VW Polo 6R 1.2 TSI Air Filter Upgrade - K&N

K&N Air Filter
Part No: E-2997

K&N's replacement air filters are designed to increase horsepower and acceleration while providing excellent filtration. We make over 1,200 different replacement air filters for virtually every vehicle on the road. These filters are washable and reusable and are custom designed to fit into your existing factory air box. Their drop-in design means adding performance is simple. With most vehicles you simply remove the disposable air filter and replace it with a K&N. See applicable instruction sheet for details. Our stock replacement air filters for street vehicles are covered by our famous K&N Million-Mile Limited Warranty™ and will be THE LAST AIR FILTER YOUR VEHICLE WILL EVER NEED.

THESE INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED EVERY TIME THE FILTER IS SERVICED,
OTHERWISE THE FILTER MAY NOT SEAL, AND DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COULD RESULT.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

 1. Remove the OE airbox lid according to the service manual.
 2. Remove the OE air filter by holding the airbox lid and turning the air filter counter clockwise. (Fig.1)
 3. Install the K&N® air filter by lining up the tabs on the bottom of the filter into the open slots of the airbox lid. (Fig.2)
 4. Tighten the K&N® air filter by holding the airbox lid and turning the air filter clockwise until it stops. (Fig.3)
 5. Install the airbox lid according to the service manual.

Removal for Air filter Service:
 1. Remove the OE airbox lid according to the service manual.
 2. Holding the airbox lid, turn the K&N® air filter counterclockwise.

VW Polo 1.2 TSI Headlight Replacement

Osram Nightbreaker Plus H7

Headlight Size: H7

NIGHT BREAKER PLUS - the maximum performance lamp

Probably the brightest halogen light in the world - now with new technology for extra lifetime. The ideal lamp for drivers who want to drive with more light for greater safety. Thanks to a specially-developed high output coil and the blue ring coating, the headlight lamps of the NIGHT BREAKER PLUS product family

•shine up to 90% more light on the street*

•have an up to 35 m longer beam*

•put out up to 10% whiter light*

*compared with standard lamps

Product Description

OSRAM is the number 1 automotive bulb manufacturer in the world, supplying automotive light bulbs to vehicle manufacturers for new cars and trucks.Now you can improve your night vision and see 35 metres further at night with NIGHT BREAKER PLUS, the most powerful ECE approved halogen upgrade headlight bulb from OSRAM. The 35 metre longer beam increases your safety by highlighting any potential dangers and obstacles much earlier giving the driver increased time in which to react to avoid a potential hazard. NIGHT BREAKER PLUS is also extremely durable due to its filament design and gas filling. It also offers up to 90% more light on the road ahead compared to a standard OSRAM original equipment bulb allowing you to see further and feel safer on the road. A 10% whiter light really makes a difference and helps to reduce eyestrain and to create fatigue free driving.

Gold contacts feature on the H4 and H7 types; a sign of quality Original Equipment engineering from the leading 'OE' bulb supplier - OSRAM.
The design of the NIGHT BREAKER PLUS bulbs with a silver cap on the H4, H7 and H11 versions, and the special ring coating will enhance the look of your headlamps.
All NIGHTBREAKER PLUS bulbs are fully road legal and comply with ECE Regulation 37.All NIGHT BREAKER PLUS bulbs are fully interchangeable with the corresponding standard type fitted and will run at the same power - so they will not affect the car's wiring. All NIGHT BREAKER PLUS bulbs are compatible with plastic lenses and are UV-Safe.
Please check your handbook to ensure that you have identified the correct bulb for your vehicle. Alternatively please use the Osram application guide.

Box Contains

1 x Osram 64210NBP H7 Night Breaker Plus Headlight Bulb 12 V 55 W (Twin Pack)               

Philips X-treme Vision H7

X-tremeVision evolved from the award winning X-treme Power range produced by world leading manufacturer Philips, and the technology just keeps getting better. X-tremeVision provides 20% more light than X-tremePower so that equates to 100% more light on the road than a standard halogen bulb.
So why are these Philips X-tremeVision bulbs so impressive? Well it all comes down to the precise positioning of the filament; each and every bulb produced is inspected to guarantee this precision.
Features and benefits:

