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by rpsmith79
Thu Apr 26, 2018 5:52 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: EPC Light, Throttle Position Sensor, Throttle Body
Replies: 5
Views: 14363

Re: EPC Light, Throttle Position Sensor, Throttle Body

I would hope he hasn't been waiting a year for a response :) Haha, nope, i just got rid of it, nothing but trouble that car, in 12 months i had 8 trips to the garage, and over £2k spent on it in repairs Had a Civic Type S (Gen 8 ) now for over a year, and the only thing to go wrong so far is an ABS...
by rpsmith79
Thu Jun 01, 2017 6:20 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Fuel injector extended warranty ?
Replies: 12
Views: 7909

Re: Fuel injector extended warranty ?

We'll all four injectors have been replaced and the idle doesn't drift anymore but it still misfires like hell when cold. They noticed a pretty major carb build up which is no surprise and are going to quote me on that. The price will probably br insane as its at a main dealership but as im offshor...
by rpsmith79
Thu Jun 01, 2017 7:20 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: GAP Insurance - who's hot at the moment?
Replies: 4
Views: 3717

Re: GAP Insurance - who's hot at the moment?

The point i was trying to make though, is do you even need it, and if so what type do you need Just asking who is best won't help as it all depends what you want it for, if you even need it in the first place It just seems to be one of those things companies try to sell you when it isn't even needed...
by rpsmith79
Wed May 31, 2017 9:01 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: GAP Insurance - who's hot at the moment?
Replies: 4
Views: 3717

Re: GAP Insurance - who's hot at the moment?

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by rpsmith79
Thu May 25, 2017 5:17 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Fuel injector extended warranty ?
Replies: 12
Views: 7909

Re: Fuel injector extended warranty ?

The thing is when you have a project car as your daily you understand that parts are generally fine. Certainly a good condition / working second hand injector is not really much more likely to fail, given the cost differences, you can buy 10+ used injectors for the price of one new one! (and given ...
by rpsmith79
Thu May 25, 2017 11:58 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Fuel injector extended warranty ?
Replies: 12
Views: 7909

Re: Fuel injector extended warranty ?

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by rpsmith79
Thu May 25, 2017 10:44 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Fuel injector extended warranty ?
Replies: 12
Views: 7909

Re: Fuel injector extended warranty ?

£1000? You can buy a complete set of upgraded injectors for £400.... People have more money than sense ! R-tech now offer an injector cleaning/testing service for like £100 Would love to know where from, as when mine went last year best i could find was around £200 each (just checked, Euro Car Part...
by rpsmith79
Thu May 25, 2017 6:54 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Fuel injector extended warranty ?
Replies: 12
Views: 7909

Re: Fuel injector extended warranty ?

Same happened to my 2008 2.0 TSi, 2 went at the same time, had them replaced by a local garage at a cost of over £500, 2 weeks later a third one went, so had the other 2 replaced, again at over £500........... so it's common enough Part of the reason i now own a Honda Civic as i was fed up of the sh...
by rpsmith79
Thu May 11, 2017 12:35 pm
Forum: The Showroom
Topic: Best wax
Replies: 5
Views: 5254

Re: Best wax

Depends what you want the wax for, adding a high shine or long lasting protection/water repellency, as these are generally at the opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to wax As above though, if you want long lasting/high water repellency then you can't go far wrong with either Collinite or Fi...
by rpsmith79
Thu May 04, 2017 12:43 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Decision to make!
Replies: 19
Views: 20809

Re: Decision to make!

Did have a look at Jap cars but not sure what would be suitable in comparison to a Scirocco....what have you got? Got a Civic Type-S GT 1.8 VTEC, is 140bhp so not as quick as my old 2.0TSi, and doesn't look as nice on the outside (still a good looking car though IMO), but inside it is streets above...
by rpsmith79
Thu May 04, 2017 11:56 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Decision to make!
Replies: 19
Views: 20809

Re: Decision to make!

I'd certainly buy from a dealer with warranty, i have recently got rid of my bad penny, spent at least 8 occasions in the garage in a space of 12 months with all sorts of things wrong with it from fuel injectors (twice), fuel pump, throttle body (3 times), throttle pedal, coil packs.......... cost ...
by rpsmith79
Thu May 04, 2017 9:08 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Rear wheel arch area access from inside
Replies: 2
Views: 1847

Re: Rear wheel arch area access from inside

Can you not just remove the wheel arch liner and access it from there
by rpsmith79
Tue May 02, 2017 1:17 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Decision to make!
Replies: 19
Views: 20809

Re: Decision to make!

I'd certainly buy from a dealer with warranty, i have recently got rid of my bad penny, spent at least 8 occasions in the garage in a space of 12 months with all sorts of things wrong with it from fuel injectors (twice), fuel pump, throttle body (3 times), throttle pedal, coil packs.......... cost m...
by rpsmith79
Mon Apr 10, 2017 8:40 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: EPC Light, Throttle Position Sensor, Throttle Body
Replies: 5
Views: 14363

EPC Light, Throttle Position Sensor, Throttle Body

Right then, a bit of back story first Had an issue a few months back where car went into limp mode (EPC light came on), after some back and forth to the garage for fault code clearing (throttle position sensor fault), throttle body cleaning and eventually a new throttle body i thought all was sorted...
by rpsmith79
Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:17 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Changed EGR Valve and now wont start
Replies: 10
Views: 4573

Re: Changed EGR Valve and now wont start

Did you sort it out in the end?
by rpsmith79
Tue Mar 21, 2017 3:04 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Changed EGR Valve and now wont start
Replies: 10
Views: 4573

Re: Changed EGR Valve and now wont start

I haven't yet, I may give that ago and see if that's a possibility. If it still isn't running when I do that what else do you think it could be? It was running fine before we did the change over. I can only assume you have disturbed something else when replacing the EGR as that alone should not hav...
by rpsmith79
Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:38 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Changed EGR Valve and now wont start
Replies: 10
Views: 4573

Re: Changed EGR Valve and now wont start

Also, have you tried refitting the old EGR valve, just in case the new one is faulty for any reason
by rpsmith79
Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:35 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Changed EGR Valve and now wont start
Replies: 10
Views: 4573

Re: Changed EGR Valve and now wont start

Packham93 wrote:Hi there,

No fault codes, nothing on the dashboard just sounds like there's no compression
So you have power then, and it's turning over, but not firing (so not battery related then)

What does no compression sound like?
by rpsmith79
Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:31 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Changed EGR Valve and now wont start
Replies: 10
Views: 4573

Re: Changed EGR Valve and now wont start

Are you getting any power at all, dash light, stereo etc?

Any fault codes?

Is it turning over but not firing?

Come on, you aren't giving us much to go on here
by rpsmith79
Fri Feb 10, 2017 8:31 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Rocco has to go !
Replies: 14
Views: 5228

Re: Rocco has to go !

Sam63 wrote: Aye true but a lot cheaper than petrol.
The deal thru work includes insurance, servicing, repairs, road tax (if ant), tyres, breakdowns only thing you pay for is the fuel or electricity
Fair play, can't really argue with that :nod: