Mk5 gti Shakes at idle

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Mk5 gti Shakes at idle

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Gooday,my mk5 gti,has this very bad shake in the cabin.I had issues with the cam follower which i replaced and now doing the cam aswel,however on idle the car shakes,at sometimes i jump out and go to the back of the car and the exhuast sound changes like surging,im really lost for words for buy a gti and having timless issues,

Please can some one help
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Does it show a missfire at that stage ie. Check in vagcom if the missfire counter is adding numbers.
Do you know the history of the car. Maybe the balance shafts have been removed.
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Not sure on the history of the vehical,and no access to vag com,the vehical drives perfect no loss of power only when i come to a stop at idle then i get the every 1 minute shake and if i pay close attention i can hear the exhuast making like a burping noise,i have knotice the engine is rocking aswel
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That can even be the pcv valve playing up. Dirt cheap from goldwagen. Under R300 so change that first.
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So i read up on the net,were the guys say remove the pcv hose from the inlet and blow into it,and if u cannot blow and theres resistance then the valve is working not sure if this is correct
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I hate getting oil in my mouth so i don't know.
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Most probably the PCV. A weakspot on the TFSI motors. They hold up even worse with increased boost, so if you intend on modding, I would suggest a PCV delete with a catch can. It is significantly more expensive, but definitely worth it in the long run.
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panic-mechanic wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:26 am That can even be the pcv valve playing up. Dirt cheap from goldwagen. Under R300 so change that first.
Rather spend R200 more and buy the OEM replacement from VW direct imo.
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Thanks guys going to get a new pcv this week and hope it resolves the issue,however will the goldwagen product work as wel as the orm part?
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Calvinmk5gti wrote: Sun Apr 21, 2019 2:25 pm Thanks guys going to get a new pcv this week and hope it resolves the issue,however will the goldwagen product work as wel as the orm part?
Everyone to their own, but in my experience, the oem part is superior.
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