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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: stupow on 11 October 2010, 00:19
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had my mk3 8v a week now after waiting 3 months to get it. not too bad for 300 quid. has the usual problems. cutting out when pulling up although give it a quick rev and it dont cut out. also side skirt metal insert rusted and plastic coming off. all in all not too bad. will get pics up soon. needs some tlc
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Nice one mate, welcome along!
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Welcome to the forum Buddy....if you clean out the throttle body that will solve the cutting out issue for you. Takes about an hour to do and all you will need is an old toothbrush and some carb cleaner or WD40. Do a search in the Maintenance Section for how to do it.
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Piss easy, buy a can of carb cleaner, or 10k Boost (its a better carb cleaner specifically for Throttle Bodys) spray that in to the throttle body whilst you got the car revved at about 3000 and spray half the can in to their, and hold the rev like that to let it all circulate in the manifolds and clean as much gunk out as possible.
After that, once the engine has settled its revs back to normal, go for a 10 min drive.
That should solve the cutting out issue
And the sideskirts are a cheap replacement from VW ... the metal inserts love to rust, I replaced one of mine 3 years ago, and now its back to rusting again so will need to replace it soon.
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yeah cheers,i know about cleaning the throttle body etc. already had two mk1s and love golfs. gonna sort it out at work while were not busy. getting paid for working on ur own car, happy days