• X-tremeVision offers maximum performance and up to 35 meters more visibility
• The new X-Plosive concentrate of technology
• Palladium-coated head and chrome-coated base
• Special anti-reflex coating
• Improved geometrical filament design
• New gas composition and adapted pressure
• Quartz glass with new optical finish
• up to 100% more light on the road
• Enhanced gas mixture for maximum
• Up to 100% higher gas pressure for maximum performance and longer lifetime
• Optimized precision-engineered filament and high-performance compact burner
• Philips UV-block quartz glass technology
• Eye-catching chromium top with blue ring-around-the-collar for precision visibility

The technical bit:

• Number Of Bulbs: 2
• Brand: Philips
• Fitting: H7
• Bulb Type: Maximum performance
• Voltage: 12V
• Wattage: 55W
• Road Legal: Yes
• Colour Temperature: 3700K

Sport Rims Upgrade for Polo 1.2TSI

Original

Brand: VW

Model: Boavista
Size: 17"
PCD: 100
Offset:7X17
Weight:?

Picture:

Option 1

Brand: OZ Racing
Model: Ultraleggera
Size: 17"
PCD: 5X100
Offset:7.5X17
Weight: 17.0 lbs / 7.7kg

Picture:

Option 2

Brand: Sparco
Model: Asetto Gara
Size: 17"
PCD: 5X100
Offset:7.5X17
Weight:  lbs / 7.6 kg

Picture:

Torque Apps Android Version - OBD2 Performance and Diagnostic for your car - Part 3- Log Setting

Part 3- Log Setting

1. Open Torque apps.
2. Click menu button.
3. Select "Setting".
4. You will arrive in "Torque Setting"
5. Select "Data Logging & Upload"
6. Select "Select what to log"
7. You will arrive in "Log PID Manager- Displaying...."
8. Click menu button.
9. Select "Add PID to log"
10. The screen will come up with list of sensors and its value.Sensor that has value will be highlighted in green.
Select one.
11. Repeat step 9-10 to choose which sensor you want the apps to log.
12. After you satisfy, you can click the "Back" button on your phone to return to the start menu.
13. Proceed to perform a test run.

Torque Apps Android Version - OBD2 Performance and Diagnostic for your car - Part 2- Vehicle Profile

Part 2-Vehicle Profile

1. Open Torque Apps.
2. Press menu key on android smart phone. Option "Setting-Vehicle Profile-Quit" will pop up.
3. Select "Vehicle Profile"
4. Select "Create new profile"
3. Fill in your OBD2 Vehicle Editor Setting
4. Profile name: (anything to identify the car)
5. Engine displacement (in liter): 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 or 2.0 
6. Total Vehicle weight:  Refer to your car manual. Refer to section 'Weight'. I put mine as 1279kg taken from max kerb weight in vehicle sale brochure. I do not know why, but it gave me a more correct value in the calculation.
7. Fuel type: Petrol, diesel, etc
8. Fuel tank capacity:
9. Current fuel level: I use approximate value. In my case, the apps cannot read my actual fuel level from OBD.
10. Boost adjustment: I leave it at 0. Not sure about this
11. Max dial RPM: i put 8000 same as my car.
12. Volumetric efficiency: i leave this as 85%
13. Fuel cost: 2.1 as current RON 95 at RM2.1 per liter. Change this is you use RON97.
14. Accumulated Distance travelled: I do not change the default value.
15. MPG Trim: No change
16.OBD speed multiplier:
17. Other advance option, i use the default setting.
18. Once you finish select "Save" at the bottom.

Dispatch Morning Run

Become a dispatch this morning. Run to the bank to deposit cheque.
Chill run as traffic is building up and weather with slight drizzle. Smoked everyone on LKSA.

Picture taken from apps screen shot. Max top speed (GPS) was 137.71.

VW POLO 1.2 TSI Suspension Upgrade

General configuration picture. Actual component may vary.
Information if you are looking to mod your POLO ride. Update July 2013.

Anti Roll Bar /Sway Bay
Front
Eibach: E40-85-008-01-10 
Ultra Racing: UR-AR23-316
KW: 68515020

Rear
Whiteline : BWR23Z Adjustable  
Ultra Racing: UR-AR18-303

Sport Spring
To lower down your ride height.


Bilstein
H&R


Shock Absorber

Bilstein B4
Bilstein B6
Bilstein B8
H&R


Coil Over

Bilstein
H&R
KW Variant 1: 10281015 or 10281016
KW Variant 2
KW Variant 3

DIY - Change wiper blade on a budget

So my front wiper blade start squeaking after getting the car for 1 year plus. So I ask around for price to replace the front set wiper, original VW wiper blade will put me back RM190, Bosch replacement RM170 from lelong. I wonder why the high price for a wiper blade? Why cant i just buy something cheap from any accessories shop?

