Gberg's GoRf Thread

max225 · Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:41 pm

Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:39 pm
max225 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:33 pm

Can you feel it ?
I think I did once or twice. Only on startup but it's subtle.

Gotchya at least drive ability doesn’t seem affected, I can see the aggravation though. It’s too new to throw bs codes over and over with no solution

Irish · Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:46 pm

I know it's probably coincidence thus :wrong:

but I started to get misfires in the fall and started performing the infamous Italian Tune up (i.e. high rev, relatively long run) thing once a month or so and I swear the car always runs better afterwards and I have not gotten another CEL....

CorvetteWaxer · Tue Jan 14, 2020 9:12 pm

Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:39 pm
max225 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:33 pm

Can you feel it ?
I think I did once or twice. Only on startup but it's subtle.

I'll tell you what I told all the girls I dated.

You'd know it if you felt it!

wap · Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:03 pm

Irish wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:46 pm I know it's probably coincidence thus but I started to get misfires in the fall and started performing the infamous Italian Tune up (i.e. high rev, relatively long run) thing once a month or so and I swear the car always runs better afterwards and I have not gotten another CEL....

I believe in this and try to do it myself when I can. Usually, if I'm going to be on the highway for awhile, I get it up to operating temp then drop down to 4th gear and drive at normal highway speeds, keeping the revs around 4000 or so, for about 20-30 minutes.

Gberg2119 · Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:10 am

CorvetteWaxer wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 9:12 pm
Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:39 pm

I think I did once or twice. Only on startup but it's subtle.
I'll tell you what I told all the girls I dated.

You'd know it if you felt it!

Gberg2119 · Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:14 am

My

has 2 white

Gorfs that have been on the lot for quite some time. I'll see if they want to :dill:

when I'm in on Friday.

goIftdibrad · Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:19 am

Irish wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:46 pm I know it's probably coincidence thus but I started to get misfires in the fall and started performing the infamous Italian Tune up (i.e. high rev, relatively long run) thing once a month or so and I swear the car always runs better afterwards and I have not gotten another CEL....

bruh.

I took a peak at my valves, 140k never been cleaned when I had the TB off...

they looked fine.

drive the car people. get in the gas a few times a week. get it hot. I also tow a trailer from time to time, so that gets some high load running in, which apparently is good for this carbon issue

Gberg2119 · Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:59 am

Big Brain Bradley wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:19 am
Irish wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:46 pm I know it's probably coincidence thus but I started to get misfires in the fall and started performing the infamous Italian Tune up (i.e. high rev, relatively long run) thing once a month or so and I swear the car always runs better afterwards and I have not gotten another CEL....
bruh.

I took a peak at my valves, 140k never been cleaned when I had the TB off...

they looked fine.

drive the car people. get in the gas a few times a week. get it hot. I also tow a trailer from time to time, so that gets some high load running in, which apparently is good for this carbon issue

You must have a :unicorn:

for no carbon buildup at 140k.

goIftdibrad · Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:00 am

Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:59 am
Big Brain Bradley wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:19 am

bruh.

I took a peak at my valves, 140k never been cleaned when I had the TB off...

they looked fine.

drive the car people. get in the gas a few times a week. get it hot. I also tow a trailer from time to time, so that gets some high load running in, which apparently is good for this carbon issue
You must have a for no carbon buildup at 140k.

there is a scope picture in my thread. It has nothing to do with :unicorn:

status:. drive the car. this problem only occurs on little olde lady driven cars in Europe

SAWCE · Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:14 am

Big Brain Bradley wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:00 am
Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:59 am

You must have a for no carbon buildup at 140k.
there is a scope picture in my thread. It has nothing to do with status:. drive the car. this problem only occurs on little olde lady driven cars in Europe

Can confirm. I didn’t get any major carbon build up in mine until I moved to San Diego and stopped having wide open freeways to drive fast on.

Gberg2119 · Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:36 am

Big Brain Bradley wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:00 am
Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:59 am

You must have a for no carbon buildup at 140k.
there is a scope picture in my thread. It has nothing to do with status:. drive the car. this problem only occurs on little olde lady driven cars in Europe

. I'm driving it like an old lady then. Although I had a carbon clean at 20k. I'm at 32k now.

CorvetteWaxer · Wed Jan 15, 2020 2:39 pm

Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:36 am
Big Brain Bradley wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:00 am

there is a scope picture in my thread. It has nothing to do with status:. drive the car. this problem only occurs on little olde lady driven cars in Europe
. I'm driving it like an old lady then. Although I had a carbon clean at 20k. I'm at 32k now.

Maybe that's why you're getting the CELs... it's telling you to lay on the gas.

Hey, question for you... On your R is the gas pedal smooth from highest position to the floor when you press it down? Mine has a false 1/4 pressure stop about 3/4 throttle that I have to press though. It almost feels like it's dragging on something at 3/4 throttle, but nothing major or anything, just annoying. You can feel a little resistance and a "click" feeling going past 3/4 throttle.

