Hi all,
I have had my Mk1 GTI 1.8 8v for just over a year and have spent an arm and a leg keeping her on the road. It is a daily driver so I have spared no expense. The only thing that isn't standard is unfortunately, a previous owner has put a racing/hot cam in, which makes it idle very lumpy.
She has always started first time with no headaches but a couple of weeks ago she just wouldn't fire. I tried for ages and it would occasionally kick but not actually get running. I called my recovery service who checked the spark and fuel which was fine. The guy said it subsequently wasn't a problem with not enough fuel or no spark. The spark plugs are less than 3 months old. After getting it started eventually, she runs very erratically and occasionally the revs drop right off to 5-600 and can die at traffic lights and junctions etc. Also, under acceleration, the car jerks (slightly). Both these probs calm down after the engine warms up.
I took her into my garage, they had a look round and replaced/repaired the earth to the Cold Start Valve because they thought it might be flooding the engine. (This has stopped the temp light flashing when I turn the lights on
) It is still taking a long while of cranking the ignition and crossing fingers to get the it to actually start and the idle problem is still there, I am obviously going to take it back to the garage as the problem is still there. I would really appreciate any advice or opinions if you have any ideas to help me and the mechanics out!
Cheers for your help and thanks for taking the time to read about my headache!
