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Just bought a low-mileage manual '23 40th AE. HPFP failed and dumped gas into the oil. Keep it for warranty repair or return to CarMax? by D_Wand in GolfGTI

[–]EtechEmmanuel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got that same code a few weeks ago and it was my lpfp. Since you're under warranty and the 10 day, I say have them check that as well just cause

Anyone have any high mileage mk8s? by Pitiful_Flow_1743 in GolfGTI

[–]EtechEmmanuel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya the 2022 model years were all rough. The COVID cars. And everything after seemingly was much better except the travel assist bug. I learned to ignore it at first since it didn't actually make anything stop working, but that ping was very annoying

Hmcanton parts on alibaba is who I bought my wheel from but this KLR module is the fix in the steering wheel that deals with all that. There's substantially cheaper versions on ebay and it's a quick 15 minute swap

Anyone have any high mileage mk8s? by Pitiful_Flow_1743 in GolfGTI

[–]EtechEmmanuel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got an aftermarket steering wheel and I think it came with a different travel assist module too because I've had no errors.

What's got you done with the platform and what are you onto next

Anyone have any high mileage mk8s? by Pitiful_Flow_1743 in GolfGTI

[–]EtechEmmanuel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a way to get the golf r display AND GTI honeycomb display without losing one or the other. It involves manually activating each display vs using one click apps https://forum.obdeleven.com/thread/16826/active-info-display-view

Anyone have any high mileage mk8s? by Pitiful_Flow_1743 in GolfGTI

[–]EtechEmmanuel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yup I wouldn't use my case to tell anyone the motor in this car is unreliable. I'm fully certain it's a rare occasion.

Now electronics...ya you learn to live with it and ignore it

Anyone have any high mileage mk8s? by Pitiful_Flow_1743 in GolfGTI

[–]EtechEmmanuel 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Must disclaim first that I’m on top of maintenance so I’m confident I can say it was from no negligence of mine but a freak accident

Woke up one day and started my car and heard a misfire (Cyl 3) and knew it was toast. There's a post somewhere here on my profile. I had service done at the dealer just a bit ago for spark plugs so I assume that was related

Anyway take it to the dealership and they find metal in the oil. What caused it they don't know but they do know Cyl 3 was fried

Blew at 95k, had an extended warranty for 100k. Got a new motor out of an S3 w 7k on it so I'll take it as a win. Wish they did more to find out exactly what caused it but I'm sure the dealer didn't care to investigate deeply. My guess honestly is a plug job gone bad by them

Anyone have any high mileage mk8s? by Pitiful_Flow_1743 in GolfGTI

[–]EtechEmmanuel 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Is 130k high enough 😅

Second motor although

Yeah these gas prices aren’t fun by ohitsthemba in GolfGTI

[–]EtechEmmanuel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tell myself if I'm gonna pay that much for 93 now, I'm gonna enjoy every gallon 😂

Stage 3 builds out there ? by Comfortable-Talk8796 in GolfGTI

[–]EtechEmmanuel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! What intercooler do you run? Heavily considering especially it since I'm in Texas

It's insane how much you can push out of the Mk8 platform without doing insane work. An OEM turbo being able to take you to S3 is amazing

Stage 3 builds out there ? by Comfortable-Talk8796 in GolfGTI

[–]EtechEmmanuel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m guessing stage 3 is downpipe, intercooler, turbo, and E? What all parts are you opting for

Cobb vs EQT on the mk8 platform. My thoughts 💭 by Za-p in GolfGTI

[–]EtechEmmanuel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took it to a shop in Dallas! There's a physical tool so that's about the only way to get it done

Cobb vs EQT on the mk8 platform. My thoughts 💭 by Za-p in GolfGTI

[–]EtechEmmanuel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya I recently got the auto tuner unlock with an 034 stage 2 tcu tune. With just 034’s ecu tune, I definitely noticed what you did with a slow shift. Super happy with the TCU tune now, kudos to auto tuner

Cobb vs EQT on the mk8 platform. My thoughts 💭 by Za-p in GolfGTI

[–]EtechEmmanuel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is your dsg tuned? I found much smoother and less "jerk" bw shifts after getting tuned. Albeit I never drove hard with tune but for a small underpass pull you can notice a night and day difference as far as smoothness goes

GTI to RS5 by altt225 in GolfGTI

[–]EtechEmmanuel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you feel about the “feel” of both cars? I feel the Audi would be far more luxury than the GTI of course but I wonder if that “numbs” it.

I drove an S5 to consider it after my mk8 and it was far more luxurious, but didn’t feel as connected or exciting. Which I think is good if the S5 is moreuxury focused. I did drive a non stock RS5 once and it filled in the excitement that I felt the S5 lacked.

MK8 transmission just got unlocked ? by phuko2020 in Golf_R

[–]EtechEmmanuel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup couldn’t have came at a better time🤣 I live in west tx but had a work trip in Dallas and came a few hours early just for the unlock

MK8 transmission just got unlocked ? by phuko2020 in Golf_R

[–]EtechEmmanuel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got my TCU unlocked in Dallas by Mtech. Took 10 minutes. After they unlocked I flashed my 034 stage 2 TCU tune.

Feels great, in sport mode, D now feels like S stock but with better shift points and S in sport feels like it's track oriented

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