Gberg2119 · Wed Jan 15, 2020 6:10 pm

CorvetteWaxer wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 2:39 pm
Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:36 am

. I'm driving it like an old lady then. Although I had a carbon clean at 20k. I'm at 32k now.
Maybe that's why you're getting the CELs... it's telling you to lay on the gas.

Hey, question for you... On your R is the gas pedal smooth from highest position to the floor when you press it down? Mine has a false 1/4 pressure stop about 3/4 throttle that I have to press though. It almost feels like it's dragging on something at 3/4 throttle, but nothing major or anything, just annoying. You can feel a little resistance and a "click" feeling going past 3/4 throttle.

I don't think so. I'll look for it tomorrow. But then again, I have the pedal spacer installed which changes the angle of the gas pedal a bit.

MexicanYarisTK · Wed Jan 15, 2020 6:58 pm

Also have the rat race commute here, and I do gun it at least once a day, but I got my carbon cleaning done around 47k miles.

coogles · Fri Jan 17, 2020 9:21 am

Yeah, the VW EA888 motors definitely need to have their necks wrung to keep carbon buildup from becoming a problem, especially the Gen 1s in the MK6. My MK6 needed a carbon clean at 50k miles because my commute was 6 years of 5.5 miles of stop and go and almost exclusively short tripping. Buddy of mine who had a 2012 GLI ran his out to 120k and never needed it done before he sold it for 2017 GLI, but he did a ton of highway driving and beat the piss out of his. There's some truth to the Italian tune-up method, IMO.

Supposedly the Gen 3 motors in the MK7s have a better PCV system and typically can go quite a bit longer between valve cleanings, but who knows.

Gberg2119 · Fri Jan 17, 2020 11:09 am

scanned the car and submitted the report to corporate.

Now I'm :waiting:

for a call from VW.

Gberg2119 · Tue Jan 21, 2020 1:34 pm

VW said they'd cover the car out of warranty for this issue.

Should hear back on the replacement/buyback between now and February 6th at the latest.

:popcorn:

wap · Tue Jan 21, 2020 5:12 pm

Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 1:34 pm VW said they'd cover the car out of warranty for this issue.

Should hear back on the replacement/buyback between now and February 6th at the latest.

Great news.

fledonfoot · Wed Jan 22, 2020 10:16 pm

Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 1:34 pm VW said they'd cover the car out of warranty for this issue.

Should hear back on the replacement/buyback between now and February 6th at the latest.

Demand that in writing, with a clear definition of perpetual warranty coverage for both that concern and any of those misfire codes associated with it.

Then tell them that if they believe they can never guarantee a fix for the issue, they need to buy the car back. Take that letter and consult with a lawyer.

Gberg2119 · Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:34 am

fledonfoot wrote:
Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 1:34 pm VW said they'd cover the car out of warranty for this issue.

Should hear back on the replacement/buyback between now and February 6th at the latest.

Demand that in writing, with a clear definition of perpetual warranty coverage for both that concern and any of those misfire codes associated with it.

Then tell them that if they believe they can never guarantee a fix for the issue, they need to buy the car back. Take that letter and consult with a lawyer.

Will do.

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Gberg2119 · Thu Feb 06, 2020 10:56 am

It's judgement day and I have yet to hear back from VW. I'll probably give the case manager a call later this afternoon if I don't hear anything.

:popcorn:

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Gberg2119 · Fri Feb 07, 2020 12:49 pm

It looks like I'm partially there? Sometime between now and next Friday the customer retention team will call me to discuss options getting out of the :gorf:

. Case manager told me if they had decided on no buyback/replacement, they would have told her.

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max225 · Fri Feb 07, 2020 12:50 pm

Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2020 12:49 pm It looks like I'm partially there? Sometime between now and next Friday the customer retention team will call me to discuss options getting out of the . Case manager told me if they had decided on no buyback/replacement, they would have told her.

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Another week... :butwhy:

Gberg2119 · Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:58 pm

max225 wrote:
Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2020 12:49 pm It looks like I'm partially there? Sometime between now and next Friday the customer retention team will call me to discuss options getting out of the . Case manager told me if they had decided on no buyback/replacement, they would have told her.

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Another week...

I asked that too. All this waiting just for them to tell me they're going to discuss it with me next week.

Possible new :bread:

if they don't try to get me in a 2019. I'm going to have to buy a car asap.

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Desertbreh · Fri Feb 07, 2020 4:59 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2020 12:50 pm
Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2020 12:49 pm It looks like I'm partially there? Sometime between now and next Friday the customer retention team will call me to discuss options getting out of the . Case manager told me if they had decided on no buyback/replacement, they would have told her.

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Another week...

This was a good car to avoid Arin from APR on.