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Offline Skevas

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Re:GTI cutting out, oil light flashes
« Reply #70 on: 07 April 2004, 11:39 »
Scott get your Throttle body cleaned out!

Its the reason why your car is cutting out
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Re:GTI cutting out, oil light flashes
« Reply #71 on: 07 April 2004, 11:46 »
Skevas,

Funnily enough, I did clean my throttle body out on Sunday (with petrol) and the car has cut out since then, very dissapointing!
I also now have a fast idle at startup! Doh!

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Re:GTI cutting out, oil light flashes
« Reply #72 on: 08 April 2004, 12:55 »
Went through the usual c**p local vw dealer came back with no suggestions.
Changed plugs, ht leads distributor cap, rotary arm no change.
I Changed relay No: 30 and it made the thing worse.
Cleaned out the air flow and throttle body.
Oh yes and not forgetting a full 60K service and cam belt change not cheap.
None of this worked on my golf.

The only thing that has worked on my golf is the AA found that I was not getting enough power to the coil.
?52 pound for my local electrician to rewire the ignition to the coil.

This was done 2 weeks ago the car is running fine and I?m happy with it again
 ;D ;D ;D
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Re:GTI cutting out, oil light flashes
« Reply #73 on: 08 April 2004, 14:03 »
hmm so another person saying its coil related, good to hear :)

does anyone know the procedure for checking this.. would be nice so people dont blindly replace parts in the hope of a fix.
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Re:GTI cutting out, oil light flashes
« Reply #74 on: 09 April 2004, 12:50 »
My Driver used to cut out because the mini chip in the key was faulty and in turn kept making the immobiliser cut in and out.  I took it to VW to get the key reprogrammed aswell as getting a spare just incase the original key goes faulty again  :)
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Re:GTI cutting out, oil light flashes
« Reply #75 on: 21 April 2004, 18:50 »
hello

i have just been reading the thread and i had the same problem with my 97 gti 8v colour concept, i had the coil pack replaced and so far i havent had a problem and it has been running for 2 months.

however, i am losing confidence after reading some of your problems and it sounds very dangerous, i might try that carbon cleaner.

i wandered if anyone could help me out, im looking to get a K&N induction kit, but theres 2 types that are with hitachi Mass Air Sensor and the other is without, i havnt got a clue which is right for my car, any ideas?
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Re:GTI cutting out, oil light flashes
« Reply #76 on: 22 April 2004, 11:34 »
Quote from: Scott on 07 April 2004, 11:46
Skevas,

Funnily enough, I did clean my throttle body out on Sunday (with petrol) and the car has cut out since then, very dissapointing!
I also now have a fast idle at startup! Doh!



ALthough replacing Fuse 30 on my 8v cured the stalling problem later on it developed the stalling at traffic lights problem etc. I too cleaned my throttle bodies out, but with Ecotek Powerboost (www.ecotekplc.co.uk) and since then it has been fine. May be worth another go??
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Re:GTI cutting out, oil light flashes
« Reply #77 on: 27 April 2004, 08:39 »
1997 2.0 8V GTI Colour Concept

I've not noticed the oil light flashing, but i have experiened this intermittent attempt for the car to try and cut out. First time it happened and every time after that, only during acceleration.

It has only happened since i had the cam belt changed (by Stealth Racing). I queried this with Vince who reckons cam belt change was done completely correctly. If as one member suggested his cam belt was one notch out, i am wandering if i can check the timing with my timing gun and see if it is out.

Then the other day i had the car completely cut out. I never knew about waiting 2 minutes and trying again, so after trying a couple of times straight after it died, i had it towed back to my house, luckily only half a mile.

As i was about to check the HT lead off the coil with #1 spark plug, it started!!! So i put it back together and changed the Engine Management Relay (#3)

Since i have changed the relay, i thought that i may have solved the problem. Then when i was driving on the M6 (70mph) the following day, the car jolted and tried to cut out again, but it did not completely die. So now i have to decide if it is the Fuel Pump Relay (#12 i think) or / and the coil.

Can it be anything else?




i have read through most of this thread and it does appear i have the same problem, but i have changed the relay (2nd hand for ?5 from Sandburns in Cov)

Is it really worth buying a new one? i thought i would try 2nd hand since it was Saturday afternoon and i needed the car the following day (Sunday). If i buy a new relay, should i also buy the Fuel Pump Relay too? I'd rather just spend the few quid and change the potential faults rather than change one thing then try something else later.

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Re:GTI cutting out, oil light flashes
« Reply #78 on: 27 April 2004, 08:59 »
the other suggested solution is to clean the throttle body.

i don't know about for other people, but mine totally died when the coil went, and needed a new one to go again.
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Re:GTI cutting out, oil light flashes
« Reply #79 on: 27 April 2004, 09:12 »
I have just read the whole thread and to summerise the following have been mentioned as potential problems, some of which have solved the problem for some, but for others none have helped:


Engine Management Relay (#3)
Fuel Pump Relay (#12)
Hall Sender and/or complete dizzy
Speed Sensor
Ignition Switch
Coil


I think i will sell mine and buy something else.  :-\
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