So I went to Jusco to find a wiper blade to mess around. Found one unit 24" for RM8.00 at the car section.

 

Tool:
1. Cheap wiper blade. Length to suit the original.
2. Original wiper blade. Taken from car. 
3. Small screwdriver.

Procedure:

1. Remove original wiper blade from car.
2. Turn the  wiper blade over.
3. Look at the end cap. You will see 2 latch holding the end cap.

4. Use small screwdriver to push these latches.
5. Pull out the end cap.

6. Slide out the original wiper blade rubber.
7. Repeat step 2-6 on the new cheap wiper blade.
8.Compare the rubber profile. It look almost the same. (Right: VW original wiper blade)

 9. Slide in the new wiper blade rubber.
10. Reattach the end cap.
11. Reinstall wiper blade to car.

Conclusion:
1. YES, you can actually take a cheap wiper blade insert and put it in the original VW wiper blade.
2. "You pay peanut, you get monkey". Probably this rubber will not last as long as original. Good reputed brand BOSCH or PIAA will cost some money but not easy to find. VW service center always keep stock.
3. A bit surprised to see rust formation when i removed the end cap. This will be a major factor to replace the whole set.
4. VW uses propriety attachment to attach the wiper blade. It could be the design itself is an Intellectual Property. Anyone who want to use the same design, must get approval from VW or risk legal action. It also reason why BOSCH and PIAA aftermarket wiper blade almost at the same price. Maybe cheaper by RM20-30 only. Compared with generic standard attachment BOSCH wiper blade that will cost 1/3 of a same length by VW wiper blade.

Torque Apps Android Version - OBD2 Performance and Diagnostic for your car - Part 1

These are the tutorial for connecting your car to your Android smartphone.

Note:
This is my setting, your phone/car/OBD2 scanner maybe different version from mine.
1. Android Phone: Sony Xperia-U, Android Version 4.04,
2. Torque version 1.6.40

Things you need:

1. OBD2 dongle with bluetooth connection. (Search "OBD2 scanner" in Lelong or mudah to purchase one)
2. Torque android apps installed . Free Version., or Pro Version.
3. Car with OBD2 port.

Steps:
1. Make sure you car engine is turn OFF.
2. Locate OBD2 port in your car. In VW Polo, the port is directly underneath  steering column.

3. Orientate the scanner with the port and slot it in. Only one way to install it. You will see a RED  LED blinking.
4. Turn on the engine ignition.
5. Open up your android Bluetooth setting.

6. Turn on your android phone bluetooth. Swipe to right on button next to 'Bluetooth'. Click Bluetooth.

7. Press the 'Search for devices'
8.OBDII will appear on the list.
9. Select the OBDII to pair your device.

10. If request password, check your OBD2 scanner documentation. Usually it is '1234'
11. Close bluetooth setting.

12. Open the Torque application. It`s icon is an 'Engine Check' sign. If there is a prompt to turn on GPS, click OK.

13.  Select Realtime Information to confirm you are reading from the car.

14. Press your car accelerator. The REV dial will move accordingly and identical with your meter. You are done.

VW Polo 1.2TSI EPC, TC and Engine Check Light

Dear Friends, I experience another episode of EPC, TC and Engine Check Light yesterday 24/2/2013. These long story to share my experience.

Background story:
28/1/2013-Wife complained that EPC, Traction Control (TC) and engine check suddenly light up. Engine suddenly lost power during drive. RPM limited to 1000-2000 only.
29/1/2013- Service Center full. Tried around KL and Selangor. Turned down by all SC.
30/1/2013- Managed to book appointment with Federal Auto PJ SC. The mechanic informed that my Polo ECU and DSG still in old version 1.0. I objected that i did the update last time in July 2012 in Jln Ipoh SC. Mechanic said maybe Jln Ipoh SC lied to me. They updated the software and DSG. Problem solved until yesterday.
24/2/2013- I was driving around 30-40 kmph, when suddenly the EPC and TC light up. Car runs normally, but i stop to the side, just in case. Turn off and start the engine again. Now only CHECK ENGINE light up.

Immediately i return back to my house. I insert the OBDII dongle and run TORQUE app on my android phone.

ECU Fault Log
Fault log report generated by Torque for Android
=================================================
Vehicle VIN: WVWZZZ6RZCU0XXXXX
Vehicle Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Vehicle Calibration ID: 03F9060XXXXXXXXXX
Current Fault Log
------------------
P2138: Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch D/E Voltage Correlation
Pending Fault Log
---------------------------------------------------
ECU reports no other fault codes logged
End of report.




