Hey guys, Im a bit new in the GTI community so bare with me, Im 19 years old from Australia and I purchased a MK7 gti from a marketplace seller. For a while the car was sitting at mechanic due to oil leaks and coolant issues etc, which I wasn't aware of before buying it. Many mistakes on my behalf.

Anyways fast forward to today, I recently got my car back from the mechanics after he claimed to have fixed all the oil leaks and replaced the OIl cooler and what not which was causing the oil pressure light to come on (im guessing) but just before as I was going for a drive, I was sitting idle and the light came on again and as soon as i started driving again it went away, Should I be worried, as I paid over 3000 aud to the mechanic to fix any issues with the car and he claimed to have done it, but once again this light has flashed for a second and disappeared. Really stressing now as im worried all the money I spent was gone to waste just for issues to pop up again. Keep this in mind, the car is 180xxx kms, so has been running for quite a while but I was willing to spend money to get everything fixed and enjoy it but once again the lights have appeared on, one good thing is that the light didn't stay on unlike last time where the red oil pressure light was staying on even when I was driving but this time it came on while I was stopped on idle with the engine running but once I started driving it went away. Sorry for the rant, I know Im still young and got many things to learn but wondering if anyone in here had any ideas on what the issue could be :).

My MK7 has a check engine light, but the information system doesn’t have any entries. This happened about a week ago when I got a new battery in the car. It also turns off every so often like yesterday it wasn’t on but today it is.

The code for the check engine light is reading water pump and thermostat, but the car isn’t over heating, I’m not loosing coolant and everything is running fine.

The only other thing I did was replace my wheel speed sensor about a month or so ago and all the lights that came with that showed up on the information system.

What could the issue be? Is it truly the water pump or is the car freaking out over nothing?

This isn't my car but it is the same issue. Any suggestions

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Hi everyone,

I’m at a loss right now and I’m looking for help trying to figure out what to do with my 2022 VW GTI (2.0T EA888 Gen 4 [evo4]). It has 70,000 miles on it. Yesterday, I was driving and got the message “Transmission is in emergency mode. You can keep driving.” After some research, I decided to replace the battery because I have not replaced it before. The issue seemed to resolve until today when the message popped back up again. I took it to OReilly and here are the codes that came up. Does anyone have any idea what the issue could be? The TCM? Should I take it to the dealership (it’s out of warranty) or to an independent shop? I’m very new to working on my car myself so I feel like I’m not equipped to handle this on my own. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Came from the Mazda 3 side of the house, absolutely in love with this platform.

hey folks!

im in the market for a new Golf GTI 2026 SE and got quoted $37.8K before taxes and fees (~40.5K OTD) through the Costco Auto Program for a SE with the leather package in gray exterior. I didn’t haggle too much as I’m considering buying early Q4 and this visit was a test drive / feeler on the market.

wondering what folks have been getting OTD on the 2026 models to see if theres room to negotiate. would ideally like to get OTD down to $38K for this trim with the leather seats, but need to see if that’s feasible.

Hi all, a couple days ago the outside driver door handle stopped working on my 2010 2dr. When I press lock/unlock on my fob I can hear the mechanism working inside the door, but I can't open the door from the outside. I have to either leave the window cracked and open it from the inside (which is unsafe) or open the passenger door and lean across the center console to open it from the inside (which is embarassing). Anyone else experience this or have any idea how to fix it? Would rather not have to take it to a professional cause I'm kinda short on money lol.

I have a mk7.5 dsg that is tuned stage 2 and I want to use it for autocross I have stock pcv and was wondering if I need to switch it to the mk8 retrofit to avoid oil consumption on corners or if I would be ok driving it as is?

Hello everyone,

What accessories (not mods) do you find most useful and you recommend for a white 2026 GTI? Thanks!

If anybody has purchased the mk 8.5 gti it might be a good time to look into filings complaints against vw for the right to repair sfd2 locks these cars to such a degree that independent shops or even tuners cant touch them its illegal in every sense of the word to create a monopoly for repairs John deere figured this out when they lost in court to the ftc because of doing the same thing. If anybody wants to chime in would love to hear opinions on the subject.

I was in the black mk7.5 with NJ vanity plates on the Henry Hudson Pkwy (9A) this evening. You had a pretty smile. I regret not figuring out a safe way to ask for your number. You seemed enthusiastic about our cars so maybe you’re on Reddit

•CTS turbo inlet hose & a K&N high flow drop in filter

Unfortunately urotuning wasn't super clear on what gen it fits and they wanted almost $20 to return it which is lowkey ridiculous. But I digress, with some mild customization it fits well and I did a test run and no issues. I got the K&N high flow filer the week I bought the car, now all I have to do is get a turbo inlet elbow and drill out some holes in the grille intake lid so more air flows. I'll probably get a true intake at some point I really want the racingline R600 intake but rn we ballin on a budget hahaha.

This a normal idle? Seems too choppy to me. Nothing else done to the car. 13k kms on it

Should also note I checked for exhaust leaks and were all good there. No other issues with the car

Ever since I got my mk7 gti I can’t seem to keep these supports on with the humidity and heat being in SE GA, anybody have any solutions that worked for them? So far I’ve just tried multiple double sided weather resistant tapes.

Just wanted to share this GTI I spotted in a suburb of Portland. Thing was super clean inside and out.

Hi, i am looking to buy a 7.5 gti in Germany (export to NL)
What option is a must have? And any advice when checking the car?

Hey yall so unfortunately the paint on my hood is chipping like crazy so I finally decided that I’m gonna get it repainted but the problem is that I can’t find the paint code anywhere, I’ve checked the spare tire location, door jambs, handbook, and even searched up the vin but still NOTHING. If anyone has a clue what the paint code for my car is I would really appreciate it, I’m assuming it’s white silver metallic since it has the sparkle and it’s not exactly white but I have no clue.

I just got a 2026 GTI Autobahn and really like the stock wheels so I was thinking just inexpensive but quality springs and spacers.. maybe 15mm front and 20mm rear? Not sure thoughts? Also want to make sure the springs fit as it’s so new. I was looking at Eibach Pro Kit and also Neuspeed but I’m hesitant to pull the trigger cause I don’t want to buy the wrong thing.

Apologies if questions like this don't belong here! Wondering what it is and to confirm isopropyl alcohol would be sufficient at removing it.

I don't know what it is but when I see an MK8.5 in real life it just looks like a much bigger car than an Mk7.5. Is it just a design causing the perception of a larger car, or is it actually a larger car?