Miles: 101902 Had a nail stuck in one of my Yokohama S.Drives so I brought the car into Wheel Works to get it repaired. Before going in I half expected them to say I needed new tires. Sure enough they said I did. I was all about to just go when they showed me the …
Category Archive: Maintenance Log
Maintenance log will contain things like oil changes, repairs and other necessary work on the car.
Oct 08
Replaced windshield wipers
Miles: 101536 Went to Capital VW to pick up some replacement wiper blades. The driver side wiper strip was tearing away and figured I would just replace both. Sure enough they gave me the wrong ones. There was a mid year change in 2006 for wiper blade types. I went back and exchanged them for …
Sep 10
Common issues, tips and tricks for the 2.0t FSI BPY engine
Now that I have the 2.0t FSI BPY engine over 100k miles I figured I would put together a conglomeration of what I have learned over the years to keep this engine running well. I love this engine and despite some common issues it truly is an unbelievable performer. I will break down each one …
Aug 23
Brakes, Intake Flapper Motor, Oil Change and Engine Torque Mount
Miles: 99970 I had a lot done to the car at HOD this week. Brakes, Intake Motor Flap, Oil and Torque mount were all replaced. My brakes were starting to squeal and they had not been replaced since I purchased the car at 58k miles. Not sure when they were done before then. Regardless they …
Aug 14
Intake flap motor finally done – P2008
Miles: 99904 Over the past couple of years I have been getting Intake Manifold Flap errors here and there during cold starts when I idle for a while. I knew the issue was the Intake Manifold Flap failing to do its job correctly. Its a common issue with the older flapper motors and at one …
