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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: stainesy on 01 October 2010, 19:22

Title: how winey is your golf?
Post by: stainesy on 01 October 2010, 19:22

strange question for you.

how winey is your golf.
my new mk3 gti 8v is very winey when idling and when i rev.

my mate mk2 is the same

want to no how winey is your golf?
is it a normal golf thing?

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Post by: Khare on 01 October 2010, 19:34

Very, sounds like a supercharged engine  :grin:

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Post by: Jimp on 01 October 2010, 19:53

My power steering whines a bit but normally it's not bad.

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Post by: garethcab on 01 October 2010, 20:13

Power steering pump whines, I think it's on it way out though. Sounds like the bearings as knackard.

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Post by: Wayne on 01 October 2010, 21:41

Could be your cam belt tensioner

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Post by: rubjonny on 04 October 2010, 10:44

or one of the belts is too tight.  you're looking for about 5mm deflection on the pas pump belt, alt belt is self tensioned so should be ok. timing belt you want about 90degree twist on an 8v, 45 degree on a 16v. some of the later 8v/16v mk3 have a self-tensioning cam belt tensioner though

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Post by: Woppit on 04 October 2010, 19:35

hell ive had 6 mk3's and ALL of them had a whine from the PAS pump, its normal duder :)~
i like it it sounds differnt, bit like my ol' mk3 land rover! :grin:

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Post by: jimmyb on 04 October 2010, 19:40

both of my vr6`s whined when cold for a few minutes,sounded good tho :D

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Post by: Wayne on 04 October 2010, 20:06

Quote from: Woppit on 04 October 2010, 19:35

hell ive had 6 mk3's and ALL of them had a whine from the PAS pump, its normal duder :)~
i like it it sounds differnt, bit like my ol' mk3 land rover! :grin:

Mine did not, if the pas pump is noisy then it is near the end of its life.

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Post by: Woppit on 04 October 2010, 20:40

hey wayne! yeah i agree with the death impending thing, but iv done 20k on it and its yet to pack up (replacement one is in the boot tho with juice just incase  :undecided: :huh: :drool:)