MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Mk5 GTi - known faults
Post by: courgette on January 26, 2010, 08:42:13 am: Hello All

I'm considering buying a 55-plate GTi.

It's done 40k miles, which has included several track days. It's had a cambelt and ABS pump. Keen to hear from you what I should be looking for when viewing/driving car + to get an insight into common/known faults etc.

Many thanks
Courgette
Title: Re: Mk5 GTi - known faults
Post by: Poppa Dom on January 26, 2010, 09:21:57 am: If it is at 40k, has it had the 40k service done - quite a big one. Is the car manual or DSG - DSG oil needs changing at 40k. If it has been looked after well and been tracked it may have been changed early - check the logbook, if it has it's a good sign of a caring owner! If it has been tracked, check brake set up carefully - rotor/pad wear. Some early GTI's did have steering rack issues so check this out too. Go through all electrics thoroughly for piece of mind, check boost/dv. Ideally if there is someone with VCDS get them to scan for codes when viewing car, doing some logging if a test drive becomes an opportunity. Not sure what the interval on the cambelt is, seems a bit early? Am sure others will step in.
Title: Re: Mk5 GTi - known faults
Post by: VC on January 26, 2010, 09:27:03 am: welcomes :drinking:
Title: Re: Mk5 GTi - known faults
Post by: courgette on January 26, 2010, 09:48:26 am: It's a manual.

It has been serviced at least twice. Cambelt done at 40k in accordance with schedule. It's on it's 2nd set of oem brakes.

What would be a fair price privately? It has cloth with xenons?
Title: Re: Mk5 GTi - known faults
Post by: danishmkvgti on January 26, 2010, 09:57:54 am: 40k miles is early, service book says 100.000 miles i believe?

Known weak spots engine wise:
DV
PCV
Aircon pump of the brand Xezel
coilpacks/spark plugs

from the top of my head, remember the are not often occuring just some things that are known to be weak, i would,'t trade my 2,0 TFSI for anything,,,, almost :laugh:
Title: Re: Mk5 GTi - known faults
Post by: courgette on January 26, 2010, 04:15:55 pm: Cambelt is every 4 yrs, not 100,000.

Waterpump is normally changed at 2nd cambelt change, so at 80k.
Title: Re: Mk5 GTi - known faults
Post by: T88OMM on January 26, 2010, 05:16:40 pm: Welcome along matey :pomppomp: :wink:
Title: Re: Mk5 GTi - known faults
Post by: danishmkvgti on January 26, 2010, 05:25:25 pm: Quote from: courgette on January 26, 2010, 04:15:55 pm
Cambelt is every 4 yrs, not 100,000.

Waterpump is normally changed at 2nd cambelt change, so at 80k.

In this part of the world where we use the metric system, it's 180.000km :P mine got changed at 160.000km including waterpump change :wink:
Title: Re: Mk5 GTi - known faults
Post by: xxx_mojo_xxx on January 26, 2010, 09:17:46 pm: Might be worth checking the mount attached to the subframe supporting the exhaust. They can break under hard acceleration, etc.