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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: snowy01 on 09 November 2010, 23:46

Title: wont rev past 5000rpm
Post by: snowy01 on 09 November 2010, 23:46

hi peep help me ive got a mk3 gti 8 valve and it struggles to get past 3000rpm but if i put my foot down on the throtle it ok ok but wont go past 5000rpm and after that it will run rough after that. has anyone got any ideas that could help me?

Title: Re: wont rev past 5000rpm
Post by: boneybradley on 09 November 2010, 23:48

check the timing......... if that's ok then it's in safe mode and needs a vag-com scan to find what's bust

Title: Re: wont rev past 5000rpm
Post by: snowy01 on 09 November 2010, 23:52

ok what a vag-com and i get it done at any garage?

Title: Re: wont rev past 5000rpm
Post by: boneybradley on 10 November 2010, 00:07

it's vw fault code scanning software (many garages do this but someone local from the site may do it for beer tokens)

Title: Re: wont rev past 5000rpm
Post by: snowy01 on 10 November 2010, 08:38

is their anyone that live local to me that could do a vag-com for me?

Title: Re: wont rev past 5000rpm
Post by: rubjonny on 10 November 2010, 09:07

http://vwtech.no-ip.info/downloads/aggadydizzy1.pdf
http://vwtech.no-ip.info/downloads/aggadydizzy2.pdf

Title: Re: wont rev past 5000rpm
Post by: moutains on 10 November 2010, 09:32

have you got a rev limited rotor arm the spring can go weak and instead of cutting the revs at 62000 approx it cuts in lower so the engine wont rev happened to me years ago on a golf that came into the garage i worked in

Title: Re: wont rev past 5000rpm
Post by: rubjonny on 10 November 2010, 10:23

no dont have them in a mk3, limiter all ecu controlled

Title: Re: wont rev past 5000rpm
Post by: harlemex on 10 November 2010, 17:37

My 8v feels like it is over revving past 5k. Is this not right?

Title: Re: wont rev past 5000rpm
Post by: Bellend on 10 November 2010, 17:50

What do you mean over revving?

I.E it's revving and has no power? 5K is probably on the end of the 8vs power range tbh.



To the original poster, this developed or been like it ever since you got it?

Title: Re: wont rev past 5000rpm
Post by: mk3dan on 10 November 2010, 19:17

mines the same revs fine til 5k then limiter cuts in also i cant get vag com to pick up my ecu picks the abs up but not the ecu any ideas

Title: Re: wont rev past 5000rpm
Post by: MK3GTI_16Valve on 10 November 2010, 19:37

Top of the page, could look into a few of these suggestions, may be of help

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=101400.0

Brian

Title: Re: wont rev past 5000rpm
Post by: dom on 10 November 2010, 21:49

As already said, first step is to check the timing, second step get it scanned for fault codes, see what that throws up and take it from there.

I had this problem a while ago on mine and it turned out to be the hall sensor. Replaced the dizzy and sensor and problem solved  :smiley:

Title: Re: wont rev past 5000rpm
Post by: mk3dan on 11 November 2010, 19:34

ive checked the timing but the car wont scan for sum reason