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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1108777" data-attributes="member: 176704"><p>Apart from the <em>(then soon needed!)</em> new clutch<em> (and a new turbo after a "brainstorm moment" with a big "impatient" Merc on a dark wet Sunday evening - span the front wheels in 1st, 2nd & 3rd gears from the lights, but then "absolutely nothing" but a big cloud of black oily smoke at the next set of lights, followed by being trucked home - well, it had done 110k before that happened, <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/sad.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad :(" data-shortname=":(" />)</em></p><p></p><p>OTOH, I agree about the service intervals - it now (at 132k) needs oil & filter every 12 months/9k after the remap, but doesn't use any oil between changes<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>PS: ALWAYS use the correct (i.e. for VAG that means "Quantum" = "Duckhams" after VAG bought the company!) oil that you buy yourself.</p><p></p><p>Don't trust a garage to change the oil for you - many, a<em>nd I know of at least one</em>, buy generic 5-30W /5-40W/ 10-40W oils in bulk and use that for any car that needs "roughly the same thing", even though those actually need car brand/model/engine-specific versions! Recipe for "future disaster" as far as customers, or the next buyers, are concerned <img src="http://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1108777, member: 176704"] Apart from the [I](then soon needed!)[/I] new clutch[I] (and a new turbo after a "brainstorm moment" with a big "impatient" Merc on a dark wet Sunday evening - span the front wheels in 1st, 2nd & 3rd gears from the lights, but then "absolutely nothing" but a big cloud of black oily smoke at the next set of lights, followed by being trucked home - well, it had done 110k before that happened, :()[/I] OTOH, I agree about the service intervals - it now (at 132k) needs oil & filter every 12 months/9k after the remap, but doesn't use any oil between changes:D PS: ALWAYS use the correct (i.e. for VAG that means "Quantum" = "Duckhams" after VAG bought the company!) oil that you buy yourself. Don't trust a garage to change the oil for you - many, a[I]nd I know of at least one[/I], buy generic 5-30W /5-40W/ 10-40W oils in bulk and use that for any car that needs "roughly the same thing", even though those actually need car brand/model/engine-specific versions! Recipe for "future disaster" as far as customers, or the next buyers, are concerned :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]
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