Hello everyone!
My first post here and please ignore my terrible grammar. After washing the car recently, the engine occasionally shook terribly when I started the car the next day. I figured some water might get into the engine because I haven't had a chance to complete the recall about this issue (I imported the car to Canada and VW Canada will not do the recall for me for free because my car technically "belongs" to VWoA). I know this is a well-known issue here but VW China had this water-ingestion problem fixed a few years ago due to some extensive complaints from owners and a major public campaign against VW China. So I went to Taobao (Alibaba in China), bought the part designed and used to fix by VW China, and had my gf shipped to me. I installed the part and poured some water along with the headlight and engine cover, and voila, NO MORE water got into the air filter box! I also removed the rubber cap under the air intake tube and tested there, no water at all!
Super easy to install and here are some pictures I took:
The parts are 7P6805762 (this is the part used to cover the intake and divert water away from it) and 7P6805962C (my 16 model already has this part installed from the factory).
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The first step is to remove the front grille. For the 15-17 model, there are four screws on the top (T20 screw driver) and eight hidden clips under the grille. Those hidden clips are not easy to unclip and I cut some plastic packages and put them under my pry bar to prevent the clip from coming back. After unclipping all those clips, pull the grille horizontally with some subtle forces and it will come right out.
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Then I just clip part 7P6805762 on part 7P6805962C and that is. Problem solved. Here are some pictures, and you can see how the part will divert water away from the air intake.
Original:
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Fixed:
I had to remove the upper part first so that I can slip the lower part in.
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I later moved the lower part to the middle of that edge. The picture shown is too close to the headlight and pouring heavy water might spill over and still get into the air intake tube.
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My first post here and please ignore my terrible grammar. After washing the car recently, the engine occasionally shook terribly when I started the car the next day. I figured some water might get into the engine because I haven't had a chance to complete the recall about this issue (I imported the car to Canada and VW Canada will not do the recall for me for free because my car technically "belongs" to VWoA). I know this is a well-known issue here but VW China had this water-ingestion problem fixed a few years ago due to some extensive complaints from owners and a major public campaign against VW China. So I went to Taobao (Alibaba in China), bought the part designed and used to fix by VW China, and had my gf shipped to me. I installed the part and poured some water along with the headlight and engine cover, and voila, NO MORE water got into the air filter box! I also removed the rubber cap under the air intake tube and tested there, no water at all!
Super easy to install and here are some pictures I took:
The parts are 7P6805762 (this is the part used to cover the intake and divert water away from it) and 7P6805962C (my 16 model already has this part installed from the factory).
The first step is to remove the front grille. For the 15-17 model, there are four screws on the top (T20 screw driver) and eight hidden clips under the grille. Those hidden clips are not easy to unclip and I cut some plastic packages and put them under my pry bar to prevent the clip from coming back. After unclipping all those clips, pull the grille horizontally with some subtle forces and it will come right out.
Then I just clip part 7P6805762 on part 7P6805962C and that is. Problem solved. Here are some pictures, and you can see how the part will divert water away from the air intake.
Original:
Fixed:
I had to remove the upper part first so that I can slip the lower part in.
I later moved the lower part to the middle of that edge. The picture shown is too close to the headlight and pouring heavy water might spill over and still get into the air intake tube.
