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So while at the family cottage on Monday, I just happened to notice a Night Blue Metallic 2015 Passat TDI 6spd manual for sale at a local small town garage. I've been on this forum for years now and feel I have a decent knowledge of the MK4 platform with the ALH engine but this is a whole new ball game for me. I believe this would be called the B8 Passat with the CVCA EA288 engine if I've done my research correctly. Anyway, I gave him a call and took it out for drive today. The car itself is pretty decent. Much nicer interior than I'm used to. However I was honestly kinda disappointed with the power. To compare, my 2dr Golf has 3" exhaust turbo back, Stage 1 Malone Tune and upgraded Bully clutch and nozzles which in my mind should make the 2 cars around equal in power and torque. I fully realize the Passat is a much bigger car but I still feel like it was lacking in the power department. My little Golf with 400k+ kms would eat this thing for breakfast from a light. It goes ok like maybe a stock mk4 ALH would I guess. It has had VW's fix. There are no service lights on.
Questions,
To the guys that have driven both. Should the stock Passat feel more like a modded ALH?
Is there any issues with intake clogging from EGR causing power loss?
Is there anything else that would cause this lack of power?
I turned the heater on (today's temp was 32°C or 90°F) to check the heater core and felt just cool air coming from the far right vent. I'm assuming this is a clogged heater core. Is there any issues with blend doors that would cause this as well?
The A/C didn't feel really cold. In my Golf I actually have to raise the temp because it gets frosty cold. In the Passat, the A/C just felt cool. I had it on Max AC and recirc on and it never really got to a temp where I think it should. Is there any common AC related issues to be concerned with?
TIA
Questions,
To the guys that have driven both. Should the stock Passat feel more like a modded ALH?
Is there any issues with intake clogging from EGR causing power loss?
Is there anything else that would cause this lack of power?
I turned the heater on (today's temp was 32°C or 90°F) to check the heater core and felt just cool air coming from the far right vent. I'm assuming this is a clogged heater core. Is there any issues with blend doors that would cause this as well?
The A/C didn't feel really cold. In my Golf I actually have to raise the temp because it gets frosty cold. In the Passat, the A/C just felt cool. I had it on Max AC and recirc on and it never really got to a temp where I think it should. Is there any common AC related issues to be concerned with?
TIA