Re: Car in the dealers
« Reply #5 on: 16 September 2014, 21:45 »
Car has been in the stealers for 4 days-I've got the dreaded wastegate rattle and coolant loss....

Is the coolant leak down to a faulty water pump?  The usual suspect.

Wastegate easy to resolve with clip isn't it.  Was convinced I had this a while ago but noise seems to have stopped  :undecided:
Yeah, that's what I think. Half the coolant (between min/max) disappeared in the first 5000 miles and pretty much the same again over the next 4500....

Mine lost coolant after first few thousand miles and needed topping up but no further losses since and now just about to hit 20k miles.

6 days seems extreme,  hope you've got a decent courtesy car.
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Re: Car in the dealers
« Reply #6 on: 17 September 2014, 13:06 »
Car has been in the stealers for 4 days-I've got the dreaded wastegate rattle and coolant loss....

Is the coolant leak down to a faulty water pump?  The usual suspect.

Wastegate easy to resolve with clip isn't it.  Was convinced I had this a while ago but noise seems to have stopped  :undecided:
Yeah, that's what I think. Half the coolant (between min/max) disappeared in the first 5000 miles and pretty much the same again over the next 4500....

Mine lost coolant after first few thousand miles and needed topping up but no further losses since and now just about to hit 20k miles.

6 days seems extreme,  hope you've got a decent courtesy car.

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Re: Car in the dealers
« Reply #7 on: 18 September 2014, 07:58 »
Brand new Scirroco :evil:

What's the problem then? It wouldn't bother me if they kept it another month.

You should be taking up the challenge to put as many miles on it as possible. I had a courtesy car for 3 weeks whilst they attempted to sort out the rusty wings on my previous Passat. It had a couple of hundred miles on it when I picked it up and just over 4000 when they got it back.
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Re: Car in the dealers
« Reply #8 on: 18 September 2014, 10:51 »
Brand new Scirroco :evil:
You should be taking up the challenge to put as many miles on it as possible. I had a courtesy car for 3 weeks whilst they attempted to sort out the rusty wings on my previous Passat. It had a couple of hundred miles on it when I picked it up and just over 4000 when they got it back.

 :evil: Now there's a challenge

Regarding the coolant loss, is the problem usually related to the water pump ?Sure I read that somewhere on another topic.....
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Re: Car in the dealers
« Reply #9 on: 18 September 2014, 13:15 »
Yes it is usually the water pump. Do a search there's a few threads on it.
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