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Title: New owner, 7.5 mpg 2001 1.8T? Help!!
Post by: steve.sitch@tesco.net on 03 November 2013, 20:09

Hi all, I recently joined the forum. Always promised myself a Golf GTI, and have finally bought a 73,000 mile 2001 Mk 4 1.8T. Lovely car, but has a couple of problems. It has intermittent fault codes 17705, 17608 (not listed), 17536. Having looked them up, I still don't understand what they mean - and whether I can fix it myself? I am no good with tools!! After I clear the codes, the engine feels like it is running on 3 cylinders for a couple of miles.
When I first start the car in the morning, mpg average is typically 7 mpg (yes, seven!), rising to about 33mpg as the engine warms up during the first part of my journey.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
Steve

Title: Re: New owner, 7.5 mpg 2001 1.8T? Help!!
Post by: dragonfly on 04 November 2013, 08:46

17705: http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/17705/P1297/004759
17608: http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/17608/P1200/004608
17536: http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/17536/P1128/004392

If you are not handy with tools then take the car to a garage.