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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: ste drivs on 28 February 2012, 11:00
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i have a 2000 mk4 golf 1.8 20 valve turbo,when i drive the car it smells like it is running rich ,and some times it pops through the exhaust when i let of the throttle at slow speeds say second gear and i put my foot on the throttle again it feels like it missis abit as there is to much fuel being used,the car has a dump valve and air filter fitted.dont no if this is the problem as they were on the car when i bought it,was also told it had been mapped and chipped so how will i no if it has,does anyone no why it is running like this or what i could do to sort it.thanks ste
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Read these :smiley:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=189447.0
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=94010.0
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Does it have a decat and exhaust?
Mine allways pops n bang's i love it :laugh: ,
Get it hooked up on vag-com.
Do you have a boost gauge?
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my mate has a snap on machine will this work,also i think it has had another engine fitted so were is the engine code so i can tell what engine is in it.thanks for the help,ste
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my mate has a snap on machine will this work,also i think it has had another engine fitted so were is the engine code so i can tell what engine is in it.thanks for the help,ste
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=89491.0
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the engine is an arz,would like to take the dump valve and air filter of,so what engine will i need to get the parts of to put it back to standed.thanks ste also the owner of the car said it had been chipped and mapped so is there a way i can tell
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If you had a boost gauge you could see.
Keep the dv vslve, there alot better than standerd, n replace the air filter with a pipercross pannel filter n standerd air filter box
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the engine is an arz,would like to take the dump valve and air filter of,so what engine will i need to get the parts of to put it back to standed.thanks ste also the owner of the car said it had been chipped and mapped so is there a way i can tell
ARZ is cable throttle? :huh:
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If you had a boost gauge you could see.
Keep the dv vslve, there alot better than standerd, n replace the air filter with a pipercross pannel filter n standerd air filter box
Not an atmospheric one? :huh:
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Depends what ones fitted iv no idea :laugh:
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Depends what ones fitted iv no idea :laugh:
Well he has read the DV link so i take it its not a forge if he wants to remove it :smiley:
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Good point.
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no its not a forge one its some cheap thing with one of the pipes blocked of with a pepsi lid(not my doing) with a cheap air filter,so just want to change it back to how it was for the time being as my partner drives the car with the baby,the engine is an arz but it defo has no cable on it.
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drive by wire on the ARZ
where abouts are you located???
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located in bolton near manchester
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put all the standed bits back on and its all fine now.thanks ste