How to Check a MK5 GTI for Problems

In this video, we show you how to inspect a MK5 GTI. This can be useful if you want to check over a car you currently own, or look over a vehicle you may purchase.
While this video was shot on a MK5 GTI it would be almost identical on a MK6 GTI, as well as other models on the same platform.
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[@HMNLT]

Hands down one of the most thorough vehicle inspection on a MK5 available anywhere on the net. Thank you Deutsche AP

[@Music_is_my_religion]

Thank you I just bought a 2009 gti and this educated me a lot on what to be looking for as I get acquainted with My new ride I’m going from Honda to Volkswagen and loving every minute of it lol

[@joeln3415]

eddie leon I'm looking at getting a mk5 2008 for college, have you had any issues with it as of now?

[@soanyway757]

@@joeln3415 I have mine 09 gti 4sale

[@HannahsGarage]

Yay more Mk.V!!!!

[@robc5955]

Great video thanks, for those in Europe these checks also apply to a lot of Skoda and Seat models from 2009 to 2015 which were based on the golf 5 platform.

[@derekjlight]

Owned an ‘07 GTI from new for 7 years. Things I learned are: they consume oil, change the cam follower, your fuel pump will go at some point, update the PCV valve and DV valve, coil packs and plugs will not last 60k miles lol. Other than that it was boat loads of fun. Still had the original brakes at 45k miles when I sold it.

[@michaelhenriks9405]

derekjlight I have a Golf 5 GTI, it has 200k miles, does not consume oil, spark plugs were never changed before 60k and it was it's all life on 20k oil change interval. You should not generalize

[@derekjlight]

Michael Henriks in no way was I generalizing. I was giving my own input on what I experienced with my car. So is Paul generalizing by explaining common issues in the video?

[@mark5904]

derekjlight definitely were generalizing.

[@dannymartinez8522]

Just today some guy was trying to sell me his mk5. I asked him if changed the cam follower on routine maintenance and his response what's that. His car had 169,000 miles

[@richardwright3267]

derekjlight I own a 2006 gti and I have every single problem as you except the glow plugs. My oil pump went out 3 days after I bought it

[@air5002]

It was great to see how you would inspect properly. That was a good job and I bet it doesn't take long when the process is second nature. I'd put an extra step at the checks on DSG. I found that forcing it to retrain solved the unexpected mechanical disengagement. I experienced it when starting my car which was fine when I parked about 30 mins before. I tried to reverse and found there was no transmission power at all. I think that's the unexpected mechanical gear disengagement. I could not deduce what caused the problem. It's some glitch in the gearbox computer which when you turn it off and turn it on again the fault is gone. So do the manual reset routine as described by many sites, involving ignition on depressing the accelerator to the floor including the button for 30 seconds, followed by ignition off and accelerator to the floor for 30 seconds. I then cleared the code. When I restarted the engine, the transmission was back, and it was reset, so it was then learning again what it had learned before. There's another process called adaptation, which has the clutches readjust their positions and pressure. Again, the transmission thereafter ajusts to the ideal setting, assuming you have sufficient clutch naterial to adjust. One thing I notice is you didn't check much down on the side of the engine where the coolant flange is. I notice that some are saying this is turning out to be a common source of coolant loss (and of course you had the white mineral deposit). Anyone know how to really get that damn stuff off?

[@bacala0]

Cupping IS a big issue with CCs. Great video Paul!

[@jay55148]

I own a mk5 gti, so this upload is really helpful 👍

[@dominickvilone7629]

Great video, im looking for either a MK5 or MK6 right now. seems the mk5 has less problems ?

[@lego4virgo]

So, this is the same 2.0T TSI that we find in the Tiguan?

[@chapmanandchapmanproductio974]

Absolutely fantastic review or look for thing, definitely will be watching others!! A++++++++

[@FourCeez]

Any idea of how to fix a epc light? mainly happens when I idle. I turn the car off and on again and the problem is gone until like I said I idle. Car goes into limp mode after the light appears only allowing me to go above 2400rpms. (2009 mk5 gti) I heard it could be the wiring harness but I sorta want to talk it down with someone with such expertise like yourself.

