GolfGTIforum.co.uk
Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: rowleyslims on 08 October 2010, 04:12
-
car turns on fine but when i acclerate the car seems to die a majority of the time and the thing is it happened out of nowhere at a red light. sometimes when i press the acclerator it acclerates like normal but a majority of the time no good. when i press it the car seems to loose power and my rpm's drop leading to the car dying if i dont take my foot off. what could be causing this annoying problem??
i just got a new tune up yesterday could that have something to do with it??
any ideas?
-
ps. i came to the conclusion that for some reason gas isnt going through even though i got a half tank. like a clog or something but then again im just guessing with no experience with cars haha :laugh:
-
8v/16v?
-
fuel filter/pressure.
-
With my first car (r5 :cool: ) there was loads of sediment in the petrol tank.
When you let petrol get low, this can clog up the fuel lines, sometimes if I went to accelerate, it would push the sediment through and either judder and cut out or judder, pause for a second then be on its way.
Try changing the fuel filter, fill the tank with petrol and put a shot of redex in when filling up, and try not to let the fuel gauge reach the red.
-
Lift pump is probably knackered
-
8v fuel injection.
-
anyone got any advise for changing the fuel filter? never done one so i have no idea what to expect.
-
on a side note the car funs fine if i can get it into 2nd 3rd 4th and im guessing 5th even through i havnt gone that fast since the problem started. would this still have to do with the fuel filter??
-
could this be a transfer pump issue??? how would i go about fixing that because thats what im told could be wrong by talking with them over the phone... and they are a vw only shop.
-
Two big adjustable spanners thats all you need to do the fuel filter one nut on the filter to hold tight the other to undo the union its simple mate just watch fuel and pressure don't undo the union too fast at least let some fuel and pressure escape for ten minutes. I usually have a smoke when doing this job :grin:
Remember there is a washer at one end dont loose it or just reuse the old one if its in good stead.
A plastic bucket to catch fuel dripping is not a bad idea! At vag there only about £10 or less?
Also the filter is directional i.e flow of fuel towards the engine it will have a big arrow stamped on the filter!
If its a 8V one end might be just a clamp and pipe instead of union bolt you will know soon as your under that car.
-
its a job best done when there isn't much petrol in the tank
-
Transfer pump is surely the lift pump in the tank .. much more likely than a blocked fuel filter and easier to change
-
Yeah its proberly something else, but a car should have it done if its never been done before, and I've just done mine and opened the old one up it was full of dirt and sand I'm sure the fuel pumps will appreciate it changed out for chump change? :smiley:
Jay
-
Sorry, wasn't saying don't change the filter, just a thought regarding the running problem .. once it's running right he can change all the filters he likes :)
-
so i took it into the shop because i could not figure out what the heck was goin on or where to get the parts as i live in the US and certain parts are kinda hard to find.
how much does a transfer pump cost and is it hard to replace.. thats what they told me was more than likely wrong with it. they are charging me 95$ for the pump and the job is totaling at like 230$ if you include the diagnostic check and the work to put it in.. is this a reasonable price for the job?
truthfully i dont think so but whats your guys opinion on the matter??
I CANNOT FIND A TRANSFER PUMP ONLINE TO SAVE MY LIFE!!! how much do they usually go for?
-
In the uk a lift pump .. assuming that's what a transfer pump is .. is about £25.00 and it should take about 15minutes to change. Diagnostic check? Is that even possible on a mk2 golf?!! Tell them to stop being ridiculous, order a pump from somewhere and change it yourself. $230 is a joke
-
Check HT leads too. Could be more simple than you think :smiley:
-
had a similar issue with mine the other dsay i was using some wd40 for a rusted bolt and thought i might try the age old non starter trick and sprayed dizzy cap and all ht leads with wd40 along with a liberal spray on various other parts of the engine bay and ive never heard it run so sweetly ...
cap and rotor have just been replaced but the leads look new however i shall be buying some genuine vag leads because apparently the 8v is picky about its leads
-
Had a carbon copy problem on my Sierra many moons ago. Had a fiddle with the dizzy and eventually replaced the HT leads. Ran like a dream afterwards :smiley:
-
so transfer pump replaced and the car runs very smoothly. cost me about £97.
i do get a problem every now and then though. apparently when i rev the acclerator too much the car backfires.. not bad or anything just makes a little pop. i was goona grab some of that seafoam sh!t that is supposed to clean out your fuel system. will this fix my problem? what usually causes backfire? or in my specific case what sounds like the problem given i just had to replace my transfer pump?
in case we may call it something different over seas this is what im talkin about when i say transfer pump...
<img src= "http://www.dubscene.net/eva2/FU01/i21720.gif">
-
http://www.dubscene.net/eva2/FU01/index.html