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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: marcogolfo on 02 June 2005, 22:50

Title: quick questions with pics
Post by: marcogolfo on 02 June 2005, 22:50

Following not much response to my cold start problem i have decided to take some pictures under the hood of areas i wanna mess about with but im not sure what they are.  Quick question first of all does anyone know what this little box under the coil with a spade connector does and what it should plug into because mine seems to be floating about doing nothing, could this be linked to cold start problem?

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/marcogolfo/funnybox.jpg)

second of all does anyone know what this little pipe thing dooes as mine has a weak spot in the point shown in the picture

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/marcogolfo/weakpoint.jpg)

cheers in advance
marco

Title: Re: quick questions with pics
Post by: mysticman aka polypathetic on 02 June 2005, 23:32

the little box looks like a heat sink of some sort (check you manual i think it should connect to the coil)
and with regards to the pipe buy some new tube and fix the weak spot as vw put these pipes in for a reason and the smallest leak can cause all sorts of problems 
does the pipe go into a small diaphram on the side of the carb or injection housing if so it will be very important if your having cold start problems this could b the reason
don't quote me on it though

Title: Re: quick questions with pics
Post by: marcogolfo on 03 June 2005, 00:32

cheers doesn't seem to mention the box in the manual and as for the pipe its hard to trace i think it goes to a diaphragm on the airbox

Title: Re: quick questions with pics
Post by: Mart8V on 03 June 2005, 09:09

The pipe is the feed from the brake servo pipe to the air flow metre, I think- if it is getting weak I would replace the rubber part.  From memory it takes a small amount of emissions and feeds it back into the system.

Title: Re: quick questions with pics
Post by: marcogolfo on 03 June 2005, 12:43

so woul dthis make my brakes weak or give me cold start probs? :embarassed: :undecided:

Title: Re: quick questions with pics
Post by: Mart8V on 03 June 2005, 15:51

TBH I am not sure.  Would be guessing if I had to give an answer, but cold starting probs more likely outcome as flow metre may not be reading correctly? :undecided:  The tubing on my 8V is also pretty weak, but not had any problems from it.