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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: golfin1984 on 21 January 2012, 02:42

Title: reving but not going
Post by: golfin1984 on 21 January 2012, 02:42

Hi, I have a mk4 gti turbo which i brought around two weeks ago.

The issue started a few hours ago and i'm not entirely sure what it is. When reving hard in second and third gears the rev counter goes up but the acceleration doesnt respond and instead it just gives me high revs. When I brought the car the clutch seemed fine and even still the biting point is mid range, not at all high.

Has anyone experienced this? If so what is the problem?

Any help would be appreciated im really afraid its going to be a big bill.

An aditional thing that should be noted is that earlier on today after driving home from work my key fob just stopped working and I was unable to lock the car. I assumed it was just a dead battery in my fob however it was just the leads connecting to my battery which I attempted to tighten but since it was dark I wasn't that effective. Ive done it enough to get it working again but do you think this could be related to the reving issue?

Many thanks

Title: Re: reving but not going
Post by: golfin1984 on 21 January 2012, 02:46

also getting an odd smell at the time which again gives me suspicion of a slipping clutch but surely it can't be because the bite point is so low!?!

Title: Re: reving but not going
Post by: Gavin88 on 21 January 2012, 06:56

Might sound silly but have you tried driving up a hill in 3rd gear and putting your foot right down? If your clutch is slipping it'll rev like mad

Title: Re: reving but not going
Post by: Big Tone on 21 January 2012, 06:57

Quote from: golfin1984 on 21 January 2012, 02:46

also getting an odd smell at the time which again gives me suspicion of a slipping clutch but surely it can't be because the bite point is so low!?!

Sounds like the clutch is on its way out

Title: Re: reving but not going
Post by: palmtree on 21 January 2012, 10:13

Definitely sounds like the clutch is on it's way, before my golf I had a passat v6 4mo and when the clutch went in that it didn't effect the biting point

Title: Re: reving but not going
Post by: porter_89 on 21 January 2012, 11:19

i got the same problem mate on full boost mine slips like mad im going for solid flywheel and vr6 clutch a good upgrade on the 1.8t

Title: Re: reving but not going
Post by: golfin1984 on 21 January 2012, 11:42

what kind of costs am i looking at?

ur putting an mk3 vr6 clutch on ur 1.8? Is that a straight fit?

Title: Re: reving but not going
Post by: Rhyso on 21 January 2012, 11:57

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=87775.0

Title: Re: reving but not going
Post by: AD1.8T on 21 January 2012, 12:25

I just paid 200 for labour an 205 + vat for parts and its a friggin awesome improvement ...... My clutch was doing as above for about 2 months though lol and now its that light you can hardly feel theres a pedal there lol