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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: T_J_G on 07 April 2010, 19:50

Title: A stressful day....
Post by: T_J_G on 07 April 2010, 19:50
Wanted to fit my 312mm front brakes and new rear discs and pads today. But the 312mm carriers haven't turned up so decided to just sort the rears for now. It seems the carriers are lost in transit somewhere...

What a pig of a job, the new pads didn't come with these little metal clips that on one side kept falling off and made it near IMPOSSIBLE to fit the pads in. Took about 5 hours to do the whole job with the other side taking about 30 minutes. It was chucking it down all day and very wet.  :sad:

Meanwhile I tried to find my leak, the bonnet release grommit was fine so reinstalled it and used a lot of silicone so around it so I can rule that out.

Fitted my new wipers while I was at it, a great improvement. So quiet and efficient. Happy days!

Old discs  :lipsrsealed:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/T_J_G/3664d23e.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/T_J_G/0938954b.jpg)

New wipers:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/T_J_G/8dacc1ff.jpg)


And I'm left with a car that won't rev below 1300 RPM.... :undecided:
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: navmk4gti on 07 April 2010, 19:54
seems like you had a mk4 day mate  :lipsrsealed:.. why wont it rev below 1300 RPM.. good u changed the discs your old ones are fooked ..hope your carriers come too just keep chasing em up  :wink:

gotta change my pads next week.. not looking forward to it ..as i know im gonna find somehting else needs replacing :grin:
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: richw911 on 07 April 2010, 19:56
Aeros FTW  :laugh:

Do you mean it wont idle?
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: T_J_G on 07 April 2010, 19:57
It sits steady at 1300 an takes a while to come back down if you rev it. I'll investigate firther in the morning. I've only just dried off.

Hopefully carriers will be here tomorow. Yeah the old discs were ready to be binned.
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: navmk4gti on 07 April 2010, 20:02
It sits steady at 1300 an takes a while to come back down if you rev it. I'll investigate firther in the morning. I've only just dried off.

Hopefully carriers will be here tomorow. Yeah the old discs were ready to be binned.

mines been doing that too.. but it does it after a very very long drive or hard booting it and then the revs stick at about 1100 rpm den drop once i rev it sligtly.. happens few tyms den goes away its self  :undecided:
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: T_J_G on 08 April 2010, 13:37
Still idling at 1300 but running fine, no codes.

MAF?
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: s-l-i-x on 08 April 2010, 15:05
Temp sensor?.... Any fault codes?
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: Ben_1uk on 08 April 2010, 15:22
Any problems starting it?
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: T_J_G on 08 April 2010, 16:29
No problems starting it, temp sender is near brand new.
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: Ben_1uk on 08 April 2010, 16:31
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No problems starting it, temp sender is near brand new.

That's that then!
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: tg1 on 08 April 2010, 18:11
has the throttle been off recently? don't you need to get the throttle realigned or something on aums?
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: T_J_G on 08 April 2010, 18:37
Throttle body hasn't been touched. I only fiddled with the air box yesterday.
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: T_J_G on 08 April 2010, 18:54
Just went out, unplugged maf and plugged it back in, idle properly until I revved it. It then hunted for a while a sat at 1300 RPM again. Maybe time to get a maf tomorrow.
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: richw911 on 08 April 2010, 19:10
Just went out, unplugged maf and plugged it back in, idle properly until I revved it. It then hunted for a while a sat at 1300 RPM again. Maybe time to get a maf tomorrow.

No codes bud?
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: T_J_G on 08 April 2010, 19:16
None at all just rescanned it. It's either MAF or throttle body. Keep going in limp mode too.

I'll reset the TB tomo using VAGCOM and may buy a new MAF
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: northeast_gti-t on 08 April 2010, 19:23
those rear discs and pads were more murdered than mine tim  :lipsrsealed: :tongue:  :grin:
i ended up buying a caliper wind back tool and it was worth it  :laugh:
never mind mate you'll get your 312's on
good work with the aero's huge difference compared to the crappy mk4 ones  :cool:
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: T_J_G on 08 April 2010, 19:29
Yeah the aeros are really good. We did use the windback tool:)

carriers still not here, want to burn the bloody thing at the moment.
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: navmk4gti on 08 April 2010, 21:09
sounds like you MAF mate... trade your old one in save you some ££  :wink:
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: T_J_G on 08 April 2010, 22:28
£££ that I don't have :(
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: Wazzzer on 08 April 2010, 23:11
how much were your Aero's mate
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: TJJONESVDUB on 09 April 2010, 01:06
Um what about the lambda sensor as this controls idle reason for when you start up your car it isles high and the lambda sensor brings it down doesn't throw up a fault code either :huh: from what your saying that's all it could be, everyone jumps for a new MAF when was the last time u cleaned it? If I had to buy a new maf everytime my old golf got lumpy I would b bankrupt, eBay MAF cleaner it's in a blue bottle from Cardiff enough for at least 50 cleans and works everytime, never failed to cure my lumpy idle and remove fault code from vag com all this for £8 Inc delivery. It's not hard to clean you just spray it dnt touch poke rub just spray and let dry SIMPLES
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: T_J_G on 09 April 2010, 08:31
how much were your Aero's mate
how much were your Aero's mate

one arm was brand new off eBay, the other was from TPS at £35 and the blades £20 from wiperblades.co.uk
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: T_J_G on 09 April 2010, 21:07
Ahhhh it works again!
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: northeast_gti-t on 09 April 2010, 22:26
Ahhhh it works again!
nice one  :wink: what was the problem tim?
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: T_J_G on 10 April 2010, 09:13
I don't know. It just went away :s
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: johnson6672 on 10 April 2010, 09:18
Thats the worse kind of fault, that would now bug me, wondering what it was and will it come back.
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: navmk4gti on 10 April 2010, 12:08
i think things are turning for the better then tim  :grin:

your calipers come yet??
Title: Re: A stressful day....
Post by: T_J_G on 10 April 2010, 15:28
No carriers yet :( car still going into limp mode every so often.