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I just want to extend a big thank you to these guys.
About 5 weeks ago my car suddenly went from running 100%, to not running at all.
Bob was at my place a couple of times a week helping with scanning and general diagnosis, while Kyle kindly leant me a set of backup coilpacks.
Having the coilpacks that were known to have been 100% allowed us to have a steady baseline to work from, without having to spend big $$$$.
The issue was peculiar, in that we had spark, air and fuel, but it would not burn a drop of it...just saturate the plugs and choke itself.
After all of this:
MAP Sensor - I've tried 2
Coolant Temp Sensor - I've tried 2
Calibrated the TB - Just in case
Checked all hoses visually
All new plugs, gapped correctly
New FPR
New N75
Have Spark huge spark
Have air
Compression Test carried out
Pressure Tested the system
Vac Tested the system
Replaced one broken green check valve
Wastegate Actuators are cracking at approx. 6-7PSI
Swapped out ECUs with another Stage 3 ECU - No difference
The issue was Shell V-Power purchased from the Shell station on 32nd & 12th Street Ave NE Calgary. I fueled up prior to the car stopping, and thankfully had the receipt.
After draining the tank on Saturday (and missing Driven), I ran Husky 94 through the system and the car is hitting 22PSI once more!
Having had ZERO VAG experience, I've now learned a huge amount, which I'd like to thank Bob for.
I can only imagine what the bill would have been if I had trusted it to a Shop, as the last thing they'd likely have suspected would have been the fuel.
Based on my last shop experience, and extrapolating, the bill would have been $127,445.26 + GST.
Lessons learned -
Thanks folks!
About 5 weeks ago my car suddenly went from running 100%, to not running at all.
Bob was at my place a couple of times a week helping with scanning and general diagnosis, while Kyle kindly leant me a set of backup coilpacks.
Having the coilpacks that were known to have been 100% allowed us to have a steady baseline to work from, without having to spend big $$$$.
The issue was peculiar, in that we had spark, air and fuel, but it would not burn a drop of it...just saturate the plugs and choke itself.
After all of this:
MAP Sensor - I've tried 2
Coolant Temp Sensor - I've tried 2
Calibrated the TB - Just in case
Checked all hoses visually
All new plugs, gapped correctly
New FPR
New N75
Have Spark huge spark
Have air
Compression Test carried out
Pressure Tested the system
Vac Tested the system
Replaced one broken green check valve
Wastegate Actuators are cracking at approx. 6-7PSI
Swapped out ECUs with another Stage 3 ECU - No difference
The issue was Shell V-Power purchased from the Shell station on 32nd & 12th Street Ave NE Calgary. I fueled up prior to the car stopping, and thankfully had the receipt.
After draining the tank on Saturday (and missing Driven), I ran Husky 94 through the system and the car is hitting 22PSI once more!
Having had ZERO VAG experience, I've now learned a huge amount, which I'd like to thank Bob for.
I can only imagine what the bill would have been if I had trusted it to a Shop, as the last thing they'd likely have suspected would have been the fuel.
Based on my last shop experience, and extrapolating, the bill would have been $127,445.26 + GST.
Lessons learned -
- Keep all fuel receipts (which I do)
- Trust that a Shell Branch Manager will totally change their story, and lie to their insurance company
- Stick to Husky 94, which I have done for 99% of my fuel ups over the last 3 years
- If you suspect fuel, file a complaint ASAP (which I did 3 weeks ago)
- Know that you will never see a cent in compensation if you don't bring it to a shop. I'm OK with this, as I'd rather not float $127,445.26 until it is sorted
- Finally, you can count on the great community that you guys have here. I've had great backup from a few members on here, especially Bob.
Thanks folks!
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