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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: jp123 on 07 September 2009, 09:53

Title: Lack of initial power in 2nd ?
Post by: jp123 on 07 September 2009, 09:53

After starting up the car there seems to be a real juddery power increase in second , just a dead spot when i try n pull away and then stutters up to full power, its not bad once iv been driving abit but to begin with theres just no go. Anybody got any ideas ?

Title: Re: Lack of initial power in 2nd ?
Post by: Dan34 on 07 September 2009, 10:48

is it a 1.8 gti 8v? sounds like digilag to me, could be wrong though.

Dan

Title: Re: Lack of initial power in 2nd ?
Post by: jp123 on 07 September 2009, 10:51

1.6 mate

Title: Re: Lack of initial power in 2nd ?
Post by: Dan34 on 07 September 2009, 10:57

Quote from: jp123 on 07 September 2009, 10:51

1.6 mate

ahh thats my theory out the window then!  :grin:, someone should be able to help you soon :afro:

Dan

Title: Re: Lack of initial power in 2nd ?
Post by: jp123 on 07 September 2009, 11:06

Cheeers anyway , apart from that its driving fine , just doing my head in though

Title: Re: Lack of initial power in 2nd ?
Post by: l333 on 07 September 2009, 18:52

sounds like choke problem is i manual choke or automatic

Title: Re: Lack of initial power in 2nd ?
Post by: weazgti on 07 September 2009, 21:38

Ihave gti 8v and its got digilag which seems to be getting worse all the time.Does exactly the same though.

Title: Re: Lack of initial power in 2nd ?
Post by: OakeyDoak16v on 08 September 2009, 01:42

do the basics, service, timing ect. It's a process of ilimination but do the easy stuff first. :smiley: