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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Dommy GTi on 14 July 2013, 11:03
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I had my car serviced by a friend of mine who works at kwikfit, used to work at garage D in watford etc. Now hes blanked off my Recirculation valve as it apparently gives it more response and turbo chatter. now it sounds good im not going to lie and i get a bit of pop from my exhaust once giving it a bit of boost to 5000rpm, but after its had a little rag, it starts smoking quite a bit from the turbo/recirculation valve, appaerntly its nothing to worry about, and on the other half i had people surrounding my car yesterday saying my turbo is gonna blow haha!, but it being my car I am worried. Now my mate is willing to put it back on without no hassle or messing around.
Can anyone send some advice?
thanks
Dom.
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He's done what!!?? :huh: :shocked:
VAG engines rely on recirculating the charged air. Put it back ASAP before your mate is paying out for a new turbo!!
Get a Forge 007p fitted if you havent already done so
Some mate you got by the way :lipsrsealed: you can understand why he works at Kwikfit :whistle:
Tell your 'mate' to read this thread
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=94010.0
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:grin: :grin: your mate sounds like he really knows his stuff :grin:
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Hes against forums haha! and saying how it doesnt effect it, he had it on his golf which was running almost 290bhp, and tbh it did run fresh in all honesty! but all cars are not the same, Ive asked him to put it back so hopefully it should be on by tonight or tomorrow, thanks guys as i was getting worried why my car would smoke after a little rag! i gave it some quite a bit on the way to work in stevenage on the a505 and a602, and its like it was trying so much to let out steam, is there no possible way to re-wire the recirculation valve myself?
thanks for advice guys much appreciated :) will get some pics up of my golf so far once i've installed all the new lights
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Turbo chatter kills turbos and engines its never good, and that is why I stay away from quick fit non of them know what they are doing just rob all there customers
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Well your mate defo works at the right garage :lipsrsealed: :evil:
As said put it bak asap
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is there any guide on how to put it back?
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also hes one of those guys where if he doesnt wanna answer his phone he wont lol, but obv thats a personal issue that i will deal with myself as it is taking the piss big time. but if i could get any help from you guys that would be helpful.
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would you not have been better asking on here before letting bob the builder near your car as he certainly knows nothing about a golf 1.8t :whistle:
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Yeah guess I should of, But all mistakes and learned from, my apologies for forgetting about the forum! but hes putting it back on tonight so all should be good! will keep you guys updated after tonights woodside ring race.
thanks again for all advice.
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chatter is fine on turbos that weren't designed for a recirculating valve ie Garret T3s. The K03 was always designed to run with one though
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yeah its a KO3, 150bhp x-reg golf with 143k on the clock, I hate the smoking after giving it a bit of boost though, hopefully if this turbo goes i can look into a KO3S OR KO4.
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X reg? What engine code?
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I think its an AGU engine. all i know is that its 150bhp, with a ko3 turbo, 140k mate.
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I think its an AGU engine. all i know is that its 150bhp, with a ko3 turbo, 140k mate.
would double check as the aum was in my x-reg :wink:
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Indeed double check, most X plate cars I've seen were AUMs
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Oh! Might be AUM then mate, I did read up about the 02+ onwards being the agu? im not too sure, where would i find the code?
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Oh! Might be AUM then mate, I did read up about the 02+ onwards being the agu? im not too sure, where would i find the code?
on your log book look at the engine number :smiley:
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Mines an x reg and its ARZ so you could still have the K03 like you thought.
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ah yeah or ARZ...
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the actual v5? sorry to sound dumb! haha
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You should help your friend out by blanking of his exhaust with a large vegetable.... Helps hold boost pressure then he mite run 300+bhp!
On a serious note garages hate forums because people read the first line on a subject then go into the garage saying
:nerd: - this is what I need, this is how to fix it, I read it on a forum.
Then the garage guy says..
:evil: - fix it yourself then if you know soo much!
So everyone's kind of in the wrong in my eyes because if your going to take e time to research it and there's usually a pretty simple to follow and good guide how to do things, just try it yourself ha
If your really not wanting to find a good garage and leave them to it.. There may have been a million issues they had to overcome to solve a simple problem.
Rant rant rant rant
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You should help your friend out by blanking of his exhaust with a large vegetable.... Helps hold boost pressure then he mite run 300+bhp!
On a serious note garages hate forums because people read the first line on a subject then go into the garage saying
:nerd: - this is what I need, this is how to fix it, I read it on a forum.
Then the garage guy says..
:evil: - fix it yourself then if you know soo much!
So everyone's kind of in the wrong in my eyes because if your going to take e time to research it and there's usually a pretty simple to follow and good guide how to do things, just try it yourself ha
If your really not wanting to find a good garage and leave them to it.. There may have been a million issues they had to overcome to solve a simple problem.
Rant rant rant rant
no more drugs for this man ever :grin:
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I love you all! :cry:
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I love you all! :cry:
:grin: :grin: no need to cry then if you love us all :grin: an did you get your engine code off the v5/logbook
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Im at work atm bro, I finish at 7, Hope from stevenage - luton I dont blow it up in the mean time! haha
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Im at work atm bro, I finish at 7, Hope from stevenage - luton I dont blow it up in the mean time! haha
just dont drive it like you have just stole it an you should be ok :smiley:
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he put it back on and it drives ultimately sweet now! overly happy :grin: :evil:
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i would of gone nuts myself :shocked: