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Title: is my car a 16v or 8v ???
Post by: hcclnoodles on 20 January 2006, 15:14: Hi there, I have found the car i want to buy but im a bit confused over wheter its 16v or 8v, basically if theres any VW statto's out there who can tell me whether this car was produced in 8v or 16v that would be great

Golf mk4 1.6 S automatic 5 door hatchback (1998 S reg)

basically the dealer is saying 16v and but the insurance companies database against the reg number says 8v ?????

any help on this would be greatly appreciated
Gary
Title: Re: is my car a 16v or 8v ???
Post by: Rhyso on 20 January 2006, 15:17: should be 16VÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :undecided: my dad's 1.4 from 1998 was 16V so see no reason why the 1.6 wouldn't be

pop the bonnet and have a look - should say 1.6 16V on the engine cover :smiley:
Title: Re: is my car a 16v or 8v ???
Post by: hcclnoodles on 20 January 2006, 15:24: just checked the parkers website and for some reason it has 16v next to the spec on the manual 1.6 S but on the auto 1.6 S it doesnt have anything :undecided:
Title: Re: is my car a 16v or 8v ???
Post by: Neaty on 20 January 2006, 15:27: they def did a 16valve 1.6 as they put it in the Lupo as the GTI and i think the Polo aswell, so it should be
Title: Re: is my car a 16v or 8v ???
Post by: hcclnoodles on 20 January 2006, 15:32: well youre right the manula 1.6 is 100% a 16v but for some reason there is some confusion over wheter the 1.6 auto isnt ??
Title: Re: is my car a 16v or 8v ???
Post by: Dizzie on 20 January 2006, 15:50: wip the head off and count them LOLÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :smug:
Title: Re: is my car a 16v or 8v ???
Post by: monkeyalan on 21 January 2006, 11:07: phone vw with your engine/chassis number.
Title: Re: is my car a 16v or 8v ???
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 21 January 2006, 12:02: you should be able to tell by the width of the head :huh: