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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Craigwilson on 19 June 2013, 19:37

Title: Very slugish and won't pull past 5000rpm
Post by: Craigwilson on 19 June 2013, 19:37

Right my 91 8v gti  has a problem at first when I turned on my ignition my fuel pump relay would either click very rapidly or the fuel pump just wouldn't stop priming and the car wouldn't start on either, after fiddling about it finally started and it drives, it sounds a bit rough on idle and when I put my foot down it just won't go like it should and when I hit 5000rpm it takes aggeesssss to move to 6000. Any ideas ?

Title: Re: Very slugish and won't pull past 5000rpm
Post by: dubber36 on 20 June 2013, 08:13

It could be that 8 of the required amount of valves are missing.

Title: Re: Very slugish and won't pull past 5000rpm
Post by: Craigwilson on 20 June 2013, 09:34

Touchè

Title: Re: Very slugish and won't pull past 5000rpm
Post by: VW BUSH on 20 June 2013, 11:08

 :grin:

Title: Re: Very slugish and won't pull past 5000rpm
Post by: Craigwilson on 20 June 2013, 11:55

Turns out the other 8valves kill my insurance

Title: Re: Very slugish and won't pull past 5000rpm
Post by: Foreveryoungaus16v on 20 June 2013, 19:24

Not surprised my last Mk2 was slow a sh!t near that range. It is not a fast car.

Title: Re: Very slugish and won't pull past 5000rpm
Post by: Foreveryoungaus16v on 20 June 2013, 19:26

Quote from: Foreveryoungaus16v on 20 June 2013, 19:24

Not surprised my last Mk2 was slow a sh!t near that range. It is not a fast car.

A 16v really comes alive that range

Title: Re: Very slugish and won't pull past 5000rpm
Post by: Craigwilson on 20 June 2013, 19:31

Well my car has never been this slow its only been the past few days and the idle is also rough now

Title: Re: Very slugish and won't pull past 5000rpm
Post by: Foreveryoungaus16v on 20 June 2013, 19:54

Tk it to a Vw garage or good mechanic and get a full service etc then. You have to understand that the 8v has good low down torque but after 4000 ish its sluggish

Title: Re: Very slugish and won't pull past 5000rpm
Post by: Craigwilson on 20 June 2013, 19:59

But it still pulles well all the way to the limiter well mine did anyway and now it struggles past 5 and even getting there past 2-3k it's very slow

Title: Re: Very slugish and won't pull past 5000rpm
Post by: Craigwilson on 21 June 2013, 17:29

Quick update, seem to have solved my problem, my valve timing was out but I have a new coil temp sender and plug leads on the way :)

Title: Re: Very slugish and won't pull past 5000rpm
Post by: Foreveryoungaus16v on 21 June 2013, 17:42

Don't expect any miracles tho

Title: Re: Very slugish and won't pull past 5000rpm
Post by: Craigwilson on 21 June 2013, 17:44

Don't need to there just a bit old especially the coil 22 years