[@bigjmeister]

Thanks. I’ve been waiting for this for a long time.

[@gtisnoopy6235]

Great informative video. The leak at the gearbox end if not gearbox oil maybe the rear main seal.

[@AbduulG]

U should have at least 400 k views for such a good video.

[@michaelmarquez6133]

Thank you so so much for this , I'm going to do all of this to my gti this weekend!! Really helped

[@brettgetz2721]

I almost bought '07 GTI. After watching this video I changed my mind.

[@qfabny]

Hey, I love your channel. I currently have a mark v rabbit, but I’m looking for a Mark V GTI. Is it possible you could source one for me? Thanks again and keep up the great work!

[@castin5244]

The problem with inspections is why would the seller go through the trouble of letting you inspect it when he has a list of several other potential buyers? This has been the case with almost every car I've bought. They just say "next" and try to get the easiest sell possible. Even if the car is flawless, asking people if you can get it inspect is almost 90% guaranteed to end up with the car being pulled out from under you.

[@647killa]

Fantastic video ! And United Gray 3-door GTI FTW !!

[@mikesvirtualgarage9917]

Bring back that exit music to current episodes :D

[@jessicah3450]

Everyday I pet my MK5's dashboard and say a little prayer that she won't leave me stranded. She's a gentle creature. Edit: There's a warranty extension on the water pumps now. Also be looking for a recall on the ABS module.

[@alexanderfolkerts2567]

Lots of good information! Keep it up

[@amirdieselx64]

That engine bay needs a good washing, maybe you can do a DIY ? Good video.

[@sonykroket]

One of the best

[@goorackerelite]

I love the MK V, a legend amongst legends. Mad expensive to maintain though, but worth it. Thermostats usually go around 100k mark and that is a bitch to replace.

[@Gazshadows]

minyan Zhu mine went at 55k miles haha they aren't easy to change

[@germade]

lol my mk5 gti engine doesnt look like that specially the engine cover and induction system. is that different engine?

[@s9523pink]

Sergio, this is a TSI engine, not an FSI, which has a larger more cumbersome engine cover with the induction system in the cover. On my MKV, I took that FSI cover off and replaced my induction system with a cold air intake, housed, similar to this TSI version, in a separate air box made out of carbon fiber ...from ECS Tuning. I suggest you do something like this as the original sits on top of the hot engine, robbing some power, that’s probably why later models went to the above induction.

[@votedgames8795]

@@s9523pink dear man if you looked back in the vw papers and why this is above the ''hot'' engine then you sould notice that the air filter in the cover takes less space than the intake on the side. The more space they saved the more components they could put in this area like confort parts for instance airco and climate controll(standard in germany) and for the seccond point a cold air intake is nice for more power but i would reccomend a replacement filter becouse the cold air intake only has use with more than 300+ pk or 295,8 hp and most of the people don't run this power. most of the times the filter would not be cleaned propperly, 70% of the people like the idea of this filter becouse it looks cool and think that is use at this low power. so that 70% places it and never even look at it once it is installed.

[@rtellsworth]

Appreciate you guys so much. Saving my ass time and time again.

[@TheRambory]

Fantastic video! Thank you.

[@gaming502gt]

Muchas gracias!!!! Me ayudó bastante !! :)

[@ORALZZZ]

So freaking helpful, thank you so much!

[@RZAtomic]

the same think for the R32 MK5 would be nice

[@will24655]

My front left CV boot split in exactly the same place.

[@danielvelasco3467]

would this be the same for mkv Jetta gli?

[@DLaTorre787]

I have a mk5 gti with 306whp and a this month it have a $1600 maintenance treatment

[@Keepin-it-wheel101]

Great video paul, valve cover gasket...video ....can't find one for 2.0 tsi... mostly fsi available

[@Prima_Nocta]

That is because there is no valve cover gasket on the TSI.

[@jman1239]

how do you go about getting a pre purchase inspection.

[@BoleDaPole]

U has to call a mechanic and know a super secret handshake.

[@erwinvanriel5843]

Normaly there is a ea113 engine in this car. In this mk5 it's the next gen ?

[@progmanmike]

I didn’t see a code for that dsg fault, but as someone who had a similar issue, given the miles and the scenario where it directly effects reverse, it is likely the clutchpack. The leaking fluid was probably from the previous owner getting the dsg fluid serviced. Or the dude was aimlessly monkeying around

[@st33fie]

MK5 GTI with a newer type TSI engine??? MK5 in Europe is the Older TFSI engine with another engine cover . Can you or anyone explain this please

[@Deutscheautoparts]

We are going to talk about this on AskDAP 120..... look out for this soon

[@LosLocoBastards]

2008.5 gtis have tsi engine

[@jakespinella8161]

2006-2008.5 have FSI and then the last year and a half had the TSI I think

[@s2kay750]

Depends what country you’re in. Some countries had FSI engines for all mk5 production years

[@votedgames8795]

in most parts of europe 2008 the mk5 stops producing and upgraded to mk6 in america and some other country's the mk6 came a year later, the mk5 motors stops delivering at that point but the mk5 body's still role of the line thats why a mk6 engine is fitted in a mk5 body so they could make the mk5 a year longer before the mk6 came out in that country. the year of release for the car in that particularly country is the year the inport right's are accepted and the factory molds where send to de country to produce.

[@ivanvega2821]

Awesome video!

[@scarface9172]

the wheel of this car are 17 or 18 ???

[@xBreezy_23]

Thanks Paul !

[@danielreed878]

I have a 2007 faienhieght new motor IE stage 3 dsg 3 tune new clutches new wave track the car dies when you come to a stop. Had clutches redone same problem and the electronic brain replace can the wa e track possibly be bad no one knows what to do I have put about 50000 00 in it this last year it's been a year this march please help thank you. Wolf

[@truthseeker8483]

I test drove one and the engine mounts failed and the coolant flowed out everywhere..so I guess test driving is one way...

[@ancientapparition1638]

lol

[@techo61]

19:36 You say "it should perk up your ears to look for other things that may have been done" . We are thinking WTF, 'ears to look', where can I find a set of those? They'd be extremely handy in any bar...

[@RS-ft7nv]

I always work on my brothers mk5 gti not a fan of it, always something

[@eponymous7910]

On the plus side your bro will pay off your house within a couple years

[@jessicah3450]

Edward H Yeah, it's always something. My dad was the original owner of my car and was the family mechanic. Now I've inherited her, and her problems despite meticulous care. Your brother is lucky to have you, that's all I can say.

[@danielfl.9347]

My MK5 is making some noise from behind when I drive frisky on a bumpy road. What could it be?

[@maclanphere5674]

squirrels

[@BobSmith-mc7uq]

Empty beer cans?

[@themachine8009]

Where’s Charles at?

[@mannyjeet]

is it cold in the shop? maybe a little nippy lol

[@youngrios]

Do the mk6

[@lhassall77]

Just a facelift of the Mk5

[@MyerShift7]

Why? It's only a cosmetically different MKV.

[@youngrios]

@@lhassall77 wrong

[@youngrios]

@@MyerShift7 wrong . They aren't exactly the same

[@lhassall77]

@@youngrios From someone who only posts street racing videos 😂

[@davidq9705]

I have a passat GT .occasionally when I down shift from2nd to 1st I hear a loud ripping or screeching noise its pretty loud. Any idea wht it could be?? It is still under warranty and I will bring it in to be looked at but a little knowledge from you would be great going into this .thanks

[@davidq9705]

@Milan Kraguljac wow ok I thought everybody did .is it bad for the engine ??.

[@davidq9705]

I had a few manuel cars over the years and I always down shifted 2nd to 1st

[@davidq9705]

@Milan Kraguljac ok thnx for the info.appreciate it.

[@davidq9705]

Great thnx for advice.great to know.

