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anotero

anotero

Autocross Champion
Location
Hither and thither
Car(s)
Mk7 GTI
Treadup said:
I kicked the GTI out of the garage to work on a family members tiguan. Will be replacing an injector and hoping that solves the problem.
I’m comfortable around tools but YouTube is fantastic. I like humble mechanics videos as they’re detailed and he works on cars like someone who cares. Intake manifold came off within an hour. Just waiting for parts to arrive.
Another thing regarding the gen 3 ea888. I’ve heard that carbon buildup isn’t an issue on these engines and from the looks of the intake valves on this 87k mile motor, I would say that’s a correct statement. I’ve only seen videos of the real gunked up valves but still, this looks pretty good. View attachment 283325View attachment 283327
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Those valves do look ok.
 
CaptainRatty

CaptainRatty

Autocross Champion
Location
Winston-Salem, NC
Car(s)
MK7 GTI
I randomly scanned for codes on the AP and got P2279 Air intake system leak, P0068 MAP/MAF throttle position correlation, and P0106

Car drives fine, no CEL/EPC. I wouldn’t have known about the codes if I didn’t check for the hell of it.

Where should I start?

EDIT: I’m a dummy. The dip stick wasn’t all the way in.
 
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Salami

Salami

Autocross Champion
Location
North Carolina
Car(s)
MK7.5R
Got to 30k on the way to work today

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ECNMY R

ECNMY R

Drag Race Newbie
Location
California
Car(s)
R, RS3, GTS 4.0
Got in it to discover I'd left it unlocked overnight and some junkies stole my COBB Accessport.

Luckily I still have the pre-EPA crackdown EQT Stage 2 tune on my computer. Is there any reason to contact COBB about the stolen one? Can I just pay for a new one and be good to go? Will this old .ptm file from EQT work with a new Accessport?

Car hasn't been flashed in years, is unlikely to be soon, so really just an annoyance. Sad that there are people desperate enough to be rifling through someone's car at 5am.

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messrock

messrock

Autocross Champion
Location
Boston
Car(s)
18 GTI DSG
ECNMY R said:
Got in it to discover I'd left it unlocked overnight and some junkies stole my COBB Accessport.

Luckily I still have the pre-EPA crackdown EQT Stage 2 tune on my computer. Is there any reason to contact COBB about the stolen one? Can I just pay for a new one and be good to go? Will this old .ptm file from EQT work with a new Accessport?

Car hasn't been flashed in years, is unlikely to be soon, so really just an annoyance. Sad that there are people desperate enough to be rifling through someone's car at 5am.

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The flash is locked to the AP IIRC. Contact Cobb to find out what you can do.
 
Maiden69

Maiden69

Autocross Champion
Location
Texas
Car(s)
2020 GTI
Well behind on working on the GTI... between yesterday and today I cleaned the wife's OEM SQ5 wheels and my summer wheels. The SQ5 go on storage, and my summers got coated with Opti Coat Pro, and Optimum Tire Coating. I hate doing the tire coating by hand, as Optimums coating dries rather quickly, but my compressor is not plugged in yet, I can see some stroke marks from the foam but I'm sure no one will see them as I drive by. Noticed some streaking, so I may do a second pass before installing them tomorrow.

The good thing is that it is formulated to breakdown with Optimum Power clean, and as long as I use a Ph neutral soap the coating won't degrade. Wheels grabbed a little sheen, expected when coating satin wheels.

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Acadia18

Acadia18

Autocross Champion
Location
The Greater Boston Metropolitan Area
Car(s)
2019 Golf R
ECNMY R said:
Got in it to discover I'd left it unlocked overnight and some junkies stole my COBB Accessport.

Luckily I still have the pre-EPA crackdown EQT Stage 2 tune on my computer. Is there any reason to contact COBB about the stolen one? Can I just pay for a new one and be good to go? Will this old .ptm file from EQT work with a new Accessport?

Car hasn't been flashed in years, is unlikely to be soon, so really just an annoyance. Sad that there are people desperate enough to be rifling through someone's car at 5am.

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You're probably SOL. The tunes are locked to the AP's serial number. Since the new AP will have a different serial number, the tunes won't work. You could try asking EQT if they could update your current tune to work with a new AP, but I wouldn't hold your breath.

I have heard of Cobb offering a discount if you have a police report saying it was stolen, but no first hand experience myself.
 
Treadup

Treadup

Autocross Champion
Location
SE NC
Car(s)
MK7.5 6MT GTI
ECNMY R said:
Got in it to discover I'd left it unlocked overnight and some junkies stole my COBB Accessport.

Luckily I still have the pre-EPA crackdown EQT Stage 2 tune on my computer. Is there any reason to contact COBB about the stolen one? Can I just pay for a new one and be good to go? Will this old .ptm file from EQT work with a new Accessport?

Car hasn't been flashed in years, is unlikely to be soon, so really just an annoyance. Sad that there are people desperate enough to be rifling through someone's car at 5am.

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Man those wheels are sexy.
 
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