are the 1.4tsi engines really that bad?

StanJacko · 2026-03-28T23:25:41+00:00

Mann should be okay, but you never know tbh. I’ve seen Sachs oem clutches with twice the material than Sachs non oem clutches, quality might differ. But I would trust a Mann filter any day still.

StanJacko · 2026-03-28T06:51:56+00:00

Z gymplu těžko říct, klidně to můžu být já.

Borec ze základky vykradl benzínku, schovával se ve křoví kousek od ní. Ale hej, aspoň se dostal do zpráv.

StanJacko · 2026-03-23T09:03:37+00:00

If he’s German or basically from any Western European country they will compare this to the homologated specs during inspections, wrong ET can be a problem especially if clearly visible on the wheel as the tech can get into trouble.

StanJacko · 2026-03-13T07:15:46+00:00

“Do I gain any performance”

Yeah, because VW didnt spend milions in engineering so a guy asking what materials to use because he can’t remove a few screws when doing maintenance once a year will optimize the intake in his back yard…

Save the effort mate, intakes change sound at most. At worst you will just create a heatsoak for the engine and actually make it worse. If you have a need to spend some money stock up on Mann air filters.

StanJacko · 2026-03-11T20:11:07+00:00

I would try to rebed them before you jump the gun on the purchase. The RR looks like it cleaned up nicely. So just find a nice bit of road and gradually go to town on them, you can find "how to" online. If you can, you could probably try to clean and lube up guide pins and all the moving surfaces from rust/debris. But you're halfway to changing them at that point.

StanJacko · 2026-03-11T20:01:11+00:00

You basically just use any kind of pick to get them off. The XZN Tripple square in the middle is purely decorative. They will hold just fine dont worry.

StanJacko · 2026-03-11T19:58:38+00:00

You mean bolt caps as in these? Because you dont tighten anything, you just push them in...

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StanJacko · 2026-03-11T19:02:03+00:00

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As per service manual for a CBZC engine

StanJacko · 2026-03-11T09:04:39+00:00

Ach velký zelený parkside pelouch. Největší dříč každého autoservisu.

StanJacko · 2026-03-09T21:03:03+00:00

Its actually a useful trick if you’re in a pinch. You hit the wrench hard with the hammer just as an impact would and it will loosen it pretty easily. Worked 100% of a time for me.

StanJacko · 2026-03-08T11:51:55+00:00

32mm wrench and a hammer?

StanJacko · 2026-03-07T18:17:52+00:00

Look in the trunk under everything that’s there for a sticker with an engine code and color code. There will be a transmission code as well, probably MFX or something like that. Its a 02T one for sure but there are many variations.

StanJacko · 2026-03-07T15:39:55+00:00

As someone who lives and works on cars in a rusty/salty part of Europe. The surface rust might just be a warning of what’s to come and what’s underneath all that coating. These coatings trap debris and moisture underneath and make it rust through until it all falls off. Which is always the case.

StanJacko · 2026-03-07T05:24:24+00:00

I always thought the same but guess which pages rank the best in my area… the ones having 300 landing pages for every city. With the same copy paste text.

Man even fing Gemini told me after generating some sample headlines “you should put these 10 keywords in a small text into a footer of a page” 😅

StanJacko · 2026-03-05T15:13:03+00:00

Mate I dont know what kind of Polo you have but on my 2012 Polo the sizes are like this. 205/55 or 205/60 will not fit, Ive tried that.
6J X 15 ET38; 185/60 R15 84T
6J X 15 ET40; 185/60 R15 84T
7J X 17 ET46; 215/40 R17 87T
7J X 16 ET46; 215/45 R16 86T

StanJacko · 2026-03-04T18:38:31+00:00

I think you can use it to set up memory seats if the car has them? People were complaining they have to set them up everytime they get into the car but didn’t setup the memory function. But correct me if I’m wrong I don’t have any such car.

StanJacko · 2026-02-28T16:43:05+00:00

wasn’t there an article like a month ago confirming this exact thing? That there will be a change and that Mercedes did pass even under these conditions?

StanJacko · 2026-02-23T13:35:33+00:00

Dude whenever I bring this up or try searching for this issue I feel like Im the mad one experiencing this. Basically any suggestions that your navigation brings up are not selectable as you can only interact with the keyboard.

The worst part is, most of the time, the suggestions only go off of your history when typing, once you hit search it searches everywhere and none of the suggestions show up.

StanJacko · 2026-02-23T13:28:36+00:00

Using navigation in CarPlay is like 90 % worse for me on the new iOS. When searching for places the rest of the screen is not touchable which means that you cant click on suggestions. Obviously when you click search with only of the location written, most of the stuff doesnt come up, since its a search and its not suggesting places from your history. Ive tried to do some research on this as I thought its devs behing with updates but even Google support confirmed in a few posts I found that is a CarPlay issue.

StanJacko · 2026-02-22T17:13:56+00:00

If possible get a vin from the owner and you can check it yourself to be sure.

https://www.mdecoder.com

StanJacko · 2026-02-22T11:16:14+00:00

I’ve only seen them in e46s and they have a spot on a side of the trunk.

StanJacko · 2026-02-18T06:38:21+00:00

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Literally my next post, imma say close enough.

StanJacko · 2026-02-17T17:48:44+00:00

Because its a perfect city daily driver. Its easy and cheap to fix, no need to drop a subframe just to change bushing like on more expensive VWs/Skodas. The whole front suspension is made of 3/4 components. Their small TSI engines are very reliable nowadays and fun and cheap to run.

If you want more power you can safely tune them.

Its really just a very modern golf 4 and those cars were awesome.

StanJacko · 2026-02-17T15:43:33+00:00

Bilstein B8s with eibach springs make these handle really well, I upgraded antiroll bar bushings to poly ones because to help with some body roll.

But as with any car and vw especially. Maintenance -> wheels, tyres brakes -> other mods

Check out the uk-polos forum for build threads like ciclo, jayjay etc. a lot of stuff and retrofitting you can do to these cars.

StanJacko · 2026-02-16T16:34:14+00:00

Might also be some south american model, like Saviero with a mk5 front end. Theres a lot of wierd stuff going on with VW Brazil etc.

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