GolfGTIforum.co.uk

Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: gophgti on 02 August 2010, 17:49

Title: advice needed pease
Post by: gophgti on 02 August 2010, 17:49

took my 8v to the garage last week had power stering pump replaced, but the car is running like crap so they had  look and said the maf was broke,
so i dissconnected it and drove it and all was well, so i brought a new maf and fitted it and its still them same, it ticks over like crap the whole car shakes like its about to stall,it stalls every time i reverse, and when pulling off or driving it feels like somthing is pulling the car back like the handbrakes on, its just had a new maf,coolant temp sensor,fuel pump relay fitted, any ideas whats causing this? i tryed my vagcom but its decided to stop working lol

Title: Re: advice needed pease
Post by: benvictors on 02 August 2010, 19:52

Clean the throttle body, all the vac hoses and try running it with the carbon canister un-plugged, thats the cylindrical thingy bolted to the shocker housing just behind the air box, mine runs like sh!t with it plugged in, runs fine with it un-plugged  :wink:

Title: Re: advice needed pease
Post by: harlemex on 02 August 2010, 21:34

reset the ecu by disconnecting the battery for 15mins. This should do the trick.

Title: Re: advice needed pease
Post by: gophgti on 03 August 2010, 23:22

hey guys i tryed reseting the ecu left the battery off for a good hour or so but she's still the same most of the time the engine hesitates to the point where the cars at a crawl even in 3rd or 4th even with ur foot to the floor?

Title: Re: advice needed pease
Post by: robz on 04 August 2010, 12:23

ya got any air leaks in the vac pipes??
ya say it runs fine when ya unplug your new maf meter??
if so could be dodgy??

Title: Re: advice needed pease
Post by: gophgti on 04 August 2010, 13:15

il double check for vac leaks the maf is brand new unless the wire is dodgy? could it be the lamba sensor?

Title: Re: advice needed pease
Post by: zdebx on 04 August 2010, 13:47

Yeah, could be the lambda sensor.

Also worth replacing the ECU (no 30) and fuel pump relays (no 167). Cheap parts anyway.

Title: Re: advice needed pease
Post by: gophgti on 15 August 2010, 23:35

ok guys iv replaced the ecu and fuel pump relays and still no change also cant find any air leaks? wat would u suggest next? could faulty coil pack cause this?

Title: Re: advice needed pease
Post by: ian24driver on 16 August 2010, 06:26

how much did you pay for the power steering pump plus fitting?

Title: Re: advice needed pease
Post by: gophgti on 16 August 2010, 11:40

Quote from: ian24driver on 16 August 2010, 06:26

how much did you pay for the power steering pump plus fitting?

lol i won the pump off ebay for £7 and fitting was £20 bargin!

Title: Re: advice needed pease
Post by: essexboy123 on 19 August 2010, 17:26

sounds like a vac pipe leak, easy test to do, get the car running then spray around the inlet manifold and vac pipes with carb cleaner, if theres a leak ul here the revs rise