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JStav:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on September 26, 2012, 09:37:11 am ---.
You've done an excellent job and he now owes you big time!
The car looked as if it was in shocking condition due to neglect. I hope that the owner didn't neglect the car's servicing in the same manner! Actually, with faults like the DV it screams out that he is very guilty of neglect. Personally I wouldn't touch that car with a barge pole no matter how good it looks on the outside.
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Guilty of neglect based on a broken diverter valve? :grin: My diverter valve had a tear in it and I had no idea until it was put on a rolling road and a boost leak was suspected. My car has wanted for nothing. Very presumptious in my opinion.
nickg123:
--- Quote from: JStav on September 26, 2012, 01:44:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: RedRobin on September 26, 2012, 09:37:11 am ---.
You've done an excellent job and he now owes you big time!
The car looked as if it was in shocking condition due to neglect. I hope that the owner didn't neglect the car's servicing in the same manner! Actually, with faults like the DV it screams out that he is very guilty of neglect. Personally I wouldn't touch that car with a barge pole no matter how good it looks on the outside.
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Guilty of neglect based on a broken diverter valve? :grin: My diverter valve had a tear in it and I had no idea until it was put on a rolling road and a boost leak was suspected. My car has wanted for nothing. Very presumptious in my opinion.
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Was going to say pretty much what you had but you beat me to it! If anything it shows how easy it was driven, his wife didn't notice any lack of power as she hardly ever put her foot down... It's not as if it's done damage running it like that? To be honest, it went to VW for the Coilpacks to be done and they didn't even know what the fault with underboosting was - You'd think any main dealer would know straight away but I wonder how many people are driving around in cars with the 2.0TFSi with a damaged diverter valve wondering why their car is poor on fuel and not as quick as it used to be - I bet loads of garages fail to diagnose that fault.
The car has had every service done firstly by Ridgeway VW (Wantage) followed by a local independent garage that he's used for years so it definitely hasn't been neglected in that sense - Just the outside paintwork to most people isn't something they worry about - It's only a few of us that take it to this level haha. I don't believe the owner ever washed it himself as he even paid for that to be done on a regular basis - Doesn't mean they were washing it in the right way though hence all the swirls and light scratches.
JoeDarKa:
Looks a great turn around :happy2:
Rhys_Gti:
great phots and brilliant turn around.
makes me remember its time mine went in for a winter prep detail.
great work :happy2:
JStav:
--- Quote from: nickg123 on September 26, 2012, 04:00:04 pm ---
--- Quote from: JStav on September 26, 2012, 01:44:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: RedRobin on September 26, 2012, 09:37:11 am ---.
You've done an excellent job and he now owes you big time!
The car looked as if it was in shocking condition due to neglect. I hope that the owner didn't neglect the car's servicing in the same manner! Actually, with faults like the DV it screams out that he is very guilty of neglect. Personally I wouldn't touch that car with a barge pole no matter how good it looks on the outside.
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Guilty of neglect based on a broken diverter valve? :grin: My diverter valve had a tear in it and I had no idea until it was put on a rolling road and a boost leak was suspected. My car has wanted for nothing. Very presumptious in my opinion.
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Was going to say pretty much what you had but you beat me to it! If anything it shows how easy it was driven, his wife didn't notice any lack of power as she hardly ever put her foot down... It's not as if it's done damage running it like that? To be honest, it went to VW for the Coilpacks to be done and they didn't even know what the fault with underboosting was - You'd think any main dealer would know straight away but I wonder how many people are driving around in cars with the 2.0TFSi with a damaged diverter valve wondering why their car is poor on fuel and not as quick as it used to be - I bet loads of garages fail to diagnose that fault.
The car has had every service done firstly by Ridgeway VW (Wantage) followed by a local independent garage that he's used for years so it definitely hasn't been neglected in that sense - Just the outside paintwork to most people isn't something they worry about - It's only a few of us that take it to this level haha. I don't believe the owner ever washed it himself as he even paid for that to be done on a regular basis - Doesn't mean they were washing it in the right way though hence all the swirls and light scratches.
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Well said, completely agree with you. I assume it's not in the service specifications to check diverter valve health either? If you don't go in with a complaint I can't see why it would be checked by a standard garage. That is unless of course you're a modder and go to performance garages in which I assume they'd check it to ensure they get the best results from the work they carry out.
I'm pretty sure if my parents had a golf GTI they'd have no idea what a diverter valve was!
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