[@patrioticrex305]

Thank you

[@richardhasek5859]

Sad that this video didnt came out few months sooner...i have literally bought THE WORST Gti in the Europe...whole car was broken...complete new front axle...new clutch ..."renew" transmission AC "blew" up whole heater circuit...completely new brakes(all 4) and repaired handbrake...and thats not even the worst :D ... Engine crashed...time chain just ripped...so new head...and from that completely re-worked new engine....top of all that mechanic "found" broken dual mass flywheel...so new as well... Happy ending? NOOO :D yesterday when he putting engine back to the car he found that turbo is cracked(bad) so it was choice running with 50% or even less turbo and praying that hold couple of weeks...or completely new...sooo another new part. And iam not even talking about missing screew...broken PCV pipe(PCV as well was bad and need to replace :D ) and broken thermostat. I must say i dont even know anyone who has more problems with GTI... I bought that car with 214 XXX km (132973 miles) for 100 000 CZK (4 786.5 USD) and so far repairs cost me 11 008.95 USD!! :D Great deal...but i still the car :D PS sorry for bad english :-)

[@kaymac730]

8 1/2 grand into a 3650 Car 😪😪😪 you should’ve quit as soon as you saw red flags. Now you’re in a position where it’s too late to stop repairing it. Makes sense just to finish it

[@tk-jv4zd]

dude mine was worse😂. bought mine with 186.000km, fixed the timing issue, oil pomp crashed. put in new motor that worn in wrong, at 14000 km it was over. but the company placed e new motor under warranty, plus i payed for a new turbo en clutch flywheel en gearbox. so i know have a complete new mk5 gti. with 6000 km 😆😂😂

[@xdygmnyrdf]

yooo, some horror stories you got here guys. randomly breaking timing chains, seizing up engines, broken flywheels, and million other parts just falling from car. spend thousands on repairs, just to drive it a little bit. lol

[@jc854R]

how to check for mk5 problems: confirm via vin it is a mk5 and you’re done!

[@KRAUSER0130]

Few days ago some moron tried to sell me MK5 GTI, 2005, the only thing that was GTI on it was front grill LOL, it actually had TDI engine with 90hp???? And he would swear on his mother that it is actual GTI. How the hell is that possible, shouldn't that be GTD? He couldn't even unlock it at first xD, windows often refused to open/close properly, it had regular seats, ugly wheels and even uglier low-profile tires, some cheap garbage rear bumper and pretty much everything else was stock on it, oh yeah, it was 6 speed manual. But yeah, never seen *GTI* with 90hp TDI in it.

[@donald0de0duck]

Nice

[@magnusjonsson1316]

Why don`t you meantion the biggest problems of all with the TSI engine, the cam transmission will faile at some point sooner or later. Default problem with this engine. The result is Valve sallad and a new engine. VAG junk I call it.

[@whydoihave6neutrals772]

Magnus Jönsson cam transission?

[@Wieditox]

Awwwww yeah MK5 ❤️

[@tin-sewdavid633]

mk6 plz

[@tomedian]

so what are specific problems associated with a GTI MK5 +as per your title? This is a generic overview and omits any known problems to look out for-check etc.

[@Deutscheautoparts]

Depends on the Engine but we have common problem articles on FSI and TSI engines. Take a look here FSI www.shopdap.com/blog/post/vw-audi-20t-fsi-common-problems.html TSI www.shopdap.com/blog/post/vw-audi-20t-tsi-common-problems.html

[@Bladeserpent]

Where’s the mk6 gti?

[@96incap]

Tnk

[@WhiteWilbur]

OBD2, as in OBDII, not OBD eleven.

[@Deutscheautoparts]

OBDeleven is the brand name of the scan tool. Like this www.shopdap.com/vwaudi-scan-tool-obdeleven.html

[@WhiteWilbur]

I see. Ok, thank you for correction.

[@coalieroller5663]

this gti seems to be a r32 wannabe from the front

[@klavier285]

I have the same grille on mine, it just looks better than the honeycomb.

[@SonyFoLife]

It just looks like my base model to me but black shiny instead of chrome imo the honeycomb looks better

[@442caleb]

More like any other car in the MKV lineup besides the gti because the honeycomb is terrible looking

[@xCorksFireRescue]

Looks more like the GT model not Gti but definitely not base model

[@karlschumacher4382]

He got hosed!

[@scottholt2]

Is it a MK5 GTI? It’s got problems!

[@famousGravesUK]

Erm that's not a gti Oh it's a rabbit

[@xdygmnyrdf]

haha. so no engine inspection? you should at least test it for blown head gasket. who cares about those suspension parts, they cost 20 bucks apiece.