MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Revsion D diverter valve
Post by: Pmoky gti on September 17, 2010, 01:29:09 pm

hi guys i have a 05 gti,think its on its original B version valve,car feels slow
how much would it cost to have it upgraded to the latest oem d version at a garage?im carp at doing anything mechanical :sad1:
cheers guys

Title: Re: Revsion D diverter valve
Post by: dajonic on September 17, 2010, 01:49:18 pm

The parts around £50 and you can get to it through the osf wheel well. If I'd known that before ihad mine done Iwould have done it myself. The parts held on with three bolts. Simples

Title: Re: Revsion D diverter valve
Post by: dan_gt on September 25, 2010, 11:36:11 am

Im doing mine today, bitch of a job! the lower to bolts are easy to undo, its the top bolt which is a p.i.t.a!

Other than that as above its just a wheel and arch lining off jobby

Title: Re: Revsion D diverter valve
Post by: Slickline on September 25, 2010, 12:07:45 pm

Quote from: Pmoky gti on September 17, 2010, 01:29:09 pm

hi guys i have a 05 gti,think its on its original B version valve,car feels slow
how much would it cost to have it upgraded to the latest oem d version at a garage?im carp at doing anything mechanical :sad1:
cheers guys

Sounds a bit fishy to me!

Title: Re: Revsion D diverter valve
Post by: SteveS on September 25, 2010, 01:32:37 pm

 :congrats:

Title: Re: Revsion D diverter valve
Post by: Ross_46 on September 25, 2010, 05:23:47 pm

All i can say is lots of extentions and knuckle bits and abit of swearing and your done within 40 mins :happy2:

Title: Re: Revsion D diverter valve
Post by: dan_gt on September 25, 2010, 09:12:48 pm

Replaced my my07 gti today. Got it off and found it was a rev c, with no visable damage or splitting. Replaced it with a rev d anyway as im planning on a s2 remap