I've been very surprised by how easy the Golf has been to work on so far, actually. Oil changes are super easy because the filter is a cartridge on the top of the engine, reservoirs are easy to reach and the battery doesn't require anything else to be removed to replace.
I just changed mine with an STP filter they had in stock at a local store, I can't tell a difference with more expensive ones, fitment was good, it's activated charcoal, for $19 and no shipping cost or time I'll do it again.
My 2012 Golf TDI with the DPF stuff states that it **MUST** have 507 00 5W30 spec diesel oil, not 505 00 or anything else.
I’ve been running them for 2 weeks so far on my Mk6, the ride reminds me of my dads Porsche: sporty and mildly stiff but not bone rattling. They say it’s equivalent to the Koni Sport (yellow) on the softest setting. And that’s good bc you won’t need anything stiffer and you’ll never have to adjust/test/adjust with them.
I did my own oil/filter change at 27k mi with Mobil One European Formula 0W-40, since I'm a little uneasy about 10k intervals in So Ca stop and go traffic and 100+ F heat.
I'm currently is20 United 91 octane tune, APR packs and NGK RS7 plugs (one step colder thant oem), gapped at around 0,028'' and car feels solid. No misfire, no EPC. However it honestly feels just like when I was with oem coilpacks and plugs. Maybe now idle feels a little bit smoother.
I’m now running factory heat range NGK 94833 plugs gapped at 0.03 and the car runs so much cleaner.
I've been using 0W40 Euro Formula from Mobil 1 for years in both my cars. You will be fine running it.
Been there, done that: 205/55-16 summer tires (Conti ExtremeContact DW) on steel wheels It was alright, sidewalls were a bit soft. Great for city driving, like Toronto, or better yet, Montreal, roads there are just terrible.
In the Northeast through a TERRIBLE winter with 4 Nor'easters in as many weeks the car was awesome even on the dodgy stock Hankook all seasons.
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