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    Takata airbag recall

    It's not the fact that you get a crash bad enough to kill you. It is because the airbag could send a big piece of metal into you neck and killing you if you got in a fender bender that was enough to deploy the air bag. Allegedly the airbags made in Germany do not have this problem but if that's...
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    Takata airbag recall

    I saw my car is listed under the Takata airbag recall and confirmed with the VW dealership. The dealership claims that the affected airbags are only from Mexican made Takata airbags and allegedly all of VW's airbags are German made. Parts are expected to be available by January, if the company...
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    Is that a dare?

    I routinely get 550-600 out of a tank but I drive almost all highway. My car too will always make me think I might get a 700 mile tank. The sad part is that I already adjusted the readout for MPG to be close to accurate.
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    Anyone have a GIAC tune?

    I pulled the trigger on the GIAC tune and am very happy with it so far. Obviously I have nothing to compare it to other than stock but it is a huge difference. The care overall drive much better, as in it has a much smoother and even power delivery. I cannot tell if MPGs are improved as of yet...
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    Anyone have a GIAC tune?

    I will let y'all know. I preferably want a Malone tune but do not have anyone local that may do it for me. My dealer will actually do GIAC tunes as well.
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    Anyone have a GIAC tune?

    Hello all! I am thinking of getting a GIAC tune but cannot find much by way of people that have gotten it on their mk6 cr tdi.
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    What is causing the power decrease?

    I just changed the fuel filter about 2k ago when I read about the filters. The air filter was changed less than 10k ago and the oil filter will be changed at the next oil change in about 700 miles.
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    What is causing the power decrease?

    The idle and everything seems to the same but it has the vibration and reduced power, feels like a brake is dragging but they are not dragging. Oh and my car is a manual transmission. Yes the ac is on but it is on when it is acting normal too.
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    What is causing the power decrease?

    I am not sure why but my car will have these events where I start the car and it idles with more vibration than normal, the rear hatch will actually make an annoying vibration. This is also accompanied by less power than normal. It is not limp mode but when the car is acting fine it takes very...
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    Higher temp thermostat

    Ok. These temps are in our Georgia summers about 90-100 F and mostly highway (75-80 mph). I know the thermostat can be a bugger but will do what's necessary to make sure my mpgs are appropriate. I find the opposite to be true for me for the winter months. I got 46 avg mpg this last winter but I...
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    Higher temp thermostat

    Hello! I have noticed a mpg drop from last summer. This was partly due to a malfunctioning ac but I also noticed on vcds that my car rarely gets to 88 degrees Celsius and usually drops to about 85-86. Is this normal or a malfunctioning thermostat? I was thinking if the car isn't getting warm...
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    Engine fan upgrade

    The fans on my golf run allot in town with the ac on. It is hot but I drive it easy. I usually have 10 mins of in town driving of a 40 min drive to work. The first 30 are all interstate.
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    Engine fan upgrade

    I wasn't having any issues. Just thought more airflow would be good for city driving.
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    Engine fan upgrade

    I have searched everywhere and cannot find an answer. I was wondering is there any way to upgrade the fans for the radiator, inter cooler, and condenser? Even when they are on high speed they don't seem to pull as much air. My 05 Benz CDI really pulls air when that fan runs.
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    Sustained Fuel mileage drop

    Update. It has to be related with the a/c. On the same drive/highway with the a/c on I was getting 37 mpg. I turned off the a/c for a couple minutes and when I turned it back on I got 48 for the remainder of the highway drive. So the a/c was the only real factor in the equation as there were no...
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    Emission Software Update - Update on my situation

    Lubro Moly makes a kit now to clean DPF's. They even come with the equipment. Worth a look.
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    Sustained Fuel mileage drop

    Ok. Thanks guys. I think it is s bad compressor again. The temp outside was 75 today and it would only cool down to 55 on fan speed 2 put to the coldest w/o recirc.
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    Sustained Fuel mileage drop

    KCNY this is going on since April. Planecrazy how did you know it was a seized caliper?
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    Sustained Fuel mileage drop

    I tried shifting at 2000 rpm and lost another mpg. Down to 38 for the tank. Any way to diagnose the rcv valve? In case I got a bad one?
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