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Title: what year were 8vs agg?
Post by: whileoceanasleeps on 14 December 2012, 17:42

hey i wanna buy another 8v but an agg one, not the other engine code.. does anyone know what years the 8v were agg so i know which year to buy?
thanks

Title: Re: what year were 8vs agg?
Post by: GOLF-MK3-GTI on 14 December 2012, 18:22

I think it was 95 or 96 onwards

Title: Re: what year were 8vs agg?
Post by: tweed on 14 December 2012, 19:02

Yeah go for 96 and 97

Title: Re: what year were 8vs agg?
Post by: whileoceanasleeps on 14 December 2012, 19:25

sweet cheers boyyz

Title: Re: what year were 8vs agg?
Post by: F17BAD on 14 December 2012, 19:30

they are the worst ones, 2E is best :cool:

Title: Re: what year were 8vs agg?
Post by: whileoceanasleeps on 14 December 2012, 19:33

is that cos you had a 2e! ha what was different on the aggs then?

Title: Re: what year were 8vs agg?
Post by: VW BUSH on 14 December 2012, 20:31

Quote from: whileoceanasleeps on 14 December 2012, 19:33

is that cos you had a 2e! ha what was different on the aggs then?

2E has an ISV and different engine management, is meant to be a bit more tunable but by how much I have never established.
2E cars were the first Mk3's and tend to be less prone to rot.....

Title: Re: what year were 8vs agg?
Post by: trog_nfs on 14 December 2012, 20:32

More sensors on an AGG, and the age of the cars means these have started to cause a whole heap of issues

Title: Re: what year were 8vs agg?
Post by: sharki786 on 14 December 2012, 20:40

Why agg?

Title: Re: what year were 8vs agg?
Post by: drc12369 on 14 December 2012, 21:02

My 97's AGG

Title: Re: what year were 8vs agg?
Post by: itavaltalainen on 14 December 2012, 21:11

AGG: 07/95 - 12/01
but similar period: AKR 04/97 - 04/00

Here is a list of all mk3 engines...
http://www.doppel-wobber.de/forum/Information_124_VW-Golf-Motoren.html

Title: Re: what year were 8vs agg?
Post by: whileoceanasleeps on 14 December 2012, 21:13

Quote from: sharki786 on 14 December 2012, 20:40

Why agg?

cos I had one before and liked it. and I got a chip I never got to install before I crashed her so ill put in the new one.

Title: Re: what year were 8vs agg?
Post by: sharki786 on 15 December 2012, 09:39

Oh right.
P.s mine is agg