"Is it a diesel?"............

[NORTHERNER]

Update on this for those who also think their engine maybe a bit on the "diesel sounding side".

My car is currently at Heritage VW in Bristol, they are keeping it for three days to investigate the excessive engine noise, this is after I took it in a couple of weeks ago for them to have a quick review of the noise based on findings of a VW garage up in Liverpool who said it needed a valve replaced (which actually turned out to be a red herring).  Apparently they had another one in at the same time for the same sort of thing, but my noise was of a slightly deeper timbre...

Apparently over the three days they are planning to strip the engine and isolate the cause of the sound... then I will need to take it back in to get sorted... joy of joys!  Still at the moment it is driving me mad and ruining my enjoyment of the car so I will be happier when sorted.

At the moment I have a great (not) Polo 1.2E as a courtesy car... goes like... stink *ahem*

So, if you think your GTi is noisier than it should be, make sure you take it in...

I am actually taking mine to a dealers this Thursday to have it looked at after I compared the noise of my engine to ROB-MRK5's... mine was a bit noisier on idle... starting to sound like my vRS PD 130 diesel engine 
Mind you, the noise disappears when you floor it! 

[NORTHERNER]

Hmmm... interesting afternoon!  Just got a message from the very good service girl at my dealer... my car needs a new engine!!!!   It has only done 27k miles

Got to call her back tomorrow now...  I nearly had a heart attack until she mentioned at the end of the message that it would all be covered under warranty! Praise the lord for that!!!!!!!!!!  I might have cried otherwise!!!

Scary stuff though.

I have to say, I am very happy with the service from Heritage VW in Bristol so far!!

So, if you think your GTi is noisier than it should be, make sure you take it in...

I am actually taking mine to a dealers this Thursday to have it looked at after I compared the noise of my engine to ROB-MRK5's... mine was a bit noisier on idle... starting to sound like my vRS PD 130 diesel engine 
Mind you, the noise disappears when you floor it! 

[Rhyso]

a new engine!!??? 

did they say whats wrong with it??

Also did you ask if they'd drop in a new ED30 engine 

[NORTHERNER]

Didn't actually speak to the girl, I missed her call and she left a message.  No mention of what was worng, just that I had a "noisy" one... will speak to her tomorrow and get the lowdown.. she advised that it should be done by next wednesday!  That's great service if it happens!

P.S. The idea with the ED30 engine is genius... i will see if Ii can wangle it 
P.P.S. Just noticed what car you have, nice... I had a Fabia vRS before the GTi... the PD130 Engine is superb... bit noisey but just pulls and pulls... the vRS was a great car... managed to surprise quite a few cars once I had it in 3rd gear upwards!

a new engine!!??? 

did they say whats wrong with it??

Also did you ask if they'd drop in a new ED30 engine 

[Rhyso]

Didn't actually speak to the girl, I missed her call and she left a message.  No mention of what was worng, just that I had a "noisy" one... will speak to her tomorrow and get the lowdown.. she advised that it should be done by next wednesday!  That's great service if it happens!

would be ruddy amazing if they did!! Deffo ask if they'll kindly drop in the ED30 engine; for the inconvenience like 

P.P.S. Just noticed what car you have, nice... I had a Fabia vRS before the GTi... the PD130 Engine is superb... bit noisey but just pulls and pulls... the vRS was a great car... managed to surprise quite a few cars once I had it in 3rd gear upwards!

cheers.  its a work in progress at the moment; hoping to get it remapped soon    but even in standard form it will waste a few so-called hot hatches 

[NORTHERNER]

yep - I can imagine it certainly would... really useful amounts of torque... before deciding to treat myself, blow my budget and get the GTi I did consider a remap for the vRS....    with diesel's it's all about the most useful real world performance through the gears...

I only really changed the car because I stopped having a 90mile commute and just fancied something a bit more leery 

cheers.  its a work in progress at the moment; hoping to get it remapped soon    but even in standard form it will waste a few so-called hot hatches 

[teebee]

.........head pinned back into the headrest and a  desperate plea to slow down...

Our lovemaking techniques are very similar.........

For my money, the GTI has always sounded like a diesel at tickover.
Sat in traffic yesterday with no aircon or fan on, and in neutral, it sounded quite rough.
Better let the dealer take a look....

[NORTHERNER]

Well, new engine should be fitted and car ready for pick up next Thursday!!  Apparently the technician stripped the engine right down and the excessive noise was still there, so no alternative but to swap it out!
TBH I am very happy with this outcome, effectively my car is given a complete new lease of life... wonder what they do with the mileage reading... hmmm...

[Rhyso]

Well, new engine should be fitted and car ready for pick up next Thursday!!  Apparently the technician stripped the engine right down and the excessive noise was still there, so no alternative but to swap it out!
TBH I am very happy with this outcome, effectively my car is given a complete new lease of life... wonder what they do with the mileage reading... hmmm...

they fitting the ED30 engine though? 

Mileage would stay the same i would have thought; would be noted in the log book about the engine replacement

[NORTHERNER]

Unfortunately not    Still, can't complain with a brand new engine in place    WOnder if it will affect my residuals positively?

they fitting the ED30 engine though? 
Mileage would stay the same i would have thought; would be noted in the log book about the engine replacement