1000 Mile Update

[skinnyb]

34 k this weekend. No issues other than getting a new seat bottom at around 15k (squeaky) and a new fuel filter canister at around 25k.


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[whiteywhip]

only 650 miles and love it......great to see everyone isnt having any real problems except wiping the smile off your face

 

[VeeDubTDI]

Literally nothing new to report...
-J

You jinxed it!

Sunroof drain leak? It's not coming from the door seal...

Going to the dealer on Wednesday morning to have this looked at and the radio update done.

 

[compu_85]

The dealer cleaned the sunroof drain (the tech saw some crud in it). There was no staining on the headliner. To the tech's credit he wanted to try the simple fix before tearing into the headliner. We'll see if that cures it once and for all

-J

 

[compu_85]

Found some evidence of that dealer service while changing some wiring in the trunk:

-J

 

[ChadS99SVT]

Where is this sunroof drain?

 

[unixb0y]

You jinxed it!

Sunroof drain leak? It's not coming from the door seal...

Going to the dealer on Wednesday morning to have this looked at and the radio update done.

What is the mount called?

 

[VeeDubTDI]

Some Chinese garbage clip from Amazon. It works well enough for my iPhone with the giant Otterbox.

By the way the leak returned the last time we had a decent bit of rain. I guess they'll have to rip it all apart to find the source (tube probably disconnected from drain).

 

[Jarrod B]

Just rolled over 3000 this morning.

 

[VeeDubTDI]

A noteworthy milestone from the other day...

 

[APT]

Cool! Do you expect to keep it until 222222? I hit 17171 this morning.

 

[baja_brewer]

I hit 4444 last night!

 

[psd1]

2222 yesterday! Ha ha

 

[Jarrod B]

glad to hear! My sel is at 66,500 and still going strong. No real problems to speak of, had a problem with the rear window going down and not up but was fixed under warranty. Other than that she is cruzing right along. Lifetime average for me is 37.1 with a high of 44.2. Lots of 75+ highway driving in that.

66,500????????

 

[VeeDubTDI]

Cool! Do you expect to keep it until 222222? I hit 17171 this morning.

I certainly hope so!

66,500????????

TheGrove drives a lot! IIRC his daily commute is 2 hours each way.

 

[tdiatlast]

compu 85: Was the spilled AdBlue courtesy of Alexandria VW? Shame on them. I continue to be pleased with Stohlman, but in fact, they've not done anything terribly complex yet...only oil changes, AdBlue, mount tires on rims, FE alignment...also put foam shims under the "fender" dash trim...

 

[VeeDubTDI]

I think the spilled AdBlue was courtesy of Springfield, VW (now Sheehy VW of Springfield) despite a very stern warning from me to be careful. Go figure!

Oh well - it's easy enough to clean up with a damp bath towel.

 

[VeeDubTDI]

Car is being ripped apart for wiring modifications.

Adding constant power in the trunk to the new PWM control module that will control the LED tail lights. They will now function like the Chinese Passat except the turn signals will be the main LEDs instead of amber bulbs. The amber bulbs will be repurposed as a second set of reverse lights (4 reverse lights total). The decision to go with the red LEDS for turn signals was for safety and visibility - this is the same as the new A6 and A7 Audis. The bullet lights will only come on with the brakes and turn signals, adding to the contrast between parking lights and stop/turn.

Another wire is being added to for the rear fog light.

Once the tail lights are done, a 30A switched power circuit will be added under the passenger's seat for some radio equipment.

Inside the dash, fuse block undergoing surgery. Jason purchased factory repair wires (at great expense) to do all of the wiring the right way. No vampire taps here!

This is the emission controls wiring bundle.

Factory repair wires.

Aluminum look dash panels are made in USA!

Lots of little clips holding it on.

Wiring in progress.

All opened up.

 

[TheGrove]

66,500????????

TheGrove drives a lot! IIRC his daily commute is 2 hours each way.

Yep I commute from Breezewood PA (Where I-70 meets the turnpike) to Rockville MD. At last check I'm up to just over 70,200 at this point.

 

[tdiatlast]

compu 85: Was the spilled AdBlue courtesy of Alexandria VW? Shame on them. I continue to be pleased with Stohlman, but in fact, they've not done anything terribly complex yet...only oil changes, AdBlue, mount tires on rims, FE alignment...also put foam shims under the "fender" dash trim...