25/2/2013- Engine Check Light still there. Drive the car from Seremban to Klang. I feel the gear change a bit sluggish. Manage to book appointment with CNB Auto SC Klang tomorrow. Will keep you all updated. Wish me luck.

26/2/2013- In the morning Engine Check Light is no more. My wife bring the car to SC at noon, and cannot find any error in the car. SC confirmed that all software is updated and advise me to come to SC immediately if the problem occur again. Even told my wife to not turn off the engine. BASKET!! Every time i have problem and call any SC, you all said bay full. Come back later tomorrow.

OBD2 OBDII - ELM327 Bluetooth Auto Diagnostic

Bought OBDII Bluetooth transmitter for my VW POLO. Items arrived 1+1 day after ordered.
Timeline:
Place order on Tuesday after 2pm
Item delivered Wednesday
Item arrived on Thursday

Item was ordered from Lelong. I recommend this seller.
Item Listing OBD2 Autoscanner
Seller deanwong

Jump to for full product specification

Goodyear’s Eagle F1 Directional 5 Ultra High Peformance tyres

I just changed my tires from Continental Premium Contact to Goodyear Eagle F1 Directional 5.
Paul Tan's review had come out here.

Torque Android Apps Review

Description from Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque&hl=en

See what your car is doing in realtime, get OBD fault codes, car performance, sensor data and more!Torque is a vehicle / car performance / diagnostics tool and scanner that uses an OBD II Bluetooth adapter to connect to your OBD2 engine management / ECU
Layout your own dashboard with the widgets / gauges you want!
It can use the GPS to provide tracker logs with OBD engine logging so you can see what you were doing at any point in time
It can also show and reset a DTC / CEL / fault code like a scantool. Helps you fix your car and helps keep repair costs down!
Torque also features:
* Dyno / Dynomometer and Horsepower/HP & Torque
* Can read Transmission Temperatures (vehicle dependant)
* 0-60 speed timings - more accurate than just using plain old GPS - see how fast your car is (or truck )
* CO2 emissions readout
* Customisable dashboard & profiles
* Video your journey using the Track Recorder plugin with onscreen OBDII data overlay - a black box for your car/truck!
* Automatically send GPS tagged tweets directly to twitter (for example if you are going on a road trip)
* Massive fault code database for lookup of fault codes from different manufacturers
* Theme support (choose from different themes to change the look of your dashboard)
* Send logging information to web or email CSV/KML for analysis via excel / openoffice reader
* Heads up display / HUD mode for night time driving
* Compass (GPS Based) that won't suffer magnetic interference
* GPS Speedometer/Tracking and realtime web upload capability - see what you were doing and your engine, at a point in time
* Turbo boost feature for vehicles that support MAP and MAF sensors (VW & Golf / Audi / Seat etc supported)
* Alarms and warnings (for example if your coolant temperature goes over 120C whilst driving) with voice/speech overlay
* Car dock support
* Graph data
* MPG
* Able to share screenshots to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Email, etc
* AIDL API for third party apps, A simple Telnet interface for developers to talk to the adapter, and an OBD scanner.
* Works on tablet devices like the Motorola Xoom, Dell Streak, Samsung Galaxy Tab and Nook
Works on any vehicle that uses the OBD 2 standard (most vehicles built after 2000, but can work for vehicles as far back as 1996) if in doubt check with your manufacturer first or look for 'OBD2' on written on a big white label in your engine bay

Works on vehicles made by Ford, VW, GM/Vauxhall/Opel, Chrysler, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Audi, Jaguar, Citroen, Peugoet, Skoda, Kia, Mazda, Lexus, Subaru, Renault, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Honda, Hyundai, BMW, Toyota, Seat, Dodge, Jeep, Pontiac and many more vehicle makes, European, US, Far East, etc. Some vehicle ECUs may support more/less features than others

The app needs a Bluetooth OBD2 adapter to work. The adapter is small and plugs into the diagnostics socket on the car which gives your phone access. You can find a list of adapters on: http://torque-bhp.com/wiki/Bluetooth_Adapters (Garmin EcoRoute HD adapters not supported)
If you buy one of the cheap china OBD2 ELM327 bluetooth adapters from ebay / amazon, then make sure you have a good returns policy with the seller

Changelog:
http://torque-bhp.com/forums/?wpforumaction=viewtopic&t=3.0

EPC and Check Engine Scare

Wife complain that EPC and check engine warning light up.