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[FakeFBI]

On 4/1/2021 at 10:40 PM, vetali said:

You are lucky then because I see tons of broken hondas lol. 

at the nearest junkyard, theres so many low miles honda d16y8/z6 engines because idiots decide to turbo their d16 or crash it fucking big at track or some drunk shit rear ends them

[Oskar94a]

I put 18" wheels on my saab, it looks maybe a little weird but it's growing on me.

 

[Bitter]

3 hours ago, Oskar94a said:

I put 18" wheels on my saab, it looks maybe a little weird but it's growing on me.

 

Need some sturdy horses to pull that wagon!

 

Ok, fuck everyone up and post an engine photo and explain which end is which LOL.

[Aereldor]

Hey everyone, looking to pull the trigger on a 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan. Has a 2.0 straight 4 turbo, 190hp/240 lbft. Comes with the good DQ500 dual wet clutch transmission, the equivalent of about $31,500 new incl. tax and insurance. If I ever want it to perform better, seen it chiptuned up to 250hp and 300lbft. I'm not in the US and believe me there aren't many other options here. A hilux-based Toyota SUV, a weird hyundai/kia, and two local cars with parts sourced mostly from FCA.

 

Anything I should know before I do this? Test drive was great, paddle shifters are fun but tbh pointless. Does 0-60 in 7.3 and if I ever cared to, 5 dead with the chiptune and a 13.6 quarter mile. 

 

Has that volkswagen ACT thing where 2 cylinders shut off at lower loads so fuel efficiency is good, 28ish mpg.

 

Figured I would post here before we get one.

[Bitter]

Sounds like a nice car, only thing I regularly see on somewhat recent DI VW's are PCV stuff and some ignition coils sometimes. Get a catch can to help with keeping the intake clean on there.

[Aereldor]

1 hour ago, Bitter said:

Sounds like a nice car, only thing I regularly see on somewhat recent DI VW's are PCV stuff and some ignition coils sometimes. Get a catch can to help with keeping the intake clean on there.

Yeah, as much as Volkswagen like to separate their Tsi and Tdi engines, they're still both direct injection. I'll keep an eye on it. That said it includes 10 services over the first 4 or 5 years so they'll probably take care of that anyway, unless this is an issue that shows up faster than 6 months.

[Bitter]

4 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Yeah, as much as Volkswagen like to separate their Tsi and Tdi engines, they're still both direct injection. I'll keep an eye on it. That said it includes 10 services over the first 4 or 5 years so they'll probably take care of that anyway, unless this is an issue that shows up faster than 6 months.

It's the kind of thing that builds up during the lifetime of the car and won't become a problem till after warranty, it's better to just never let it become a problem in the first place by running a catch can.

[bcredeur97]

25 minutes ago, Bitter said:

It's the kind of thing that builds up during the lifetime of the car and won't become a problem till after warranty, it's better to just never let it become a problem in the first place by running a catch can.

is catch cans voiding warranties still a thing? 

[vetali]

39 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

is catch cans voiding warranties still a thing? 

Depends on whats being warrantied. Honda don't really care until you get into engine and head unit issues. Then they want tons of info and pictures before okaying any work. They'd 100% deny a claim on an engine issue with a car that has a catch can installed. Head units are instant denial if it has stuff like honda hack on it, they have a whole job aid on how to determine it for different head units.

[bcredeur97]

29 minutes ago, vetali said:

Depends on whats being warrantied. Honda don't really care until you get into engine and head unit issues. Then they want tons of info and pictures before okaying any work. They'd 100% deny a claim on an engine issue with a car that has a catch can installed. Head units are instant denial if it has stuff like honda hack on it, they have a whole job aid on how to determine it for different head units.

See, this is why old used cars are best, no warranties to void. You are the warranty

[bcredeur97]

@vetali so I finally got around to this guy. Managed to pull the top timing cover off by itself just to check things (somehow didn’t break it lol)

 

I think the crank is off slightly?? Have a look pretty sure cam is at TDC in this pic

 

belt is actually pretty tight.. surprised it jumped a tooth? 
 

[Bitter]

I've seen tight belts that are old just strip teeth right off and jump time that way.

[bcredeur97]

1 minute ago, Bitter said:

I've seen tight belts that are old just strip teeth right off and jump time that way.

This one wasn’t old just had a bit of an oil bath for a few months lol 

 

im thinking if it just jumped one tooth it’s prob fine, just throw a new belt at it and clean everything up 

 

As much as I don’t want to do the rest of the work the car is worth a lot more if it runs lol 

[PandaCopyRight]

3 hours ago, Aereldor said:

Yeah, as much as Volkswagen like to separate their Tsi and Tdi engines, they're still both direct injection. I'll keep an eye on it. That said it includes 10 services over the first 4 or 5 years so they'll probably take care of that anyway, unless this is an issue that shows up faster than 6 months.

TSI is petrol TDI is diesel, which is where the separation lies. But yes, both are turbo and direct injection in one way or another, the TSI just has a fancy term to not get mixed up with diesels.

but yeah should be fine especially during warranty and included services

[Bitter]

28 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

This one wasn’t old just had a bit of an oil bath for a few months lol 

 

im thinking if it just jumped one tooth it’s prob fine, just throw a new belt at it and clean everything up 

 

As much as I don’t want to do the rest of the work the car is worth a lot more if it runs lol 

Meh throw a belt on it. If it's one off it is probably fine. It's the fastest way to know if it's ok or not. Don't even have to put it all back together before you start it, just slap the crank pulley on and see if she goes or not. 

[Bitter]

26 minutes ago, PandaCopyRight said:

TSI is petrol TDI is diesel, which is where the separation lies. But yes, both are turbo and direct injection in one way or another, the TSI just has a fancy term to not get mixed up with diesels.

but yeah should be fine especially during warranty and included services

Terribly Stupid uhhh something with an I?

[vetali]

1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

@vetali so I finally got around to this guy. Managed to pull the top timing cover off by itself just to check things (somehow didn’t break it lol)

 

I think the crank is off slightly?? Have a look pretty sure cam is at TDC in this pic

 

belt is actually pretty tight.. surprised it jumped a tooth? 

Cam might be slightly off but its really hard to tell from the front. I line up the marks on the back of the cam gear with the valve cover off. You can try to retime it and see if it runs, but I wouldn't be surprised if it bent valves. Belt is gonna jump retarded, which I think will hit exhaust valves on that motor.

[juretrn]

Finally pulled the trigger on an upgrade

 

2018 Audi A5 Sportback 2.0 TDI quattro

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Whaddya think?

[JoaoPRSousa]

1 hour ago, Bitter said:

Terribly Stupid uhhh something with an I?

 

[bcredeur97]

9 minutes ago, juretrn said:

Finally pulled the trigger on an upgrade

 

2018 Audi A5 Sportback 2.0 TDI quattro

Whaddya think?

I'm a little jealous that's a very nice car.

[PandaCopyRight]

2 hours ago, Bitter said:

Terribly Stupid uhhh something with an I?

turbocharged stratified injected according to VW

 

1 hour ago, juretrn said:

Finally pulled the trigger on an upgrade

 

2018 Audi A5 Sportback 2.0 TDI quattro

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Whaddya think?

I personally am not a fan of the 4 door coupe body style at all and would have gone with an A6 avant instead, but otherwise looks like a great car

[juretrn]

1 hour ago, PandaCopyRight said:

 

I personally am not a fan of the 4 door coupe body style at all and would have gone with an A6 avant instead, but otherwise looks like a great car

My dad drives the new A6 Avant - it's really nice

[arnavvr]

4 hours ago, PandaCopyRight said:

turbocharged stratified injected according to VW

 

I personally am not a fan of the 4 door coupe body style at all and would have gone with an A6 avant instead, but otherwise looks like a great car

My dad had an A6 and I'm pretty sure @bcredeur97's dad has one too. They are great cars.

[iDeFecZx]

So the Minis now gone back and I'm on the hunt for a replacement. This is really taking my fancy atm but I may be moving jobs and commuting some 120 miles a tad and think an M5 may be a tad inappropriate.

[JoaoPRSousa]

4 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

So the Minis now gone back and I'm on the hunt for a replacement. This is really taking my fancy atm but I may be moving jobs and commuting some 120 miles a tad and think an M5 may be a tad inappropriate.

 

Just a tad, really.