Flat tire again... :(

What the hell, second time! and this time can't fix it need to replace it, warranty covered.

due to public holiday, all the service centers are closed, need to wait until Tuesday to get it back. 

Lucky did change to 19"... otherwise,#$@$@%^$ holly mother god!

 

What a day.

First Run-in Check Up!!

After 3months and 5000KM, is time for the first service! For the first run-in check up, its free of charge also time to change the engine oil, why not let them to do it to avoid get my hands out of dirt?

Castrol engine oil 5W30 $ 707.73
Oil filter $212.41
Sealing Plug, Oil Sump $ 27.13
O-Ring, Oil Sump $ 23.39

Total cost: HKD $970

For the next service (half year later), I required to pay $3890 for the following service to keep the warranty, What a ripoff!! $3980 does not include Air filter, A/C filter, and all the consumables... 

What do they do? click the following link....

http://www.vw.com.hk/en/volkswagen_service/Aftersales_Service/Regular_Maintenance_Service.html

To be or not to be, that is the question. - Wheel Spacers or Rims

Why need wheel spacers?  For me is just to improve handling to give me a more stable ride and improves vehicle's center of gravity and the second reason is to improve the look of the vehicle. a few mm different will sure improve the handling?

 

During some research it came out with the following: (Source: http://www.bmpdesign.com)

Wheel spacers are a safe and easy way to improve the look and handling of your vehicle. Wheel spacers are also commonly used to provide wheel-to-strut clearance on wheels that do not have the correct offset for your vehicle. Porsche and other auto manufacturers have offered a wheel spacer program for over 30 years, enabling Porsche owners to select a wider range of wheel widths, offsets and tire sizes. Spacing your wheels out to the maximum allowed by the fender width also improves the cars appearance. Additional strut clearance from wheel spacers may also allow the use of wider tires.

 

Noticed there is a 10-15mm gap between the front and rear wheel fender 

If i go for wheel spacers, i can just simply keep my OEM wheel and spray it to gloss black with  thicker anti roll bars for front and rear. so i can keep the 55mm thick tires for comfy and improves vehicle's center of gravity and the bad side is i need to replace all the wheel bolts with longer patterns.

 

If i go for 15mm it will look like above. 

This Tiguan with 15mm wheel spacers and wheel arch extension installed.

 

Gloss Black rims.... That is what i want... 

OR . . . 

Just simply upgrade it to a 19" wheels for better look and handling? OEM Stock wheels are running 235 55 R18 and VW also came with a little upgrade to 255 40 R19.
Yes, again... bigger wheel need new tires... $$$ GOSH!!
 

 

Isn't it lovely? I love this 19" wheel so bad...

Came across with tires size calculator, it came up the following, between 40 and 45mm thick tires, I'm so confuse why VW offer 40mm instead of 45mm tires? aren't 45mm will more comfy on road?

 

With 45mm tires it just fix the existing wheel size.

Tires size calculator:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

http://www.1010tires.com

 

Angels and Demons....

Oil catch can worth it or not?

Always wonder how an oil catch can work for a direct injection engine, 
Google it and came across with the following article, As i know some of 
the FSI or TSI engine owner started to have engine failure after 5 or 6 years 
they both have check engine lights on, engine stall, power loss, stuff like that...

For example 1.8T engine, the fuel injectors are located behind the intake valves, 
when you drive fast with high rpm, it will have a chance to burn all the oils on the valves.

As TSI is a direct injection engine, no fuel will pass through those intake valves 
and it will leave the oil stick on the intake valves and cause those problems 
the direct injection engine no matter how hard you drive, it still cannot burn
all the oils, as you can see the following pics.

 

The following link show how a catch can works.  worth to read this article if you wanna know more about catch can and TSI engine.

How does an oil catch can work and why is it beneficial?
https://www.redline-motorworks.com/kb_results.asp?ID=8

Forge oil catch can.

UNITRONIC STAGE 1+: 260HP / 295LB-TQ

A friend of mine Barry asked the price of a tuning chip for me while he was there getting his Polo GTI fixed.... OMG just couldn't believe the price!! After remapped will receive 80bhp more power! total 260bhp!! A Tiguan with 260bhp... 4WD... can Tiguan beat a Subaru or Evo?

UNITRONIC STAGE 1+: 260HP / 295LB-TQ
http://www.unitronic-chipped.com/ecu-tuning/Volkswagen-Tiguan-20L-TSI-2008-2010-stg1plus

Features:

• Engineered with Strict Industry Standards
• Extensively Tested Under Various Driving Conditions
• Volkswagen Factory Safety Limiters Retained
• Greatest Power and Torque Gains in the Industry, Guaranteed!
• Optimized Responsiveness and Drivability
• Optimized Smoothness and Driving Comfort
• Power Delivery Perfectly Optimized Throughout the Power Band
• Improved Fuel Efficiency
• Speed Governor Removed
• RPM Limiter Increased to 7000
• Ignition Timing Precisely Calibrated for Higher Octane Fuel

Did that to my Polo GTI before, after remapped, it another car! 2 different car!
Rides differently! !

Door warning Lights

Take off your door panel following the diagrams below, remember to have the right tool to do the job.

 

Here is how you will see after you took off the panel,.

 You will need to find this plug, and your pin will plug right into the slot.

 Here is what you need for this project. lights and cable

Find:

Pin 18 for live connection ( + RED)

Pin 19 for ground connection ( - BLACK)

 Use VCDS to activate the light.

 

 

Be sure all the nipples rest in place(2), before you install it back.

You are done!

 

but unfortunately, the rear door warning light couldn't activate by VCDS, i'm still looking for a way to hack in. will post up if the problem found.

Door warning light 1K0 947 411A: HKD $110 for 4

Rear chrome strip yes or no?

Why am i getting this? It not just about the look, is to protect the door being hit by the ceiling, since the ceiling height in hong kong is too low, u might hit HVAC or some water pipes above your head. better protect it then say sorry..... Yes or no?

 

 Matt Black?

 

Without rear chrome strip?

Volkswagen Genuine Rear chrome strip: HKD$ 80
Part number 5N0 071 360