Better to give him solid realistic advise I would say.Wolfi wrote:Not so much a recommendation but just check the oil levels closely to start off with.
A lot of Polo GTIs are traded in purely for this issue. Not trying to pee on your bonfire or anything!
Cheers! Yes I believe it does have all of the history there so I'll ask them when I'm down there on Friday!skipster wrote:Indeed - I did not want to put a dampener on it, but yes - ensure your car is not guzzling oil, famed oil consumption issues are on another thread. I see your new car is a 60 reg (like mine) which are the oldest GTI's (6R).
Does it have all the history there mate? Quite a few cars (including mine) had replacement piston rings and engines. Hate to be negative but this is a serious issue particularly with the early models, not everyone was affected but hopefully you have got a car that has been sorted.
Enjoy the car anyway - they are fantastic, but just be wary of this oil consumption issue, look out for any tell tale smoke from the exhaust on accelerating and get it back to the dealers if in any doubt!
Hi Ben, thats good then you do know about the history of these cars. I had a replacement engine a year ago, and thankfully all has been fine since. As mentioned, mine is also a 60 reg. Before that they replaced the piston rings which improved the situation but then it got worse again, and then they had a crankcase breather hose which they replaced but it did not do a thing on my engine.benhowarth6 wrote:Cheers for that guys! As I said I know quite a bit about the oil issues as my brother had the fix and eventually the engine replaced on his last year! Are the oil issues usually fixed then after the repairs/replacement engine or do they still occur?
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Yes my brothers also went through all of that and the oil issues did improve after the replacement engine on his but he than had issues with the gearbox and some other aspects of the car so decided to sell it at a loss. He's never had much luck with them but I'm hoping mine will all be well as I know these are fantastic little cars, so I can't wait to get my hands on it tomorrow!skipster wrote:Hi Ben, thats good then you do know about the history of these cars. I had a replacement engine a year ago, and thankfully all has been fine since. As mentioned, mine is also a 60 reg. Before that they replaced the piston rings which improved the situation but then it got worse again, and then they had a crankcase breather hose which they replaced but it did not do a thing on my engine.benhowarth6 wrote:Cheers for that guys! As I said I know quite a bit about the oil issues as my brother had the fix and eventually the engine replaced on his last year! Are the oil issues usually fixed then after the repairs/replacement engine or do they still occur?
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There was also an ECU update with the crankcase breather hose.
Mine (at worse) was using 1 litre of oil per 600 miles, but since the engine has been replaced, I have only used 0.75 litres in 3,500 miles! I expect this to reduce as the mileage increases.
I bet your brothers one was a 60 reg or possibly an 11 plate!
Yup, thats the one!mattymdm wrote:Thought i reckonised this car its for sale at Leeds VW?
Yes I am! Collecting the car tomorrow, have you got one?mattymdm wrote:You from leeds? Might see you knocking around if your buying this.