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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: danyo on 16 June 2012, 09:00
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Hi Guys,
Last night i was on the way home, within a mile of my house the oil warning light comes on and tells me to stop. So i pull over and leave it for 5 mins or so. then decide to just cruise home.
As i got home, my car lost all power and started making a loud ticking noise, which doesn't sound good!
Any ideas on what damage may have been caused? Before i take it to the garage.
Cheers Dan
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Top it back up with oil (to the right level) and start it up. If it still rattly it could be serious.
You might have got away with it though, so worth a try.
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looks like i haven't got away with it :( do you know what parts would have been damaged?
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Sound like your pick up pipe was blocked, should never ever drive it when the oil light comes on.
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Loud ticking?
Probably the hydraulic lifters, maybe big end bearings.
Loosing all power because it was seizing up.
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You really need to take it apart to inspect it for damage, scoring on the camshafts, tappets likely to need replacing, cam chain tensioner and probably the turbo (assuming you its a turbo engine you have as you failed to mention what engine it is) normally you would get away without damage done to the big end bearings and crankshaft, if it wasn't driven for long or hard with slightly low oil.
In terms of price, a set of tappets, assuming once again you have a 20vt engine cost me upwards of £400 for the part from VW this was a few months ago. For the cams you should be able to source a good condition second hand set relatively cheap. If you have a 20vt the cam chain tensioner and chain is likely to need replacing, price varies from non-vvt to vvt unit, but expect to pay upwards of £60 for a second hand vvt unit.
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Sound like your pick up pipe was blocked, should never ever drive it when the oil light comes on.
+1 :cry:
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sorry yes, its the 1.8 20v turbo 180bhp auq engine. Just dropped it off at my mates garage so he can take a look, and let me know the damage, fingers crossed its not to bad!
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Sound like your pick up pipe was blocked, should never ever drive it when the oil light comes on.
as my mate has recently found out after driving his around for a month telling us its a faulty sensor...i told him i bet the pick up pipes blocked...he took it to a garage, the pipe had melted! so was blocked...whole engines f*cked. :sad:
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that pick up pipe cost me a new engine as i had the dreaded oil light come on was 4 hours from home aswell :cry:
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that pick up pipe cost me a new engine as i had the dreaded oil light come on was 4 hours from home aswell :cry:
the 1st thing i do after buyin a golf is drop the sump an change the pipe :smiley:
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was the first golf i have ever owned so didnt have any knowledge of them what soever infact i didnt even like them :grin:
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happened to me STOP came on drove very slowly home (about 10 miles) and then had the sump off and pick up pipe replaced etc...
Luckily I got away with it
Hope no serious damage is done, if its blocked then you adding more oil it would still sound tickety, replace the pipe and then see how it is
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Your going to need to be really lucky to have escaped causing any damage.
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Your going to need to be really lucky to have escaped causing any damage.
Wondering if the lack of power was down to pistons getting hot and binding in the bores.
I can't be the only one here who let a 2 stroke run out of oil in their teens and had it slow down and stop only to restart 10 minutes later - with piston slap aplenty. Scored bores and piston skirts was the result of that.
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so if you stop as soon as the light comes on would you have stopped in time to avoid damage
or is it too late by then
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Well of the car has told you you to stop, and you did. Well done. If you driver on after the car has told you to stop, then well you are just stupid!
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bad news guys...... gonna need a new engine! well thats the cheaper option anyway! removed the sump and there was all sorts of bits floating around, metal, plastic etc. also took the head off and the cams are a mess!
it turned out the be the pick up pipe was blocked!
anyone know anywhere i can source a recon engine from? or any reputable breakers yards, that will give some sort of guarentee / warranty?
cheers guys!
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Sorry to hear this mate :cry:
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try cooki on here he had an agu engine going cheap
or take the whole car if he still has it :grin:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=233418.0
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This thread scares me :sad:
I'm going to let midland VW do mine when ive got the cash.
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Do it yourself, its easy when you know they are 10mm bolts and not hex nuts (if anyone remembers my post on it :grin: )
you just need a decent socket set, a new pickup pipe from VW, oil, and some axle stands (oh and some sealant)