Hi all, first post here on the forums and new to MK5 GTI ownership. I've recently bought a high milage hero BWA GTI 245,000, and when I have being going about general maintenance, I've noticed that the bottom of the air filter housing has cracked and has a hole in it.
I don't think there is any performance loss, and there is no lights on the dash or codes in the memory, but my question is. Would you either,
1, Not worry about it, and put a 'performance panel filter' in
2, buy a new 'undamaged' engine cover and fit a performance panel filter
3, buy a cold air induction kit like the ram air option?
I'm not sure if I'm going to tune the car, simply because of the milage, even though the service history is impeccable, 2 owner from new and serviced every 6,000 miles with no expense spared. However reading online, the BWA engine is meant to be one of the more reliable ones, so I am open to the idea of a 'stage 1' tune with added bits, e.g. the cold air intake, R8 coils.
What's everyone's thoughts on all points? sorry its a long winded one but I want to try and get as good of an understanding on the technicals as I can.
Thanks everyone!
