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General => General discussion => Topic started by: kessa on 23 June 2004, 15:57
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hello.....i need help.........ive been told my mk4 gti has 'throttle valve control' trouble.............. ??? is that bad?? is it fixable??.........has anyone else had my symptoms??.....ie rev's up and down on its own (occasionally), display has said 'altenator workshop!!' a couple of times....and i think it has 'flat spot'...although im not quite sure what that is.....sorry...im a girl.......any ideas??????
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Welcome to the gang! I can't help but I am sure Knightrider can! ;)
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thanx honey!! how do i get hold of knightrider??????? i presume he has a GTI not a talking trans am???? im a bit new to this......do i just wait till he reads my message??
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hello kessa and welcxome to the site!!!
ive got a mk4 gti 20v non turbo, ive had some probs (cambelt tensioner failure=engine smash up!!!) and had to rebuild but since then ive been havin a few teething probs!!!
will try to help you with your prob if i can.... 1st off what model mk4 gti do you have???
engine size/type would be a great help in starting to try and diagnose your problem??
Gaz 8)
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Yo Gaz!!
cool advert thingy!!
ive got a 2000 (w) 2.0ltr, non-turbo GTI...........not sure how may valves????plus..when i brake really hard i get a really hard pounding on my brake pedal????AHHH!! is that bad??
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I know what the problem is!!!! Is a new car... Get a MK1, so much more simpler and reliable ;)
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Oh yeah... Welcome to the site ;D
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hello ! i think this is the first mk4 2 litre GTI on the site ?
The hard pounding you're getting (ooer missus) sounds like dodgy ABS, your car must be fairly new so should still be covered under warranty.
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MK2's you mean :P
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::) :-X :D
lmao!
welcome homeboy! :D
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ello kessa
your problem with the brakes is sounding to me like your front brak discs are warped? a new set of discs and pads will probably sort it!!, (unless your new to the mk4 golf which has ABS (anitlock brakes) which does when pressed extremely hard gives a on/off feel to the brakes to prevent skidding, the best way to tell is to brake gently at around 60-70 mph and if theses a slight pounding feel to brake pedal and maybe a slight 'wobble' ont he steering wheel then your discs are warped, so a bit of cash is required to sort this!! (not sure on prices off the top of my head but i think ?60 ish for discs and ?40 ish for pads from vw)
right as for you engine prob, (hard to explain if your not mechanically mided btu hear we go!!), 1st off you want your air filter checking (maybe dirty or inlet pipe clogged, (hence the up/down revs as engine trying to decide how much fuel is neede for the amount of air) if its dirty replace this 1st as its easy to do and not costly ?7 i think from vw, if the problem still persists then i think it maybe your MAF sensor on its way out (this sensense how much air is going into the engine and adjust fuel level accordingly) these are a comon fault on all of the mk4 range there about ?75 on an exchange basis form vw, i dont think theres alot more to think about with yours being the 2ltr 8v model until these have been checked/cleaned/changed, then if prob were still to persisit then we could think about other possilbe probs??
hope this helps a little??
Gaz 8)
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MK2's you mean :P
Na... Too heavy man... I thought you'd have a MK1 with all that waight Martz ;) ;)
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Cheeky git! :P I am not going to say anymore other than, my MK2 makes yours look poo. ;)
(Its nice really)
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Hiya Kessa!
Welcome to the forum!
Gaz nos his stuff,hes a gud lad! :-*-n hell tell u how to fix ur probs as simply as he can (i no this cos im a girly too n ive understood things wot he has said! ;))
Gud luck Hun! :)
Dinky :-*
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gti89's mrs has a 2ltr 8v mk4 gti mega low miles and a right minter!, so i think this will be the 2nd one i know of on here!!!, blimey all that mk1/mk2 stuff has thrown her now!! shes gone!!!
Gaz 8)
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Hi Kessa, welcome to the site.
Plenty of friendly people here, and loads of good information to be sought if you get any more problems.
Sit around for a while and let the other members spend all your cash and restyle your motor for you! you'll soon have a souped up rocket to give the F&F boys a run for their money, and not a Burberry stripe in sight ;D
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i started to write back but i pressed something and it all disappeared!!.....anyway.........kniterider, how cool are you!! you certainly know yr stuff dont ya!! lucky for me!! ill try what you suggested and see if that works! who needs vw main dealers when ive got you whizz kids about!!
tophuh.....other people have said it may be dodgy abs so ill get that checked out aswell......i do have a warranty, but its an AA warranty, not VW....so i dont know whether they'll cover it....ta very much for the info x
ill be back........... x x x
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........what's an 'F&F boy'?????.........
