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General => General discussion => Topic started by: VR6_ROB on 31 August 2004, 15:49
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ok folks i been car huntin today n i found a golf gti 8v 148,000miles
but it was sold for 500
then i found a golf gti mk2 16v 147,000miles
695 but he sed i cud get it for 550
interior is half leather mint condition inside and out
needs door trim
engine sounded sweet as a nut
but they was a problem with it
it took a bit to start once it started it sounded really smooth
but it wud not tick over it just turned off
any1 no wot the problem sounds like
as i am in luv with this car 3door aswell
white g reg electric windows
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you found somewhere that will insure you on a 16v then ?
at your age mate insurance will be the killer decider on any car, is it worth paying ?2000 insurance a year on a car that cost you 500 quid ?
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I got 2 year no claims and pass plus
8v gti was only 700quid with elephant n there crap
if i go with same company it shud be better
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get some quotes first make sure.. could be quite a jump!
i'm shopping around for my car right now.. and i'm finding it very hard to get quotes under 750 quid.. the only one i have lower is from privilege who i'm already with..
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I am gonna get a quote today
off company i am with
do u no wot engine prob cud be
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if its a mk2 valver it'll be a 1.8
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the engine problem i mean
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if '6 hadnt been banned for mysterious reason he might help..
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once you get deep into the engine bay, im sure it will come more clear.
VR banned!?? :o
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here we go again...
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too much air or not enough fuel getting through?? timing might be too low. id try this first. ;)
there are plenty of other people on this forum capable of that question, vr6 wasnt the only person here that has ever looked in an engine bay. what about rich, mark1, david hawkins to name just a few. :)
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Mine was shuddering and hesitating......there was no spring in my dizzie cap n it wasnt running rich enough :P
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with my limited experience.. it doesnt sound expensive to me..
i'm only a bloke :P?
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if '6 hadnt been banned for mysterious reason he might help..
u said it. why dont u e mail vr6 and ask him, then we can have his expert advice because no one else here is anywhere near as good ::)
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is it kiss '6's @ss day today or something??
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nah i just found out today thanks to slip of someones tongue.. otherwise it'd have been moderated out of sight i'm sure./
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if '6 hadnt been banned for mysterious reason he might help..
u said it.? why dont u e mail vr6 and ask him, then we can have his expert advice because no one else here is anywhere near as good? ::)
wtf... where did i say that? dont put words in my mouth.
i said he'd help. i didnt say no one else could.
in fact despite his faults.. he was always the most helpful whenever i had a problem.
i think the self styled mk1 and mk2 elite overlook how much he's helped in areas like the mk3 forum where they dont tread.
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Personally, I have no doubt that from a technical point of view he was indeed very helpfull.
It's just a shame he acted like a n ob ::)
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yeah it is a shame.
i made that post before i knew WHY he had been banned.. i have no idea why people were afraid to post up the reason
its also the reason why we couldnt understand it.. why hide the fact.. its like people are ashamed they did it
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Before you go pulling things apart - put new injectors into the car.
They cost ?20 each and you need the Bosch part unless you wanna pay funny money to VW. And replace all 4 at once.
The injectors should cure most of the problem. If they don't then its not wasted money as they are only meant to last 90k miles in the first place. And hands up all those people who change their injectors - no one does.
Tin
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is it kiss '6's @ss day today or something??
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Oi!
he is just a funny geezer with good tech knowledge that should be allowed back on the forum FFS :D
and yeh rob118, he would be your man to answer the question.
but.........
gambit has really shone thru on the technical side of things jus recently, his tech knowledge is great ;)
oh yeh dubby
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sounds like the 16v maybe has the common 'idle stabilisation valve' problem???? or similar, its deffo down to fueling. I admit Mr 6' was helpful on with alot of diagonsis problems, but as said earlier there are others that have dared to venture under a bonnet of a vw!!!! Gambit, i find is helpfull with mk2 16v probs, give him a shout.
oh yeah as regards to under bonnet work, ermm therell be some stage by stage pics of my 16v stem seal repair soon, and also my mk4 20v head is coming off again!!!!! (still running at mo but orig head going back on!!)
Gaz :o
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when you say it turns off, do u mean it just die's?
or do the gradually rev's drop off after a certain length of time until it stalls.
if you gimme a better description of the prob i should be able to give you a better answer.
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he reved it then as soon as he took foot off accelerator
the revs dropped then it juddered n died
but he told me sometimes it will run great
but i dunno how
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tbh its sounds like it just needs properly setup, as this is the cause of most dodgy idle/bad tempered 16v's!!
here's how to set it up
http://www.btinternet.com/~gvk_motorsport/16valvestall.html
u may have trouble getting an allen key long enough to adjust the CO%
alternativly take it to a local 3rd party specialist if you dont feel confident enough to do it yourself. should only cost ?25 to tuneup