My apologies to Alexandria VW. Shame on ME! The spilled AdBlue in Compu85's car was courtesy of Springfield VW. My mistake.

 

[GuyGuy]

Just about to hit the 25 000 mile mark (40 000km) and my bigest complaint is the cruise. the buttons are small and the cancel is annoying. Trying to use it with gloves on sucks.

And yes the centre console is too low and droops down. At least in the golf it was adjustable!

Averaging 38.5 mpg (6.1L) with winter fuel and tires.

Other then that, so far so good, I have a rattle in the front and I'm suspecting it might be a ball joint/tie rod end.

 

[compu_85]

So I just finished tearing the interior apart, installing some wiring, and putting it back together. Some observations:

I can see how they were able to trim cost and production time out of this car compared to the mk4. I'd say there are 3/4 to 1/2 as many screws in the interior in the NMS. The design of clips is simpler (not worse, just less complicated. Most things are attached with a simple metal spring clip). The carpets are a bit thinner, and areas that aren't seen aren't painted. Attachments and design of the rear seat are more simple.

I did some of the disassembly in the cold, and only broke 2 clips which were the fault of me not knowing how to release them, not the design. That no plastic parts broke or cracked while I was working with them speaks volumes to the material quality.

There's fewer trim pieces overall too. Smaller trim pieces are combined into larger single ones. Fewer pieces means fewer chances for rattles... hopefully that holds true!

Doing this has made me like the design of the car even more

-Jason

 

[phlfly]

So would you say it's less safe then previous generation? I meant if it made from thinner metal and structure looks stronger.

So I just finished tearing the interior apart, installing some wiring, and putting it back together. Some observations:

I can see how they were able to trim cost and production time out of this car compared to the mk4. I'd say there are 3/4 to 1/2 as many screws in the interior in the NMS. The design of clips is simpler (not worse, just less complicated. Most things are attached with a simple metal spring clip). The carpets are a bit thinner, and areas that aren't seen aren't painted. Attachments and design of the rear seat are more simple.

I did some of the disassembly in the cold, and only broke 2 clips which were the fault of me not knowing how to release them, not the design. That no plastic parts broke or cracked while I was working with them speaks volumes to the material quality.

There's fewer trim pieces overall too. Smaller trim pieces are combined into larger single ones. Fewer pieces means fewer chances for rattles... hopefully that holds true!

Doing this has made me like the design of the car even more

-Jason

 

[compu_85]

It's more safe than the prior generation... I was talking about the trim not the body itself being thinner. The NMS has more high strength steel, plus improved welding, etc. It's much more rigid than the now 15 year old Mk4.

-J

 

[compu_85]

We crossed 50,000 miles this month. The horrible Hankooks are gone

The car has developed a nasty habit of draining the battery while parked. I hope to look into that more this weekend. I think the battery is also getting a bit weak, even after leaving the car on the charger it cranks slower than when it was new.

For those who were wondering, yes, you can use a Pella on the NMS:

We used only about 2.5 gallons of DEF in the last 10,000 miles!

-J

 

[FormerOwner]

I use a Pela 6000 on my Passat TDI too! Great handy tool for me.

 

[compu_85]

Coming up quick on 60,000 miles! Need to order the oil change kit!

-J

 

[Lightflyer1]

I have found my dealer to be very near the cost of ordering as far as oil and filters are concerned.

 

[compu_85]

Did the 60k service yesterday.

Here are some pics from our 60K service...

Nice and clean inside

Fuel filter doing it's job

Air filter doing it's job

Primed the fuel system with the VCDS output test for the fuel system electronics (didn't pre-fill the filter housing). After about 30 seconds all of the air was purged out and it started right up.

One problem has cropped up... the car seems to drain the battery rapidly. I'm thinking it was a bad battery... I'll replace the OE battery on Monday. I imagine the high underhood temps bake it at a faster rate than the older cars.

-J

 

[compu_85]

A taste of things to come:

I'll do a full how to on the memory seat retrofit soon - but I have to say it is shockingly easy to install. If you don't care about matching the memory positions to the remotes it's literally plug and play

-J