TheMaOdy66
Drag Racing Champion
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I had the same issue with my 7 R. And you are right, to experience thisOK guys here is the thing. I did a track day, I had a ton of smoke behind me braking from the straight at 145mph+ down to about 35mph, I figured ah my brakes ok fine. Well this was happening every few laps, again I figured brakes, stock pads etc. Well after examining my video's I see it was from my tailpipes, later I find this article http://www.racingline-performance.com/vwr-oil-catch-can#Oil-Surge-DYK
I see now that there is an oil surge issue with the MK7, the majority of track day guys probably won't experiance this because well lets be honest, no balls! Kidding, kind of but really most people wont be seeing these conditions that I saw. Crazy thing about it is I was on PSS tires, not track tires so it would be even worse with some real nice 100 tread wear tires. For an example of this here is a video of it happening in my car. Start watching at 7:00 and watch me brake from the straight.
So needless to say this catch can is next on my list to see if this solves it, now I really hope I did not cause any damage.
issue you need a certain speed on track, corner speed and brake hardness
that most of the MK VII drivers will never notice it.
Indeed, the only solution is the VWR catch tank system. Cause it not only
catches up the oil which was pressed out of the crankcase otherwise. It also
gives it back into the oil system. For more info look into this thread:
http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20076&highlight=WTB+VWR+Catch
You need to add the Catch Tank asap cause the oil you send through all
parts of your motor (draft tube, turbo, exhaust, catalysator) leaves lots
of oil mud everywhere. There will be coming an increasing loss of power
shortly. Knock sensor will detect more knocking and set the point of ignition
back and back. I can tell you something about it. In the end I had a loss
of 40 - 50 HP of power and 50 - 80 Nm of torque. So, do it, man. Fast!
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