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Mk5 General Area / Chirping sound at low RPM - what could it be?

« Last post by hcmzah on December 03, 2025, 06:14:05 pm »

Hi all,

I'm getting a bird chirping sound when I accelerate very slowly up to 2k rpm. It sounds like it's coming from the right hand side of the car when in the cabin.
It only happens when I have my foot on the accelerator pedal, as soon as I let go, it stops. Doesn't happen if it's just rolling.

The sound is a lot more consistent when turning sharply.
I've jacked the front of the car up and tried driving, but no sound. So it seems like it only happens under load.

I've replaced both lower control arms, alternator belt and the dog bone mount but the sound is still there.
Could it possibly be the tensioner/pulley?

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Heating.

« Last post by matius344 on December 03, 2025, 01:10:56 pm »

The problem is I cant find it.

I though they were only been fitted in DSG version of GTIs

I found it now. Just hoping for a better weather to get it changed.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Heating.

« Last post by mjmallia on December 03, 2025, 12:40:19 pm »

Change the inline stats (one extra one if you have DSG)

Here is my thread on the re-plumb
https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,134325.0.html

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Heating.

« Last post by mjmallia on December 03, 2025, 12:37:50 pm »

You will also have inline thermostats being an early GTI.  Used to have the same issue and kept changing them as they failed every couple of years on me, until I re-plumbed the car to the later design where VW did away with the inline stats

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Temp gauge dropping when heaters on

« Last post by matius344 on December 03, 2025, 11:54:36 am »

So my issue is the needle drops when I turn heaters on
Both thermostats have been done and temp sensors using genuine parts, while driving the needle doesn’t drop, the needle will only drop at idle with heaters on

I got the same issue.

Anyone ? Oher ideas than Thermostat or temp sensor ?

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Mk5 General Area / Heating.

« Last post by matius344 on December 03, 2025, 09:04:31 am »

Hello Everyone.

My GTI is not warming up when the climate control is turned on.
Every morning I have to turn off the climate control panel to get the engine up to temp and then once it reach 90 degrees I can put I can turn it back on and to Automatic.

I have changed the thermostat to OEM and its still same.

Any other ideas ? Blocked heater matrix ?

The car is manual 2005 ?

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Breaking

« Last post by Htobreaking on December 03, 2025, 05:08:09 am »

West Midlands

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Mk5 General Area / Re: NQSBBK Porsche Boxster 986 front calipers

« Last post by drval85 on December 02, 2025, 04:48:16 pm »

Just to resolve this, CH-Rs in 18x8.5 et47 will NOT clear 986 calipers without a spacer. 

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Mk5 General Area / Re: What did you and your MKV do today?

« Last post by mjmallia on December 02, 2025, 11:12:47 am »

New

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Mk5 General Area / Re: What did you and your MKV do today?

« Last post by mjmallia on December 02, 2025, 09:16:13 am »

After fitting my cruise control wire and stalk with coding, I made up a spare 5 retrofit  wires that I am going to sell on eBay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/277547672897





I also fitted some new seat lever badges as there appears to be a new style out these days

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