Hey all,
We recently picked up a 2013 GTI to restore with my son in not so great condition (fits his budget). Have a few questions hopefully someone can help with. Car is a 2.0 TSI DSG, 121K miles, zero service records aside from 4 coil packs/plugs replaced and a decarbon service done on intake mani. Engine and trans run very very strong. It will surf the front tires off the line for 5 seconds and they are in good shape. Plenty of power and shifting perfect. Ive never driven a DSG and now Im seeing the benefits. and Thats about where the Pros end... frot rear bumpers crunched, body has various gashes, wheels are all curbed to sh!t...
Heres my questions, fire away please !
1. Is there some sort of factory service manual I can get pdf version or printed version ? Is Haynes decent for this ? Im flying blind, all my last VWs had Bentley bibles.
2. Check engine code P0112 is on. Intake air temp sensor, any tips here ? Ive reset a few times it keeps coming back. just replace ? I looked at connector it seems fine.
3. Front Subframe is a mess. half the bolts gone, others backed out 3/4 when i lifted it up. I tightened and added a few more bolts from my stash but it still feels like a brick going thru a glass window when you hit a bump. Any suggestions for front subframe upgrade ? Since I need bunch of new bolts I was thinking the ECS kit for this as it includes 10 new bolts, half of which I need...
4. car has some mold damage on interior. Front pass sunroof drain was totally disconnected and flowing right into the glove box. I fixed that so it wont leak anymore but the damage has been done. I pulled carpet back and the underlying foam and dried it all out. Theres a foam part behind glove box which Im just tossing out. Car still smells bad inside, any tips tricks to get it a little better? I can pull carpet all the way out and clean or buy new, but dont want to spend too much $$ if I dont have to here.
5. Dripping oil, somewhere pass side up high on engine. Is upper timing cover common area to look at for oil leaks ? I'll try to clean that area up and get a better idea, the leak is pretty big.
6. Airbag and TPMS lights on. VCDS clears those ? Im sure airbag is since we had the seats out and had to reconnect battery a few times with them unplugged. I suppose that tool is worth it, Ive got another Tiguan with same motor so likely will need it at some pt anyways. ** edit - cleared TPMS, I understand how that system works now...
Any other areas i need to be concerned with ? We already took care of the sagging headliner.
Thanks! for all the bad with this car, it does run well. Ive had MK1 - MK3 gtis so this is definitely a nice improvement, or will be anyway (hopefully!)
We recently picked up a 2013 GTI to restore with my son in not so great condition (fits his budget). Have a few questions hopefully someone can help with. Car is a 2.0 TSI DSG, 121K miles, zero service records aside from 4 coil packs/plugs replaced and a decarbon service done on intake mani. Engine and trans run very very strong. It will surf the front tires off the line for 5 seconds and they are in good shape. Plenty of power and shifting perfect. Ive never driven a DSG and now Im seeing the benefits. and Thats about where the Pros end... frot rear bumpers crunched, body has various gashes, wheels are all curbed to sh!t...
Heres my questions, fire away please !
1. Is there some sort of factory service manual I can get pdf version or printed version ? Is Haynes decent for this ? Im flying blind, all my last VWs had Bentley bibles.
2. Check engine code P0112 is on. Intake air temp sensor, any tips here ? Ive reset a few times it keeps coming back. just replace ? I looked at connector it seems fine.
3. Front Subframe is a mess. half the bolts gone, others backed out 3/4 when i lifted it up. I tightened and added a few more bolts from my stash but it still feels like a brick going thru a glass window when you hit a bump. Any suggestions for front subframe upgrade ? Since I need bunch of new bolts I was thinking the ECS kit for this as it includes 10 new bolts, half of which I need...
4. car has some mold damage on interior. Front pass sunroof drain was totally disconnected and flowing right into the glove box. I fixed that so it wont leak anymore but the damage has been done. I pulled carpet back and the underlying foam and dried it all out. Theres a foam part behind glove box which Im just tossing out. Car still smells bad inside, any tips tricks to get it a little better? I can pull carpet all the way out and clean or buy new, but dont want to spend too much $$ if I dont have to here.
5. Dripping oil, somewhere pass side up high on engine. Is upper timing cover common area to look at for oil leaks ? I'll try to clean that area up and get a better idea, the leak is pretty big.
6. Airbag and TPMS lights on. VCDS clears those ? Im sure airbag is since we had the seats out and had to reconnect battery a few times with them unplugged. I suppose that tool is worth it, Ive got another Tiguan with same motor so likely will need it at some pt anyways. ** edit - cleared TPMS, I understand how that system works now...
Any other areas i need to be concerned with ? We already took care of the sagging headliner.
Thanks! for all the bad with this car, it does run well. Ive had MK1 - MK3 gtis so this is definitely a nice improvement, or will be anyway (hopefully!)
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