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Title: Engine trouble, MK4 2.0 Gti, (115)
Post by: weeminty on 05 October 2009, 21:13
Ok here goes, only got the car about a month or so ago and was in the garage for the first 3 weeks had it now driving about for around 2 weeks and its having trouble the past 2 days startin and staying started... :cry:.  It will start but as soon as I go near the accelerator it cuts out, if i leave it alone running for about 5 mins ie the temp gauge just starts to move, then its a bit chuggy but goes, then when a bit warmer it goes fine, can switch off and restart no probs... :angry:.  Engine sounds very rough and when u rev really high my mechanic says its backfiring aswell?? :shocked:?  He's the mechanic so i believe him! Thinks it might be the tappets at the least, I'm hoping he's right!!! 

Any ideas on how bad this is???  Any ideas would be useful, on friday he is takin apart the engine for me to try n find the problem.

Thanks Guys
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Title: Re: Engine trouble, MK4 2.0 Gti, (115)
Post by: Diamond Hell on 06 October 2009, 08:41
Quote from: weeminty on 05 October 2009, 21:13
Any ideas on how bad this is??? 

Bad enough to put the car out of it's under-powered misery.

The myriad of issues suggest you should take it to a competent mechanic, who I suspect will tell you the head gasket is gone.
Title: Re: Engine trouble, MK4 2.0 Gti, (115)
Post by: gtigolfthree on 07 October 2009, 09:24
Have you done a vagcom test?
Title: Re: Engine trouble, MK4 2.0 Gti, (115)
Post by: weeminty on 08 October 2009, 17:44
whats a vagcom test??
Title: Re: Engine trouble, MK4 2.0 Gti, (115)
Post by: gtigolfthree on 08 October 2009, 18:51
Its computer diagnostics, you can get it done at any vw garage and lots of other garages do it for a fee or you can buy your own software to run on your computer.

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?board=73.0
Title: Re: Engine trouble, MK4 2.0 Gti, (115)
Post by: weeminty on 09 October 2009, 15:09
thats the car in the garage now anyway.  I'll let you know what happens.

Laura
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Title: Re: Engine trouble, MK4 2.0 Gti, (115)
Post by: Wayne on 09 October 2009, 23:55
Quote from: Diamond Hell on 06 October 2009, 08:41
Quote from: weeminty on 05 October 2009, 21:13
Any ideas on how bad this is??? 

Bad enough to put the car out of it's under-powered misery.

The myriad of issues suggest you should take it to a competent mechanic, who I suspect will tell you the head gasket is gone.

+1, head gasket would be my guess as well.
Title: Re: Engine trouble, MK4 2.0 Gti, (115)
Post by: weeminty on 20 October 2009, 01:06
ok peeps all sorted, U'll never believe me when I tell you this!!!!

It was only the temperature sensor, was put on a machine and sensor changed and been ran for 2 days and is running sweet as a nut, starting every time, no mayo, no tappin..... no nuthin!!! Feels so much better even from when I first got it so must have been the prob all along no other fault codes being thrown up and everythin else been all checked out....  Just imagine me going "phew n wiping my forehead!!! lol  :grin:

So very happy VW owner here now!!!  :cool: