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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: dmac60 on 05 March 2014, 22:51

Title: injector replacement
Post by: dmac60 on 05 March 2014, 22:51

How long would it take for a garage to change the injectors and fuel lines on a v6 4motion roughly? There are no fault lights showing but car isn't running too great and thought I might be aswell changing them.

Title: Re: injector replacement
Post by: barrym381 on 05 March 2014, 23:35

check it checked for fault codes dont just start doing work it does not need  :smiley:

Title: Re: injector replacement
Post by: benmanc on 06 March 2014, 08:23

If the car isnt runing great just replace every single component on the car without checking what the actual fault is. May as well. Thats the easiest thing to do  :laugh:

Title: Re: injector replacement
Post by: dmac60 on 06 March 2014, 11:06

Cheers, the reason I was wondering about changing the injectors was because I was given carb redEx instead of injector stuff and since then it has unsurprisingly run like crap. I was told by the garage to run through a fresh tank of petrol to flush it out, but I thought I heard the injectors popping when I put the foot down, and the car doesn't seem to be going any better. I just thought changing the injectors might be a bit of a short cut to getting it running well again as I don't do a lot of miles and it would take quite a while for the petrol to work its way through.

Title: Re: injector replacement
Post by: WadGTI on 06 March 2014, 13:10

if you can get it hooked up to vagcom, im sure there is a block for testing the injectors.

Personally, I wouldn't think the fuel lines would be affected. I would stay away from fuel cleaners on these types of VAG motors.

Title: Re: injector replacement
Post by: Wayne on 06 March 2014, 13:35

Get it scanned for codes etc as a 1st step and then see what is needed.

Title: Re: injector replacement
Post by: dmac60 on 06 March 2014, 13:53

Thanks guys, I'm working away at the moment so I'll try and get it checked out before I do anything more to it. And I'll definitely steer clear of petrol additives in future!

Title: Re: injector replacement
Post by: barrym381 on 06 March 2014, 20:51

fill the tank with v power an take it for a good drive and give it full throttle  :wink: