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Mk5 General Area / Re: Low oil pressure caused by PCV?

« Last post by OllieVRS on Today at 10:25:57 am »

It's possible but very unlikely to be the pcv. In your case I'd get an oil pressure tester hooked up, and see what your numbers are like with the engine warmed up. It's the best way to see if something is wrong as you can drop the sump and find nothing obvious.

I wrote a guide a while ago on fixing a specific oil pressure issue I had from the oil jets/squirters. In it you can find the correct oil pressure numbers.

And if your oil pressure levels are slightly low over a long period the first symptom of damage will be metal flakes in the oil form your connecting rod bearings... So best to get it fixed ASAP if you haven't already!

Guide https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=133731.0

Good luck @silvergti_

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Headliner Replacement - MK5 Golf GTI

« Last post by Flyingscotsman on Today at 07:11:26 am »

I used this company recently. They did a nice job.

https://www.davethetrimmer.com/

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Mk5 General Area / Re: new golf gti mk5 owner

« Last post by matty s on Today at 05:50:08 am »

ill be honest ive taken a two day mental health break from it for now hahaha i will defo check that first when i take a deep breath and go back in lol,

 ive ordered a version of vcds in the mean time to hopefully help me down the road with other issues ( abs light ) etc  ive noticed i need to re calibrate the steering wheel too after switching the power back in before finishing putting everything back inside the steering columb area ;-P doh!   that lovely little yellow steering wheel symbol lol and maybe the airbag light too   ( yea ..steep learning curve here )

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Headliner Replacement - MK5 Golf GTI

« Last post by Andy on Yesterday at 09:41:13 pm »

There is a few people on facebook who does them
https://www.facebook.com/share/1AZmafQ768/
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19TE1N3uaX/

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Mk5 General Area / Re: new golf gti mk5 owner

« Last post by GVK on Yesterday at 05:24:11 pm »

Does the display show closed now?

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Mk5 General Area / Re: VW MK5 2009 model with a BWA engine petrol and its automatic

« Last post by ZoliWorks on Yesterday at 09:31:29 am »

I've had similar issues with my fan and it was the fan itself along with the control module attached to it. My advice is to get the whole fan assembly replaced. Get a new one, not a used one. It's only a matter of time before they fail.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: new golf gti mk5 owner

« Last post by matty s on Yesterday at 07:12:22 am »

thanks buddy yes hah it was about ten minutes of fiddling in that i noticed my little screen on the dash was hinting at that lol , sadly closed it and still no wipers, even manually moved the bonnet catch with a screwdriver to make sure it was fully over ? 

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Mk5 General Area / Re: new golf gti mk5 owner

« Last post by GVK on July 09, 2025, 09:32:48 pm »

The wipers won't work if the bonnet is open (or the car 'thinks' it's open.)

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Mk5 General Area / new golf gti mk5 owner

« Last post by matty s on July 09, 2025, 02:35:28 pm »

hi all, im Matt and new to the world of the mk5,
Rhondda valleys based ( S WALES ) and i bought a spares or repair 08 gti to try to get good enough to use as a daily, its MOT'D currently but in need of love.

it had the sticky ignition barrel issue and its taken me two days to sort so now at least i can get it onto my drive lol

with the car came one key and fob, the fob lights up on button press, but no response from the car, is there anyone local does vcds key programming per chance?  it was the original key for the car but only disarms the alarm on placing in the ignition.

issue 2 , since repairing and refitting the above the windscreen wipers no longer work, i can hear the relay click for screen washer on stork pull back but no motor - will check fuses later this eve but maybe ive damaged the stearing control unit and maybe need to buy one from evil bay to replace>?

issue 3 sounds like a front wheel bearing noise - ill book it in somewhere for that on,e my spannering days are limited

i think these are my main issues for now, then i can drive the car a little and see what else needs sorting ( from what ive read dip stick, pcv and cam sensor cant be too far from my list ? )   

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Steering Control Module

« Last post by matty s on July 09, 2025, 02:28:16 pm »

did you cure this issue afterwards?   i just replaced / repaired my ignition barrel removing broken foreign bodies and now my wipers have stopped working.  i can hear the relay when i pull back on the stork for washer jet but no motor noise and the rear wiper still works but no from screen wipers at all,  i did have to re fit it several times to get the indicators to start working again too that was defo a bad connection to the control module