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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: black_vr6 on 20 April 2003, 03:02

Title: all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: black_vr6 on 20 April 2003, 03:02

did u know that if u hold ure MFA to position 2 reset and hold whilst turning off and on the ignition and starting the car the digital display becomes a revcounter

Title: Re: all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: Judderi on 22 April 2003, 18:13

no i didnt but can you elaborate a bit? Whats position 2. Slider bit or the button on the end?

Title: Re: all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: judderi on 23 April 2003, 16:26

I tried it last night and laughed all the way down the road to 7000 revs! :o

Title: Re: all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: davebatt69 on 25 April 2003, 20:21

cant seem to get that one to work on my 86 gti??? ???

Title: Re: all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: stoat on 28 April 2003, 17:44

doesnt work on mk3's though

Title: Re: all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: GTI16vGaz on 29 April 2003, 22:39

I cant get it to work on a 1989 GOLT GTI 8v

Title: Re: all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: JayGTi on 01 May 2003, 00:45

I tried it today on my 1994 GTi 8v.
The MFA just went mad!!!! :o

The funny thing was that once in this weird mode, when set to 'mpg' it showed 0.2 when idling. Then when i drive it shoots upto 99.9, and then all over the shop..??

The other thing I found was that you could only flick through the mpg, Oil Temp and outside temp status.
So, No it didnt work, 'mpg' just showed lots of useless numbers. Once the car was switched off and back again, all went back to normal  ;D

Title: Re: all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: 16veod on 06 May 2003, 19:42

hi  8)


i tried that at the weekend there very good. there was about a 2 sec delay with the rev counter and the digital display. but its still good. once the car is switched off it goes back to normal.

89 mk2 16v

Title: Re: all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: first_timer on 06 May 2003, 23:57

cant get it to work on my golf 89 GTi8v

do u leave it on the clock? then stop and start the car?

Title: Re: all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: judderi on 07 May 2003, 11:57

You start the car. move the switch to number 2 then hold the button on the end in while turning the car off then back on again still holding the button in. once the car is restarted release the button and then press it a couple of times till the digital rev counter kicks in.

Title: Re: all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: franmav4 on 16 May 2003, 18:44

Ive tried it on my 89 Gti 16v and it works after a while of trying.

There are two types of dash's if it makes a diffrence.

VDO and Motometer.  I have the Motometer. But ill try on my Gti with the VDO.

F

Title: Re:all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: Dizzie on 28 July 2003, 02:04

can't get it working on my '87 8v. Does the same with position 1 or 2. Displays: 8, 2000, 1925, 3, 955. Whatever the revs those numbers stay the same.

I read a while ago about another little trick similar to this. Displays the inlet manifold pressure. Never got that working either.

Title: Re:all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: richie2480 on 04 October 2003, 18:19

If you actually go to a VW garage and spk to the workshops dept you can get a whole list of things you can do on the MFA. I think it was the early diagnostic aid before computers.

Title: Re:all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: AdamB on 04 October 2003, 20:55

Whoo-hoo - it works, but what do the other readings mean - I understand the rev counter (all beit with a delay), oil, and temp but what are the rest?? :-\

Title: Re:all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: Ant on 04 October 2003, 22:02

Have a look at this site, explains most of them.

http://www.myscirocco.com/scirocco/mfa/engels/mfa_02.html

Title: Re:all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: Stacey on 05 October 2003, 17:04

|I didn't know that !!! i'm off to play with my car!

Title: Re:all gti,s have a secret digital revcounter
Post by: Blue MK2 on 05 October 2003, 22:01

LOL THAT LITTLE TRICK MAKES ME LAUGH! I JUST DRIVE ABOUT KEEPING ONE EYE ON THE DIGI REV....HAHAHA

NICE ONE