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Don't alot of VAG cars have an issue with the expansion tank containing silica in a packet, that pops and blocks the heater matrix and dealers aren't covering the damage?
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Oh interesting, hadn't heard about this.
Never wanted to have to 'have' cameras, but in last few years number of daft incidents and property damage just keeps increasing and seems now insurance/police/relevant authorities aren't interested unless its 4k footage of the people involved.
Favourite are those with massive dash cams with the review screen permanently on in their face and the white forward facing LED's on as well? How can they see at night.
BrickMan
Literally tonnes of stuff within the VAG parts bin (your gonna want a TPS account) will bolt right on given the right number of hours trawling parts fiche and forum knowledge banks.
Shame the TSI has been pulled from van duties, wonder what they use in USA/AUS as both of those countries seem to favour petrol in that type of vehicle?
Only two experiences of it were in my old A3 1.4 TSI (140/150ps?), did everything you want except go fast, very quiet and drove almost like a diesel until 5k, then kept going, but even from brand new liked to drink oil at a rate I've never had on any car (even those that are visibly leaking it). Family had an EOS with a 1.4 tsi (slightly different version, think it was only 120ps) and was fine until 60k, then... timing chain tensioner, injector, injector again, and then at 70-80k, top end engine noise/wear. Despite only VAG service using the exact right oil every time and at considerably better than the crazy 'longlife' recommended service intervals (28k on one of our cars was 'correct'!!!???).
Also heard they like to eat bottom end bearings on occasion, so maybe its that, the guts of it aren't upto the task of hauling around 2.5t+ of van.