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dj_efk said:
Yes you’re right, but I should mention it does get regular long journeys, both to Exeter and back (45 mins each way, weekly) and to my parents’ (3h each way, every 3-5 weeks), plus assorted other ad-hoc journeys mixed in with school run duties, so whilst not quite on a par with the French run, the EML problem is not down to usage on short journeys.
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It will be interesting to see what happens overtime if you stay on the Shell when back on your regular runs.
I noticed a difference on our just sold Honda CRV diesel which was on supermarket fuel with Redex added on each fill.
Short runs 3-7 miles but a few weeks of 60miles return runs and it seemed smoother.
 
Stan H said:
It will be interesting to see what happens overtime if you stay on the Shell when back on your regular runs.
I noticed a difference on our just sold Honda CRV diesel which was on supermarket fuel with Redex added on each fill.
Short runs 3-7 miles but a few weeks of 60miles return runs and it seemed smoother.
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Agree with you there Stan. There isn’t a Shell near us but there is on the way to both regular long-distance destinations mentioned above, so I’ll be able to run it on at least every other tank at a minimum as an experiment.
 
dj_efk said:
Non A2 content but today I was reminded of just how high quality Shell’s V-Power diesel is!

I’ve had an intermittent problem on my 2.0 diesel current-shape Touran where the EML has been coming on. My trusted mechanic read the codes and informed me the EGR valve is sticking shut, probably due to being sooted up. For the last month the light has been on constantly - indicating the intermittent problem had turned into a permanent issue.

For context, since I got the car I’ve run it over the last 40k miles on the cheapest fuel I can find dosed with the Millers additive - so I was surprised until I thought about it - I’m sure the Millers does what it’s supposed to (keeping my fuel system clean), but it can’t reduce the soot content of diesel can it? This then covers the inlet via the EGR and gums the latter up I suppose.

I decided to try V-Power as a last ditch attempt to solve the issue without having to pay for the EGR to be removed and cleaned, due to it being the only forecourt fuel that is made from gas (gas to liquid) and therefore it burns cleaner with greatly reduced soot I believe. It also contains all the cleaning additives and increased cetane that the Millers provides so no need to use that anymore when filling up. It does cost a few £ more per tank of course but when staring down the barrel of a big bill, one sometimes has to make a call as to where to spend extra money.

Well here I am half-way through the 2nd tankful having driven the car fully loaded (family of 5 on board, top box + bike rack on the tow bar) down French autoroutes to the Loire Valley at 70-80mph - with oil temps touching 105-110 degrees at times - and what do you know? This morning we got in it to visit an attraction and the EML went out as it should.

I’m a convert! From now on, as it’s proven to be sensitive to fuel quality and I want to avoid the garage bill, I’ll only run the Touran on this stuff whenever possible and use the Shell app / points to lessen the sting of the extra cost. @PlasticMac will approve I’m sure. Audrey is happy with the status quo (cheapest fuel - usually either supermarket or sometimes Texaco - dosed with the Millers and is giving me mid 60s mpg tank averages with mixed driving, so no need to do the same there.
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Heard this before with a 2012 skoda superb and that has shown fantastic results!
Be interesting to see if the A2 benefits as if mpg is improved will have to put my usual 4 gallon in and compare (obviously no dpf or EGR issues on the AMF) , I have a shell 400 meters away lol
 
Speaking personally, using additives and / or higher quality fuels is not about better consumption figures - although if you have a neglected engine combined with a history of running on supermarket fuels I am sure you may see some initial improvement after a few tankfuls once the fuel system and injectors are flushed through of deposits etc. and hence the system is restored to peak effficiency.

This experience has been a good lesson - that technically advanced engines demand top quality fuels if you want to reduce maintenance expenditure in the longer term. Again a certain FSI owner I know will agree - but for those TDI owners with disabled EGRs in particular I’m not sure the benefit would be so pronounced, hence why I’ll keep running Audrey on cheapest + a dose of Millers to replace missing cetane and additives compared with tier-1 branded fuel.
 
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Hi all, the boots needs rather bit of force, and a few tires to shut it properly, also needs a bit of motivation to go up, so I'm guessing the boot struts needs changing.
Any the recommended ones? Or just ebay and so? Cheers
 
Got these from eBay
All good
 

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9ballpaul said:
Failed to close the boot lid properly, drive out of a carpark, bootlid pops up, hits the height restriction and busts the back window 😭
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Really sorry to hear about that. And on a yellow Storm too! I hope it didn't take out any paint as that'll be very hard to match. The hatch is not easily replaceable as a whole: it's not electrically detachable, with any connectors in the wires to it sitting way forward in the car. The FSI also has a higher-sitting and deeper spoiler than the other A2's that were sold over here. So first you need to look for the hatch off an FSI breaker in any colour with the window and spoiler in good nick. Then find a windscreen fitter to cut out your broken rear window, cut the one out of the breaker hatch complete with its spoiler, and transfer it across.
 
9ballpaul said:
Failed to close the boot lid properly, drive out of a carpark, bootlid pops up, hits the height restriction and busts the back window 😭
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There was a guy on Facebook breaking a yellow storm recently.

You can disconnect all of the wires (plug in) from the inside of the tailgate and feed them whole down through the rubber grommet at the top of the tailgate. It’s not too bad a job to do but you’ll need an extra pair of hands for lifting the tailgate.
 
I would also go down the wiring disconnect from existing tail gate and swap in a complete tailgate
I’ve
Done this in a few hours a couple of times in the past

It would be a dreadful job changing the glass over which incidentally is no longer available through the likes of auto glass etc
With proghound on the fsi spoiler being bigger than the normal A2 but yellow is a rare colour so you may be have to compromise on the spoiler size

Paul


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Thanks for your help, I have just purchased! and luckily not too far to go to collect it.

this will be a job to tackle at the coming weekend, i'm an electrician so if I need to cut and join a few wires I should be able to make a tidy job putting it all back
 
9ballpaul said:
Thanks for your help, I have just purchased! and luckily not too far to go to collect it.

this will be a job to tackle at the coming weekend, i'm an electrician so if I need to cut and join a few wires I should be able to make a tidy job putting it all back
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You may be able to remove the complete loom from your tailgate, and refit it in the "new" one.
Mac.
 
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