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let us know how you get on kessa!!! oh yeah if your free on the 11th of july get your self to 'santapod' for the gti festival!!!
Gaz 8)
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ive spent many a happy weekend at santapod!!! not been ther since my clapped out beetle days.......
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if the revs are rising and dropping on tick over could be idle stabilisation valve.
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no idle stabilisation valve on 2ltr 8v mk4's m8 all super fandango efi stuff!!!
Gaz
yeah luvin the old air cooled days thats why 'BUGJAM' is still a great event for air and water cooled vw's im going to bug jam for a mega party!!
8)
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im glad i dont have any idle stabilisation things.....one less thing to go wrong??
may just take myself back to pod this year......tis a cool place!
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hiya kessa,
another dubchick ay! cant be bad, one day women will rule the world and this forum ;D
welcome to the site 8)
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one day women will rule the world and this forum ;D
And I thought all you women were after were equal rights.... ;)
Watch out for Vix K, shes a bit of a wild card ;D
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........what's an 'F&F boy'?????.........
Fast & Furious - all show 'n' no go!!
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Hi kessa, welcome to the site :)
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Hi Kessa,
Welcome ;-) (smilies currently not working on my pc.... :-(
come to santa pod, it WILL be wicked.
Gav
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Hello Kessa. Welcome.
I had a slight wobble on my steering when breaking hard (but nothing through brake pedal). Thought it might be warped discs, but these are expensive and my pads were on the way out so just changed the pads, and re-lubed the calipers. This seems to have stopped it!
The car will rev up and down a bit when you first turn it on due to the automatic choke trying to sort out the fuel-air mix. Is this whats happening or is it doing it all the time?
I had a similar problem, and replacing the temp sensor fixed it (engine thought it was always cold, thus fooking up the mixture).
Hope this helps (only vague ideas sorry!)
Rich
P.S. get your ass to Santa pod on July 11th!
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hello u crazy people!
thanx for all your messages......illl try all the ideas you've suggested....im sure it can't be anything much??? (im in denile) coz it runs ok most of the time........
....on a more fun note......can i chip a non turbo mk4???
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Yep. You wont get much gain (<10%) cos the 115 bhp 2.0 8v hasn't got much more to give, but its possible.
I'm thinking of chipping/remapping my 125bhp 1.8 20v non turbo too. :)
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hmmm....poo....i'd really like a v6 4motion............that'd do for now...
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With a cold-air-intake system, a fancy exhaust and a remap you could probably get 135-140bhp tops. I will struggle to get 150bhp out of mine with all that (absolute max), but I plan to do it ;D
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how much would a cold air-intake system a fancy exhaust and a re-map (whatever that is????) cost?.....
couldnt i just get an engine management chip from a faster golf and put it in mine??.........or is that a really stupid girly question?????
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best thing for yours kessa is an induction kit (k+n 57i or similar) and a chip/remapp (for your specific car!!! as not swappable!!) and then an exhaust system, there are more things you can do to up the power but they involve alot of cash!!
induction kit (K+N 57i) ?75 ish
remap/chip between ?250-500
exhaust system ?300+
you could probably get about 130 bhp with this lot, the next step would prob mean getting a meatier camshaft!!
Gaz 8)
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If you want more power than you'll get from that lot, you're better off just selling up and getting a 1.8T, as strapping a turbo/supercharger to your engine or getting new cams will cost a bomb! ;) (Unless, of course - like me - you love your car and would prefer to spend money beefing it up)
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kniterider - cheers hun! ill get my people to look into it!!!!!
richy - was going to get a 1.8t to start with but then i got more points and got scared!!.......def. need a tune up or something for my baby....i couldnt pull away from an E reg pug 307 or something like that the other day on dual carriageway how embassasing!!!!!
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have fun kessa and let us know what you decide to gofor!!!
Gaz 8)
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yep. Good luck 8)
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cheers guys!!
may even see ya at santa pod!!
xx
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i couldnt pull away from an E reg pug 307 or something like that the other day on dual carriageway how embassasing!!!!!
u need a mark 1 ;) :D
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Hello Kessa,
Welcome to the site. Hope you get your problems sorted. Nice to see plenty of people trying to help you out, you're in safe hands.
Anyway, hope to catch you at a show in the near future.
Cheers,
Darren.
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Vixter is right you know. My Polo gti is slower than you'd expect.
Thank feck I got a MK2 8)