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Mk5 General Area / Re: rough idle/misfire without fault code

« Last post by generalen15 on July 11, 2025, 11:35:08 am »

UPDATE! i did check live data on misfires and it misfired alot on cyl 2 and very few on cyl 3 so i tried swaping plugs and coil but with no progress so my only thought was ''well the new services injector must be bad'' on cyl 2 and cyl 3 so i was gonna try to swap them with 2 of my old ones that i know is in working condition but when i remove the intake i notice cyl 2 runner flap was very melted so that must be the problem, so now i just need to order a working manifold and see if the problem will be fixed after that...

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

« Last post by okechokech on July 11, 2025, 10:28:26 am »

thank you will have to do that

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

« Last post by OllieVRS on July 11, 2025, 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 July 11, 2025, 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 July 11, 2025, 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 July 10, 2025, 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 July 10, 2025, 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 July 10, 2025, 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 July 10, 2025, 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.)