Pros and Cons of the new (B7) VW Passat

[jhonnieblue]

Ohhh
Filled up with super..no noticeable change to efficiency or power..not that I drive that hard anyway.normal 7.5l/km on highway avg to home

[neexis]

Ohhh
Filled up with super..no noticeable change to efficiency or power..not that I drive that hard anyway.normal 7.5l/km on highway avg to home

No difference in acceleration?

Yea I probably get around the same. I have mine in km/l though, but it works out to around the same.
Usually get around 700km per $300 topup.

[jhonnieblue]

Well was 7.5l/100km
But yea round 700 once u drive ok.
Initially did notice led power.. Just slightly
Bit by the time I hit the highway was back to normal..

[EcoTune Trinidad]

Its also pointless in my opinion for direct injection engines...not to mention the fuel filter on these are big and very efficient

[jhonnieblue]

So where do u guys service..firm or outside.. And do you buy your own parts?

If so where
Would love to know some of the commonly changed part no's such as filters brakes etc

[telfer]

Sorry to interject on this here thread I still have my 2012 passat for sale Highline model if u know anyone that looking for one let me know

[jhonnieblue]

Quick question

What is the standard warranty on these vehicles

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

2 years mechanical, 3 years on paint, 12 years on body in terms of corrosion.

[jhonnieblue]

So changed out my rear control arms and rear brakes today.. Strange thing.. No judder now..at all:shock:
Car riding tons smoother and more firm
Still have to align tom
How weird

[neexis]

So changed out my rear control arms and rear brakes today.. Strange thing.. No judder now..at all:shock:
Car riding tons smoother and more firm
Still have to align tom
How weird

Replaced with original parts or aftermarket?

Real curious bout that judder

[jhonnieblue]

Aftermarket on both..got it aligned..working perfectly...so strange

[neexis]

What brand did you get?

Is your car still under warranty? If not, who are you doing your services with?

[jhonnieblue]

Can't rem the brand for the control arms..I'll have to check amazon .
Not under warranty. I do my servicing still by Bess but the major part changes.. I order stuff myself and let dole change them out

[jhonnieblue]

So just got an error code. Abs speed sensor gone.have to get it scanned to see which one. But thinking of ordering both from ECS tunning. Aftermarket of course

[telfer]

The abs sensor is only $600 at massy

[jhonnieblue]

Fixed it myself..turned out to be dirty..took the senor out cleaned it and all the error codes went away

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

Did u take pics?

[jhonnieblue]

sadly no.. Was doing it by myself
Followed this thread here

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.p ... n-10-steps)

Only diff is u have to remove the tire to get access to the sensor...its a tight fit to maneuver around and get the senor out

[neexis]

Can't rem the brand for the control arms..I'll have to check amazon .
Not under warranty. I do my servicing still by Bess but the major part changes.. I order stuff myself and let dole change them out

Dole as in the guy from BA?

[jhonnieblue]

Yup

[neexis]

Wasn't impressed.. he came with me for a road test to see the probs I was talking about. This man on his cell phone normal, obviously not paying attention to anything I telling him.

This man running his own show on the side and seeing about his side business on company time..

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

sadly no.. Was doing it by myself
Followed this thread here

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.p ... n-10-steps)

Only diff is u have to remove the tire to get access to the sensor...its a tight fit to maneuver around and get the senor out

Thanks. Had no idea about this. Always figured when they give trouble you replace them.

[jhonnieblue]

From what I was reading it seem a lot of people clean the brakes at least twice a year..so far no probs since after the cleaning
Everything works like normal

[purple_heart77]

Clean the brake, sorry for this noob question, but can you elaborate/detail?

I have flushed the brake fluid after 4 years, changed parts when worn, no other maintenance.

[jhonnieblue]

My bad..should have been clean the sensors and all the areas surrounding it. You can do it with simple brake cleaner spray and clean out the Senors ports with some qtips.

[purple_heart77]

Thanks for that. Next time I go to do work there I'll make sure and get sensors and ports sprayed out.

[jhonnieblue]

Anyone ever had to change engine or transmission mounts?

[purple_heart77]

Anyone ever had to change engine or transmission mounts?

None on my 2008 B6.

[jhonnieblue]

So I decided to change the abs speed sensor as the old one was still giving internment readings.
Got it off ecs tunning and shipped it in.
Took some time installing it just now only to see the error pop back on the dash board
This is frustrating. No clue y its doing this
I'll take it back down in the morning and see if I can test it and get it working

[jhonnieblue]

OK guys need some advice, got a replacement abs sensor from both amazon and ecs tuning. Now I installed it but the error lights on the dashboard are still remaining.
I even tried the old sensor that was working intermitantly but now joy
Does the error message have to be cleared with vcds?
If so anyone want to help me out with it?