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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: QazGolf on 19 September 2013, 18:56
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Just taken my mk 4 GTI to Asda and had the scariest drive of my life so far!
The car kept turning off whenever I wasn't accelerating, at the beginning it was only in traffic however it did it round a roundabout and also coming out of a junction.
The car has been sitting for a while, on the way there it wasn't so bad and sat comfortably at about 500rpm but then on the way back it just kept dying.
It would be worth mentioning the cars rev do bounce around and then drop.
Have been told it could be the air box as it is after market? Have cleaned out the throttle body but revs still bounce about. Also been told it could be the throttle bottle itself.
Have read that most cast scenarios it is the coilpack ?
I have tried to be as specific if I remember anything I will add
oh on Monday I am going to get it connected to a laptop and checked over
Just wondering could anyone help me out and point me in the right direction?
Thanks in advance
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Try unplugging the MAF and see if it runs any better
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Ok will try to do that tomorrow afternoon
is it difficult to take off or..?
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Just unclips. You'll find it located on the turbo intake pipe from the air filter
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Sweet. thank you, if it runs better without it would you recommend just cleaning it and then putting it back or put a new one?
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Sweet. thank you, if it runs better without it would you recommend just cleaning it and then putting it back or put a new one?
New one. Cleaning it just delays the inevitable or in some cases speeds up its demise!
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Sweet. thank you, if it runs better without it would you recommend just cleaning it and then putting it back or put a new one?
New one. Cleaning it just delays the inevitable or in some cases speeds up its demise!
And a new one from the dealers, not a reconditioned one from gsf etc. It won't last long otherwise
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ok what I will do is I'll take it off see how it goes and then get a new one
could it possibly be the ignition switch at all..?
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ok what I will do is I'll take it off see how it goes and then get a new one
could it possibly be the ignition switch at all..?
Not given the symptoms you have described
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hmm
to put it simply
clutch goes down = car turns off lol (most times)
ill give it a go tomorrow
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hmm
to put it simply
clutch goes down = car turns off lol (most times)
ill give it a go tomorrow
My car did this before I changed my DV
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ok unplugged the maf and gonna take it for a spin.
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unplugged the maf and took it for 3 spins
first spin car was fine revs bounced about but the car didn't die
i thought the problem had fixed so took it for another spin and as i pulled up and put it neutral it died
and it died once coming near to my house
it felt a bit more stable than yesterday guess i would have to take it on a longer trip to find out
for now the maf is unplugged
should i replace it or do you think it could be something else? would a maf from euro car parts be ok or would it have to be from vw
Gonna try and upload a few youtube clips if I am able to from my phone so you can get a rough idea
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Why dont you get vag com onto it?
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thats gonna be done on monday just thought i'd try fix it before then
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psc28n4Zb3c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAoPP8VKCKU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IB86-r01rc
last post I'll be quiet till Monday and let you know what happens
sorry and thank you for your help guys
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air leak? Also is it an AGU?
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Yup its an AGU
took it to work yesterday and still died a couple of times and I wasn't stopped much
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have you tired a throttle body clean/realignment
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I have cleaned it, my mechanic said it could be realignment as the car has been sat for a while.
He is back tomorrow so either tomorrow or Wednesday I will get him to have a look at it and let you know how it goes.