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Mk5 General Area / Re: Suspension refresh

« Last post by Bagus on Today at 11:21:34 am »

Thanks for pointing that out. Above now accordingly.

The VW bolts for the upper control arms and track arms is N 91047502. You will require 4.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Crank no start after replacing injectors

« Last post by hcmzah on January 09, 2026, 11:19:21 pm »

i think it might just be an unplugged wire

also for the injectors it's really bad to get non genuine injectors, definitely will fail again soon. you should send off your old set to rtech for cleaning. if any are unrepairable, they will provide refurbished ones for £100 each

also make sure to replace all the seals

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Mk5 General Area / Re: How many have been effected by headliner sagging?

« Last post by Jons1001 on January 09, 2026, 07:41:28 pm »

My car has got the front one fitted (put on by a previous owner). I didnt know until someone pointed it out to me after 4 years of owning the car.

However recently the rear has gone around the interior light and I have reluctantly bought the part you have linked but not fitted yet. Agree the price is a joke, I was even wondering if someone could 3d print one and then return the original to Amazon lol.

But yeah as I said the front one seemed to work on mine for at least 4 years.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: How many have been effected by headliner sagging?

« Last post by jacksosi on January 09, 2026, 04:05:52 pm »

Ours has now gone, too big a job for me to want to tackle, so £500 seems the going rate to get it done for me, but the car will also be gone two days and its not a local upholsterer.

However, I have stumbled upon this (overpriced) solution at £170 for both parts, but a much quicker fix and DIY'able, has anyone tried this?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0771FFGL2?ref=emc_p_m_5_i_atc&th=1

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Crank no start after replacing injectors

« Last post by Weedus on January 08, 2026, 06:05:39 pm »

You might have damaged a wire/forgot a connector on the intake manifold.
I would not feel safe buying cheap injectors, those things are so important so this might be your problem aswell
Good luck and let me know what you've tried so far!

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Slight misfire

« Last post by Weedus on January 08, 2026, 05:55:16 pm »

Hey, i have the same issue on cyl 4.
Switched spark plugs and coils but the misfire was still at 4.
Ordered an injector, removed the intake to also do carbon clean and saw that the inlet valve was burned/leaking :(
No issues driving, dont feel power loss only misfire at idle... good luck ✌️

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Help I need a hero engine cuts out when holdin down clutch and brake same time

« Last post by hcmzah on January 07, 2026, 10:35:32 pm »

could you post a vcds scan, or any DTCs

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Mk5 General Area / Re: K04 mk5 GTi smoking issue

« Last post by TyGTI on January 07, 2026, 03:52:24 pm »

Looks like it's burning oil, have you checked the oil level recently?

Probably turbo seals gone, when was the K04 fitted and was it a used one? It's going to need to go to a garage for further diagnostics   

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Mk5 General Area / Help I need a hero engine cuts out when holdin down clutch and brake same time

« Last post by Seanlp on January 06, 2026, 11:35:48 pm »

So I’ve just rebuilt a ed30 that was in a front end crash I’ve mostly finished everything only problems occur now is the abs that keeps flashing up front left and driver side seat belt,the problem I have with it now tho that is the most confusing is when I press the clutch and brake pedal down the engine shuts off,but when I press one of them down like the brake pedal for instance the idle of the engine changes I’m just listing stuff but would this mean there’s air in the brakes and clutch or would that not matter to shut the engine off I’m so confused about it plz help

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Mk5 General Area / K04 mk5 GTi smoking issue

« Last post by Liam van Wyk on January 06, 2026, 02:56:20 pm »

Good day everyone. I’ve got a mk5 gti with a k04 turbo. The pcv hose from the pcv to intake manifold is currently blocked off with rubber caps. The car smokes really badly from the exhaust. On start up, it smokes I little bit, and the longer the car idles, the thicker the smoke gets. I’m scared to drive it in case it blows up.
The one time I drove the car slightly hard(shifting at 3.5k-4k rpm) the smoke mostly dissapeared(still smoked a bit) but only came back when changing gears.

There’s not much else I can describe but feel free to ask any more questions.
I’m posting this in hopes that someone will be able to point me in the right direction of what the issue could be. I’m not very mechanically incline and will appreciate any help. The images I’ve attempted to upload are right after(less smoke) start up and then after driving it in first and reverse to move to a different spot(more smoke)